As many of you reading this blog probably know, Moodle 2.0 sees the inclusions of two new API’s that will change how Moodle is used by educators. The first is the Portfolio API being worked on by Penny Leach and her team to allow for third party Portfolio additions and the second is the Repository API.The Repository API will allow Moodle to pull data in and store information from external repositories. In the Alpha release so far we have seen tie-ins with Flickr to allow for students and teachers to use files from a Flickr Source.Well today was a big day for me because Martin D (the man!) has announced that Alfresco will be available as Moodle Repository out-of-the-box when Moodle 2 is released.“I can safely say this plug-in will be in the 2.0 release.” - Martin DougimasObviously this is great news for many of us. (P.S. Martin of course has the right to retract this remark as development schedules change. He had just better not because I really want this) Not herd of Alfresco before? Alfresco is an Open Source document management system that specializes in:Document ManagementWeb Content ManagementCollaborationKnowledge ManagementRecords ManagementImage ManagementMore information can be found at http://www.alfresco.com.The reason this makes me so excited is that one of my biggest issues has always been document control inside the LMS. Who owns wht document? Which is the right version? Who made these stupid changes last? Alfresco allows to control this far more effectvely.Stay tuned for more info as I find it.Useful LinksAlfresco WebsiteMoodle Docs on the Repository APIRepository discussions on Moodle.orgVote for this on the Moodle TrackerAdditional InfoHere is a movie describing many of the core functions within Alfresco.
As many of you reading this blog probably know, Moodle 2.0 sees the inclusions of two new API’s that will change how Moodle is used by educators. The first is the Portfolio API being worked on by Penny Leach and her team to allow for third party Portfolio additions and the second is the Repository API.
The Repository API will allow Moodle to pull data in and store information from external repositories. In the Alpha release so far we have seen tie-ins with Flickr to allow for students and teachers to use files from a Flickr Source.
Well today was a big day for me because Martin D (the man!) has announced that Alfresco will be available as Moodle Repository out-of-the-box when Moodle 2 is released.
“I can safely say this plug-in will be in the 2.0 release.” - Martin Dougimas
Obviously this is great news for many of us. (P.S. Martin of course has the right to retract this remark as development schedules change. He had just better not because I really want this)
Not herd of Alfresco before? Alfresco is an Open Source document management system that specializes in:
Document Management
Web Content Management
Collaboration
Knowledge Management
Records Management
Image Management
More information can be found at http://www.alfresco.com.
The reason this makes me so excited is that one of my biggest issues has always been document control inside the LMS. Who owns wht document? Which is the right version? Who made these stupid changes last? Alfresco allows to control this far more effectvely.
Stay tuned for more info as I find it.
Useful Links
Alfresco Website
Moodle Docs on the Repository API
Repository discussions on Moodle.org
Vote for this on the Moodle Tracker
Additional Info
Here is a movie describing many of the core functions within Alfresco.