Wednesday, February 19, 2003

Table of Contents - Projects, Programs and Partners - Canadian Learning Object Repositories "This list, prepared by Barbara Shuh of the National Library of Canada, provides a quick reference guide to Canadian learning object repositories and the partners participating in this on-going activity. Background information is provided on the series of Canadian projects that have lead up to the latest project, eduSource. The projects and programs listed in this reference have the following aims: to develop methods of storage for e-learning resources appropriate of the needs of the Canadian educational community; to develop methods of discovery; to provide Internet access to the resources discovered and to gain experience in the structuring and organization of the metadata that facilitates such discovery and access." 5:12:46 PM    comment [] Facility for Interoperability Testing --International Conformance Directory "The Facility for Interoperability Testing (FIT) aids developers in delivering interoperable content, platforms, tools and services which can be used together in implementing e-Learning solutions. Core to the FIT activity is the FITness Testing Directory, by which results of one-to-one tests conducted by developers are reported." 5:06:21 PM    comment [] Walden's Path Project Home Page "The PathAuthor provides a tool enabling teachers to create, modify, validate, and reuse paths over the World-Wide Web and over paths that have been developed previously. The PathServer is the means through which teachers may publish their paths, and students use the paths. The Path Manager allows path authors to respond to changes in the web pages comprising the path. " 4:53:48 PM    comment [] SearchDay - Puzzling Out Google's Blogger Acquisition - 18 February 2003 "Pundits are scratching their heads over Saturday's surprise announcement that Google had bought weblog publishing heavyweight Pyra Labs, but a look at the big picture reveals some intriguing scenarios for "Bloggle's" future." 4:47:44 PM    comment [] Stephen's Web ~ "Paying for Learning Objects in a Distributed Repository Model" 4:44:55 PM    comment []

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