escmid/esgap open virtual learning community (ovlc) draft concept of future development and costs

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ESCMID/ESGAP Open Virtual Learning Community (OVLC)

Draft Concept of Future Development and Costs

November 2011

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Objectives

Proposal for solution

Feature Matrix

Recommendation mensemedia

Cost Estimation

Outline


Objectives


Objectives – Content

Open virtual learning community (OVLC) model for antimicrobial stewardship activity

European and education focus

Global links and collaboration

Provide information and tools to foster antimicrobial stewardship

Promote opinion exchanges and debate regarding antimicrobial use, policy and

stewardship

Forum for co-ordinating pragmatic clinical practice surveys of stewardship activity

Providing a platform for showcasing, dissemination, highlighting good practice

Weblog categorization: news, events, debates, surveys

Static basic informatics and link pages

Long-term: Making tool available also for other study groups


Objectives – Technical Requirements

User administration: Admin invites members; several editors with different user rights

RSS feeds and subscriptions for different user level

Tools to receive feedback

Access rights corresponding to ESCMID website, forum and future platforms

Live Chat desirable


Proposal for solution - vBulletin

Software: vBulletin

Already used for ESCMID forum

Open source software (CMS), based on PHP, simple Handling

Features: Registration Discussion platform (User generated content) Groups Surveys Blog User administration Categorisation of content User profiles (personal data, instant messenger, list

with contacts etc.) Tracking Multilingualism

Source: https://www.vbulletin.com/order/index.php


Proposal for solution / Screenshots vBulletin

Mainsite ESCMID-Forum (mensemedia implementation)

http://forum.escmid.org/forum.php

Source: https://www.vbulletin.com/order/index.php


Proposal for solution - XWIKI

Software: XWIKI Platform

Open source

Platform for developing collaborative web

Applications using the wiki paradigm

Features:Page editingVersion controlCreation of own applications and extensionsDownload of existing extensionsIntegrated statisticsRights managementUsers and group managementIndividual layout

Source: http://www.xwiki.org/xwiki/bin/view/Main/WebHome


Proposal for solution / Screenshots XWIKI

Mainsite Create a new-wiki

Source: http://www.xwiki.org/xwiki/bin/view/Main/WebHome


Feature Matrix


Feature MatrixFeatures vBulletin X WIKI

Individual layout Developing own templates Complete customization of document templates, adding menus, modify CSS files. Complete control of look & feel.

User and group management

Registration, rights management rights management

Page editing WYSIWYG- or standard editor to format text, create tables, create links, display images

Simple wiki syntax to format text, create tables, create links, display images, etc. Alternatively: WYSIWYG editor to edit the content of documents.

Categorization of content

Possibility to categorize themes i.e. according to title, date, answers, period

Creation of main categories

Tracking Integrated statistics Integrated statistics

Live Chat User profiles (personal data, instant messenger, list with contacts etc.)

N.A.

Discussion platform (user generated content)

Blog, Surveys Version control of created and edited pages in the past

Extensions and applications

Individual plug-ins and add-ons: plug-ins of third-party suppliers can be used

Creation of own applications and extensions; download of existing extensions

Software PHP Java

Compatibility with existing ESCMID websites (ex. forum)

ESCMID forum: rights management already existing



Software: vBulletin

Knowledge of software implementation – Version of vBulletin already implemented for

ESCMID forum (produced by mensemedia)

ESCMID users are used to handling of vBulletin forum

Existing login concept can be used

System is already linked to ESCMID contacts database (for seamless login process &

rights management)

Simplifies technical connection to other existing and new sites/modules

Software offers a higher range of possibilities


Cost Estimation


Ongoing expenses

Group permission changes & small programming tasks

est. 1 h / month (only real costs billed) ~1.200 € / year ESGAP offers to cover the first 4-5 years of

running costs to contribute to maintenance

Total: 5.000 €

Budgeting (vBulletin solution)One time expenses

Implementation Software 2 working days (IT) 1.440 €

Graphic design and adaption 3 working days (IT) 2.160 €

Function to Single SignOn 3 working days (IT) 2.160 €

Project co-ordination and testing 2 working days (IT) 1.440 €

Adaptations during implementation (opt.) 800 €

Total: 8.000 €

Costs are covered by ESGAPthrough an unrestrictedgrant by Pfizer (EUR 20’000)

The remaining EUR 7’000 is planned by ESGAP to be usedfor developing educational material


Cost Estimation XWIKI

Implementation Software 5 working days 3.600 €

Graphic design and adaption 3 working days 2.160 €

Function to Single SignOn 3 working days 2.160 €

Project co-ordination and testing 4 working days 2.880 €

Total: 10.800 €

Ongoing expenses

Would have to be determined (est. similar to vBulletin solution)


Thank you for your attention!

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