Functionality mashup

A distributed approach to eLearning functionality that creates a mesh of inter-operable applications with cut and paste simplicity

Hosted

Peer to peer

Offline

The application whose functionality is
used is irrelevant, transparent and
often not known

Content mashup

A distributed approach to eLearning content creation and use that creates a mesh of reusable content that can be deployed with cut and paste simplicity

Filters

Slideshare filter (originally for Wordpress)

KEWL3 / Chisimba's extensive use of filters

Can be added to Moodle

Webpresent: Chisimba's presentation
remix environment

Go to web browser

Functionality mashup filters

Expose functionality rather than content

Provide an easy means to copy functionality from one system to another

Correctly know about and share authentication and identity and establish a secure and trusted
relationship

Login to host

Privacy concerns

Third party brokers (e.g. openId)

Cut and paste simplicity

What will it require?

Implementation of IMS LTI

Common specifications for filters so they can be cut and pasted

Provision of filter codes by the host system

Interpretation of filter codes by client system

Optionally

Interface for potential PLE tools

Example

[FILTERNAME:
param=value
param2=value2
width = 800
height=600 /]

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