(see also Deliver, Course Description )

Syndication technologies have been used for a number of purposes within this programme including syndication and aggregation of content, reading lists, and as part of data-mashups. (CASCADE, Dynamic Learning Maps, MoRSE,Making Assessment Count, KUBE).

The main syndication technology in use is RSS (Really Simple Syndication). For some projects it offered a lightweight approach to drawing feeds from a variety of sources such as MoRSE who used it to draw information from remote students on fieldtrips into the VLE. Dynamic Learning Maps used RSS in quite a sophisticated way to pull in a number of data streams from various parts of the University. Syndication has also proved useful for overall dissemination via project blogs.

The main syndication technologies in use are: 

• RSS (Cascade, Dynamic Learning Maps, MoRSE, Making Assessment Count, KUBE)
• ATOM (Dynamic Learning Maps)

Relevant Delivery project outputs include:

• Cascade Self managed student profiles system - technical requirements
• DLM User Scenario student  - scenario of how a student might use DLM
• DLM User Scenario future academic  - scenario of how a lecturer might use DLM
• DLM User scenario occasional teacher  - scenario of how an occasional teacher might benefit from DLM
• DLM User Scenario curriculum manager  - scenario of from a curriculum managers view
• DLM User Scenario curriculum manager QA  - scenario of how managers might use DLM for external QA/audit