Macquarie University’s E-Learning Centre Of Excellence (MELCOE)
Completed MELCOE Projects
| Project name: | Collaborative Online Learning and Information Services (COLIS) (2003-2005) |
| Overview: | COLIS project was funded by DETYA to 1. establish a test bed for the development of collaborative online learning and information services; 2. develop a scalable standards based model for institutional interoperability which enables the seamless sharing of online learning and scholarly information resources; 3. contribute more fully to the work of the Instructional Management System (IMS) Global Learning Consortium; 4. link with international software companies, corporate management systems providers, learning management systems, content producers, and national government agencies. |
| MELCOE Contact: | James Dalziel |
| Details: | For information about the project see http://www.colis.mq.edu.au |
| Project name: | Interaction of IT Systems and Repositories (COLIS Phase 2) (2004-2005) |
| Objective: | The IIS&R Project was the second phase of the COLIS project. It was designed to improve interaction between IT systems and repositories within a standards framework. This was achieved by sustaining and extending the outcomes of the 2002 COLIS Demonstrator project and by conducting research with software developers, service providers and educational researchers. Research was conducted into 1) technical integration and interoperability of standards based e-learning systems; 2) learning object repositories; 3) search and discoverability of learning objects; 4) digital rights management; 5) staff workflow and management issues regarding the use of integrated e-learning systems. |
| MELCOE Contact: | James Dalziel |
| Details: | For information about the project see http://www.colis.mq.edu.au/phase2/ |
| Project name: | LAMS@ Macquarie University Implementation (2005-2006) |
| Objective: | The ‘LAMS @ Macquarie University Implementation Project’ was established to promote and support the educationally sound use of LAMS at Macquarie. It was funded through the Vice-Chancellor’s development fund for 12 months from July 2005 to June 2006. During the project LAMS was integrated into the Macquarie University Online Teaching Facility (MUOTF) and linked to the Student Information System, along with WebCT, iLecture etc. To accompany the project there was an education and staff support program to help staff learn about the new software and implement it in their teaching. |
| MELCOE Contact: | James Dalziel |
| Details: | For information about the project click here. |
| Project name: | eduroam@MQ (2006-2007) |
| Overview: | Eduroam is an initiative to provide free and secure wireless access to staff and researchers when moving between institutions nationally as well as internationally using a single login at their local institution. There are around 30 institutions nationally comprising of 12000 access points, as well as over 450 institutions overseas, where eduroam users can get free internet access to. MELCOE was one of the early participants in the eduroam project in Australia. The team set up the eduroam authentication server for Macquarie University, and configured the access points to support eduroam network. They also developed the documentations to help administrators in Australia in setting up an eduroam server at their institutions, as well as instructions for end users on how to access the eduroam network. |
| MELCOE Contact: | James Dalziel |
| Details: | For information about the project see http://www.eduroam.mq.edu.au/ |
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The MAMS (Meta Access Management System) project is a direct result of the lessons learned from COLIS in the area of authentication, authorization, Single Sign On, etc.
