New articles on Open Source LMS and MDA!

JFYI:

2 new articles on Open Source LMS (Learning Management System) with
MDA (Model Driven Architecture):

1. Model Driven Architecture (MDA): Integration and Model Reuse for
Open Source eLearning Platforms. By: Heinz Lothar Grob, Frank Bensberg,
Blasius Lofi Dewanto.

Abstract:
Open Source (OS) community offers numerous eLearning platforms of both
types: Learning Management Systems (LMS) and Learning Content Systems
(LCS). General purpose OS intermediaries such as SourceForge, ObjectWeb,
Apache or specialized intermediaries like CampusSource reduce the cost
to locate such eLearning platforms. Still, it is impossible to directly
compare the functionalities of those OS software products without
performing detailed testing on each product. Some articles available
from eLearning Wikipedia show comparisons between eLearning platforms
which can help, but at the end they barely serve as documentation which
are becoming out of date quickly [1]. The absence of integration
activities between OS eLearning platforms - which are sometimes quite
similar in terms of functionalities and implementation technologies - is
sometimes critical since most of the OS projects possess small financial
and human resources. This paper shows a possible solution for these
barriers of OS eLearning platforms. We propose the Model Driven
Architecture (MDA) concept to capture functionalities and to identify
similarities between available OS eLearning platforms. This contribution
evolved from a fruitful discussion at the 2nd CampusSource Developer
Conference at the University of Muenster (27th August 2004).

Read at:
http://www.digijournals.de/eleed/archiv/59

2. Towards an Open Source Framework for Collaborative Problem-Based
Learning Environments. By: Nodenot Thierry, Gaio Mauro, Sallaberry
Christian, Lopistéguy Philippe.

Abstract:
This paper presents our research works in the domain of Collaborative
Environments centred on Problem Based Learning (PBL) and taking
advantage of existing Electronic Documents. We first present the
modelling and engineering problems that we want to address; then we
discuss technological issues of such a research particularly the use of
OpenUSS and of the Enterprise Java Open Source Architecture (EJOSA) to
implement such collaborative PBL environments.

Read at:
http://www.digijournals.de/eleed/archiv/60

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Yours sincerely,
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Blasius Lofi Dewanto
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OpenUSS - Open University Support System
http://openuss.sourceforge.net
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E-Mail   : dewanto-xhPu7QH+N+StU9/[email protected]
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