Chamilo 2.0: A Second Generation Open Source

E-learning and Collaboration Platform

Jean-Marie MaesUniversity college Ghent, Ghent, Belgium

President Chamilo Association

                           

Introduction

In this presentation:

– What is Chamilo & the Chamilo Association

– Why a completely new Chamilo 2.0?

– What after Chamilo 2.0?

– Demonstration

– Questions

                           

Chamilo AssociationChamilo Association:

• it is a non-profit organization according to Belgian law

• it is open to all stakeholders: companies, non-profit organizations, users…(contrary to Dokeo$ which circles around one ‘owner’ company)

• trademark Chamilo lies with the Chamilo Association

• radical choice for open source (GPLv3) embedded in the statutes

• transparent decision making process based upon the legal structure of a non-profit organization:

• General Assembly:

• one vote per full member

• elects the Board of Directors

• discusses long term policies

• Board of Directors: responsible for day to day policy

• Present structure of Chamilo 1.8.x is too restrictive• Learning Management system of the first generation: set of

loosely integrated tools• Documents, exercises,... are saved / locked within a

course:– platform wide search function is difficult to make– objects are not reusable or shareable– problem of uncontrolled duplication of data

• The course metaphor is restrictive, does not really fit:– projects– communication within specific groups or communities– any type of collaboration that is not course related

• Integration with other applications is possible but difficult

                           

Why Chamilo 2.0

                           

Chamilo 2.0: New structure

                           

Chamilo 2.0: repository

+ (largely) completed: (no or minimal loss of functionalities compared with 1.8.5)

• Object oriented kernel software kernel, including users and rights management

• Standard modules in ‘weblcms’• Objects: univocal basic structure, versioning• Migration tool completed and tested• Tracking & reporting (statistics)• Assessment & surveys: exercises, tests and surveys• Frame work of web services for exchanging data with other applications• Greatly improved and extended administration section• Learning path• external repositories integration: Google Docs, Picasa, Flickr, You Tube, but

also Matterhorn, Mediamosa and Fedora Repository support …• Portal functionalities: support for CAS, OpenId, Shibboleth …

                           

Chamilo 2.0: state of affairs (1)

                           

Chamilo 2.0: external repositories

• to do:• Interface: some streamlining necessary as to performance, usability and

accessibility• Roles & rights: extend it further to some applications & to deeper levels• Evaluation tools: peer assessment and competency based evaluation (under

development)• Tracking & reporting: some streamlining• Refactoring (limited), debugging ...

• Cf.: roadmap & support: http://support.chamilo.org/projects/chamilo-20

• December 2010th: Release of Chamilo 2.0: pre-production version

• All further information on: http://www.chamilo.org/

                           

Chamilo 2.0: state of affairs (2)

• Automatic generation of metadata: using state of the art linguistic technology

• Standards and norms: IMS, QTI, Scorm, portfolio …

• Flexibility & personalization: PLE, portable personal environment with a view towards livelong learning

• More general use of web servicesA clear structure facilitates the evolution in various

directions and makes it easy to add applications.

                           

What after Chamilo 2.0?

                           

Demonstration

• Questions?

• Contact: – digitaal-leren@hogent.be– http://digitaal-leren.hogent.be – jeanmarie.maes@hogent.be

• Chamilo software– community: http://www.chamilo.org/– support site: http://support.chamilo.org/

                           

Input?