[Building Sakai] Moodle export/import suitability for Sakai 3

[Sean Keesler]

There is a portfolio/moodle related idea here that may not have
anything to do with what are thinking about....but I'll mention it
anyway.

I learned at a recent MoodleMoot that the next version of Moodle will
have some provision for allowing normal users to export their own
course data (at different layers of granularity) to some "other"
system (OSP is mentioned amongst others).
http://docs.moodle.org/en/Development:Portfolio_API

Sean Keesler
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On Wed, Sep 16, 2009 at 5:15 PM,  <markjnorton at earthlink.net> wrote:
> I had a look at the manifest file (moodle.xml).
>
> It seems to me that a great deal of this information is highly specific to
> Moodle.  Half of it relates to authorization.  The Gradebook stuff will
> greatly depend on what gets implemented in Sakai3, which I assume will be
> heavily based on the Gradebook2 work recently done by UCD.  The module
> definitions are, again, highly Moodle specific.
>
> I've seen similar files for Blackboard and WebCT.  They are not intended to
> be an interchage format.  Rather, they are a backup and restore mechanism.
>
> It might be better to work with Moodle to agree on an interchange model
> based on IMS-CP, perhaps drawing on some of the recent IMS-CC work.
> Bastardizing their internal format will do neither of us any good, IMO.
>
> - Mark
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: "Speelmon, Lance Day"
> Sent: Sep 16, 2009 4:35 PM
> To: sakai-dev List
> Subject: Re: [Building Sakai] Moodle export/import suitability for Sakai 3
>
> I could use a second pair of eyes on the Moodle backup format.  I managed to
> get the latest build of Moodle up and running and then created a sample
> backup zip file.  We are trying to determine suitability of their format as
> an export/import format for Sakai 3.  Grab the sample below and provide any
> feedback you have on the wiki page.  Thanks, L
> http://confluence.sakaiproject.org//x/ERLtAw
>
>
> Lance Speelmon
> Scholarly Technologist
> On Aug 17, 2009, at 4:53 PM, Speelmon, Lance Day wrote:
>
> As we prepare to start working on a Sakai 2 -> Sakai 3 migration effort, I
> would like to help organize community contributions.  There are a number of
> roles and skills that need to be filled and your participation would be
> highly valued.
> What can be done immediately:
> 1) Collaborate on defining the migration project plan.
> 2) Investigate LTI as an underlying mechanism for exposing Sakai 2 tools
> within the Saki 3 portal.
> 3) Investigate Moodle's export/import architecture and file formats.
> 4) Develop a Sakai 2 Resources (i.e. ContentHosting) to Sakai 3 JCR data
> conversion.
> If any of these tasks sound interesting or you have other ideas you would
> like to share, please use the wiki space below.  Please take the time to
> declare your area of interest on the Contributors page.
> http://confluence.sakaiproject.org/display/KERNDOC/Migration
> Thanks!  L
>
>
> Lance Speelmon
> Scholarly Technologist
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