[Macpartners] OKI Hands-on Workshop

[Scott Thorne]

You are invited to participate in a hands-on workshop on implementing 
the Open Knowledge Initiative's Open Service Interface Definitions (OKI 
OSIDs).  The OSIDs define a set of services that can serve as the basis 
for building systems.  The workshop will cover what an OSID is, the 
APIs provided in the 2.0 release, aspects of interoperability, 
portablity, and how the OSIDs foster them.  Particular attention will 
be given to designing and developing enterprise integration techniques.

Date & Time:
    Wed., Feb. 16, 2005 from 9am to 5pm.  Lunch will be provided.
    Thurs. Feb. 17 2005 from 9am to 12noon.

Who's it for:
The workshop will be limited to 14 programmers with previous Java 
development experience.  The workshop provides specific technical 
information on how to implement OSIDs using Java interfaces.

What you need to have:
You will need a laptop with an integrated development environment such 
as Eclipse and Java 1.4 previously installed.  You will also need 
wireless access.  Participants will be working in two person groups.

Please send mail back if you would like to participate, and forward 
this mail on to others.

Background:
    The Open Knowledge Initiative develops specifications that describe 
how the components of an educational software environment communicate 
with each other and with other enterprise systems. O.K.I. 
specifications address broad interoperability agreements that allow for 
adaptation and further specification by communities of practice. In 
this way, O.K.I. seeks to open new markets for educational tools and 
content.

    The O.K.I. team at MIT continues to provide architectural and 
technical leadership for software initiatives in higher education, 
among industry affiliates, and through national and international 
organizations such as the IMS Global Learning Consortium. This work 
helps ensure that the next generation of e-learning software will 
integrate seamlessly with the educational enterprise, and it 
establishes O.K.I. as a global leader in behavioral specifications for 
educational technology interoperability.

    The Open Knowledge Initiative was initially funded through a grant 
from the Andrew W. Mellon foundation.

Instructor:
    Mark Norton is an independent consultant specializing in technology 
based learning and course management system development.  He is current 
a Senior Technical Consultant to the Sakai Project where he is a member 
of the Architecture team and coodindates technical activities for the 
Sakai Educational Partnership Program.  Prior to work on Sakai, Mr. 
Norton was employed by the IMS Global Learning Consortium as Director 
of Specification Development.  He has been involved with OKI from it's 
early days and has worked closely with them to develop the current 
OSIDs.




Scott Thorne
Enterprise Software & Data Architect
IS&T -- Academic Computing
Room N42-283
Cambridge, MA 02139
617-253-2978
thorne at mit.edu
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