Comments on: Course Data Needs to Open Up http://edumorphology.com/2007/12/course-data-needs-to-open-up/ Just another WordPress site Tue, 15 May 2012 22:25:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: mpstaton http://edumorphology.com/2007/12/course-data-needs-to-open-up/#comment-8 mpstaton Wed, 05 Mar 2008 16:51:12 +0000 http://www.edumorphology.com/?p=4#comment-8 Cool. Thanks guys. Cool. Thanks guys.

]]> By: Tony Hirst http://edumorphology.com/2007/12/course-data-needs-to-open-up/#comment-7 Tony Hirst Sun, 03 Feb 2008 09:25:28 +0000 http://www.edumorphology.com/?p=4#comment-7 Hi In the UK, a group has been looking at developing this sort of course info, using the schema name XCRI http://www.elframework.org/projects/xcri Hi
In the UK, a group has been looking at developing this sort of course info, using the schema name XCRI

http://www.elframework.org/projects/xcri

]]> By: Jeff Bohrer http://edumorphology.com/2007/12/course-data-needs-to-open-up/#comment-6 Jeff Bohrer Fri, 01 Feb 2008 20:09:59 +0000 http://www.edumorphology.com/?p=4#comment-6 I think the biggest reason "opening course data" won't take off is privacy (FERPA) issues. Course membership data is private/protected data (according to the U.S.) and institutions cannot make that available outside their institution -- or even within the same institution in many cases. I think the biggest reason “opening course data” won’t take off is privacy (FERPA) issues. Course membership data is private/protected data (according to the U.S.) and institutions cannot make that available outside their institution — or even within the same institution in many cases.

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