iCampus iLearn
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The iLearn project will deliver an enterprise-ready course management system and collaboration portal using the .NET architecture. iLearn will also serve as a modular, web services-based reference implementation of the Open Knowledge Initiative (OKI) standards and APIs. The effort is an outgrowth of several years' work at MIT in developing SloanSpace and the generalization of that system into the current .LRN toolkit. A significant weakness of the current .LRN architecture and existing learning management systems is their inability to delegate functions that rightfully belong at the enterprise layer. ILearn will seek to implement OKI and other relevant standards for enterprise delegation of key services such as authentication. ILearn will also leverage Microsoft's .NET architecture to build web services abstractions around key features, allowing for module delegation and transparent access to remote services and data sources. The iLearn "spine" will be open source, allowing interested parties to learn from, modify and redistribute the source code at their discretion. At the same time, iLearn will be architected to support proprietary enhancements to the spine and the creation of proprietary modules.
