Kon-Tiki: New platform options for Aug 2011 pilots and Jan 2012 products

ACTIONS / Moodle
Joint ELT-HE project / Moodle
ELT alone / IOKI / UK Schools platforms / Quia / Epic (PCDP)
Lead: / Trevor / Trevor / Penny / Steve / Kim / Kriston
Development team / Moodlerooms?
Equella? / Epic?
Synergy Learning?
Moodlerooms?
Pteppic? / IOKI / Schools LTG + vendors / Quia? / LTG Epic team
Actions: / 1) Review and complete competency grid (TS)
2) Continue to synch up with VK/HE research (TS) / 1) Review and complete competency grid (TS)
2) Proposal re Epic consultancy (TS)
3) Continue to synch up with VK/HE research / 1) Review and complete competency grid (PH)
2) Technical follow-up with IOKI team (ABlack/SC) / 1) Review and complete competency grid (SC) / 1) Review and complete competency grid (Kim) / 1) Review and complete competency grid (KR)
Performance, hosting & scalability / Trevor / Trevor / Trevor / Trevor / Trevor / Trevor
Localisation: navigation and content / Abi / Abi / Abi / Abi / Abi / Abi
Usability / Kim / Kim / Kim / Kim / Kim / Kim
Functionality – RFP match/ omissions / Andy, Penny / Andy, Penny / Andy, Penny / Andy, Penny / Andy, Penny / Andy, Penny
Assignment / tbc / tbc / tbc / tbc / tbc / tbc
Gradebook / Penny / Penny / Penny / Penny / Penny / Penny
Content and activity types / Kriston / Kriston / Kriston / Kriston / Kriston / Kriston
Authoring in Compose / Trevor / Trevor / Trevor / Trevor / Trevor / Trevor
Registration (new or existing, SMS/ Rumba integr.) and course admin / Kriston / Kriston / Kriston / Kriston / Kriston / Kriston
Look feel: ease of customization – design flexibility / James / James / James / James / James / James
Level of Effort/ budgets / Steve, Ken / Steve, Ken / Steve, Ken / Steve, Ken / Steve, Ken / Steve, Ken
SUMMARY OF STRENGTHS & WEAKNESSES
(As of 14th Feb0 / Strengths:
1) Wide range of features, flexible architecture, good language coverage (80+ languages), established in some of our markets.
2) Possible re-use of Kon-Tiki PHP code.
3) Advantages of working with HE and LTG in joint project
Risks/issues:
1) Registration & course admin would need to be built and/or integrated with SMS/Rumba
2) Competitive difference? e.g. Moodlerooms CUP Moodle customization / Strengths:
1) Wide range of features, flexible architecture, good language coverage (80+ languages), established in some of our markets.
2) Possible re-use of Kon-Tiki PHP code.
3) If we work with Epic then excellent integration with the Compose authoring tool
Risks/issues:
1) Registration & course admin would need to be built and/or integrated with SMS/Rumba
2) Competitive difference? e.g. Moodlerooms CUP customization of Moodle / Strengths
1) Look and feel good, content good, range of features acceptable
2) ELT platform
Risks/issues:
1) Not localised
2) Not integrated with SMS/Rumba
3) Proprietary content format and product development
4) A short-term solution only – likely that code would need to be rebuilt for future use / Strengths
tbc
Risks/issues:
tbc / Strengths
tbc
Risks/issues:
tbc / Strengths:
1) Existing solution with known production workflow and market experience.
2) integrated with SMS
3) ELT experience
Risks/issues:
1) Not localised
2) Some key functions missing (e.g. assignment)
3) A short-term solution only?