Portal Manager overview [document]
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Keywords
Personnel management , Community college employees , TAACCCT Grant
Project
Authors
Date Submitted
2015
Material Type
Recruitment and Outreach
Secondary Material Type
Institution
ATCx3 Consortia
Industry Partner
License
CC BY
Funding Source
Additional Public Access
3518
Abstract
Overview of Portal Manager responsibilities --
What are Learning Objects? What is OER?
Learning Objects are materials created for the purposes of education. They may be complete classes or
lessons assembled in units such as SCORM(Sharable Content Object Reference Model), a set of
technical standards for flexible e-learning software which ensures that content and learning
management systems can work together. Other file types could include video (traditional film and 3D
digital objects), presentations, audio, images, maps, and more.
Open Educational Content (OER) is content that can be shared, reused and licensed under creative
commons. These materials will be housed in a repository, a digital library of educational content, which
can be accessed through multiple venues, including the LMS.
What is the role of the Portal Manager?
The Portal Manager is responsible for investigating, developing, implementing and maintaining
a Repository and Portal (website) for educational content. As the website moves from
implementation to maintenance, the work of the Portal Manager will focus more on
maintenance of software, content evaluation and curation, and training for faculty in OER and
the use of the Repository. The LOR will contain Engineering Technology curriculum content as
well as general education content addressing writing and math skills developed by ATCx3 and
supplemented by external content.
What is the role of the Repository in the TAACCCT grant?
This LOR will contain content developed by ATCx3 faculty and instructional designers and supplemented
by external content such as that found in MERLOT and NTER. Although the focus of the grant is
Engineering Technology, foundational general education content addressing writing and math skills will
also be included. This technology will support the key components of the grant: flexibility, scalability,
and availability; content will be licensed under creative commons developed as Open Education
Resources, with a focus on accessible resources.
Progress to date: The server has been setup and software has been identified, with a RFP in progress.
Content is being developed and identified for the Repository.