Forum LAMS Newsletter: Special Announcement - London LAMS V1.1 workshop Feb 17

By: James Dalziel

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[I'm planning to start the regular LAMS newsletter again later this week, but in the interim, here is a special announcement about an upcoming workshop in London. We can also run a similar workshop in Sydney in the coming month if there is interest - please let me know. James]

Workshop: Introducing LAMS V1.1

The LAMS Foundation is pleased to announce two half day workshops on Friday February 17th in London on LAMS V1.1 (the next generation of open source LAMS). The morning workshop is a general introduction to LAMS V1.1 for both educators and technical staff; the afternoon workshop provides a more detailed technical introduction to LAMS V1.1 for software developers and others who are interested in technical issues. The event is being hosted by London Knowledge Lab, with an introduction from Professor Diana Laurillard.

The workshops will be run by Ernie Ghiglione from Macquarie University – Ernie is the technical lead for LAMS, and works closely with James Dalziel on translating educational requirements into the technical development of LAMS. Ernie has extensive technical and project management for education open source projects, including OpenACS/.LRN and LAMS.

Location: London Knowledge Lab, 23-29 Emerald Street, London WC1N 3QS
Map: http://www.lkl.ac.uk/contacts/zoom_lklmap.jpg
Cost: There is no cost for this workshop
Registration: Space is limited, so please email Renee Vance (rvance@melcoe.mq.edu.au) to register for the workshop.
Timetable:
Workshop 1 – General Introduction to LAMS V1.1 10am – Coffee and Registration 10:30am – Welcome and introduction from Professor Diana Laurillard 10:35am to 12noon – “Introducing LAMS V1.1” by Ernie Ghiglione
- Overview of LAMS V1.1
- How does LAMS V1.1 compare to the current version of LAMS (V1.0.x)?
- New features and functions
- New “plug-in” approach to activity tools in LAMS
- LAMS V1.1 and the LAMS Community
- Future roadmap/upcoming features
- Discussion

12noon to 1pm [Time for lunch in the local area – NB: lunch is not provided with the workshop]

Workshop 2
1pm to 3pm – “Technical Roundtable on LAMS V1.1” by Ernie Ghiglione
- LAMS V1.1 architecture
- Tools contract
- Sequencing engine
- Integrating LAMS V1.1 with VLEs/Portals
- Open source community development for LAMS V1.1
- Current status and future development plans
- Discussion
Ernie will be available after the workshop for further informal discussion/drinks. Any questions about the content of the workshop can be emailed to Ernie – ernieg@melcoe.mq.edu.au For background and further details about LAMS V1.1, see http://www.lamsfoundation.org/wiki/

Posted by James Dalziel