Date Sep 20, 2006 1:49 PM EDT From Lisa Wilson Subject Question Pool Import for Sakai 2.1.x Hello everyone; I'd like to let you know that I'm working on question pool import code for Sakai 2.1.x for implementation on our UC Davis instance. The v2.2 version was coded first, but needs QA and code review for corrections. I'm not sure when it will be released to testing in collab, and we're on 2.1.x here, so I've only tested locally. What UCDavis Question Pool import does: Based on review of BlackBoard and Respondus xml import documents I've received, the question pool import follows the same ASI format as the current QTI v1.2 quiz import. This means that an assessment may be imported as a quiz or as a question pool. It also means that an exported quiz can be imported as a question pool. The advantage to faculty would be that they can save existing quizzes into a pool without having to copy questions in one at a time. A limitation is that only single-section imports will work. All the translated documents I have from other systems appear to be single-section, so this may not be a migration issue. There is no conversion code yet for BlackBoard or Respondus yet to my knowledege. (I'm out of sync with current development progress as I'm recovering from foot surgery. If someone has done this already, please let me know!) I do have a local convertor written in ColdFusion for metadata translation and anticipate using the same logic in Samigo. I'd like to hear from members who are migrating content from other systems, to get a better idea of what the priorities are for translation (i.e., BlackBoard, WebCT, Respondus, etc.) Also, could I get a heads up on who might be interested in Sakai v2.1.x import question pool code once we're past the QA phase here? As we move forward with import/export for Samigo, I'm looking forward to continuing discussion with Steve Lay, Zach Thomas, Joshua Ryan, and others regarding QTI v2.x and Common Cartridge, to improve my understanding and to see migration with media content become a reality. I hope to see you all in Atlanta this December! Lisa – Lisa J. Wilson Programmer, Sakai Development Team IET Mediaworks, UC Davis |