tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22055982.post5785861001003173296..comments2024-03-28T15:53:35.595-07:00Comments on eLearning Technology: Digital Asset Management – LCMS, ECM and SharePointTony Karrerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15408035995182843336noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22055982.post-71581014810471690042009-10-04T21:23:29.893-07:002009-10-04T21:23:29.893-07:00This isn't a problem if you simply want to ...This isn't a problem if you simply want to 'broadcast' the eLearning from a secure server. If, however, you want to 'share' videos with expectations of getting video and comments back, that's a tougher challenge. ---- very well ssaid many readers seem to misunderstand you in some of your posts. this is the one thing that clears things upe learnign guyhttp://www.intelladon.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22055982.post-1016727856249647732009-09-28T20:04:31.402-07:002009-09-28T20:04:31.402-07:00I agree that a need exists for SaaS media manageme...I agree that a need exists for SaaS media management services. What would be especially nice would be the ability to bring documents, graphics, audio, video and slide presentations into one location. Tagging for easy searching is a must for reuse. You can do amazing things with embed and iframe tags to create SCORM mashups where the content is largely external and the tracking and scoring are handled by legacy systems. All that is needed are secure media servers that are secure, scalable and reliable. Right now I am intrigued by Wistia.Phil Antonellihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00533115497382767732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22055982.post-65109449855476721812009-09-28T13:29:26.944-07:002009-09-28T13:29:26.944-07:00Vic - thanks for the clarification. I hadn't ...Vic - thanks for the clarification. I hadn't understood that from your blog post, but probably should have figured it out.<br /><br />I'm fairly familiar with franchises, agencies and construction. I've seen web interfaces that provide access to content that's been approved for release. I've not seen as much sharing of those assets as part of a workflow.<br /><br />I'm hoping others will weigh in on the value this presents.Tony Karrerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15408035995182843336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22055982.post-27920903233981685152009-09-28T11:47:37.175-07:002009-09-28T11:47:37.175-07:00Tony,
Thanks for the review and comments! Your qu...Tony,<br /><br />Thanks for the review and comments! Your questions are right on. They are the ones we ask ourselves daily.<br /><br />The only thing I would want to clarify is the specific application space that we are trying to address. <br /><br />We aren't focusing on sharing inside the firewall. There are CMS and EDMS solutions that work quite well, SharePoint being the most obvious. In open source you could also look at <a href="www.alfresco.com" rel="nofollow">Alfresco.</a><br /><br />We are also not trying to compete for public sharing on the Internet. Once again, there are tons of solutions (open source, hosted, free and/or cheap). Anything from MediaWiki to YouTube, to Photobucket, to ....<br /><br />The place where I see a problem is when you want to share rich media between organizations, across multiple firewalls with pepple that are valued acquaintances but not direct colleagues. You really want to share with them, but you cannot assume any common infrastructure.<br /><br />Think of the times when you have had a really great video course and you wanted to share it with someone in another organization that may not be video-savvy and sits behind a restrictive firewall. The course contains some proprietary information and you don't want to simply let it out 'in the wild'. <br /><br />This isn't a problem if you simply want to 'broadcast' the eLearning from a secure server. If, however, you want to 'share' videos with expectations of getting video and comments back, that's a tougher challenge.<br /><br />These scenarios are common for lots of practical business situations where rich media sharing really ought to be encouraged. <br /><br />Consider construction (with job sites, vendors, and clients scattered all over), franchises (where every franchise has its own IT network - often badly built and maintained). <br /><br />It also comes up a lot in distance education. Students <b>must</b> be able to use all the required course tools. However, any given class will have a few members with marginal equipment and connections. They also seem to have a very low tolerance for frustration and a genius for seizing on it as an excuse. <br /><br />What existing technology would you recommend for collaborative video sharing under these circumstances? Bear in mind that in business or education you also need strong and flexible access controls and permissions because there are a wide range of possible sharing scenarios with materials that may be personal or sensitive. <br /><br />It has to be easy to use, be very, very, very flexible, be secure, be finely and tightly controllable, be able to cross firewalls in a single bound, and support YouTube video or better.<br /><br />It remains to be seen whether our efforts will qualify as a 'solution', but that's the target we are aiming at.Vic Uzumerihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01692340278718694793noreply@blogger.com