<s>
edu-sharing	B-Protocol
is	O
an	O
open-source	B-License
e-learning	O
integration	O
solution	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
core	O
of	O
the	O
system	O
is	O
a	O
repository	O
for	O
the	O
cooperative	O
creation	O
,	O
management	O
,	O
and	O
usage	O
of	O
objects	O
such	O
as	O
files	O
,	O
links	O
,	O
instances	O
of	O
integrated	O
tools	O
and	O
courses	O
of	O
connected	O
learning	B-Application
management	I-Application
systems	I-Application
such	O
as	O
Moodle	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Through	O
open	O
interfaces	O
,	O
different	O
edu-sharing	B-Protocol
repositories	O
can	O
be	O
connected	O
to	O
each	O
other	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
to	O
diverse	O
repositories	O
or	O
repository	O
networks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
enables	O
the	O
exchange	O
of	O
content	O
and	O
educational	O
know-how	O
across	O
the	O
borders	O
of	O
systems	O
and	O
organizations	O
and	O
between	O
disparate	O
learning	B-Application
management	I-Application
systems	I-Application
and	O
other	O
e-learning	O
tools	O
connected	O
to	O
such	O
repositories	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
edu-sharing	B-Protocol
is	O
mainly	O
targeting	O
educational	O
applications	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
edu-sharing	B-Protocol
supports	O
arbitrary	O
metadata	O
sets	O
such	O
as	O
LOM	O
and	O
Dublin	O
Core	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
the	O
usage	O
of	O
content	O
stored	O
in	O
the	O
repository	O
in	O
an	O
educational	O
scenario	O
,	O
the	O
system	O
offers	O
interfaces	O
to	O
systems	O
such	O
as	O
Moodle	B-Application
,	O
ILIAS	B-Application
,	O
OLAT	B-Protocol
,	O
and	O
MediaWiki	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
novel	O
rendering	O
service	O
enables	O
the	O
usage	O
of	O
content	O
that	O
is	O
not	O
natively	O
supported	O
by	O
learning	B-Application
management	I-Application
systems	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Examples	O
for	O
such	O
content	O
items	O
are	O
SCORM-courses	O
,	O
QTI-compliant	O
tests	O
and	O
drills	O
,	O
H5P-objects	O
audio	O
and	O
video	O
files	O
or	O
courses	O
of	O
specific	O
learning	B-Application
management	I-Application
systems	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Compared	O
to	O
other	O
repository	O
systems	O
for	O
learning	O
content	O
,	O
edu-sharing	B-Protocol
offers	O
some	O
outstanding	O
features	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
edu-sharing	B-Protocol
network	O
is	O
coordinated	O
by	O
edu-sharing.net	O
e.V.	O
,	O
a	O
non-profit	O
association	O
based	O
in	O
Weimar	O
,	O
Germany	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
association	O
's	O
mission	O
is	O
to	O
drive	O
the	O
future	O
development	O
of	O
open-source	B-License
software	O
through	O
a	O
growing	O
network	O
of	O
stakeholders	O
,	O
including	O
IT-service	O
providers	O
,	O
content	O
owners	O
from	O
various	O
domains	O
,	O
educational	O
experts	O
,	O
and	O
content	O
and	O
methodology	O
users	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
edu-sharing	B-Protocol
technology	O
is	O
the	O
outcome	O
of	O
several	O
years	O
of	O
research	O
and	O
development	O
activities	O
in	O
the	O
"	O
CampusContent	O
"	O
project	O
carried	O
out	O
at	O
FernUniversität	O
in	O
Hagen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
CampusContent	O
targeted	O
academic	O
education	O
and	O
promoted	O
the	O
idea	O
of	O
open	O
educational	O
resources	O
and	O
open	B-License
source	I-License
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
emphasize	O
the	O
widening	O
of	O
the	O
technology	O
's	O
target	O
population	O
,	O
the	O
founders	O
of	O
the	O
association	O
edu-sharing.net	O
decided	O
to	O
promote	O
the	O
technology	O
under	O
the	O
new	O
name	O
edu-sharing	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
further	O
development	O
through	O
edu-sharing	B-Protocol
therefore	O
initially	O
addressed	O
the	O
needs	O
for	O
applications	O
in	O
schools	O
,	O
which	O
contributed	O
to	O
a	O
considerable	O
spread	O
throughout	O
Germany	O
and	O
neighboring	O
countries	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
edu-sharing	B-Protocol
repository	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Alfresco	B-Language
document	O
management	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
GUI	O
uses	O
Angular	B-Application
JS	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
rendering	O
service	O
uses	O
PHP	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Michael	O
Klebl	O
,	O
Bernd	O
J	O
.	O
Krämer	O
,	O
Annett	O
Zobel	O
:	O
From	O
content	O
to	O
practice	O
:	O
Sharing	O
educational	O
practice	O
in	O
edu-sharing	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bernd	O
J	O
.	O
Krämer	O
,	O
Michael	O
Klebl	O
,	O
Annett	O
Zobel	O
:	O
Sharing	O
Educational	O
Knowledge	O
and	O
Best	O
Practices	O
in	O
Edu-sharing	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bernd	O
J	O
.	O
Krämer	O
,	O
Michael	O
Klebl	O
,	O
Annett	O
Zobel	O
:	O
edu-sharing	B-Protocol
–	O
das	O
Portal	O
zur	O
Vernetzung	O
von	O
Anbietern	O
und	O
Nutzern	O
digitaler	O
Lernressourcen	O
.	O
</s>
