1. Task force – Integrations
Establishing standards and
interfaces
Snorre Løvås, Senior Advisor, UNINETT
Trondheim, 2014-06-23
http://slideshare.net/snorrelo/
2. Task force - participants
BIBSYS
Dronning Mauds Minne University College
FS - The Common Student System
Narvik University College
Norwegian School of Economics
Oslo and Akershus University College
UNINETT
University of Bergen
University of Oslo
University of Tromsø
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3. End user authentication
Systems must support the Feide federation
SAML2, HTTP-Redirect, Single Sign-on, Single Logout
InterFederation: Kalmar2 and eduGAIN
https://www.feide.no/service-providers
Some systems might need to support ID-Porten
(common log in solution to online public services)
SAML2
http://www.difi.no/artikkel/2011/11/korleis-ta-i-bruk-id-porten (In Norwegian)
Some institutions might have specific needs
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4. The workflows suggests the interfaces
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Prepare Examination Grading
Feedback on
grade and
complaints
Locality
Candidate
Examination
/
questions
Medium
Answers
Status
Info Journal
Digital
Manual
Digital Digital Digital
Manual Manual Manual
FS
Examination
-
registry
FS Answers FS Archive
Inform the
students
Norwegian State
Education Loan Fund
Ministry of Education
(DBH)
Figure by NTNU
5. Development process for interfaces
Pilot/Use
EvaluateImprove
Implement
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Explore
Use cases
Initial spec
Existing standards
Defined
interface
Usable interface
Specification
DocumentationRapid cycles
with frequent
changes
6. A common integration system
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FS
Examination
system(s)
Answers/
Deliverables
Archive(s)
System X
UNINETT
Service Bus
System Y
7. Status - June 2014
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Pilot/Use
EvaluateImprove
Implement Explore
Defined
interface
Usable interface
Specification
DocumentationRapid cycles
with frequent
changes
Provisioning exams and students - FS to examination systems
8. Status - June 2014
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FS
Examination
system(s)
Answers/
Deliverables
Archive(s)
System X
UNINETT
Service Bus
System
Provisioning exams and students - FS to examination systems
9. Documentation and communication
All documentation and communication should be done in Agora
• Documents
• Forum
• Wiki
For Task force and Vendors (open for all):
https://agora.uninett.no/web/digital-eksamen-apen/
For Task force (closed group):
https://agora.uninett.no/group/prosjekt-digg-teknisk/forum
There will be many partners in this endeavour and communication will become a challenge, even a
problem.
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11. Contact and more information
Snorre Løvås
snorre.lovas@uninett.no
Agora
https://agora.uninett.no/web/digital-eksamen-apen/
This presentation
http://www.slideshare.net/snorrelo/20140623-dig-ex-integration-dialogkonferanse
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