Web Sites

Throughout the course of the project, the DAM team has identified relevant Web sites related to the topics under discussion. We are in the process of assembling and reviewing these sites and will link to those with unique information and research. Here are but a few:

• Cooperative Extension Curriculum Project (CECP)
  There is a critical need to recruit, train and retain skilled, knowledgeable Extension professionals that have a passion for non-formal, community-based education. The Association for Southern Regional Extension Directors (ASRED) in cooperation with the 1890 Extension Administrators has agreed to support a three-year project that would develop and launch a multi-state professional development system for Extension in the Southern Region. The intent of the project is to increase the quality of training while using human and financial resources more efficiently. As a result of this multi-state collaborative project, Extension professionals would be able to negotiate the complexities of Extension work by accessing high-quality, educational resources that are readily available and time sensitive.

• Content Asset Management System Updates
  University of Utah
  This Web site is an on-going presentation on the progress of implementing a cross-departmental Media Asset Management and Content Management system at the University of Utah (CAMS). The most recent updates reporting the activities of KUED Media Solutions, KUED-TV and the Utah Education Network are included in this Web site. It reviews the perceived needs for digital content management, offers some reality checks, and folds in information resources about Digital Content Management systems.

• Digital Asset Management Initiative
  University of Michigan
  The University of Michigan is exploring the potential for deployment of an advanced Digital Asset Management System (DAMS) infrastructure to serve the academic, research, and administrative needs of the University. This web site serves as the repository for documents, resources, and links associated with the initiative. Also included is a list of DAM projects at other higher education institutions.

• Digital Asset Management
  Indiana Higher Education Telecommunication System (IHETS)
  IHETS is developing a Learning Center for DAM tools and implementation, including a slide presentation on using Virage. Three plans are described for IHETS members to help them "ease into digital asset management as needed." In addition, an announcement indicates a Ball State move toward the use of Virage.

• SCORM and IMS
  From Instructional Management Systems (IMS) Global Learning Consortium, Inc.
  IMS Global Learning Consortium, Inc. develops and promotes open specifications for facilitating online distributed learning activities such as locating and using educational content, tracking learner progress, reporting learner performance, and exchanging student records between administrative systems.