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Introduction

eduCommons supports a number of metadata implementation strategies. It also supports multiple ways of moving content into and out of eduCommons. This section contains information on how to use these features to integrate eduCommons with other applications.

Metadata Specifications

The metadata specification for eduCommons-based OpenCourseWare (OCW) repositories, includes the departments, courses, and objects stored in eduCommons.

IMS Content Packaging Documentation

Here is developer documentation on how to write eduCommons compatible IMS Content Packages.

Here is some example IMS Content packages, created by eduCommons:

  • Example 1 – A minimal content package that is compatible with eduCommons.
  • Example 2 – An example of a content package that contains a full course, with corresponding metadata.