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Enhancing Java in Higher Education: JA-SIG's Collaborative Efforts and uPortal Development

The JA-SIG (Java in Administration Special Interest Group) aims to foster collaboration among higher education institutions in the use of Java technology. Through biannual conferences and a dedicated clearinghouse for code sharing, members from renowned universities like Princeton, UBC, and Cornell share experiences and develop common objectives. The group promotes the integration of Java in education, highlighting the benefits of tools like uPortal, a free, robust web community channel framework designed for academic environments. Join us in advancing Java technology in higher education!

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Enhancing Java in Higher Education: JA-SIG's Collaborative Efforts and uPortal Development

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  1. JA-SIG uPortal Effort

  2. JA-SIG • Java in Administration Special Interest Group • CAUSE Meetings • Princeton, UBC, Delaware • SUN

  3. JA-SIG • Higher Education • Not-for-profit • Java • “Administration” • Share Experience and Code • Develop Common Direction • Promote Java in Higher Education

  4. Princeton UBC Delaware Florida State Cornell UCSD Boston Georgetown Brown Yale Hawaii Columbia U Washington Minnesota UT Austin …more JA-SIG

  5. JA-SIG Activities • Conferences – Twice Annually • Clearinghouse – Code Sharing • uPortal – Collaborative Development

  6. Conferences • December 1999, Orlando, FL • July 2000, Monterey, CA • December 2000, Orlando, FL • East/West • SUN Sponsorship

  7. Clearinghouse • Members Only • Announcement of Code to Share • Conditions for Sharing • Matchmaker, not Repository

  8. uPortal • 1. Collaborative Effort • 2. Free Higher-Ed Portal • Channel Framework • Channel Content • Tools for Web Community

  9. uPortal • Yale, Princeton, Delaware, UBC, Georgetown, Holy Cross, IBS • Boston, Brown, Cornell, Washington • Version 1.0 – Monterey July • Version 2.0 – Orlando December

  10. uPortal v1.0 • Basic Authentication • Channel Publish and Subscribe • Personalization of Layout and Colors • RSS, HTML, Applets • Custom Channels Installed in Frame

  11. uPortal v2.0 • Role-based Authentication & Access • More Robust Security • Higher Levels of Pub/Sub Control • Descriptors Move from XML to DB • EJB Channel Development: PS, WebCT, BSR… • PDA and Cell Phone Portal Access

  12. Strengths • Cost • No Advertising • By Higher Ed for Higher Ed • Institutional Control of Web Layer • Design Patterns • Collaborative Effort

  13. Challenges • Funding • Resources • Community Source Process • Content Interfaces • Unproven Cost Effectiveness • Not Turnkey

  14. Support and Partnerships • SUN • IBS • Mellon Foundation • CampusFirst • StudentOnline • UBC, Holy Cross,… • Dept of Ed Meteor, DOD JVLE,…

  15. More Information • JA-SIG • http://www.ja-sig.org • Conference • http://www.ja-sig.org • Clearinghouse • http://www.udel.edu/ja-sig • uPortal: • http://www.udel.edu/ja-sig

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