Open Knowledge Initiative (OKI)

1. Future State | Open Knowledge Initiative (OKI) Open Knowledge Initiative (OKI) • MIT is major contributor to an open source project called the Open Knowledge Initiative (OKI). OKI develops specifications with the goal of creating technology neutral, standard client interfaces for a variety of services. The focus is on specifications for educational software, but this extends to core technology services that are used in educational environments. The vision for OKI is that a system which leverages OKI interfaces for interaction with enterprise services should be able to be moved from one education environment to another and integrated with the local service offerings with simple configuration changes. • The goals of OKI are: • Allow enterprise systems to exchange & synchronize information • Allow different organizations to exchange & synchronize information • Allow systems to use enterprise services • Allow for modular software which plugs into a known framework • Single system responsible for information • An OKI OSID (Open Service Interface Definition) defines the client contract for a specific service type. The current collection of OKI OSIDs are: • Common Services • Authentication • Authorization • SQL • Logging • Shared • Filing • Dictionary • Hierarchy • Agent • ID • Extended Services • User Messaging • Scheduling • Workflow • Educational Services • Course Management • Digital Repository • Assessment • Grading • For more information on OKI please visit: • http://www.okiproject.org • http://sourceforge.net/projects/okiproject