My “To Do” Future Vision List from October 2006

I was pulling out a suit I had not worn in quite a while and found this list scribbled on a paper in the pocket. It was a list about things to think about in the future. None of this is solid – just notes from a plane or cab ride months ago.


– Build a tool which allows a site to be created in a constructivist manner replacing site setup.
– Build a Boddington-like view of resources
– Improve Portfolio support
– Bring the Lancaster tool set forward into the release
– Improve Accessibility
– PDA integration
– Data Interoperability
– A Collaborative writing tool
– iCal feeds
– RSS Feeds
– User tracking and data mining
– Portal integration
– IMS enterprise support
– IMS Common Cartridge – import in 2.3 and export in 2.4
– More relaxed development pace
– K12 exploration – Schools Interchange Format
– Tetra changes – hierarchy – inherited authz
– JSR-170 support
– Revisit OSIDs
– Improve Open courseware integration
– Exchange events with portals