Horizon2007 talk:Shortlist 3d

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......... where a log in is needed to an online service, like this wiki; it is also characterised as being about relationships and level of authorization. E.g This article's pages are locked, although by logging ín other pages in the domain may be changed by a newbie. So we can surmize that any log in, to be useful, must have at least two levels of authorization. i.e. Administrator and user (in Wikispeak)

.... that is convenient to and secure for an individual rather than a company or organization. This is, literally, the key. While most academic (i.e. teaching) institutions talk about what defines a user centric identity system, and might implement the .org's logical security tools like Shibboleth, Wikipedia has shown a way forward by offering the uneducated an opportunity to edit without even logging in. Most Wikipedians, after responding anonymously to an 'obvious misconception' about an article, go on to register and continue to contribute.

The use of Ínternet-wide user centric identity systems are still IN their infancy but all share the common approach - one institution must agree with another for their members to share access to a common group of services.

While .org centric identity systems focus on people as consumers as opposed to contributors, as academic institutions begin to collaborate and offer OpenID secured services, we can expect their applications to become more standardized rather than duplicated.

[edit] Relevance for Teaching, Learning & Creative Expression

Wikipedia articulates a real example for learning (not teaching). Its success globally displays the real impact of new interactive tools, for which no identity is required and people are contributors as equally as customers, where the best arcticles are always well referenced.

• The login once, access anywhere nature would allow students to borrow resources directly from other libraries, rather than going through interlibrary loan. Wikipedia can be seen as a simple first step. It provides for seamless access (via one tool) to globally referenced and (perhaps, better) quality research E.g.

• Subscriptions to online journals would be joint governed and access would be seamless, without needing a login each time; or requiring a new directory for each institional department's publications.--Simonfj 14:22, 3 December 2007 (PST)