Global Learning Network IT Infrastructure

A place for us to discuss a federated global learning network IT infrastructure. This discussion started on the OERu Google Group that can be found here: http://groups.google.com/group/oeru/browse_thread/thread/7b5cd6c8355f69e3. Stay tuned...

New Terms of reference for terena's tf-media. Trans European Research and Education Networks Association's task force on Applied Media in Teaching and Learning. [1]

Allied with this terena taskforce are three others.
One is REFED = Research and Education Federations. https://refeds.terena.org/index.php/REFEDs:About
Two is Eduroam = The first global service for members of participating institutions. http://www.eduroam.org/
Three is (if i can ever get them thinking like non Europeans ) tf-cpr = Communications & public relations. http://www.terena.org/activities/tf-cpr/

Elements

Federated Identity and Services.

Federated Identity management explained. https://www.wayf.dk/

Global Map. https://refeds.org/resources.html

National/Continental Federations. https://refeds.terena.org/index.php/Federations

Lists of Identity, and Service, Providers (Institutions) by National, Regional and Continental Federation.

AAF (Australasia) http://www.aaf.edu.au/subscribe/subscribers/
WAYF. (Scandinavian) https://www.wayf.dk/index.php/en/institutions
InCommon. (Nth America) http://www.incommon.org/federation/all-entities.html
CAF. (Canadian) http://www.canarie.ca/en/caf/members
CARSI (China) http://carsi.edu.cn/
CAFE (Brasil) http://www1.rnp.br/en/services/cafeconnectedinstitutions.html

Most progressive NREN & services (in my opinion). https://refeds.terena.org/index.php/FederationSurfnet#FederationServices
Example in Practice. https://ict.onlinecollaborative.ca/explore/how-does-it-work.jsp

Interfederation.

Interfederation Explained. http://www.geant.net/service/edugain/about_edugain/how_eduGAIN_works/Pages/home.aspx