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# ELVish
- URL: https://www.lorcandempsey.net/elvish/
- Published: 2004-11-17T23:42:44.000Z
- Updated: 2004-11-17T23:42:44.000Z
- Author: Lorcan Dempsey
- Tags: Research ∕ Learning

[ELF](https://www.cetis.ac.uk:8080/frameworks?ref=lorcandempsey.net) (e-learning framework) is an international initiative which aims to provide a context within which functional components can be identified, and then defined as web services. A goal appears to be a consistent communications and design framework within which to align development. Presentations from a recent conference are now available, embedded within a descriptive narrative. 

> An international perspective on the ELF was given by the partners from the US, Australia and Canada. They talked about the *“what, why, who, where, and when”* of development of an ELF. Dan \[Rehak\] opened by focussing on the “what” question. He said that there were many success stories in the e-learning landscape such as, Jorum, Ariadne, and Sakai etc. Despite this, we still do not have a common language to talk about developing e-learning system models. He showed a large number of very complex diagrams that have been used to describe e-learning system models and said that they had led to a great deal of confusion. We also use a large number of words to describe these models, e.g. architecture, design, infrastructure. He concluded that the ultimate aim is interoperability, but in order to get it we need to develop a common language to talk about tools and systems. \[[JISC e-Learning Programme – Building the ELF (e-Learning Framework) Community](https://cetis.ac.uk:8080/elearningprogram/oxford%5Fconf/document%5Fview?ref=lorcandempsey.net)\]