RSCs – Stimulating and Supporting Innovation in Learning
RSCs – Stimulating and Supporting Innovation in Learning
The first meeting of the Scottish Federated Access Management Forum (or McShib, for short) was a user driven gathering of Shibboleth implementers in Scotland who had decided to meet together to share hints, tips, successes, pitfalls and to learn from each others experiences.
Some individuals participating in the event had a background in IT; others worked in information (library) services. Anyone with a professional interest in federated access management was welcome to attend the forum.
Nicole Harris, JISC program manager responsible for the roll-out of federated access management within the UK, explained what the UK Access Management Federation is, how to join it and what it is able to do for colleges and universities in the UK.
Practical presentations were given on how to deploy and configure a Shibboleth Identity Provider and other presentations were made by persons whose institutions have already deployed Shibboleth. As with all forums hosted by the Regional Support Centre, time was set aside for informal discussions and problem solving.
If you weren't able to attend the inaugural meeting of McShib (or even if you were, but simply wish to review the proceedings) you may examine the presentations that were made on the day by visiting the links shown below:
| Speaker | Presentation title | View/Download |
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| Nicole Harris, JISC | The UK Access Management Federation | Via SlideShare |
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| Paul Trueman, Netskills | Core skills training for engagement with the Access Management infrastructure |
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376KB |
| Andy Swiffin, University of Dundee | From zero to a Shib IdP in 30 minutes (Note: plugin required to play the Flash videos - further information) |  |
71.3MB |
| Michael White, University of Stirling | Shibboleth at Stirling | |
173KB |
| Michael Aherne, University of Strathclyde | FEAR: Further Education Access to Resources | |
162KB |
