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An alternative model to a large central repository is to store learning objects close to the creators and users. Portals for objects in online learning (POOL) describes a decentralized architecture under development at the Technology University of British Columbia (TechBC) in Vancouver, Canada and includes the following elements:

  • POOL central is a protocol to enhance network search through Ca*Net3

  • SPLASH is a downloadable peer-to-peer repository suitable for the desktops of individual instructors, developers or learners.

  • POND is an adaptation of the peering mechanism to embrace medium to large size community repositories.
(Unattributed. "Biographies and Abstract for Griff Richards." Second Canadian National E-Learning Workshop Canarie inc. Montreal, Canada. February 2002.)