Jan Beniest - perspective from a user community (agriculture)

eLearning and the CGIAR

Jan BeniestWorld Agroforestry Centre

The CGIAR

eLearning & CGIAR

First attempt – ‘knowledge bank’

Learning Object Metadata (LOM)

5.1. Interactivity Type5.2 Learning Resource Type5.3 Interactivity Level5.4 Semantic Density5.5 Intended End-user Role5.6 Context5.7 Typical Age Range5.8 Difficulty5.9Typical Learning Time5.10 Description5.11 Language

5. Educational

1. General

1.1 Identifier1.2 Title1.3 Language1.4 Description1.5 Keyword1.6 Coverage1.7 Structure1.8 Aggregation level

1.1.1 Catalog1.1.2 Entry

6.1 Cost6.2 Copyright/Restrictions6.3 Description

6. Rights 2. Life Cycle2.1 Version2.2 Status2.3. Contribute

2.3.1 Role2.3.2 Entity2.3.3 Date

7.2.1.1 Catalog7.2.1.2 Entry

7.2.1 Identifier7.2.2 Description

7.1 Kind7.2 Resource

7. Relation

LOM3. Meta-metadata

3.1 Identifier

3.2 Contribute

3.3 Metadata Scheme3.4 Language

3.1.1 Catalog3.1.2 Entry3.2.1 Role3.2.2 Entry3.2.3 Date

8.1 Entity8.2 Date8.3 Description

8. Annotation

4.Technical

4.1 Format4.2 Size4.3 Location

4.4 Requirement

4.5 Installation Remarks4.6 Other Platform Requirements4.7 Duration

4.4.1 Type4.4.2 Name4.4.4 Minimum version4.4.5 Maximum version

9.2.2.1 ID9.2.2.2 Entry

9.2.1 Source9.2.2 Taxon

9.1 Purpose9.2 Taxon Path9.3 Description9.4 Keyword

9. Classification

CGIAR LOR http://learning.cgiar.org

LMS - Moodlehttp://learning.cgiar.org

Some issues

• Resource persons like ‘Moodle’• RLOs seem less popular

– Lack of understanding?– Too much work?– Traditional learning resources (PP, LN,

…)– In-service training

• OER a better solution?

RLOs = one piece of the puzzle

eLearning Partnerships

What about the future?