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Learning Objects Repository

@ VCILThttp://vcampus.uom.ac.mu/lor

Abounaidane AdilTournaud JulienYannic Stephane

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Learning Objects Repository

1. Learning Objects1. Pedagogical point of view

2. Professional point of view

2. Learning Objects Repository1. Metadata & Standards

2. What’s for?

3. Repository

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Why learning objects?(1)Pedagogical point of view

• Traditional methods:– Linear, fixed-path presentations– Difficulty in changing or adapting content…

These methods are inadequate for learning in today’s business environment.

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Why learning objects? (2)Pedagogical point of view

• Learner’s perspective:– Demand for customisation

to provide just-in-time and just-enough content

– Need for performance support

– Need for granular levels of training individualized to learner needs, interests, and learning style.

• Author’s perspective:– Ease of collaboration,

sharing and reusing content assets over the web

– Need for rapid creation of content

– Ease assemble/update content

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Professional point of view (1)Why develop content as learning objects?

• To gain an added-value– Costs– Development time– Learning effectiveness

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Professional point of view (2)Why develop content as learning objects?

• Flexibility• Ease of updates,

searches and content management

• Customisation

• Interoperability• Facilitation of

competency-based learning

• Increase value of content

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Anatomy of a Learning Object

© Harvi Singh

hsingh@centra.com

http://www.centra.com/

•Centred around learning objective

•Content/information supports the objective and promotes the achievement of the learning outcome

•Practice/feedback ensures mastery

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Standards

Standards are necessary for:– interworking, – portability,– reusability.

A standard helps ensure cooperation and reuse.

But, “the nice thing about standards is that there are so many of them to choose from.”

Andrew Tanenbaum, in his Computer Networks book

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Metadata

Metadata is data about data.–What? - title and description–When? - when it was created and the update cycle, if any.–Who? – authors and submitter–Where? – where to find the resource–How? – how to obtain more information about the resource and how to use it in a specific context

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Metadata standards

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Tertiary Education Commission

Match the student’s programmes of study at the tertiary level to the socio-economic developmental needs– List of Indicative Priority Fields of Study (IPFS)

• Demand for high-level manpower by existing employers

• Providing information to the tertiary education institutions

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Tertiary Education Commission

• Agriculture and Agro-Industry

• Arts and Languages

• Engineering

• Environment

• Financial Services

• Information and Communication Technology

• Law

• Management

• Medicine and Dentistry

• Sciences and Applied Sciences

• Social Sciences and Humanities

• Textile and Clothing

• Tourism

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Situated Knowledge [context dependant]

Non Situated

Knowledge

[context free]

History / Culture / Heritage

ICT related Open

Courseware

WHAT’s WHAT’s

a LOR a LOR

for ?for ?

Resituated Knowledge

Endemic Plants /Coral Reefs / Biodiversity

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LOR Project-Needs

• Interviews with future users from all the faculties ( Agriculture, Engineering, Science, Law & Management, Social Studies & Humanities)

– Use for articles and references on resources on the web.

– Ease of loading data's.– Easy and simple to use especially for non

specialist in IT.– Efficient search engine

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LOR Project-Context Analyse

• Analyses of resources on the web:

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User’s view

LO Repository

LO Interface local

content DB

WWW

Virtual U

Agriculture Course 12

I) Animal Genetics

II) Animal Production

Farm OperationsBiology of ProductionExample 1Example 2

III) Animal Reproduction

Virtual U

registered user

open access/ search / combine / tools

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LO Repository Local Content DBVirtual U

Store for locally developped content

or mirrors sites

RLO

Reusable Learning Objects

Local orWeb Ref

Metadata(ontology)

WWW

Academic Modules

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Combination of RLOs

Academic Management Tools

Communication Tools

Security Filters

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Architecture

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LOR Resources

– Assignments, exercises

– Part of a course or modules

– Resources on the web

– Searchers articles from UoM

RLO RLO

Private Access Free Access

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Learning Object Metadata

• Title• Reference• Description• Keywords• Type• Free access or not

• Date of submission• Language• Information about

– Author(s)

– Submitter

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LOR Database

LearningObject

Comment

Pedagogy

AuthorSubmitter

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LOR Database

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Learning Objects Repository

•Share information•Easy access to information

•Information construction•Information exchange

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Learning Objects Repository

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