Peter Sloep, Jan van BruggenMilano, December 2 & 3 2005

Pedagogical scenarios and learner assessment

Goal of WP2

• problem• ... to model pedagogical scenarios for

collaborative learning in virtual teams• and to model the associated assessments• in formats compliant with interoperability

specifications• proposed solution

‘The Virtual Company’

The Virtual Company

“The Virtual Learning Company is a learning environment supported by information,

communication and coordination technologies with the character of a simulated enterprise or firm. In it, teams of students or trainees work

on authentic assignments and in doing so acquire a number of competencies that match

their current competence needs.”

4 Pillars

• Competence based - focus on acquiring competencies, knowledge acquisition in service thereof

• Authentic assignment• Collaborative - teamwork, division of

labourCyberspace - virtual learning and working environment

Why show this?

• We had good concept and a lousy implementation!• clobbered together, using what was at hand• no interoperability considerations• no re-usability considerations

• But it was a prototype only, used to prove the educational viability of the concept

both students and staff liked it!

Possible uses

Pseudo UML

Modelling a Virtual Company

• Competence modelling • Modelling the company, i.e. authentic

environment• Modelling knowledge management• Modelling project management• Modelling the tooling• Use Open Standards

IMS (LD, QTI (extension)), W3C, ...

lowest level

building block

higher level

building block

modelling tool

backbone of IMS

LS

Conclusion

• WP2 problem• ... to model pedagogical scenarios for

collaborative learning in virtual teams• and to model the associated assessments

in formats compliant with interoperability specifications - IMS LD and IMS QTI (extended)