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Sue White, Project Manager, On-Line ServicesColeg Sir Gar, Llanelli, South Wales
30th May 2003
2001
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South West Wales e-Learning Consortium
10 local FE & HE Institutions
SME Training Needs Analysis – 150 companies
Research into Pedagogy and Learning Styles
Materials development – 8 Institutions
Distance learning delivery – 5000+ hours
Pedagogy effectiveness evaluation through questionnaire and focus groups
Consideration of materials development costs -v- effectiveness
Collaboration – does it work?
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DISADVANTAGES• Historical rivalry• Different cultures• Different strategic objectives• Different specialisms
Collaboration – does it work?
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ADVANTAGES• Minimises duplication of materials development• Reduces costs associated with development• Expands the materials resources available to partner
colleges• Enables exploitation of each individual institutions
area of expertise• Avoids duplication of resources• Different specialisms and development focus
IS IT WORTH IT?
We think so
Partners
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Higher Education Further Education Funding
2002 – The Main Problem?
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We had the materials, an identity and 7 VLE’s how could we share them?
JISC South West Wales Content Interoperability Project
This involved testing IMS Metadata and Content Packaging Specifications and the concept of using a Digital Repository
10 partners: 5 FE Colleges4 Vendors1 Digital Repository
Content Interoperability
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What is Content Interoperability?The ability to share content between different learning environments without the need for amendments
How?Using the XML driven IMS content packaging and metadata specifications which enable content to be stored in the VLE or digital repository and allow it to be searched using a variety of search-strings such as:
Keywords
Date produced
Developer
Subject
Taxonomy
Contents
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To test content interoperability between all consortium materials and participating VLEs
To work with vendors to identify and action opportunities to improve interoperability
To demonstrate the re-use of interoperable learning objects stored in a digital repository
Interoperability: The Objectives
HOW?
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The first step Learning the specifications - we set about removing the mystery from metadata and content packaging
What is metadata?The data needed to describe a learning object that makes searching for it in a Digital Repository or VLE more convenient
What is Content Packaging?A learning object has to be packaged in order for it to be stored in a repository. The package will be in ‘XML’ format which will allow interoperability
What can interoperability do for you the learning technologists and institutions?
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It can enable you to share resources with partner colleges and businesses through a digital repository
Prevent institutions being tied in to one vendor
With the right standards and specifications it can allow accurate and timely monitoring of student progress
It can allow you to mix and match generic content enabling the development of be-spoke courses
Correct development can prevent problems associated with the changing requirements of awarding bodies
Ultimately, it can ‘water down’ development costs through re-use of content in distant and blended learning
2003 – The Next Step
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3 Training Networks in Wales
South West Wales E-training Network – 11 HE & FE Partners
Science & Technology at Levels 3 and above
Focus on materials interoperability, digital repositories, pedagogy evaluation, instructional design master classes, accessibility & bilingualism
Want to find out more?
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http://jisc.virtualcollege.ac.uk
http://swwetn.virtualcollege.ac.uk
Contacts:
• Professor Tony Toole, Head of On-Line Services [email protected]
• Sue White, Project [email protected]
• Graham Ashman, Project Officer
