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Reflections on the MLO approach iCOPER Metadata Strategy Meeting: Athens 2009-01-08. Prof Mark Stubbs Head of Learning & Research Technology Manchester Metropolitan University. This work is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.0 licence. developing standards.
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Reflections on the MLO approachiCOPER Metadata Strategy Meeting: Athens 2009-01-08 Prof Mark Stubbs Head of Learning & Research Technology Manchester Metropolitan University This work is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.0 licence
developing standards data-interchange practice specification minimal data-interchange practice specification harmonization compromise data-interchange practice specification maximal Adapted from Gray, P. (1991) Open Systems: A Business Strategy for the 90s, McGraw-Hill
developing MLO Norwegian practice CDM EMIL Swedish practice minimal+ CDM-FR French practice harmonization LO Provider UK practice XCRI LO Spec LO Instance German practice PAS1068
Learning Opportunity Provider MLO refinements Title >> Ects:InstitutionName Location >> Ects:InstitutionAddress Description >> Ects:AcademicAuthorities Description >> Ects:InstitutionGeneralDescription Type >> Ects:InstitutionType Type >> Ects:InstitutionStatus Description >> Ects:InstitutionAdmissionProcedures Description >> Ects:InstitutionMainRegulations Contributor >> Ects:InstitutionEctsCoordinator Description >> Ects:GeneralInformationOnCostOfLiving Description >> Ects:GeneralInformationOnAccommodation Description >> Ects:GeneralInformationOnMeals Description >> Ects:GeneralInformationOnMedicalFacilities …. eg. to represent…ECTS Information PackageCourse Catalogue Offers Offers Learning Opportunity Specification Learning Opportunity Specification Type=“Ects:DegreeProgramme” Title Qualification Description >> Ects:AcademicAndProfessionalGoals Description >> Ects:AccessToFurtherStudies Description >> Ects:CourseStructureDiagram Description >> Ects:FinalExamination Description >> Ects:ExaminationAndAssessmentRegulations Contributor >> Ects:DepartmentalEctsCoordinator … Type=“Ects:CourseUnit” Title Identifier >> Ects:CourseUnitCode Type >> Ects:CourseUnitType Level >> Ects:CourseUnitLevel Level >> Ects:CourseUnitYearOfStudy Credit>> Ects:CreditsAllocated Contributor >> Ects:LecturerName Description >> Ects:CourseUnitContent Description >> Ects:CourseUnitRecommendedReading Description >> Ects:CourseUnitTeachingMethods Description >> Ects:CourseUnitAssessmentMethods …
MLO interoperability CDM-FR.XSD MLO.XSD XCRI.XSD MLO_ECTS_IPCC.XSD XCRI_ECTS_IPCC.XSD MLO.XML XCRI.XML CDM-FR.XML CDM-FR2MLO.XSLT MLO2XCRI.XSLT National ECTSAggregators? International ECTS Aggregators? National ECTSAggregators?
MLO pragmatics • Working closely with implementers (RS3G …) to ensure users get the best from MLO • Rome 09/11/07 • Dublin 25/04/08 • Stuttgart 11/12/08
conceptual framework? • Semiotics • Semantic (concept map) • Syntactic (schema, validity of representations…) • Pragmatic (use and user experience) • A question of emphasis in standards activity? • Compare with Scott’s diagram • Feedback to CEN WS-LT…! • “Standards developers need help to get lucky” • “Don’t be too proud to use the bin sometimes”