Referentie-implementaties voor educatieve content Aan de slag met IMS Learning Design

1. Referentie-implementaties voor educatieve contentAan de slag met IMS Learning Design Colin Tattersall Open Universiteit Nederland

2. Terugblik: Oktober 2004 • Bij de vorige SURF SiX Educatieve Content bijeenkomst werden nieuwe tools voor IMS Learning Design aangekondigd: • “End of 2004/start of 2005 will see authoring and player software being made available, together with examples” • www.unfold-project.net

3. Agenda • IMS LD in vier sheets • Referentie architecturen en implementaties • IMS Learning Design tooling update • Twee voorbeeld tools: RELOAD en CopperCore • Ontwikkelingen in 2005

4. Agenda • IMS LD in vier sheets • Referentie architecturen en implementaties • IMS Learning Design tooling update • Twee voorbeeld tools: RELOAD en CopperCore • Ontwikkelingen in 2005

5. Van Leerobjeten tot Leeractiviteien • Need a way of describing the whole teaching-learning process, not just the learning objects involved • Wat moet er met al die leerobjecten gedaan worden door lerenden? • Je kunt ook leren zonder leerobjecten toch? • Soms werken lerenden samen om iets op te lossen … • Waar zijn de onderwijzers?

6. IMS LD in vier sheets (1) • IMS Learning Design is used to model units of learning • A unit of learning (UoL) is any delimited piece of education or training, such as a course, a module, a lesson, etc. • more than just a collection of ordered resources to learn • activities, assessments, services and support facilities provided by teachers, trainers and other staff members. • A model of the activities, content, tools and workflow for learners and staff to accomplish one or more learning objectives • Who does what, when, with whom and using which learning objects and services

7. IMS LD in vier sheets (2) • Stage-play metaphor • People act in different roles • working towards certain objectives • by performing learning and/or support activities • within an environment, consisting of learning objects and services used in the performance of the activities.

8. IMS LD in vier sheets (3) Method Act 1 Act 2 Act 3 Act 4 Act 5 Role-part 1 Role-part 2 Role-part 4 Role-part 5 Environment Learning objects Learning services Role Activity Components play Activity- Description with thanks to Bill Olivier of CETIS

9. IMS LD in vier sheets (4)

10. IMS LD in vier+ sheets • Een taal om leerprocessen te beschijven • Software die de taal begrijpt, kan lerenden en ‘staff’ ondersteunen tijdens leerprocessen Lerenden (en staff) gebruikenLD-aware software applicaties in(delen van) hun leerproces Ontwerpers maken Units of Learning … Unit ofLearning Design time Run time

11. Learning Activities, structured into sequences and selections The environment associated with the selected activity An activity description for the selected activity

12. Waarom IMS LD? • Uitwisseling van (multi-rol, multi-persoon) leerprocessen: • Hergebruik van ‘learning flow’ en/of inhoud • Een taal voor het beschrijven vaan leerprocessen • Vergelijking van aanpakken: • “Gold standard for Problem Based Learning is as follows …” My VLE Your VLE UoLs

13. Agenda • IMS LD in vier sheets • Referentie architecturen en implementaties • IMS Learning Design tooling update • Twee voorbeeld tools: RELOAD en CopperCore • Ontwikkelingen in 2005

14. Wat is een referentie-implementatie? • Van Wikipedia • a software example of a standard for use in helping others implement their own versions of the standard. • an implementation of a specification to be used as a definitive interpretation for that specification. During the development of the ... conformance test suite, [a] relatively trusted implementation … is necessary to • discover errors or ambiguities in the specification • validate the correct functioning of the test suite.“ • The reference implementation may or may not be of production quality. • Vaak hebben referentie-implementaties een plaats in een groter geheel ….

15. Een groter geheel in e-Learning • Framework • Een set modellen, specificaties en patterns die een basis geven voor het ontwerpen van architecturen. • The JISC e-Learning Framework (eLF) • A Service-Oriented analysis of the educational problem space • Roadmap to coordinate technical development activities • A place for us to work together, to identify issues, opportunities, priorities • A blueprint for institutions or organisations to use for planning(met dank aan Sarah Porter, JISC, Scott Wilson, CETIS)

16. The JISC e-Learning Framework (eLF) Sample User Agents Learning Domain Services Common Services Institutional Infrastructures (TCP/IP etc.)

17. JISC e-Learning Framework

18. JISC e-Learning Framework Common Services Messaging Authentication Authorisation Resolver DRM Metadata service registry Logging Identifier Filing Workflow Search Service registry Mapping Presence Rules Harvesting E-mail management Scheduling Content management Packaging Archiving Rating / Annotation Terminology User preferences Chat Federated search Group Person Role Member Calendaring Metadata management Format conversion Alert Whiteboard Forum AV conferencing Context

19. JISC e-Learning Framework Learning Domain Services Sequencing Activity management Course management Resource list Assessment Grading Competency ePortfolio Learning flow Activity author Marking Curriculum Course validation Quality assurance Personal development Reporting Tracking

20. JISC e-Learning Framework Sample User Agents VLE / LMS Portal Enrollment portlet Library system Timetabling Authoring applications Marking tool ePortfolio Learning flow

21. How does LD fit in with eLF? • Not ‘just another brick in the wall’ • Complex, multi layered – impacts on lots of other ‘bricks’ • LD can fit with many other services • Critical and front edge – ‘glues’ things together • Potential to transform the framework • ‘Design for Learning’ • ‘Learning’ as orchestrating and managing learner activities (met dank aan Patrick McAndrew, The Open University)

22. JISC e-Learning Framework Learning Domain Services Sequencing Activity management Course management Resource list Assessment Grading Competency ePortfolio Learning flow Activity author Marking Curriculum Course validation Quality assurance Personal development Reporting Tracking

23. JISC e-Learning Framework Learning Domain Services Sequencing Activity management Course management Sequencing Activity management Assessment Resource list Assessment Grading ePortfolio Learning flow Competency ePortfolio Learning flow Activity author Activity author Marking Curriculum Course validation Quality assurance Personal development Personal development Reporting Reporting Tracking

24. JISC e-Learning Framework Common Services Messaging Authentication Authorisation Resolver DRM Metadata service registry Logging Identifier Filing Workflow Search Service registry Mapping Presence Rules Harvesting E-mail management Scheduling Content management Packaging Archiving Rating / Annotation Terminology User preferences Chat Federated search Group Person Role Member Calendaring Metadata management Format conversion Alert Whiteboard Forum AV conferencing Context

25. JISC e-Learning Framework Common Services Messaging Authentication Authorisation Resolver DRM Metadata service registry Logging Identifier Filing Workflow Search Service registry Mapping Presence Rules Harvesting E-mail management Scheduling Content management Packaging Archiving Rating / Annotation Terminology User preferences Chat Federated search Group Person Role Member Calendaring Metadata management Format conversion Alert Whiteboard Forum AV conferencing Context

26. JISC e-Learning Framework Sample User Agents VLE / LMS Portal Enrollment portlet Library system Timetabling Authoring applications Marking tool ePortfolio Learning flow

27. JISC e-Learning Framework Sample User Agents VLE / LMS Portal Enrollment portlet Library system Timetabling Authoring applications Marking tool ePortfolio Learning flow

28. IMS LD speelt belanrijke rol in geheel • Maar hoe kom je een stap vooruit?

29. Agenda • IMS LD in vier sheets • Referentie architecturen en implementaties • IMS Learning Design tooling update • Twee voorbeeld tools: RELOAD en CopperCore • Ontwikkelingen in 2005

30. Gebruiks situatie (1) Lerenden (en staff) gebruikenLD-aware software applicaties in(delen van) hun leerproces Ontwerpers maken Units of Learning … Unit ofLearning Design time Run time

31. Portal Learningservices LD Player Run tool Repository Authoring Learner & Staff Administration Gebruiks situatie (2) Learner & staff details Unit of Learning Unit ofLearning Run Design time Run time

32. Portal Learningservices LD Player Run tool Repository Authoring Learner & Staff Administration Gebruiks situatie (3) Learner & staff details Unit of Learning Unit ofLearning Run Design time Run time

36. Hulp nu beschikbaar! • RELOAD

37. Portal Learningservices LD Player Run tool Repository Authoring Learner & Staff Administration Gebruiks situatie (4) Learner & staff details Unit of Learning Unit ofLearning Run Design time Run time

38. Hulp nu beschikbaar! • CopperCore

39. Maar er zijn meer tools …. • RELOAD (LD level A editor, B & C planned) • CopperCore (Level C LD Engine) • CopperAuthor (LD level A editor) • ASK-LDT (level B editor) • EduCreator (Chronotech, level A LD/EML editor) • Alfanet level C editor and player (June 2005) • LAMS (Level A editor + player (mid 2005) • eLive Visual LD Editor (level B, april 2005). • Service Based Learning Design System (JISC OUNL+OU) • MOT+ input/output filters • Edubox (EML 1.1)

40. Maar hoe ga je echt te werk? • Vroeger met XML Spy en fantasie; • Daarna met XML Spy en CopperCore; • Nu met • óf RELOAD+CopperCore • óf CopperAuthor+CopperCore • óf …

41. Agenda • IMS LD in vier sheets • Referentie architecturen en implementaties • IMS Learning Design tooling update • Twee voorbeeld tools: RELOAD en CopperCore • Ontwikkelingen in 2005

42. RELOAD • Made in Great Britain • Open Source • De eerste en referentie implementatie van een LD editor • Volgt de spec. • Geen XML meer, nu formulieren • Maar toch nog complex omdat LD complex is

43. Portal Learningservices LD Player Run tool Repository Authoring Learner & Staff Administration RELOAD positioning RELOAD Learner & staff details Unit of Learning RELOAD RELOAD Unit ofLearning Run Design time Run time

44. RELOAD demo

45. Maar hoe ziet mijn UoL eruit? • RELOAD biedt ondersteuning tijdens het maakproces; • Om een Unit of Learning te zien (of eigenlijk, ervaren) is een speler nodig ….

46. CopperCore • Open source IMS Learning Design engine capable of processing units of learning. • Hides complexity of IMS LD for developers wishing to incorporate IMS LD into their products. • Does not provide any user interface. Not a stand alone product. • Uses XML for data exchange with clients • XML format resembles IMS LD as closely as possible • Uses properties as main data storage mechanism

47. Portal Learningservices LD Player Run tool Repository Authoring Learner & Staff Administration CopperCore positioning Learner & staff details Unit of Learning Unit ofLearning Run CopperCore Design time Run time

48. CopperCore demo • Students individually consider “what is greatness?”; • They enter a few sentences of initial thoughts; • This process is monitored and ended by the tutor; • All learners then see all responses (anonymous); • All learners then enter personal reflections on all responses (not made public); • The tutor receives all responses and personal reflections once they have been entered; • The tutor gives feedback on the responses and reflections and finishes the learning activity on a per learner basis.

50. CopperCore demo