scholarly journals Developing a learning object metadata application profile based on LOM suitable for the Australian higher education context

2004 ◽  
Vol 20 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Shirley Agostinho ◽  
Sue Bennett ◽  
Lori Lockyer ◽  
Barry Harper
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Learning Objects ◽  
Learning Object ◽  
Instructional Designers ◽  
Learning Design ◽  
University Teachers ◽  
Learning Object Metadata ◽  
Design And Implementation ◽  
Application Profile ◽  
Quality Learning

<span>This paper reports recent work in developing of structures and processes that support university teachers and instructional designers incorporating learning objects into higher education focused learning designs. The aim of the project is to develop a framework to guide the design and implementation of high quality learning experiences. This framework is premised on the proposition that learning objects are resources that can be incorporated within a learning design. The learning design serves as the pedagogical model that drives the development. The first phase of the project required an analysis of metadata schemas by which learning objects could be described, to facilitate discovery, retrieval and inclusion in a learning design. In particular, the pedagogical descriptors within the IEEE Learning Object Metadata (LOM) standard were examined to determine their suitability for use in this project. The findings indicated that enhancement of the educational descriptors was required. To address this, a learning object metadata application profile specific to Australian higher education has been developed. This paper describes the process by which the metadata application profile was developed within the context of the overall project.</span>

Developing Metadata Application Profiles for Open Educational Resources Federated Repositories

2017 ◽  
pp. 118-145 ◽  
Author(s):  
Panagiotis Zervas ◽  
Demetrios G. Sampson
Keyword(s):  
Learning Objects ◽  
End Users ◽  
Open Educational Resources ◽  
Learning Object ◽  
Instructional Designers ◽  
Teachers And Students ◽  
Learning Object Repositories ◽  
Application Profile

With many Learning Object Repositories (LORs) implemented and maintained independently from different organizations or communities, valuable Learning Objects (LOs) are scattered over different LORs and making it difficult for end-users (namely, instructional designers, teachers and students) to easily find and access them. A suggested solution towards addressing this issue is to create federated LORs, which aim to harvest and aggregate LOs' metadata from different LORs towards facilitating LOs' discovery across these LORs through a single infrastructure. However, a challenging issue during the development of federated LORs is the design of appropriate metadata application profile (AP) which supports harvesting heterogeneous metadata records from the aggregated LORs. Thus, the aim of this book chapter is twofold, namely (a) to present a methodology for developing metadata APs that can be used in building federated LORs and (b) to present a case study from the implementation of the proposed methodology for the development of the metadata AP used by the OpenDiscoverySpace federated LOR.

scholarly journals CanCore: Metadata for Learning Objects

2002 ◽  
Vol 28 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Norm Friesen ◽  
Anthony Roberts ◽  
Sue Fisher
Keyword(s):  
Distance Education ◽  
Learning Objects ◽  
Learning Object ◽  
Learning Resources ◽  
Digital Learning ◽  
Learning Object Metadata ◽  
Application Profile ◽  
Digital Learning Resources ◽  
And Training

The vision of reusable digital learning resources or objects, made accessible through coordinated repository architectures and metadata technologies, has gained considerable attention within distance education and training communities. However, the pivotal role of metadata in this vision raises important and longstanding issues about classification, description and meaning. The purpose of this paper is to provide an overview of this vision, focusing specifically on issues of semantics. It will describe the CanCore Learning Object Metadata Application Profile as an important first step in addressing these issues in the context of the discovery, reuse and management of learning resources or objects.

scholarly journals Historical and Philosophical Foundations of Learning Objects

10.28945/2913 ◽  
2005 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephen L. Martin
Keyword(s):  
Instructional Design ◽  
Learning Objects ◽  
Reflective Learning ◽  
Learning Object ◽  
Instructional Designers ◽  
Philosophical Foundations ◽  
Practical Development ◽  
Computer Based ◽  
Knowledge Objects ◽  
The Relationship

Briefly the objective of this presentation is to provide an overview of the origin of the concept and term of learning object in instructional design within the context of standardized, sharable, computer-based operations. Secondly, the philosophical foundations will be discussed mainly in terms of the framework of the crucial distinction between learning objects as mere external knowledge objects and the process of self-reflective learning that is needed to make the use of learning objects truly successful. Both the historical and philosophical foundations of learning objects will be treated in terms of the relationship between learning objects and learning subjects. The latter includes both instructional designers in the historical and practical development of learning objects, and the audience for which learning objects are intended to help educate. Particularly, historical and philosophical foundations should recognize the dual trajectory towards producing standardized small curricular units and at the same time affecting, educating and even transforming learners.

Adaptation of Descriptive Metadata for Managing Educational Resources in the GREDOS Repository

2018 ◽  
pp. 2063-2085
Author(s):  
Erla M. Morales Morgado ◽  
Rosalynn A. Campos Ortuño ◽  
Ling Ling Yang ◽  
Tránsito Ferreras-Fernández
Keyword(s):  
Learning Styles ◽  
Mobile Apps ◽  
Learning Objects ◽  
Educational Resources ◽  
Learning Object ◽  
Institutional Repository ◽  
Dublin Core ◽  
Digital Repositories ◽  
Learning Object Metadata ◽  
Metadata Mapping

In this chapter the authors describe a Project entitled “Divulgación de Recursos Educativos Digitales (DIRED)” (Divulgation of Digital Educational Resources) addressed to promoting specific educational resources and mobile apps for educational proposals in order to manage them through the institutional repository of the Salamanca University (GREDOS). The authors present a proposal for describing learning objects based on pedagogical information, digital competences and learning styles. The authors also suggest educational information for classifying useful mobile apps. To achieve their suitable access and recovery, the authors focus on the use of Learning Object specific metadata in digital repositories such as LOM (Learning Object Metadata). The authors study the metadata mapping necessary to adapt from LOM to Qualified Dublin Core, because this is the standard used in the GREDOS repository built with a DSpace platform. Finally, the authors present their implementation of Learning Object Description in the GREDOS repository.

Bridging the Instructional Designers and Lecturers in Technology Education

2011 ◽  
pp. 215-237
Author(s):  
Samuel Ng Hong Kok ◽  
Tang Buay Choo ◽  
Myint Swe Khine
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Educational Technology ◽  
Communities Of Practice ◽  
Technology Education ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Education Institution ◽  
Learning Objects ◽  
Instructional Designers ◽  
Higher Education Institution

This chapter examines an initiative to create educational technology (ET) Champions and leaders within a higher education institution in Singapore. It examines how the concept of communities of practice was applied to an initiative for transforming teaching and learning through educational technology. Instructional designers coached ET Champions in the principles of creating learning objects who later returned to their respective colleges to work with other lecturers. ET Champions progressed through five stages, which included peripheral, legitimate, core, strategic and transformational membership. Each stage required support and guidance within the community.

scholarly journals A Semantic Distances-Based Approach for a Deeply Indexing of Learning Objects

2019 ◽  
Vol 14 (06) ◽  
pp. 27 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kamal El Guemmat ◽  
Sara Ouahabi
Keyword(s):  
Search Engines ◽  
Learning Objects ◽  
Learning Object ◽  
Automatic Indexing ◽  
New Approach ◽  
Learning Object Metadata ◽  
Depth Extraction ◽  
Semantic Distances ◽  
Linguistic Structures

Educational search engines are important for users to find learning objects (LO). However, these engines have not reached maturity in terms of searching, they suffer from several worries like the deep extraction of notions which diminishes their performance. The purpose of this paper is to propose a new approach that allows depth extraction of LO’s notions to increase the relevance level of educational search engines. The proposed approach focuses on semi-automatic indexing of textual LO and more precisely the deeper relations of sentences that flesh out explanations. It based on linguistic structures and semantic distances between specific and generic notions according to OntOAlgO ontology. The notions obtained will be improved by learning object metadata (LOM) and will be represented semantically in final index. The tests performed on algorithmic LO, proving the usefulness of our approach to educational search engines. It increases the degree of precision and recall of notions extracted from LO.

Towards a holistic model for quality of learning object repositories

2017 ◽  
Vol 35 (5) ◽  
pp. 953-976
Author(s):  
Christian Vidal-Castro ◽  
Alejandra Andrea Segura Navarrete ◽  
Victor Menendez-Dominguez ◽  
Claudia Martinez-Araneda
Keyword(s):  
Learning Objects ◽  
Learning Object ◽  
Quality Level ◽  
Quality Model ◽  
Holistic Model ◽  
Metadata Standard ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Learning Object Metadata ◽  
Quality Of Learning

Purpose This paper aims to address the need to ensure the quality of metadata records describing learning resources. We propose improvements to a metadata-quality model, specifically for the compliance sub-feature of the functionality feature. Compliance is defined as adherence level of the learning object metadata content to the metadata standard used for its specification. The paper proposes metrics to assess the compliance, which are applied to a set of learning objects, showing their applicability and usefulness in activities related to resources management. Design/methodology/approach The methodology considers a first stage of metrics refinement to obtain the indicator of the sub-feature compliance. The next stage is the proposal evaluation, where it is determined if metrics can be used as a conformity indicator of learning object metadata with a standard (metadata compliance). The usefulness of this indicator in the information retrieval area is approached through an assessment of learning objects where the quality level of its metadata and the ranking in which they are retrieved by a repository are correlated. Findings This study confirmed that the best results for metrics of standardization, completeness, congruence, coherence, correctness and understandability, which determine the compliance indicator, were obtained for learning objects whose metadata were better labelled. Moreover, it was found that the learning objects with the highest level of compliance indicator have better positions in the ranking when a repository retrieves them through an exact search based on metadata. Research limitations/implications In this study, only a sub-feature of the quality model is detailed, specifically the compliance of learning object standard. Another limitation was the size of the learning objects set used in the experiment. Practical implications This proposal is independent from any metadata standard and can be applied to improve processes associated with the management of learning objects in a repository-like retrieval and recommendation. Originality/value The originality and value of this proposal are related to quality of learning object metadata considered from a holistic point of view through six metrics. These metrics quantify both technical and pedagogical aspects through automatic evaluation and supported by experts. In addition, the applicability of the indicator in recovery systems is shown, by example to be incorporated as an additional criterion in the learning object ranking.

scholarly journals Pedagogically Sound Learning Objects: Towards a Useful Classification

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel Churchill
Keyword(s):  
Conceptual Model ◽  
Learning Objects ◽  
Learning Object ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Instructional Designers ◽  
Information Object ◽  
Use Of Technology ◽  
Computer Based ◽  
Sound Learning ◽  
Contextual Representation

In spite of the numerous discussions in literature, the learning object remains an illdefined concept. In this paper, rather than attempting to clearly define what a learning object is, I discuss kinds of computer-based creations that might be recognized as a learning object by the community involved in design and use of technology-based educational resources. This discussion is supported by a small-scale inquiry into kinds of learning objects identified from a collection of resources developed by some teachers and instructional designers in Singapore. Six unique categories of potential learning objects were noted and defined through the inquiry: presentation object, practice object, information object, simulation object, conceptual model and contextual representation. These kinds of learning objects are discussed in this paper. The paper opens a possibility for the proposed categories to be challenged or for more categories of learning objects to emerge in further inquiries involving examination of larger repositories of learning objects.

scholarly journals PENERAPAN PRINSIP DISAIN PEMBELAJARAN DAN LEARNING OBJECT UNTUK SITUS KELAS MAYA MATA KULIAH GIZI TERAPAN

2015 ◽  
pp. 95-112
Author(s):  
Dewi Salma Prawiradilaga Ari Istiany Diana Ariani
Keyword(s):  
Instructional Design ◽  
Learning Objects ◽  
Learning Object ◽  
Learning Design ◽  
Design Framework ◽  
Integrative Learning ◽  
Learning Materials ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Design Learning ◽  
Web Based Learning

Abstrak:Penelitian pengembangan ini bertujuan untuk menciptakan baik bahan belajar berbasis web mapun panduan belajar untuk mata kuliah Gizi Terapan. Pengembangan tersebut didasarkan pada prinsip desain pembelajaran, learning object, desain pesan dan pembelajaran mandiri personalisasi. Proses pengembangan menggunakan model Dabbagh & Bannan-Ritland yang dikenal dengan model “integrative learning design framework (IDLF)”. Model ini terdiri dari tiga tahapan, yaitu explorating, enactment, dan evaluation. Hasil tahap explorating adalah serangkaian permasalahan dan alternatif solusi untuk mengembangkan mata kuliah tersebut sebagai learning object. Tahap enacment menghasilkan hal-hal apa saja yang harus dikembangkan/diproduksi sebagai aspek pembelajaran seperti urutan topik, naskah, produksi prototipa (vide klip, slide presentasi, draft panduan belajar dll.), serta situs kelas maya mata kuliah Gizi Terapan tersebut pada http:://www.unj.web-bali.net. Evaluasi adalah tahap pembuktian melalui evaluasi satu-satu, review ahli, dan evaluasi kelompok kecil. Penelitian ini sendiri menggunakan tujuh siswa dari Program Studi Tata Boga dan lima dosen sebagai ahli lintas disiplin, yaitu ahli pembelajaran, desain pembelajaran, media (hypermedia) dan gizi terapan.Kata Kunci: gizi terapan, desain pembelajaran, learning object, model IDLF, bahan belajar berbasis web.Abstract:This is a development research which aims to create both web-based learning materials and a learning guide (LG) book for the course on Applied Nutrition. Its underlying theories are principles of instructional design, learning objects (LOs) as well as message design, personalization inindependent learning. The development process is through a model called Integrative learning design framework (IDLF) of Dabbagh & Bannan – Ritland. The IDLF consists of three phases; those are explorating, enactment, and evaluation. Explorating phase results a list of problems and its alternative solutions on how to develop topics chosen (Gizi Balita and Gizi Anak Sekolah) as learning objects. Then, these LOsare to be uploaded into learning paths in theLCMS claroline. Enactment is a process which allows research team to develop those topics into tangible aspects of instruction, such scripts, production of prototypes (slides, video clips, the draft of LG book etc), and a coursesite of Applied Nutrition (Gizi Terapan) at www.unj.web-bali.net. Evaluation consists of tryouts of one-to-one, expert review, and small group evaluation. The research invited seven students of Department of Food Management (Tata Boga) as subjects and five lecturers as transdisciplinary experts of instructional design, instruction, hypermedia and applied nutrition.Keywords : Applied Nutrition, instructional design, learning objects, model IDLF, web-based learning materials.

Reusability of Online Role Play as Learning Objects or Learning Designs

2011 ◽  
pp. 761-776 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sandra Wills ◽  
Anne McDougall
Keyword(s):  
Role Play ◽  
Learning Objects ◽  
Discussion Forum ◽  
Learning Object ◽  
Learning Design ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Threaded Discussion ◽  
Learning Object Repositories ◽  
E Mail ◽  
Australian Universities

This study tracks the uptake of online role play in Australia from 1990 to 2006 and the affordances to its uptake. It examines reusability, as one affordance to uptake, from the perspective of two often polarized constructs: learning object and learning design. The study treats “reuse” in two ways: reuse of an existing online role play and reuse of an online role play as the model for another role play. The first type of reuse implies the online role play is a learning object and the second type implies the online role play derives from a learning design. Online role play consists of a scenario and a set of roles that students adopt in order to collaboratively solve a problem, create something, or explore an issue via e-mail or a combination of e-mail and Web-based threaded discussion forum. Thirty-six role plays of this type were identified in Australian universities of which 80% were reuse of a learning design. Only three examples of role play as a learning object were found, suggesting that learning design is a useful concept for understanding how to support reusability in universities. Other affordances to uptake of role play were also tracked. This indicated that the contribution of educational developers far outweighed that of academic colleagues, conferences, journals, and engines. The results have implications for the work practices of educational developers and for managers of learning object repositories.

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