Standards for Open Content

Standards for Open Content

Jan M. Pawlowski, Christian M. Stracke

Open Forum, ISO/IEC JTC1 SC36Stuttgart, 05.09.2008

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Where we work…Jyväskylä, Finland

Source: [http://www.jyu.fi/, http://www.jyvaskyla.fi/]

Where we work…Bonn, Germany

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Background

E-LearningIntegration of KM and E-Learning Reference Models (Essen Learning Model, ELM)Quality Management and Assurance for E-LearningMobile & Ambient LearningStandardizationLearning Object and Learning Design Repositories

Knowledge ManagementIntegration ScenariosKnowledge Management Support

E-Business

eLC:eLearning and development Co-operationQuality development + standards

D-ELAN:Unique German network and international co-operations (SIG)E-Learning Business ExcellenceQuality and innovation award

ITRI: COSMOS / ASPECT: Scientific and Open ContentiCOPER, OILI, IT-Mylly, Opinpolku, Centraali: E-Learning standards and IT competencies

Contents

Motivation– Introductory Scenario

Standards– A Classification Model

Re-Use and Digital Media– The Concept of Re-Use– Open Content – Cooperative Development Processes– Business Models

Conclusion

A First Scenario

Course: E-Learning QualityTarget Group: Higher Education in Korea, international use & distributionRecent issue, rapid changes and news

TaskDevelop a course for content developers in Korea, potentially to be used in other markets / countriesBase: Existing course in English for vocational training in the university context

Solutions

Make or Buy…?– New development of an E-Learning environment?– Buying an E-Learning environment?– Re-Using and adapting existing materials?

Business Model– Self development?– Licensing?– Purchasing full solutions?– Open content?

Re-Use Challenges– Re-Use– Re-Purposing– Re-Contextualization

Standards: A classification model (Stracke, 2007)

Dimension: Domains

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Dimension: Types

Standards: A classification model (Stracke, 2007)

Dimension Types:– Implementation standards– Conceptual standards– Level standards

Dimension Domains:– Meaning– Quality– Didactics– Learning technology– Learning content– Context

Dimension Entities:– Learning environment– Roles– Methods– Learning systems– Learning resources– Practice

The Nature of Open Content:An Idealistic View

Re-Use EnrichmentCommercial Tagging Internationalisation

Internationalisation+ Enrichment

Re-Use & Add-On Services

A Simplified Re-Use Process (1)Search Validate

Re-UsabilityRe-Use /

AdaptValidateSolution Re-Publish

Meaning

Quality

Didactics

Learning technologyLearning contentContext

[Source: http://www.dnaftb.org/dnaftb/1/concept/]

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A Simplified Re-Use Process (2)Search Validate

Re-UsabilityRe-Use /

AdaptValidateSolution Re-Publish

Business Model– Commercial Content – Open Content

• License types: Share alike, …

Structure– Contextualization?– Content / Didactical activities?– Content / Media?– Content / Target Group?

Adaptation Effort Estimation

Meaning

Quality Didactics

Learning technology

Learning contentContext

A Simplified Re-Use Process (3)Search Validate

Re-UsabilityRe-Use /

AdaptValidateSolution Re-Publish

Adaptation Process– Objective Setting– Developer Team– Adaptation Planning and Conception

Implementation– (Re-Structuring)– Context setting– Co-operative development process– Didactical activities

Test and evaluation

Meaning

Quality

Didactics Learning technology

Learning contentContext

A Simplified Re-Use Process (4)Search Validate

Re-UsabilityRe-Use /

AdaptValidateSolution Re-Publish

Business Model– Transaction costs– Development activities– Revenues

Appropriateness for Target Group– Test design– Broad adoption– Re-Use

Experience Sharing

Meaning QualityDidactics

Learning technology

Learning content

Context

A Simplified Re-Use Process (5)Search Validate

Re-UsabilityRe-Use /

AdaptValidateSolution Re-Publish

Meaning

QualityDidactics

Learning technologyLearning contentContext

Standards are highly needed in the future

Open Content and Web 2.0 applications require Open Standards even more than commercial applications

Current Standards for contents and quality can be used in the re-use process

Other standardisation topics are still under development (context, meaning, competencies)

Standards are ready to be used, implementations and tools are required!

Conclusion

Prof. Dr. Jan M. [email protected]: jan_m_pawlowski

Office:Room 523.5Telephone +358 14 260 2596 / +358 50 443 2389Fax +358 14 260 2544http://www.titu.jyu.fi

Contact Information ITRI

Christian M. Stracke

eLC (Bonn, Germany):[email protected]://www.elc-institute.com

D-ELAN German National E-Learning Association:[email protected]://www.d-elan.net

Contact Information eLC / D-ELAN