Collage

Draft

Definition

Collage is a Collaborative learning flow pattern editor. It allows a designer to configure a design pattern. The result is saved in IMS Learning Design format. It could be played with any LD player.

“The Collage authoring tool guides and supports the course teacher in the process of authoring computer-interpretable representations (using the IMS learning design standard notation) of effective collaborative pedagogical designs.” (Hernández-Leo, 2007).

Current status and availability

Collage is free sofware and available from Source Forge It is built on top of the Reload [[IMS Learning Design|Learning Design] Editor.

Currently (June 2008) it is in Beta status.

Usage

Shortly for now:

• User should specify the type of scenario
• Zero, one or more CLFPs are suggested (relax the constraints when no pattern is shown)
• Select one and the edit the general desciption of the learning unit
• Edit the collaborative learning flow. For each pattern, editing will be different.

Links

• Collage (Source Forge)

References

• Hernández-Leo, D., Bote-Lorenzo, M.L., Asensio-Pérez, J.I., Gómez-Sánchez, E., Villasclaras-Fernández, E.D., Jorrín-Abellán, I.M., Dimitriadis, Y. Free- and Open Source Software for a Course on Network Management: Authoring and Enactment of Scripts based on Collaborative Learning Strategies IEEE Transactions on Education. 50(4):292-301, November 2007.

• Hernández-Leo, D., Harrer, A., Dodero, J.M., Asensio-Pérez, J.I., Burgos, D. A Framework for the Conceptualization of Approaches to "Create-by-Reuse" of Learning Design Solutions Journal of Universal Computer Science. 13(7):991-1001, October 2007. http://www.jucs.org/jucs_13_7/a_framework_for_the

• Hernández-Leo, D., Villasclaras-Fernández, E.D., Jorrín-Abellán, I.M., Asensio-Pérez, J.I., Dimitriadis, Y., Ruiz-Requies, I., Rubia-Avi, B. Collage, a Collaborative Learning Design Editor Based on Patterns Special Issue on Learning Design, Educational Technology & Society. 9(1):58-71, January 2006. http://www.ifets.info/issues.php?id=30

• Hernández-Leo, D., Asensio-Pérez, J.I., Dimitriadis, Y., Bote-Lorenzo, M.L., Jorrín-Abellán, I.M., Villasclaras-Fernández, E.D. Reusing IMS-LD Formalized Best Practices in Collaborative Learning Structuring Advanced Technology for Learning (extended version of the WBE05 paper). 2(4):223-232, October 2005. http://dx.doi.org/10.2316/Journal.208.2005.4.208-0865 - PDF

• Hernández-Leo, D., Asensio-Pérez, J.I., Dimitriadis, Y., Bote-Lorenzo, M.L., Jorrín-Abellán, I.M., Villasclaras-Fernández, E.D. Reusing IMS-LD Formalized Best Practices in Collaborative Learning Structuring Advanced Technology for Learning (extended version of the WBE05 paper). 2(4):223-232, October 2005. http://www.ifets.info/issues.php?id=29