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Pre-conference workshop on educational modeling languages

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Lecturer: Daniel K. Schneider, TECFA, University of Geneva

Venue

ICOOL 2007

3rd International Conference on Open and Online Learning

Pedagogical Scripting for Open and Distance Learning (ODL)

11-14 June 2007, Hotel Equatorial, Penang, Malaysia

Organised by the VCILT, University of Mauritius in partnership with the School of Distance Education, Universiti Sains Malaysia

Organization

• 1-day workshop, June 11 9:30-12:30h 14:00-16:30h
• Maximum participants: 20
• Other requirements: Bring your own memory stick (USB key)
• You may bring your own Personal Laptop

Aims

• This preconference workshop aims to introduce and discuss various educational modeling languages (EML). An EML formally describes educational materials and/or pedagogical scenarios. Some EMLs are executable, i.e. allow to assemble certain kinds of learning objects which then can be "played" in various platforms.

• We introduce educational modelling languages as building blocks of instructional designs and critically discuss purpose and scope of various formalisms and tools. Participants also will gain some hands-on experience with a few tools.

• This workshop will provide a global overview, but we also will have a hands-on activity with 2-3 technologies, e.g. IMS Content Packaging with the Reload Editor and LAMS.

Program contents

(will be reordered at some point)

Conceptual overview

• The concepts of instructional design model and instructional design method: what can be modeled ?
  • Learning goals and contents, i.e. an ontology of what has to be learned (objectives, concepts and tasks a learner should master, etc.)
  • Learning materials (courseware)
  • Learning sequences with respect to materials
  • Learning designs with respect to roles and activities

• What are design languages ?

• What is the purpose of educational modeling languages ?

Overview of educational modeling languages

• Major standardization bodies
• What are so-called profiles, e.g. SCORM 1.2 and SCORM 2004
• Learning object standards
• E-learning tools: e.g. Authoring environments, learning management systems, learning object repository.
• Less known initiatives, on-going research.

Ontologies and Metadata

• Metadata, in particular Learning Object Metadata Standard
• Ontologies to analyze domain knowledge as in MISA or to model user characteristics
• The role of the semantic web initiative (RDF/OWL) for education

IMS/SCORM 1.2/IEEE standards overview

• IMS Content Packaging
• Learning Object Metadata Standard

IMS Learning Design and Simple Sequencing

• IMS Learning Design
• IMS Simple Sequencing

Activity management systems

• LAMS
• CeLS
• Do it by "bricolage", e.g. use portals or web 2.0 services ?

Document-centric models and systems

• eLML
• Is there a future for document standards like DITA or Docbook ?
• The growing impact of microformats and semantic XHTML. Will there be microformats in Education ?

Educational use of design languages

• Unified modeling language, e.g. UML use cases and UML class diagrams

Scenario planners

• DialogPlus Toolkit
• Lesson Planners ?

Discussion and alternatives

• Do we really need modeling languages and in which situations ?
• Where do light-weight cognitive tools and social computing fit in ? Why are they more successful ?
• Industry modeling languages like UML ? The IMS learning design information model has been defined in UML.
• What is the relation to document and hypertext standards ?
• Where do (some) lesson planners fit in ?
• The current status of IMS Learning Design (LD). Why are tools so slow to appear ?
• Where does e-learning 2.0 fit in, or is it an "anti-model" ?

Links and references

Software

Reload IMS/CP Scorm 1.2/Learning Design Editor

• Reload Editor (download and installation).
• Reload Editor Tutorial

Exe Authoring Tool

• eXe (some links)
• EduForge download page. Take the latest version.
• Online Manual

LAMS

• LAMS Windows Installer Help

DialogPlus

• Nugget Developer Guidance Toolkit

MOT Ontology and Learning Design Editor

• MOT / MOT Plus