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Learning Objects Network
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Learning Objects Network
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U.S. Dept. of Defense Cooperative Research and
Development Agreement (CRADA)
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Association of American Publishers
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40 colleges and universities
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Training companies
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Corporations
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Learning Objects
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Who is using them and why?
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What are they?
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Is there a market? Is there a channel?
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What does this have to do with DOI?
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What is the schedule and who are the participants?
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Learning Object Communities
CEN/ISSS
ISO/IEC JTC1 SC36
PROMETEUS
IMS Asia
Singapore
IMS Australia
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Building the Framework
For the
Digital Knowledge Environment
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SCORM
CONTENT
AGGREGATION MODEL
Meta-data
XML Binding
Best Practice
From IMS
RUN-TIME
ENVIRONMENT
Content to
LMS API
From AICC
Course
Structure
Format Derived from
AICC
Meta-data
dictionary
From IEEE
Content to
LMS data
model
From AICC
Multi-Billion Dollar Problem
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Each battleship contains 44
tons of paper documentation
about which two things are
known. . .
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It is out of date
The right person has never
read it
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Multi-Billion Dollar Problem
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A single plane will hold
1 million plus parts
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A helicopter can have a
hundred configurations,
thousands of subcontractors, million of parts
with weekly updates and
over $10 million per year in
FedX bills.
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Who Is Using Learning Objects?
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Universities
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Corporate training
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U.S. Dept. of Defense and NATO
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U.S. Federal Agencies (compliance under review)
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Corporations—
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Boeing,
Microsoft
Cisco
Sun Microsystems
IBM
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Why Are Learning Objects Used?
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Reduced time in training and course creation (30%)
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Reduced costs (30 to 40%)
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Interoperable for other purposes (supplies, medical
treatment)
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Improved understanding and retention
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The Learning Technology Potential
Average tutored student’s achievement is better
than 98% of classroom students
2s
# Students
1s
Classroom
Students
Current
Technology
NextGeneration
Technology
Learning Improvements
Adapted From: Bloom, B.S. The Two-Sigma Problem: The Search for Methods of Group
Instruction as Effective as One-to-One Tutoring. Educational Researcher. 13,4-16 (1984)
SCORM Learning Objects
Sharable, Reusable, Interoperable, Locatable, Purchasable
For reuse of component
pieces to be possible,
they must be built to a
common “object” model
Components that share a
common model can be
reassembled and reused
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Learning Objects—From Raw Assets to Something Bigger
“Raw” Assets
Asset
Tagged Asset
Whole
Web
Page
Asset
JPEG
Asset
XML
Doc
Asset
Asset
GIF
Asset
Raw Media
Meta -Data
Content Package
WAV
Asset
HTML
Fragment
Asset
Asset
JavaScript
Functions
Flash
Object
Assets are authored
and tagged with
meta-data – the
created assets are
first level IP
SCORM/IMS – ONIX Metadata Mapping
Value domain
Description / comments
ONIX element(s) whose content may map directly to
content of this SCORM element
Cardinality
M/O/R
lom
1..1
M
Top-level element containing all
others.
general
1..1
M
identifier
0..1
O
General information about the
resource
DOI?, ProductIdentifier.IDValue?
Unique global identifier.
Corresponds to DC.Identifier.
Scheme to be determined
(possibly DOI?)
title
1..1
M
1..
M
SCORM meta-data element
NOTE - The SCORM meta-data
elements are identical to those
defined in the IMS Learning
Resource Meta-data XML Binding
Version 1.2, unless otherwise
indicated
langstring
string
Title of the resource.
Corresponds to DC.Title
Text string with optional
string,
max 1000 chars 'xml:lang' attribute. If this
element occurs more than
once in its parent, the
xml:lang attribute is required
on all occurrences and the
language code values (ISO
639) must be distinct.
DistinctiveTitle, Title.TitleText
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Assets are authored
into a (hopefully)
reusable learning
experience (a Sharable
Content Object) –
adding new IP in the
process
Asset
Whole
Web
Page
Asset
JPEG
Asset
XML
Doc
SCO
content.htm
Api=getAPI();
Var result = api.LMSInitialize(“”);
Var val = api.LMSGetValue(cmi.abc.xyz”);
Asset
GIF
Asset
Asset
Asset
XML
Doc
GIF
Asset
Flash
Object
WAV
Asset
Asset
JPEG
HTML
Fragment
Asset
Asset
WAV
Asset
Asset
JavaScript
Functions
Asset
JavaScript
Functions
Flash
Object
HTML
Fragment
Var result = api.LMSFinish(“”);
Tagged Content Aggregation
CSF
Meta-data
SCO
SCO
SCO
Meta-data
SCO
Meta-data
SCO
Meta-data
Meta-data
SCO
SCO
Asset
Whole
Web
Page
Asset
JPEG
content.htm
Api=getAPI();
Var result = api.LMSInitialize(“”);
Var val = api.LMSGetValue(cmi.abc.xyz”);
Asset
XML
Doc
SCO
Asset
GIF
Asset
Asset
Asset
XML
Doc
GIF
Asset
Flash
Object
WAV
Asset
Asset
JPEG
HTML
Fragment
Asset
Asset
JavaScript
Functions
Asset
JavaScript
Functions
Flash
Object
Asset
WAV
Var result = api.LMSFinish(“”);
Asset
HTML
Fragment
Content
objects are
authored
into a specific
learning
strategy
experience –
adding still
more IP
Tagged Content Aggregation
CSF (Content Aggregation)
SCO
DOI
SCO
Course Meta-data
DOI
SCO
Content Meta-data
DOI
SCO
Course Meta-data
SCO
Course Meta-data
SCO
Course Meta-data
SCO
Content Package
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SCORM: Object-Oriented
Solution
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DoD ADL View Of Repositories
Industry
Specific Work
User
Profiles
Business
Rules
Metering
Testbed
Get/Put
Services
Search
Services
Storage
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Is There a Channel?
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LON’s task is to build a working test bed marketplace
infrastructure that is a network of content repositories
controlled by content owners, that can be accessed
from multiple points for network-wide . . .
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Search
Retrieval
Transactions
Authentication/verification
Rights and rules
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High-Level Block Architecture
Basic LMS
Advanced LMS
Authoring Tools
Other Tools
APIs
Users
Community Access Points
APIs
Repositories
(Artesia)
Basic Search
Security
Extended
Search
Registries
DRM
User Profiles
TX and Audit
APIs
Messaging
Legend
LON
First Phase
3rd PARTY
LON + Partners
ADL / Users
Network
Services
Core
Services
LON + Users
Later Phase
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One-to-One Agreements
Content Owners
Exchanges
Content Users
Defense
Defense
Education
Education
Energy
Energy
Finance
Finance
Government
Government
Healthcare
Healthcare
Legal
Legal
Manufacturing
Manufacturing
Publishing
Publishing
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Many-to-Many Relationships
Content Owners
Exchanges
Content Users
Defense
Defense
Education
Education
Energy
Finance
Government
Healthcare
Legal
LON
DOI
Registry
and
Authenticated
Infrastructure
Energy
Finance
Government
Healthcare
Legal
Manufacturing
Manufacturing
Publishing
Publishing
Re-purpose, Distribute and Update
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Is There A Market?
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The Role of “Learning Objects” Has Changed
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Learning communities (k-12, higher education, continuing
education, corporate training, just-in-time instruction)
Instruction sources (government agencies, companies,
medical services, etc.)
Documentation and specifications
Supply management, ordering and shipping
Knowledge management systems
Reference and research
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What Is Role of DOI?
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Phase 1
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Raw assets (text, video, audio, simulations)
Learning objects (single courses)
Documents
Physical objects
Phase 2
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Personal ID and Profiles (learning, medical, credit, etc.)
Knowledge management
Supply and channel management
Transactions
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Core Architecture
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Metadata repository and DOIs
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Profile repository (trust) and DOIs
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Transaction tracking and DOIs
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Hard goods metadata repository, DOIs, and
order/supply
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Next Steps
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Accelerated Development of Learning Objects and
Infrastructure
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Commercial transactions now underway
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Test repositories installed
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Network infrastructure being built out
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Research CRADA project selecting content users,
providers, processes, legal structure
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Schedule
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Test repositories at co-labs and some publishers in
place
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Content selection, design, etc. by Nov. 10
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Preliminary infrastructure by late November
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Operational infrastructure early next year (?)
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Evaluations and reports (?)
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Dynamic sequencing, wireless, etc.
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ADL 2001
Jan
Feb
AICC
IMS
TB
Mar
Apr
May
IMS
TB
IEEE
Jun
SCORM
1.1 Release
Aug
IMS
TB
AICC IEEE
Business
Rules:
LON and
Content
Owners
IMS Content Packaging
Test & Evaluation Phase
1. Content Packaging
Application Profiles;
2. New LOM & Binding
Jul
ADL
PlugFest 4
Cont. Pack.
Nov
Dec
IMS
TB
AICC
IEEE
ADL
PlugFest 6
Data Models
Seq.&Nav
SCORM
1.3 Release
SCORM
2.0 Release
New Data Models
Seq. & Nav.
Skins, etc.
Query Services
Application Profiles
Developers Guide To SCORM
1. Content Model
- Meta-data
Repository Functional Requirements
- XML Binding
- CSF
2. Run-time Environment
2.0 SCORM Architecture
- API
Scope Document
- Data Model
IEEE
Oct
ADL
PlugFest 5
Repositories
SCORM
1.2 Release
Sep
LON
Repository Test Bed
Repository Query Services
Seq.& Navigation, Skins, Learning Models
2.0 SCORM Advanced Research
-Performance Support
-Intelligent Tutoring Systems
-Simulations
LON Hand Held Delivery
SCORM 2.0 Test & Evaluation Phase
Coordinated Test Bed - CMU & National Guard Bureau
LON Content Conversion/Repository Test
External Services: Consulting, File Conversion, Certification
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