Dai Griffiths, SPDECE 21 October 2005 Grup de Tecnologies Interactives GTI 1/15 The state of IMS LD...

Dai Griffiths, <[email protected]> SPDECE 21 October 2005

Grup de Tecnologies Interactives www.tecn.upf.es/gtiGTI

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The state of IMS LD three years on

Dai GriffithsUniversitat Pompeu Fabre, Barcelona

[email protected]



2/15

A practical problem for a distance teaching university

Open University of the Netherlands had to shift from paper based to electronic teaching

Tried to model all their pedagogies in templates: too complex!

Developed EML (Educational Modelling Language) to model any pedagogy

Developed EduBox player to deliver courses to learners



3/15

A general problem for open elearning specifications

Open eLearning specifications started to be developed in the days of the CD ROM

Single learner, limited pedagogic possibilities

Online education providers needed a system which could model and deliver flexible pedagogies



4/15

What is IMS

IMS Global Learning Inc is a not-for-profit organisation in the US which produces open eLearning specifiations

Has industrial and academic partners around the world.

IMS had become aware that simple sequencing and content packaging were too restricted.



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EML becomes IMS LD

Started a Learning Design work group, but it was a big job.

EML provided ready made solution, adopted by IMS.

EML reduced in scope because of existing specs

Split into three levels to ease implementation.

Published in January 2003



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What does IMS LD do? IMS LD is an open specification for

modeling Units of Learning (UoLs) Defines how people in roles carrying out

activities with resources. It is a language with an XML binding It claims that any pedagogy can be

modeled in this way It does not model learning It can be thought of as in interoperable

and machine readable lesson plan



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Four aspects of IMS-LD 1) An educational modelling language:

UoLs are formal expressions of lesson plans or smaller units of activities (DialogPlus…)

2) A methodology (best practice guide) 3) An infrastructure (CopperCore,

RELOAD…) 4) By definition, an interoperability

specification (between applications which may pre-date the specification)



8/15

Questions?



9/15

What is UNFOLD

UNFOLD is a project funded by the Technology Enhanced Learning programme.

It supports the adoption of open eLearning standards for multiple learners and flexible pedagogies



10/15

What has UNFOLD done

Provide access to public resources Facilitate Communities of Practice by

Organising regular face to face meetings Provide online support (discussions, learning

activities, resources...) Raise awareness of the specification

Organise workshops Make presentations at conferences Publish papers and supporting material



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What progress has been made in the last 2 years?

Three years ago there was nothing It took two years for the first

systems to be ready It is only this year that there is

anything to show (apart from EML) Momentum is now starting to build



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Systems development

Runtime systems: EduBox (EML player, Blackboard has

an agreement to use it) CopperCore: Open Source Learning

Design Engine. http://coppercore.org/ SLeD: A service based learning design

player which makes use of CopperCore http://ldplayer.sourceforge.net/



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Design time systems

Reload: http: www.reload.ac.uk CopperAuthor: www.copperauthor.org COLLAGE (University of Valladolid) gsic.tel.uva.es/collage AskLD:

eaccess.iti.gr/services/index.php?sec=tools

Cosmos, Chronotech, eLive...



14/15

Compliant systems Some interest from commercial

organsiations (Cordys Educator, Blackboard)

Much more interest from Open Source foundations Moodle, .LRN, LAMS, Boddington

Design time only: Dialog+ www.nettle.soton.ac.uk/toolkit/, MOT+

www.licef.teluq.uquebec.ca/gp/eng/productions/mot.htm



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Authoring UoLs

In February 2005 there were no published UoLs other than those illustrating the specification.

There is now a collection at LN4LD, and many people are trying out the specification.

Innovative systems supporting teachers in experimenting with pedagogy: NetUniversité, LearningMapR, Dialog+



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Using the specification with learners

EML has been used with learners in OUNL for a number of years

Liverpool Hope University in Liverpool is running the first pilot using a CopperCore based system (in a mixed face to face / online environment)



17/15

Questions?



18/15

Current funding developments

• Substantial investment by JISC in the UK, and also from SURF6 in Netherlands.

• Current European projects using IMS LD include iClass and eLegi.

• New projects include TenCompetence and OpenDock. There may be more.



19/15

TenCompetence IP, four years support … lifelong competence development by

establishing the most appropriate technical and organizational infrastructure, using open-source, standards-based, sustainable and innovative technology.

Develop and integrate models and tools to create, store and exchange: 1.knowledge resources, 2. learning activities and UoLs 3. competence development programmes 4. network data for lifelong competence

development.



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OpenDock: Leonardo, 2 years Create a corpus of learning materials

published under the Creative Commons license, with provision for IMS Learning Design, drawn from a range of different sectors of VET from different languages and cultures.

Establish a repository of learning resources, building on current best practice and existing Open Source repository implementations and eLearning standards



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Continuing the work of UNFOLD

Collaboration with ProLearn thematic network

Continue with websites and mailing list

Activities linked to TenCompetence Possible follow on UNFOLD project



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Questions?



23/15

Key R&D issues: Systems

Usability and representation of UoLs How to integrate a range of services

into a Unit of Learning Development of a service architecture

for LD players Repositories and support for social

networks of users How to exchange fragments of UoLs The “Metadata problem”



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Key R&D issues: Learning Designers

What constitutes an LD template Development of templates Identification of effective authoring

practice What are the limits of expressivity

of IMS LD



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Key R&D issues: Teachers and Learning Providers

What is a pedagogic pattern? Can it be expressed in IMS LD? Can IMS LD be useful in face to face and

mixed environments? What interfaces are needed by learners? Can IMS LD be useful as a lesson

planning tool? How can teachers (and learning

designers) collaborate in authoring and sharing UoLs



26/15

Questions, comments and suggestions

For more information www.unfold-project.net

And the UNFOLD forums and learning activities server at moodle.learningnetworks.org

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