learning portals, repositories, infrastructures
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learning portals, learning portals, repositories, repositories,
infrastructuresinfrastructuresNikos ManouselisNikos ManouselisAgro-Know TechnologiesAgro-Know Technologies
ARIADNE FoundationARIADNE [email protected]@ieee.org
about meabout me•Computer EngineerComputer Engineer•MSc’s on Operational Research + MSc’s on Operational Research +
TelecommunicationsTelecommunications•PhD from Informatics Lab of an PhD from Informatics Lab of an
Agricultural UniversityAgricultural University•working on technology enhanced working on technology enhanced
learning (TEL) topicslearning (TEL) topics– during past 10 yearsduring past 10 years
about meabout me•Computer EngineerComputer Engineer•MSc’s on Operational Research + MSc’s on Operational Research +
TelecommunicationsTelecommunications•PhD from Informatics Lab of an PhD from Informatics Lab of an
Agricultural UniversityAgricultural University•working on technology enhanced working on technology enhanced
learning (TEL) topicslearning (TEL) topics– during past 10 yearsduring past 10 years
promisedpromised
•Learning portalsLearning portals•Learning repositoriesLearning repositories•Learning infrastructuresLearning infrastructures
realityreality
introductionintroduction
““e-Learning”e-Learning”
““e-Learning”e-Learning”
learning objectlearning object
"any entity, "any entity, digitaldigital or non-digital, or non-digital, that may be used for that may be used for learninglearning, , educationeducation or or trainingtraining""
ΙΕΕΕ Learning Technology Standards Committee (2002)
learning objectlearning object
"any entity, "any entity, digitaldigital or non-digital, or non-digital, that may be used for that may be used for learninglearning, , educationeducation or or trainingtraining““
+ metadata describing this use+ metadata describing this use
Publisher
Date Catalog
SubjectID
AuthorTitle
metadatametadata
educational metadataeducational metadata
not a not a learninglearning object object (yet)(yet)
……becomes a becomes a learninglearning objectobject
finding learning finding learning objectsobjects
teaching Climate teaching Climate ChangeChange
• looking for an opportunity to looking for an opportunity to teach teach how climate change how climate change has affected our planet has affected our planet during the yearsduring the years
– secondary school contextsecondary school context– focus on geographical regionsfocus on geographical regions
where to start?where to start?
• Google!Google!
where to start?where to start?
• Google!Google!
didn’t start well…didn’t start well…
• ……let me try againlet me try again
didn’t start well…didn’t start well…
• ……let me try againlet me try again
still, lots of still, lots of searching…searching…
• alternative approach: alternative approach: places where learning places where learning objects/resources are objects/resources are indexed, collected, indexed, collected, classified…classified…
learning portalslearning portals
definition
•portal–gate, gateway portail بوابة brána port Tor puerta portti kapija cancello 門 문 poort port brama portão, gateway ворота grind ประตู� kapı cửa 大门 , 网关
definition
•portal–gate, gateway portail بوابة brána port Tor puerta portti kapija cancello 門 문 poort port brama portão, gateway ворота grind ประตู� kapı cửa 大门 , 网关
searching can get bettersearching can get better
searching can get bettersearching can get better
searching can get bettersearching can get better
searching can get bettersearching can get better
required: required: learning repositorieslearning repositories
definitionsdefinitions• digital repository: system for the digital repository: system for the
storagestorage, , locationlocation and and retrievalretrieval of of digital resourcesdigital resources
• digital digital learninglearning repositoryrepository (DLR): (DLR):– naturenature of resources or their of resources or their descriptiondescription
reflects an interest of use in an reflects an interest of use in an educational contexteducational context
Holden C., “From Local Challenges to a Global Community: Learning Repositories Summit”, Academic ADL Co-Lab, 2003
networks of repositoriesnetworks of repositories
• learning repository learning repository federationsfederations– interconnectinginterconnecting learning learning
repositoriesrepositories– facilitate facilitate metadata exchangemetadata exchange– allow searching throughout allow searching throughout wholewhole
networknetwork
e.g. for schoolse.g. for schools
to scale up:to scale up:a global infrastructurea global infrastructure
www.ariadne-eu.comwww.ariadne-eu.com
ARIADNE development ARIADNE development centerscenters
• Lausanne, SwitzerlandLausanne, Switzerland• Toulouse, FranceToulouse, France• Guayaquil, EquadorGuayaquil, Equador• Al-Quds, JerusalemAl-Quds, Jerusalem• KULeuven, BelgiumKULeuven, Belgium• Lorenet, NetherlandsLorenet, Netherlands• GRNET, GreeceGRNET, Greece
architecturearchitecture
SQI UDDIRegistry
Ariadne Federated Search Engine
Ariadne
MerlotVisualizingCultures EdNA
SQI enabled Repositories
Silo (Ariadne Search Client)
Ariadne MoodleInstallation
Fetch Repositories
LionshareSQI Gateway
NIMEEducaNext
Bridged repositories
CGIAR pubelo
SQI2OKI SQI2Merlot
SQI2Edna
IEEE LOM or Dublin Core IEEE Learning Object Metadata (LOM)
Simple Query Interface (SQI)OAI Protocol for Metadata Harvesting
[Duval et al.[Duval et al., 200, 2007]7]
GLOBEGLOBE
www.globe-www.globe-info.org info.org
our our greengreen cases cases
Organic.EdunetOrganic.Edunet• www.organic-edunet.eu www.organic-edunet.eu • funded by funded by eeContentContentplusplus• educational content on organic educational content on organic
& sustainable topics& sustainable topics– school, academic/universityschool, academic/university
• expanding to…expanding to…– research repositoriesresearch repositories– vocational training contentvocational training content
AgLR Task ForceAgLR Task Force
• http://aglr.aua.gr http://aglr.aua.gr • funded by FAO of UNfunded by FAO of UN• connecting existing connecting existing
agricultural learning agricultural learning repositoriesrepositories
• bringing together agricultural bringing together agricultural learning stakeholderslearning stakeholders– training eventstraining events
green open educationgreen open education
• www.greenoercommons.euwww.greenoercommons.eu• in partnership with US-in partnership with US-
based OER Commons.orgbased OER Commons.org• openopen educational resources educational resources
(OER)(OER)• focus on share and reusefocus on share and reuse
– to support to support teachers/educatorsteachers/educators
Natural EuropeNatural Europe
• www.natural-europe.eu www.natural-europe.eu • funded by CIP PSP programmefunded by CIP PSP programme• focus on educational activities focus on educational activities
in museumsin museums– facilitated by online toolsfacilitated by online tools
• thematic area: natural history thematic area: natural history & biodiversity& biodiversity
conclusionconclusion
potentialpotential•learning objects/resources: learning objects/resources: usefuluseful•having them organised in learning having them organised in learning
repositories: repositories: goodgood •exploring ways to introduce them exploring ways to introduce them
into into formalformal and and informalinformal education education & training& training–challenging challenging and and worthwhileworthwhile
challengeschallenges•technical issuestechnical issues
–mainly interoperabilitymainly interoperability•requires standards, technologies, requires standards, technologies, protocols protocols
•content issuescontent issues–taking advantage of collectionstaking advantage of collections–cultural heritage, research cultural heritage, research work/outcomes, …work/outcomes, …
for more info…for more info…
contact me at:contact me at:[email protected]@ieee.org
also visit:also visit:http://www.organic-edunet.euhttp://www.organic-edunet.euhttp://www.natural-europe.eu http://www.natural-europe.eu
http://www.greenoercommons.eu http://www.greenoercommons.eu http://aglr.aua.gr http://aglr.aua.gr