Center of ICT and Distance Education (CODE) The Open University of Japan (OUJ)

Tsuneo YAMADA & Yosuke Morimoto

　　　　　　　　　　

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OCW GlobalHanoi, VietnamMay 5-7, 2010

1. Introduction and Backgrounds1. Our institution and partners: OE, LLL,

OER2. Technical backgrounds: Federated

Search and Harvesting

2. GLOSS and JOCW Search3. Prospects: New Value-added

Services for Lifelong Learners

　　　　　　　　　　

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Introduction: NIME and OUJ-CODEIntroduction: NIME and OUJ-CODE

2004NIME was reorganized as an “Independent Administrative Institution” to promote government policies as the National Core Institution for the educational use of ICT in HE.

1978NIME was founded to support the establishment of Univ. of the Air (currently, OUJ) as a governmental institute.

April 2009(By the decision by the Cabinet meeting), NIME was closed and the main support functions were moved to new OUJ –CODE.

　　　　　　　　　　

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CODE’s MissionsCODE’s Missions

As continued operations from NIME, Facilitation of ICT-enhanced education in Japanese HE Facilitation of Internationalization and International Collaboration in Japanese HE OER movements

As an institute of OUJ (as a NC for LLL), Faculty member Research institute for ICT and distance education ICT-related support center

Open source Open architecture and standardsOpen content 　　　　　　　　　　

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Openness and OUsOpenness and OUs

Open Education in LLL

Open Educational Resources Movements

(OERs)

Accumulation and utilization of quality learning resources is a key factor for high-quality LLL.

To realize the “open access” to the quality resources, agreements and infrastructure are necessary in/outside of OUJ.

(OUJ)

　　　　　　　　　　

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Balances for OpennessBalances for Openness

SustainabilityQuality assurance

“What is the merits of OER at OUJ?”

Openness

OER Movements Open Universities

How can we find the most appropriate content from deep web?

Course providers: in developing courseware Teachers: in preparing classroom materials Learners: in searching suitable content

　　　　　　　　　　

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A solution:Global cross-institutional search

　　　　　　　　　　

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Japanese Nation-wide Infrastructure for Japanese Nation-wide Infrastructure for sharing digital learning resources:sharing digital learning resources: “ “NIME-glad”NIME-glad”

•National Center •Higher/Tertiary Ed•Simple Aggregation•Gateway to Overseas

IEEE/Learning Object Metadata (LOM) IEEE/Learning Object Metadata (LOM) (Maximum (Maximum elementselements))

1. General2. Life Cycle3. Meta-metadata4. Technical5. Educational6. Rights7. Relation8. Annotation9. Classification 　　　　　　　　　　

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Our view: The presentOur view: The present Although the quality issue is still remained,

the huge number of learning content is accumulated in the repositories all over the world.

e.g. OER movements

In addition to open content, the delivery of proprietary learning objects are now focused and more complicated access control is required.

　　　　　　　　　　

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Users have to visit many sites and compare information among pages.

International collaborations for distribution International collaborations for distribution and exchange of LOand exchange of LO

Open Educational Resources Movements (OERs)

OCWC, JOCW International Brokerage

GLOBE International Standardization Activities for

Open Standards IMS/GLC-LODE, ADL, SCORM, CORDRA, ISO

　　　　　　　　　　

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Global Learning Object Brokered Global Learning Object Brokered Exchange (GLOBE)Exchange (GLOBE)

　　　　　　　　　　

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• An international broker• To reach “Critical Mass” (originally)• Focus on educational/learning resources• All levels• Federated search and harvesting• Harmonizing with international standardization organizations (e.g. IEEE, IMS-GLC)• Finding scalable and interoperable infrastructure and sustainable business model

Global Learning Object Brokered Global Learning Object Brokered Exchange (GLOBE)Exchange (GLOBE)

　　　　　　　　　　

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September, 2004

February, 2007 September, 2007

April, 2008 September, 2008 March, 2009

OUJ-CODE

February, 2010

Education Services Australia

Cross-institutional Search

Cross-institutional SearchSearch Results

Order is decided by local rules.

Federated SearchFederated Search （（ NIME-gladNIME-glad ））

　　　　　　　　　　

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① Searchkeyword「 Science 」

⑥display after the merge of search results

②query learning object include keyword "Science"

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SQI ： Simple Query Interface

③return search result

⑤return search result

④query learning object include keyword "Science"

SQI Server

MERLOT APIedNA API SQI

Harvesting Harvesting （（ GLOSSGLOSS ））OAI-PMH Harvesterfrom ARIADNE 300K European Schoolnet 190K OER Commons (ISKME) 30K

OUJ OAI-PMH Repostoryhttp://lor.code.ouj.ac.jp/oai/OAI-script

Use Cases : TomorrowUse Cases : Tomorrow Lifelong Learner A learner need not consider the optimality of the

learning content. By referring to learner’s profile (including, e-portfolio) and contexts, the computer finds the most appropriate modules from the content repositories from the world.

Teacher A teacher can find the most appropriate materials

which he/she uses at the classroom by consulting with the knowledge-base on the pedagogy, quality, right and other information.

　　　　　　　　　　

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They can concentrate in learning and teaching in various contexts (incl. Social)

　　　　　　　　　　

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Next-generation int’l standards of metadata and infrastructure for the discovery and delivery of content/metadata are indispensablee.g. IMS/GLC LODE, SCORM….

GLOBE 2.0 for the new value-added GLOBE 2.0 for the new value-added servicesservices

• advanced global search• quality assurance• optimization / recommendation• right management / processing• localization

Technologies and architectureTechnologies and architecture Federated search and Harvesting

(OAI-PMH) Federation of registries DRM Metadata auto tagging LOM 2.0 Taxonomies in disciplines Control vocabularies bank across

languages and cultures

　　　　　　　　　　

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New framework in open education and lifelong learning

New value-added services, e.g. copyright management and processing educational guidance and

recommendation quality assurance

Federation of Japanese domestic repositories and referatories 　　　　　　

　　　　

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GLOSS: Global Learning Object Search GLOSS: Global Learning Object Search System (GLOSS) System (GLOSS)

New cross-institutional search: GLOSS’s New cross-institutional search: GLOSS’s features features

Customized search engine Metadata extension

Covering both open and proprietary content

Quality evaluation Pedagogical / learning information

Domestic network for metadata Harvesting

　　　　　　　　　　

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New cross-institutional search: features New cross-institutional search: features

　　　　　　　　　　

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Central MD DB

Collections

GLOBEOUJFOLC-ACPA

JOCW

AcademicSociety

GLOBE Harvester/ Federated searchJOCW_HP

　　　　　　　　　　

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ID of metadata*

Title*

Language of LO**

Description**

Keywords**

Aggregation level* Language of metadata*

File format*

URL*

Technical requirements Educational context**

Typical learning time Intended level of

learners

Cost*

Restriction of usage Classification**

Rights ("Catalog" and its "Entry" of applied license)

Quality ("Catalog" and its "Entry" of obtained certification)

Availability of harvesting*

Availability of federated search*

Collectionred item: not based on IEEE LOM(*) mandatory item(**) recommended itemID of LO is made of URL (Catalog

is "URI" and Entry is URL of LO)

　　　　　　　　　　

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keywords

course title

media

language

CC license

　　　　　　　　　　

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License System Value

Creative Commons Version 3.0

AttributionAttribution- No Derivative WorksAttribution-NonCommercial- No Derivative WorksAttribution-NonCommercialAttribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlikeAttribution-ShareAlike

　　　　　　　　　　

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http://keyaki.code.ouj.ac.jp/mt/lorsearch.cgi?app=jocw&limit=&q=Japanese%E3%80%80language&btn=%E6%A4%9C%E7%B4%A2&ti=&u=&lc=

CC License

http://ocw.nagoya-u.jp/index.php?lang=en&mode=c&id=22&page_type=index

Business ModelBusiness Model

　　　　　　　　　　

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Promotion of sharing resources between academia and industries

ACPA’s ActivitiesACPA’s Activities

　　　　　　　　　　

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•Development of occupational database containing competencies which each occupation needs

Outcome: “Standard Skill Matrix”, “Skill description”

•Certification of training courses in academia / corporates and institutions as a neutral organization Outcome: “Skill-course Matching Table”•Certification of practical abilities of each individual Outcome: “Certificate”

　　　　　　　　　　

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http://www.acpa.jp/en/acpa/standard_skill_matrix_bmd.pdf

http://www.acpa.jp/en/acpa/standard_skill_matrix_ictd.pdf

　　　　　　　　　　

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skill

occupationlevel

skill

Lifelong Learners Independent, Autonomous, Self-directed Broad spectra of personal characteristics Plus Internationalization and Globalization

languages, social customs, school systems, curricula and standards, pedagogies, ICT environments, learner characteristics and so on

New value-added Services Localization for cultural diversity Personalization and optimization

Recommendation, (Right, Quality, Pedagogical and so on) Collaborations to sustain quality content and learning

communities Sharing courseware materials for co-development Sharing information for learners

Global search system will be effective also in both OE and LLL frameworks. 　　　　　　

　　　　

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Thank you very much!!

Contact Information tsyamada@ouj.ac.jp 　　　　　　　　　　

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