Start date: 1 April 2005
End date: 31 October 2005
Funding programme: e-Learning Frameworks and Tools programme
Project website:
http://sled.open.ac.uk/web/
JISC theme(s): e-Learning
This project extends the work begun in the previous JISC call, to develop
both the CopperCore Learning Design engine and the SLED Learning Design
player. This project will integrate QTI calls in to CopperCore, as
assessment is recognised as one of the key components of any learning
experience. The integration of QTI also acts as a test bed for developing a
general methodology for integrating different services into Learning
Design, so that any tool can be added in. The project will formalise this
methodology and test it with another service.
Aims and Objectives
The overall aim of the project is to integrate QTI into CopperCore and SLED
and develop a method for integrating new services into Learning Design.
The specific objectives are to:
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Upgrading of CopperCore to integrate QTI calls in LD packages
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Development of a technical methodology for integrating service calls in
LD
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Demonstration of this methodology with an interface to an ePortfolio tool
Project Methodology
The project is a collaboration between the OUUK and the OUNL. Work packages
have been allocated to each partner, and milestones set for the project.
Weekly conference calls are held to check progress and occasional face to
face meetings to verify coding and understanding.
Implications/ Deliverables/ Stakeholders
The findings will be cycled back through the JISC workshops and the UNFOLD
workshops which focus on Learning Design. They will also be disseminated
more broadly to users through events such as Alt-i-lab, and publications.
The project will yield an updated CopperCore validation tool and a separate
SLED Learning Design player. This can help illuminate the potential of
Learning Design, and the potential of creating generic service based
approaches to software that allow different tools to be swapped in and out.
Project Partners
OUNL CopperCore