Start date: 1 March 2005
End date: 31 July 2006
Funding programme: Exchange for Learning (X4L) programme
Project website:
http://moodle.sbc.ac.uk/gateways/index.php?menu=1
JISC theme(s): e-Learning
This project aims to build on its current X4L project activity and use 3 models to undertake substantial reuse and repurposing of existing content for business marketing and anatomy courses and deposit in JORUM.
Workflows around resource discovery, metadata creation, learning design, repurposing and reusing will be tested and staff roles in these workflows will be explored.
Aims and Objectives
The Learning Bank Phase 2 will:
Meet the needs and challenges for tutors/learning support staff, information intermediaries and educational technologists by implementing scenarios of repurposing /reuse each of which has a different practical and issues related focus as identified by Learning Bank Phase 1 and the X4L Review. The scenarios are identified by the key role of the practitioner in the workflow process, namely tutors/learning support staff, information intermediaries and educational technologists. Each scenario incorporates X4L Programme level issues and issues of the workflow process such as resource discovery, learning design, tools, copyright and metadata.
The Project will: support the JISC call by taking a proactive and dynamic approach to reuse and repurposing activities and issues which reflect the opportunities and challenges of this field of work and the aims of the Programme. Work will incorporate JISC tools, collaboration across X4L, other JISC programmes and a strong partnership based approach to project activity.
By the end of the Project, the Project team will have addressed the following:
• Provision of practical solutions for reuse and repurposing activities which is underpinned by recognition of the variety of roles and work flow structures for task completion
• Maximising learning object development by providing quality learning objects and learning 'shells' for the community through JORUM.
• Incorporating strategies to inspire practitioners to access learning objects in repositories and contribute reused/ repurposed objects to build the capacity of JORUM
• Incorporate best practice in the application of standards and specifications in this area of work, for example, by using standard compliant tools and maintaining a strategy of working with open source where possible
• Engage in rigorous monitoring and evaluation of Project activity, including issue based themes for example, resource discovery, copyright policies, metadata, learning design, reuse and repurposing of learning objects.
• Serve as a reference point for local, national and regional events relating to reuse and repurposing issues and practice
• Integrate Project delivery and practice within the wider E-learning Programme, for example, by including expertise from UCE' s Learning Technology Development Unit, a case study reference for JISC “Effective Practice in E-learning” and winner of the “Rising Stars” category of National Teaching Fellowships.
Overall Approach
The Project will take forward the work of the Content Development Unit which has developed a participatory development methodology in which subject specialists and content developers work closely together to identify development opportunities and produce fully featured learning materials that have a direct benefit to the curriculum.
The project team will continue to adhere to standards, specifications and usability and accessibility legislation building on the experience developed during X4L Phase 1.
During the course of X4L Phase1 the team has developed resource discovery and repurposing methodologies that the content team have used to search out and obtain useful content from third party providers. This approach will be followed through as the team works on the development of learning objects within the three scenarios outlined above.
In X4l Phase1 the Team has taken a proactive approach in exploring tools and specifications relating to all aspects of E-Learning and content development. This has included development work in the context of SCORM 1.2 runtime environment, IMS specifications, (content packaging, course packaging, student metadata and course metadata).
In its participatory development approach, the team is also able to respond to the requirements of users which are carefully monitored and during the development process. In focussing on user response to experiences and exposure to content the Team will continue to provide high quality, engaging content. This approach is complemented by a rigorous adherence to recommendations on accessibility and usability, which are now evident as legal requirements through SENDA and Human Rights legislation. The Project will continue to utilise the support of specialist agencies such as CETIS and TechDis.
The project was represented at the X4L Programme meeting in Birmingham in March 2005. The introductory presentation given at this meeting is appended to this page as a PowerPoint file.