Learning Objects Network

1. Learning Objects Network

2. Learning Objects Network • U.S. Dept. of Defense Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) • Association of American Publishers • 40 colleges and universities • Training companies • Corporations

3. Learning Objects • Who is using them and why? • What are they? • Is there a market? Is there a channel? • What does this have to do with DOI? • What is the schedule and who are the participants?

4. ISO/IEC JTC1 SC36 CEN/ISSS PROMETEUS IMS Asia Singapore IMS Australia Learning Object Communities

5. Building the FrameworkFor the Digital Knowledge Environment

6. SCORM CONTENT AGGREGATION MODEL Meta-data XML Binding Best Practice From IMS RUN-TIME ENVIRONMENT Content to LMS API From AICC Course Structure Format - Derived from AICC Meta-data dictionary From IEEE Content to LMS data model From AICC

7. Multi-Billion Dollar Problem • Each battleship contains 44 tons of paper documentation about which two things are known. . . • It is out of date • The right person has never read it

8. Multi-Billion Dollar Problem • A single plane will hold 1 million plus parts • A helicopter can have a hundred configurations, thousands of sub-contractors, million of parts with weekly updates and over $10 million per year in FedX bills.

9. Who Is Using Learning Objects? • Universities • Corporate training • U.S. Dept. of Defense and NATO • U.S. Federal Agencies (compliance under review) • Corporations— • Boeing, • Microsoft • Cisco • Sun Microsystems • IBM

10. Why Are Learning Objects Used? • Reduced time in training and course creation (30%) • Reduced costs (30 to 40%) • Interoperable for other purposes (supplies, medical treatment) • Improved understanding and retention

11. The Learning Technology Potential 2s 1s Classroom Students Current Technology Next- Generation Technology • # Students Learning Improvements Average tutored student’s achievement is better than 98% of classroom students Adapted From: Bloom, B.S. The Two-Sigma Problem: The Search for Methods of Group Instruction as Effective as One-to-One Tutoring. Educational Researcher. 13,4-16 (1984)

12. ! ? ! SCORM Learning ObjectsSharable, Reusable, Interoperable, Locatable, Purchasable Components that share a common model can be reassembled and reused For reuse of component pieces to be possible, they must be built to a common “object” model

13. Learning Objects—From Raw Assets to Something Bigger “Raw” Assets Asset Tagged Asset Whole Web Page Asset JPEG Asset XML Raw Media Doc Asset Asset Meta - Data GIF Asset Content Package WAV Asset HTML Fragment Asset Assets are authored and tagged with meta-data – the created assets are first level IP Flash Object Asset JavaScript Functions

14. SCORM/IMS – ONIX Metadata Mapping

15. Asset JPEG Asset XML Doc Asset GIF Asset WAV Asset HTML Fragment Asset Flash Object Asset JavaScript Functions Assets are authoredinto a (hopefully) reusable learning experience (a Sharable Content Object) – adding new IP in the process Asset Whole Web Page Asset SCO content.htm Api=getAPI(); Var result = api.LMSInitialize(“”); Var val = api.LMSGetValue(cmi.abc.xyz”); JPEG Asset XML Doc Asset GIF Asset WAV Asset HTML Fragment Asset Var result = api.LMSFinish(“”); Flash Object Asset JavaScript Functions

16. Asset JPEG Asset XML Doc Asset GIF Asset WAV Asset HTML Fragment Asset Flash Object Asset JavaScript Functions Tagged Content Aggregation SCO CSF Meta-data SCO SCO Meta-data SCO Meta-data SCO Meta-data SCO SCO Meta-data Asset Whole Web Content objects are authored into a specific learning strategy experience – adding still more IP Page Asset SCO content.htm Api=getAPI(); Var result = api.LMSInitialize(“”); Var val = api.LMSGetValue(cmi.abc.xyz”); JPEG Asset XML Doc Asset GIF Asset WAV Asset HTML Fragment Var result = api.LMSFinish(“”); Asset Flash Object Asset JavaScript Functions

17. Course Meta-data Course Meta-data Course Meta-data Course Meta-data Content Meta-data Tagged Content Aggregation CSF (Content Aggregation) SCO DOI SCO DOI SCO DOI SCO SCO SCO SCO Content Package

18. SCORM: Object-Oriented Solution

19. DoD ADL View Of Repositories Industry Specific Work User Profiles Business Rules Metering Testbed Get/Put Services Search Services Storage

20. Is There a Channel? • LON’s task is to build a working test bed marketplace infrastructure that is a network of content repositories controlled by content owners, that can be accessed from multiple points for network-wide . . . • Search • Retrieval • Transactions • Authentication/verification • Rights and rules

21. Basic LMS Advanced LMS Authoring Tools Other Tools APIs Users Community Access Points Network Services APIs Repositories (Artesia) Basic Search Extended Search DRM User Profiles Core Services APIs Security Registries TX and Audit LON 3rd PARTY LON + Partners ADL / Users LON + Users Legend Messaging First Phase Later Phase High-Level Block Architecture

22. One-to-One Agreements Content Users Content Owners Exchanges Defense Education Energy Finance Government Healthcare Legal Manufacturing Publishing Defense Education Energy Finance Government Healthcare Legal Manufacturing Publishing

23. Many-to-Many Relationships Content Owners Content Users Exchanges Defense Education Energy Finance Government Healthcare Legal Manufacturing Publishing Defense Education Energy Finance Government Healthcare Legal Manufacturing Publishing LONDOI Registry and Authenticated Infrastructure Re-purpose, Distribute and Update

24. Is There A Market? • The Role of “Learning Objects” Has Changed • Learning communities (k-12, higher education, continuing education, corporate training, just-in-time instruction) • Instruction sources (government agencies, companies, medical services, etc.) • Documentation and specifications • Supply management, ordering and shipping • Knowledge management systems • Reference and research

25. What Is Role of DOI? • Phase 1 • Raw assets (text, video, audio, simulations) • Learning objects (single courses) • Documents • Physical objects • Phase 2 • Personal ID and Profiles (learning, medical, credit, etc.) • Knowledge management • Supply and channel management • Transactions

26. Core Architecture • Metadata repository and DOIs • Profile repository (trust) and DOIs • Transaction tracking and DOIs • Hard goods metadata repository, DOIs, and order/supply

27. Next Steps • Accelerated Development of Learning Objects and Infrastructure • Commercial transactions now underway • Test repositories installed • Network infrastructure being built out • Research CRADA project selecting content users, providers, processes, legal structure

28. Schedule • Test repositories at co-labs and some publishers in place • Content selection, design, etc. by Nov. 10 • Preliminary infrastructure by late November • Operational infrastructure early next year (?) • Evaluations and reports (?) • Dynamic sequencing, wireless, etc.

29. Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec ADL 2001 IMS TB IMS TB IMS TB IMS TB AICC IEEE IEEE IEEE AICC AICC IEEE Business Rules: LON and Content Owners IMS Content Packaging Test & Evaluation Phase ADL PlugFest 4 Cont. Pack. ADL PlugFest 5 Repositories ADL PlugFest 6 Data Models Seq.&Nav 1. Content Packaging Application Profiles; 2. New LOM & Binding SCORM 1.1 Release SCORM 1.2 Release SCORM 1.3 Release SCORM 2.0 Release New Data Models Seq. & Nav. Skins, etc. Query Services Application Profiles Developers Guide To SCORM LON Repository Test Bed 1. Content Model - Meta-data - XML Binding - CSF 2. Run-time Environment - API - Data Model Repository Query Services Repository Functional Requirements LON Hand Held Delivery 2.0 SCORM Architecture Scope Document SCORM 2.0 Test & Evaluation Phase Seq.& Navigation, Skins, Learning Models Coordinated Test Bed - CMU & National Guard Bureau LON Content Conversion/Repository Test • 2.0 SCORM Advanced Research • Performance Support • Intelligent Tutoring Systems • Simulations External Services: Consulting, File Conversion, Certification