TY - JOUR
T1 - Building communities for the exchange of learning objects
T2 - theoretical foundations and requirements
AU - Koper, Rob
AU - Pannekeet, Kees
AU - Hendriks, Maaike
AU - Hummel, Hans
N1 - DS_Description: PrePrint of article in: Research in Learning Technology,12.1 (ALT-J).
PY - 2004/3/1
Y1 - 2004/3/1
N2 - In order to reduce overall costs of developing high-quality digital courses (including both the content, and the learning and teaching activities), the exchange of learning objects has been recognized as a promising solution. This article makes an inventory of the issues involved in the exchange of learning objects within a community. It explores some basic theories, models and specifications and provides a theoretical framework containing the functional and non-functional requirements to establish an exchange system in the educational field. Three levels of requirements are discussed. First, the non-functional requirements that deals with the technical conditions to make learning objects interoperable. Second, some basic use cases (activities) are identified that must be facilitated to enable the technical exchange of learning objects, e.g. searching and adapting the objects. Third, some basic use cases are identified that are required to establish the exchange of learning objects in a community, e.g. policy management, information and training. The implications of this framework are then discussed, including recommendations concerning the identification of reward systems, role changes and evaluation instruments.
AB - In order to reduce overall costs of developing high-quality digital courses (including both the content, and the learning and teaching activities), the exchange of learning objects has been recognized as a promising solution. This article makes an inventory of the issues involved in the exchange of learning objects within a community. It explores some basic theories, models and specifications and provides a theoretical framework containing the functional and non-functional requirements to establish an exchange system in the educational field. Three levels of requirements are discussed. First, the non-functional requirements that deals with the technical conditions to make learning objects interoperable. Second, some basic use cases (activities) are identified that must be facilitated to enable the technical exchange of learning objects, e.g. searching and adapting the objects. Third, some basic use cases are identified that are required to establish the exchange of learning objects in a community, e.g. policy management, information and training. The implications of this framework are then discussed, including recommendations concerning the identification of reward systems, role changes and evaluation instruments.
KW - Exchange
KW - Learning Objects
KW - Learning Object Economy
KW - Communities
KW - Learning Design
U2 - 10.1080/0968776042000211502
DO - 10.1080/0968776042000211502
M3 - Article
SN - 2156-7069
VL - 12
SP - 21
EP - 35
JO - Research in Learning Technology
JF - Research in Learning Technology
IS - 1
ER -