Assuring the Quality of Agricultural Learning Repositories: Issues for the Learning Object Metadata Creation Process of the CGIAR

2009 ◽  
pp. 226-238 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas Zschocke ◽  
Jan Beniest
Keyword(s):  
Learning Object ◽  
Creation Process ◽  
Learning Object Metadata

Towards a holistic model for quality of learning object repositories

2017 ◽  
Vol 35 (5) ◽  
pp. 953-976
Author(s):  
Christian Vidal-Castro ◽  
Alejandra Andrea Segura Navarrete ◽  
Victor Menendez-Dominguez ◽  
Claudia Martinez-Araneda
Keyword(s):  
Learning Objects ◽  
Learning Object ◽  
Quality Level ◽  
Quality Model ◽  
Holistic Model ◽  
Metadata Standard ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Learning Object Metadata ◽  
Quality Of Learning

Purpose This paper aims to address the need to ensure the quality of metadata records describing learning resources. We propose improvements to a metadata-quality model, specifically for the compliance sub-feature of the functionality feature. Compliance is defined as adherence level of the learning object metadata content to the metadata standard used for its specification. The paper proposes metrics to assess the compliance, which are applied to a set of learning objects, showing their applicability and usefulness in activities related to resources management. Design/methodology/approach The methodology considers a first stage of metrics refinement to obtain the indicator of the sub-feature compliance. The next stage is the proposal evaluation, where it is determined if metrics can be used as a conformity indicator of learning object metadata with a standard (metadata compliance). The usefulness of this indicator in the information retrieval area is approached through an assessment of learning objects where the quality level of its metadata and the ranking in which they are retrieved by a repository are correlated. Findings This study confirmed that the best results for metrics of standardization, completeness, congruence, coherence, correctness and understandability, which determine the compliance indicator, were obtained for learning objects whose metadata were better labelled. Moreover, it was found that the learning objects with the highest level of compliance indicator have better positions in the ranking when a repository retrieves them through an exact search based on metadata. Research limitations/implications In this study, only a sub-feature of the quality model is detailed, specifically the compliance of learning object standard. Another limitation was the size of the learning objects set used in the experiment. Practical implications This proposal is independent from any metadata standard and can be applied to improve processes associated with the management of learning objects in a repository-like retrieval and recommendation. Originality/value The originality and value of this proposal are related to quality of learning object metadata considered from a holistic point of view through six metrics. These metrics quantify both technical and pedagogical aspects through automatic evaluation and supported by experts. In addition, the applicability of the indicator in recovery systems is shown, by example to be incorporated as an additional criterion in the learning object ranking.

Learning Object Model and Framework Design for the Digital Modules Production

2013 ◽  
pp. 28-36
Author(s):  
Alicia García Holgado ◽  
Francisco José García-Peñalvo ◽  
Valentina Zangrando ◽  
Antonio M. Seoane Pardo
Keyword(s):  
Production Process ◽  
Learning Object ◽  
Object Model ◽  
Creation Process ◽  
Framework Design ◽  
Digital Contents ◽  
Innovative Tool ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Landscape Geography ◽  
Multicultural Perspective

The MIH (Multicultural Interdisciplinary Handbook) project provides new tools for helping teachers and pupils plunge deeper into the culture and the language of another nation via its history and its landscape/geography. The Digital Modules are the most innovative tool of the project. Throughout the chapter, the authors present all stages to develop MIH Digital Modules: (1) the definition of the Learning Object Model based on IEEE LOM; (2) the framework design in order to provide quality digital contents; (3) the Digital Modules production process both during the project and after the end of the project; (4) the tutorials that support all the creation process; and last, but not least, and (5) the multicultural perspective of the Digital Modules.

Adaptation of Descriptive Metadata for Managing Educational Resources in the GREDOS Repository

2018 ◽  
pp. 2063-2085
Author(s):  
Erla M. Morales Morgado ◽  
Rosalynn A. Campos Ortuño ◽  
Ling Ling Yang ◽  
Tránsito Ferreras-Fernández
Keyword(s):  
Learning Styles ◽  
Mobile Apps ◽  
Learning Objects ◽  
Educational Resources ◽  
Learning Object ◽  
Institutional Repository ◽  
Dublin Core ◽  
Digital Repositories ◽  
Learning Object Metadata ◽  
Metadata Mapping

In this chapter the authors describe a Project entitled “Divulgación de Recursos Educativos Digitales (DIRED)” (Divulgation of Digital Educational Resources) addressed to promoting specific educational resources and mobile apps for educational proposals in order to manage them through the institutional repository of the Salamanca University (GREDOS). The authors present a proposal for describing learning objects based on pedagogical information, digital competences and learning styles. The authors also suggest educational information for classifying useful mobile apps. To achieve their suitable access and recovery, the authors focus on the use of Learning Object specific metadata in digital repositories such as LOM (Learning Object Metadata). The authors study the metadata mapping necessary to adapt from LOM to Qualified Dublin Core, because this is the standard used in the GREDOS repository built with a DSpace platform. Finally, the authors present their implementation of Learning Object Description in the GREDOS repository.

Enhancing Digital Repositories with Learning Object Metadata

2010 ◽  
pp. 246-263
Author(s):  
Andreas D. Alexopoulos ◽  
Georgia D. Solomou ◽  
Dimitrios A. Koutsomitropoulos ◽  
Theodore Papatheodorou
Keyword(s):  
Learning Object ◽  
Dublin Core ◽  
Semantic Level ◽  
Digital Repositories ◽  
Learning Object Metadata ◽  
Ontological Model ◽  
Basic Characteristics ◽  
Educational Applications ◽  
Metadata Mapping ◽  
Research Resources

In this chapter the authors present the basic characteristics about some existing educational metadata schemata and application profiles. They focus on the widely adopted IEEE LOM standard and give a brief analysis of its structure. Having in mind the utilization of educational metadata schemata by digital repositories preserving educational and research resources, they concentrate on a considerably popular system for this reason, DSpace. The authors want to show how the IEEE LOM metadata set can be incorporated in the default DSpace’s qualified Dublin Core metadata schema, introducing enhancements to the existing University of Patras live installation. For this reason, they document a potential LOM to Dublin Core metadata mapping and reveal possible gains from such an attempt. Further, they propose an ontological model for the repository’s metadata that takes also into account the educational characteristics of resources. In this way, they show how a semantic level of interoperability between educational applications can be achieved.

scholarly journals A Semantic Distances-Based Approach for a Deeply Indexing of Learning Objects

2019 ◽  
Vol 14 (06) ◽  
pp. 27 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kamal El Guemmat ◽  
Sara Ouahabi
Keyword(s):  
Search Engines ◽  
Learning Objects ◽  
Learning Object ◽  
Automatic Indexing ◽  
New Approach ◽  
Learning Object Metadata ◽  
Depth Extraction ◽  
Semantic Distances ◽  
Linguistic Structures

Educational search engines are important for users to find learning objects (LO). However, these engines have not reached maturity in terms of searching, they suffer from several worries like the deep extraction of notions which diminishes their performance. The purpose of this paper is to propose a new approach that allows depth extraction of LO’s notions to increase the relevance level of educational search engines. The proposed approach focuses on semi-automatic indexing of textual LO and more precisely the deeper relations of sentences that flesh out explanations. It based on linguistic structures and semantic distances between specific and generic notions according to OntOAlgO ontology. The notions obtained will be improved by learning object metadata (LOM) and will be represented semantically in final index. The tests performed on algorithmic LO, proving the usefulness of our approach to educational search engines. It increases the degree of precision and recall of notions extracted from LO.

Sign in / Sign up

Export Citation Format

Share Document