scholarly journals Interface Design of Learning Object Repository Based on Heuristic Approach/ Mereka Bentuk Antara Muka Repositori Objek Pembelajaran Berdasarkan Pemeriksaan Heuristik

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Siti Fadzilah Mat Noor ◽  
Shah Mohd Irwan Mat Ishak ◽  
Noraidah Sahari@Ashaari
Keyword(s):  
Interface Design ◽  
Learning Objects ◽  
Education Sector ◽  
Learning Object ◽  
Execution Phase ◽  
Heuristic Study ◽  
Learning Object Repository ◽  
Basic Functions ◽  
Interface Usability

A Learning Object Repository (LOR) is a concept of storage, reuse and sharing of learning objects accompanied by the community in the education sector consists of students and educators. One of the elements identified to distinguish the quality of a learning object repository is the interface usability. Usability is critical for the success of an application to help users achieve their objectives. Based on previous studies, very few researches have been conducted to highlight problems in the usability of LORs. In addition, the current LOR interfaces did not help facilitate users to achieve the objectives of their assignments. Hence, a comprehensive heuristic study on interface usability was conducted on three chosen LORs in order to identify the basic functions that must exist in the LOR interface, to develop an interface prototype to be used as a model reflecting the heuristic results, and to perform tests on the interface prototype developed. The methodology of this study involves three phases: planning, execution, and development. In the execution phase, the severity ratings for the LOR interfaces were identified by Nielsen Evaluation. The prototype was tested to ensure that the usability principles were adhered.

scholarly journals Learning Object Repository Technologies for TeleLearning: The Evolution of POOL and CanCore

10.28945/2565 ◽  
2002 ◽  
Author(s):  
Griff Richards ◽  
Rory McGreal ◽  
Norm Friesen
Keyword(s):  
National Level ◽  
Learning Objects ◽  
Peer To Peer ◽  
Learning Object ◽  
Learning Program ◽  
Peer Network ◽  
Learning Object Repository ◽  
On Line ◽  
Learning Object Repositories ◽  
Peer To Peer Network

Repositories provide mechanisms to encourage the discovery, exchange and re-use of learning objects. This paper describes Portals for On-line Objects in Learning (POOL), a consortium project of the TeleLearning NCE to build a learning object repository scalable to the national level. Funded in part by the Canarie Learning Program, POOL contributes to the development of two focal technologies: “POOL POND and SPLASH” a distributed architecture for a peer-to-peer network of learning object repositories, and CanCore, a practical metadata protocol for cataloguing learning objects.

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.

scholarly journals Content Analysis of Mobile Device Applications for Artistic Creation for Children between 4 and 12 Years of Age

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (23) ◽  
pp. 11327
Author(s):  
Sara Domínguez-Lloria ◽  
Rut Martínez López de Castro ◽  
Sara Fernández-Aguayo ◽  
Margarita Pino-Juste
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Mobile Applications ◽  
Interface Design ◽  
Mobile Apps ◽  
Visual Design ◽  
Age Group ◽  
Creative Development ◽  
Device Applications ◽  
Interface Usability

This article presents the results of the content analysis of 32 painting and drawing mobile applications aimed at children between 4 and 12 years old. The characteristics of the artistic dimension were studied, such as the possibilities of drawing, color, and experimentation, as well as the characteristics of the technical dimension related to the visual design of the interface, usability, and adaptability to users. The results collected show that mobile apps offer tools that have great potential for artistic and creative development, but also reveal certain limitations and problems in the quality of the graphic tools and interface design. One of the central problems of the interfaces of these apps is related to decontextualization and the lack of attention to the diversity and the heterogeneity of users in that age group.

scholarly journals The effect of tutorial feedback type on the choice of feedback type in pre-service teachers’ development of learning objects

2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 71-85
Author(s):  
Burç Çeken ◽  
Yavuz Akpinar
Keyword(s):  
Teacher Learning ◽  
Video Feedback ◽  
Learning Objects ◽  
Learning Object ◽  
Feedback Type ◽  
Effective Feedback ◽  
Actual Use ◽  
Feedback Preferences ◽  
Pre Service Teacher

This study investigates the effect of feedback types presented in learning object (LO) development tutorials on the quality of pre-service teachers’ LOs and their choices of feedback types in authoring LOs. Results indicate that video feedback presented in the tutorials is the most effective feedback representation type, based on overall scores on the learning object review instrument and feedback quality of the LOs developed by the pre -service teachers. However, interaction between feedback types presented in the tutorial and pre -service teachers’ actual use of feedback in authoring LOs was not meaningful. The implications are discussed.Keywords: Pre-service teacher, learning object, authoring, feedback type, feedback preferences.

A Low-Cost Learning Object Repository for Egyptian Teachers

2013 ◽  
pp. 307-321
Author(s):  
Alaa Sadik
Keyword(s):  
Low Cost ◽  
Learning Objects ◽  
Learning Object ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Learning Programs ◽  
E Learning ◽  
Learning Object Repository ◽  
User Groups ◽  
Arabic Speaking ◽  
Quality Learning

Within the last five years, governments and education authorities worldwide have developed and implemented approaches to facilitate access to a wide range of quality digital resources and reduce the costs of production. This chapter reports on a study which invited school teachers and university academics in Egypt, as a developing and Arabic-speaking country, to cooperate in establishing a learning object repository to store, locate, and share quality learning objects for class teaching and e-learning programs. The proposed solution is originally a vendor hosted web-based groupware, file management, and sharing system that meets the basic criteria of instructional learning object repositories called eStudio. Motivators and inhibitors to using the repository, factors that determine locating, using, and sharing learning objects within the repository and their qualities are assessed to help in developing repositories that demonstrate an understanding of the existing needs and the work practices of Egyptian teachers and other user groups.

scholarly journals Submission and Peer Review of Learning Objects Using a Community-Based Repository

10.28945/2835 ◽  
2004 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ilona Box
Keyword(s):  
Peer Review ◽  
Review Process ◽  
Object Oriented ◽  
Learning Objects ◽  
Learning Object ◽  
Significant Advance ◽  
Object Oriented Method ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Double Blind ◽  
Learning Object Repository

A community-based learning object repository supports the sharing and collaboration of learning object development within discipline or topic area communities. The repository is built using an object-oriented method and implemented using JADE, an object-oriented technology platform. The repository is a software system aimed at improving the creation, collection, quality assurance, and ultimately the accessibility of learning objects. The initiatives regarding learning objects and the double blind review process for research publications are the two key influences on the learning object repository design. The repository is a significant advance on existing learning object technology as 1) it is built using an object-oriented method and platform including the database; typically learning object collections are stored in relational databases, and 2) it incorporates an automated submission and double blind peer review process before learning objects are made public. The use of the repository by the learning object creators, reviewers, moderators, administrators and educators will determine the success of the product.

scholarly journals Learning Object Repositories

10.28945/2908 ◽  
2005 ◽  
Author(s):  
Permanand Mohan
Keyword(s):  
Business Models ◽  
Learning Objects ◽  
Learning Object ◽  
Metadata Standard ◽  
Client Server ◽  
Digital Repositories ◽  
Advantages And Disadvantages ◽  
Learning Object Repository ◽  
Learning Object Repositories ◽  
Uniform Manner

In order to reuse learning objects created by others, they must be made available to potential users on the Web, and services must be provided to allow users to discover, obtain rights to, and use these learning objects in their own instructional scenarios. In the learning object economy, these services are typically provided by learning object repositories, which are collections of learning objects that are accessible to users via a network without prior knowledge of the structure of the collections. This chapter discusses the important role played by learning object repositories in the learning object economy. The success of the learning objects' approach depends on users worldwide (such as instructors, learners, and software agents) being able to access and search for learning objects in different repositories in a uniform manner. The first part of the chapter explains how this can be achieved using a standardized approach for accessing and describing learning objects in a repository. Standardized access and retrieval is facilitated by implementing a specification from the IMS known as the Digital Repositories Interoperability (DRI) specification, while standardized search and discovery is facilitated by implementing a metadata standard such as the IEEE Learning Object Metadata (LOM) standard, described earlier in the book. There are different architectural approaches and business models that can be employed when designing a learning object repository and these are discussed next in the chapter. Typical architectural choices include using a centralized repository based on the client/server approach versus using several local repositories connected in a peer-to-peer fashion. Typical choices for business models include using an online broker for advertising and receiving payment for learning objects versus making the learning objects freely available. The advantages and disadvantages of the different approaches and models are carefully examined, and concrete examples of research prototypes and real-world deployments are provided wherever appropriate.

scholarly journals The Athabasca University eduSource Project: Building an accessible learning object repository

2005 ◽  
Vol 21 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Martha Cleveland-Innes ◽  
Rory McGreal ◽  
Terry Anderson ◽  
Norm Friesen ◽  
Mohamed Ally ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Learning Objects ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Learning Object ◽  
Instructional Designers ◽  
Work Package ◽  
Approach To Learning ◽  
University Departments ◽  
Learning Object Repository ◽  
Learning Object Repositories ◽  
Pedagogical Approaches

<span>Athabasca University - Canada's Open University (AU) made the commitment to put all of its courses online as part of its Strategic University Plan. In pursuit of this goal, AU participated in the eduSource project, a pan-Canadian effort to build the infrastructure for an interoperable network of learning object repositories. AU acted as a leader in the eduSource work package, responsible for the metadata and standards for learning objects. In addition, the team of professionals, academics, librarians and other researchers worked to create an accessible repository of learning objects across university departments and subjects. Most critically, the team worked beyond the development of a learning object repository and considered the adaptation of content and related applications, pedagogical approaches and the use of learning objects by instructional designers, faculty and the learners themselves. This paper describes one institution's approach to learning object repository development, from a technical and pedagogical perspective, along with some of the lessons learned during the process.</span>

Customisation and the Interprofessional Application of E-Learning Objects

2010 ◽  
pp. 275-285
Author(s):  
Helen M. Lynch ◽  
Kerry Trabinger
Keyword(s):  
Learning Objects ◽  
Training System ◽  
Learning Object ◽  
Vocational Education And Training ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Learning Contexts ◽  
E Learning ◽  
Learning Object Repository ◽  
Tools And Techniques ◽  
And Training

Toolbox learning objects are a class of pedagogically rich, sophisticated e-learning objects created for the Australian vocational education and training system (VET). Their richness makes them very attractive to teachers and trainers working across a range of learning contexts but at the same time makes them difficult to reuse. While these e-learning objects have been designed to be customised and are often repurposed for use within one vocational context, an approach is emerging that sees them increasingly customised for reuse across a range of intervocational or interprofessional contexts. This chapter describes this approach, focusing on the tools and techniques of customisation, and presents a model of reuse that can be implemented elsewhere with any pedagogically rich web based e-learning object in intervocational and interprofessional settings. Toolbox learning objects are freely available to anyone with internet access from the Toolbox Learning Object Repository website. The Repository is fully searchable and objects can be previewed from the Repository website and downloaded without charge for educational use. This chapter will be of value to teachers, trainers and academics who are exploring the reuse of pedagogically rich web based e-learning resources for interprofessional or intervocational education.

scholarly journals Deploying a WordPress-based learning object repository to scale up instruction and effect a culture of sharing

2017 ◽  
Vol 45 (1) ◽  
pp. 131-140 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Lindsay O’Neill
Keyword(s):  
Scale Up ◽  
Learning Objects ◽  
Learning Object ◽  
Successful Implementation ◽  
Library Instruction ◽  
Online Students ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Learning Object Repository ◽  
Free Open Source

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to describe an academic library’s successful implementation of a WordPress-based learning object repository (LOR) that facilitates widespread sharing of learning objects, allowing librarians to save prep time and to scale up the library instruction program. Both practical and technical implications of using WordPress software as a repository platform are discussed. Design/methodology/approach WordPress is free, open-source software that may be used as a platform for an LOR. By using WordPress software to create a public index of content hosted on a server, the library created an LOR that features a record for each learning object which contains metadata about the object’s format, content and accessibility. The WordPress platform/repository is also expandable, through additional free and paid plug-ins, to function as a simple learning management system that may also issue badges. Findings As a result of implementing an LOR, librarians save time prepping for classes by reusing or adapting their colleagues’ work, librarians are able to offer tutorials to online students and the repository also serves as a showcase for the library instruction program. Originality/value Many academic libraries are feeling increased pressure to scale up library instruction and serve more online students. This paper illustrates a case study of how one library uses an easy-to-implement and low-budget LOR to make progress toward these goals.

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