Composing Lifelong Learning Opportunity Pathways through Standards-based Services Raquel M. Crespo García

Contents Introduction and motivation Learning pathways Design process COMPASS outcomes Information model Online services MOOCs Pilot testing Discussion, feedback and comments

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Metadata Metadata is structured schema about data (W3C) The use of metadata supports methods to identify, authenticate, describe, locate and manage resources in a precise and consistence way that meets business, accountability, and archival requirements ISO 23081-1, provides (a) the principles behind schemas and (b) the purposes of metadata; ISO/TS 23081-2, describes (a) how schemas are constructed and maintained and (b) suggestions for elements and aggregations

Metadata key elements Metadata schema Application profile Encoding scheme Crosswalk Harmonization

Metadata architectures & lifetime

COMPASS Process for Information Model

The COMPASS Information Model Metadata for Learning Opportunities (MLO) EN15982 MLO-AD European Standard Integrating Learning Outcomes and Competences Draft Spec. of CEN

The COMPASS Information Model

Learning Opportunity Provider (LOP) Holds information about the educational institute hasPart: used to relate a LOP entity (parent) with one or more LOP entities (members) offers: used to relate the LOP entity with all learning opportunities that it offers

Learning Opportunity Specification (LOS) Information about a learning opportunity specification i.e. the overall description of the learning opportunity (not a specific offering) credit: the credits according to a specified system objective: an aim or learning objective level: an account of the education level assessment: the broad approach to assessment hasPart: to represent hierarchical relations specifies: relates with all its specific instances qualification: status awarded to a learner prerequisite: a reference to prerequisite for accessing the Learning Opportunity

Learning Opportunity Instance Information about a specific offering (instance) of a learning opportunity location: the spatial location start: the date from which the instance of the Learning Opportunity commences. duration: the duration of the instance of the Learning Opportunity. cost: the cost associated with obtaining access to the instance of the Learning Opportunity. languageOfInstruction: the language in which the Learning Opportunity’s instance is taught. places: a reference to he places available for participants in the Learning Opportunity’s instance. engagement: the logistical means by which individuals engage in the specific instance of the Learning Opportunity, encompassing temporal, modal and spatial patterns of engagement and attendance. objective: specific aim or learning objective for the Learning Opportunity’s instance. assessment: specific description of the approach to assessment used in the Learning Opportunity’s instance.

XML <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <schema xmlns="http://purl.org/net/compass" xmlns:xml="http://www.w3.org/XML/1998/namespace" ... targetNamespace="http://purl.org/net/compass" elementFormDefault="qualified"> <annotation> ... </annotation> <import namespace="http://www.w3.org/XML/1998/namespace" schemaLocation="http://www.w3.org/2001/xml.xsd" /> ... <complexType name="Resource"> <complexContent mixed="true"><restriction base="xs:anyType"><sequence> <any processContents="strict" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="unbounded" /> </sequence></restriction></complexContent> </complexType> <complexType name="Association"> <!-- classes --> <complexType name="LearningOpportunityObject" abstract="true"> <sequence> <any namespace="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="unbounded" processContents="lax" /> <element ref="url" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="unbounded" /> <element ref="hasPart" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="unbounded" /> </sequence> </complexType> ...

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