Content and Tools Standards Will Ellis, Head of Digital Learning Resources “We need better digital resources more widely available and more flexible learning packages that teachers can adapt to their learners’ needs. We must support innovation in the market by improving our knowledge of where elearning works particularly well, and update our standards for pedagogic quality, accessibility and safety.”

Replacement for the COL metadata profile? Vocabulary Strategy? What tools exist to support conformant content creation? How can the BETT Awards support effective use? How well does content confirm to common standards? How should the quality principles be applied? How do users identify appropriate DLRs?

Replacement for the COL metadata profile? Vocabulary Strategy? What tools exist to support conformant content creation? How can the BETT Awards support effective use? How well does content confirm to common standards? How should the quality principles be applied? How do users identify appropriate DLRs? Resource Discovery Ecosystem

Resource Discovery Ecosystem Technical architecture Communities Quality requirements Services Business models Sustainability Specs and standards

Content Repositories (commercial, charitable and state funded) Users of learning content

Content Repositories (commercial, charitable and state funded) Learning Platforms Users of learning content Standards!

Content Repositories (commercial, charitable and state funded) Learning Platforms Users of learning content Resource discovery service Standards Competing resource discovery service? Quality

BETT Awards JISC Collections National digital resource bank Vocabulary bank IWB Common file format Access management Learning platforms Content packaging for learning platforms EU Education resource network (Edrene) Search technologies and standards (metadata) Practitioner communities Quality requirements IPR, Copyright and licencing