IMS Learning Design at LHU Mark Barrett-Baxendale, Amanda Oddie, Paul Hazlewood Deanery of Business and Computer Sciences Liverpool Hope University
Projects JISC LD4P Developing a user friendly interface for the Reload IMS LD editor. Practitioners authoring IMS LD JISC D4LD (UK OU) Improving IMS LD runtime for institutional use JISC DesignShare Sharing, discovery & re-use of IMS LD
D4LD project (run-time) SLeD/Coppercore DesignShare project (discovery and sharing) OpenDocument.net LD4P project (authoring) Reload The Valkenburg architecture (where we fit)
Partners: St Helens College, Phosphorix, University of Bolton Practitioners producing IMS LD units of learning with support User interface to Reload for practitioners Sharing IMS LD UoLs in other situations Learning Design for Practitioners
Producing designs Practitioner workshops-Reload Evaluating the software Practitioner draws up LD to level A (sequence/selection, content) Using Reload Team develops to level B if necessary Add properties and conditions Examples: QTI File upload Messaging
Prototype user interface Using practitioner feedback to develop designs for a new interface to Reload Bolton to build prototype based on designs Iterative design process Review with practitioners Refine designs Improve prototype
Demonstration Current Interface New Designs
New interface based on practitioner feedback Original Interface
Designs produced by practitioners English Literature Multimedia Psychology St Helens Creative writing Science In use with learners
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Led by UK OU Partners: OUNL, LHU Preparing SLeD (UK OU) and Coppercore (OUNL) for institutional use Addressing performance issues Usability Improved course and user admin Designing for Learning Design
SLeD Usability Testing units of learning in classroom situations Gather student feedback on use of SLeD Compile list of usability issues Coppercore Performance Monitor issues whilst running of units of learning e.g. Stability Scalability Administration Designing for Learning Design
Performance and usability issues identified in earlier project (Slide) were fixed by OU/OUNL at start of project. Currently running modules no stability issues so far. Future More units of learning e.g. MSc. Computing Programme in Sept. 07 Second year Computing module Other subjects State of Play
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DesignShare JISC demonstrator project Partners: University of Bolton, RayCom Developing a plug-in for the Reload IMS LD editor Search OpenDocument.net repository from within the editor Download learning designs into editor Installing as part of system at LHU Evaluate in use
DesignShare demo
DesignShare plug-in
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Where next? Feeding into other projects D4L, e.g. eLIDA CAMEL TenCompetence, OpenDock Web 2.0 (Emerge Project)