eLearning Frameworks:What, Why and Who, Where & WhenDaniel Rehak, Learning Systems Architecture Lab, USA

Kerry Blinco, Dept. Education Science and Training, Australia

Yuri Daschko, Industry Canada

eLearning Frameworks: What

eLearning Landscape

Arrow

Frodo

LAMS

CDLS

OKI

Learning FederationOCW

Sakai

SCORM

Merlot

NSDL

Edusource

CORDRA

Prolearn

Celebrate Universal

ARIADNE

Jorum

IESR

What do we call it?

design framework

architecture

systemapplication profile

reference model

patternartifact

abstractionrepresentation

model driven

Tools and systems A number of system models were here

What we have is:

“interoperability”

packagingmetadata

learning designrepositories

sequencingcmi

resource lists

profiles competencies

assessment

web services

learner recordsaccessibility

harvest

vocabulary

tools

query

osid

What we don’t have is:

“INTEROPERABILITY”

repositories

digital libraries

vle

lms/lcmscollaboration

portal

elearning

esciencegrid

performance support

simulationtutors

administration

What we really don’t have is:

a way to describe and talk about tools and systems

a way to integrate diverse tools and systems a common understanding of what we have

done a path forward to work on systems

eLearning Framework

ELF: An eLearning Framework

eLearning Framework: Why

Supports diversity Technological Pedagogical Strategy independence

Supports flexibility Modular flexible technology base Adaptability to changing business needs Faster response to community needs Staged adoption/implementation

Technical benefits

eLearning Framework: Why

Not just for the “techies” Communication

Coherent vision of complex space Communicates technical policy Communicates domain view to other domains

Policy support Supports collaboration, shows appropriate roles Supports strategic decision making and reporting “Framework” for supporting activities, standards, toolkit

development, research etc Allows experimentation with different development

strategies and partnerships

eLearning Framework: Why International

Costs involved in developing too high for one country

Opportunity to leverage expertise Opportunity to leverage political will Best opportunity to develop international

interoperable systems Need systems interoperability in order to

garner full benefit of the web

eLearning Frameworks: Who, Where & When

International Currently involved, JISC, DEST (Australia),

Industry Canada, LSAL Bulk of funding from JISC and DEST

Nationally Officials and practitioners

NOW!

Thank You