openglm - a (very) brief intro
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Open Graphical Learning Modeler: Brief intro to the OpenGLM authoring tool for IMS Learning Design Prepared for Theory and Practice of Design for Learning Workshop @ Online Educa 2011, Berlin, GermanyTRANSCRIPT
OpenGLMOpen Graphical Learning Modeler– A (Very) Brief Intro
Michael DerntlRWTH Aachen University, [email protected]
Workshop Theory and Practice of Design for LearningOnline Educa 2011, Nov. 30, Berlin, Germanyhttp://ld-grid.org
OpenGLM key facts
• Visual learning design authoring interface• Main concepts: Activity, Role, Sequencing• Export as IMS Learning Design (LD) package• Connected to OICS, an open resource
repository (Open ICOPER Content Space)• Open source: http://is.gd/openglm• Runs on Windows, Mac OS X and Linux
OpenGLM main window
Navigation
Navigation elements
Navigation
Role expresses the function that a person carries out in a learning design.
Activities are used to express actions that learners or instructors perform during learning and teaching.
Add-ons are used whenever learners are to actively contribute something, e.g. comments, upload a file,
Tools are technical services used during activties (e.g. forum, chat) and Materials are provided as learning objects (e.g. slides, website links, papers)
Navigation elements
Modeling area Modeling tools
Modeling area and tools
Modelling area Modeling tools
Modeling area and tools
Use the modelling area to arrange activities in a sequence
Drag and drop elements from the modelling tools pane to the modelling area
Drag the role(s) onto to the activities they shall perform at runtime
Learning activity vs Support activity: support activity has a role that is supported, and no learning objectives. Typically carried out by tutor and teacher roles
Use the connection to connect activities with each other
Selection: lets the role choose a subset of the selection point’s outgoing activities
Synchronization: synchronizes parallel activity streams by continuing only after all previous activities have ended
Teaching methods
Pre-defined teaching methods
Teaching methods
Pre-defined teaching methods
The “OICS* Teaching Methods” pane offers a set of pre-defined good-practice teaching methods that can be reused by dragging & dropping them onto the modelling area.
The dropped teaching method’s (generic) activity sequence will then materialize in the modelling pane, ready to be adapted, refined, integrated into the existing sequence, etc.
To look for more teaching methods, click the “Import from OICS” menu item.
* OICS is the Open ICOPER Content Space, see http://ld-grid.org/resources/resource-banks/oics
Key rules
• The learning design must have– One start point– One end point
• Each activity must have:– At least one role assigned (drag the role onto the activity)– Incoming and outgoing connection(s)– An activity description (double click activity symbol to edit)
(OpenGLM will list violations upon clicking “Export Instructional Model” from the Navigation pane or menu
Activity details: Description
• Provide a description of the activity (this will be shown to the learner or teacher during runtime)
• Can be text or other resources (button “Add Resource”)
Double click the activity symbol in the modeling area to bring up its details editor
Add-ons are used whenever learners are to actively contribute something, e.g. comments, upload a file, or assign grades as part of an activity in the learning design.
Activity details: Add-ons
• Add tools to the activity (e.g. a forum, chat, etc.) by checking an existing tool or adding a new one.
• Learning and teaching material (e.g. e-books, lecture slides) are provided as a learning object
Activity details: Tools and materials
All checked tools/materials will be available during this activity at runtime