quality of econtent: quest for quality & lessons learned bijan esfahani, november 27, 2010...
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Quality of eContent: Quest for Quality &
Lessons Learned
Bijan Esfahani, November 27, 2010
Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar
Source: Redkid.net
•Did you ever have this experience in your past?
Author: Khaled HosseiniBooks: 2Source: http://nymag.com/images/2/daily/entertainment/07/12/12_hosseini_lgl.jpg
Content & ContextSource: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f7/George_and_Laura_Bush_with_Khaled_Hosseini_in_2007.jpg
Reading – A Magical Moment
•“When it comes to reading, there is a magic moment…where you put down some book and say “this really sucks”. I can do better than this, and this got published.”
-Stephen King, American Author. Source: www.youtube.com/watch?v=hqp7A0B7abc&feature=related
Quality – The Basics
•Scope•Authority•Objectivity•Accuracy•Timeliness
eQuality or eContent? •Pre-Requisites?
–Lesson objectives | Outcomes | Target audience
•Subject-dependent? –Math | Science | Fine Arts
•Educational quality–Math : factual, free of errors
•Presentation–Design | Interface | Engagement
•Technology–Tools and standards used
Source: http://www.jem-thematic.net/en/node/467
Source: http://www.symtext.com/educators/
