[oodisc] Fwd: [school-discuss] Re: [IIEP] FOSS authoring tool for
e-learning - eXe project AND ILIAS
Michael Shigorin
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Сб Дек 4 23:11:38 MSK 2004
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Date: Thu, 2 Dec 2004 14:44:43 -0800
From: Michael Dean <michaelldean на SBCGLOBAL.NET>
To: ELEARN-OPENSOURCE на LST.IIEP-UNESCO.ORG
Subject: [school-discuss] Re: [IIEP] FOSS authoring tool for e-learning - eXe project AND ILIAS
Perhaps there are some of us who are not aware of the Open Source
e-learning project called Ilias, which is steadily improving and getting
certifications from standards groups. Their latest: compose learning
modules in OpenOffice.org and directly import into Ilias. see below:
NEW RELEASE 3.2.1
The new stable release ILIAS 3.2.1 is now available for Download, see:
http://www.ilias.uni-koeln.de/ios/source-e.html. It includes some smaller
bug fixes for 3.2.0 (please see ILIAS Roadmap and Releases:
http://www.homer.ilias.uni-koeln.de/docu/goto.php?target=st_126).
Comments are welcome in our forum:
http://www.ilias.uni-koeln.de/iosbb/index.php
For bug reports please use our bug tracker at:
http://www.homer.ilias.uni-koeln.de/mantis
Wayne Mackintosh wrote:
>Hi Vivek & friends
>
>Great to hear about your work in Nagpur. I share your sentiments that
>we do not make enough use of games and simulations in e-learning -
>particularly in subjects like Mathematics to illustrate core
>principles using the power of multi-media interaction.
>
>As the eXe project develops over time - I would certainly like to
>experiement with reusable simulation and game templates as idevices.
>Also - we should use the power of technology to for diagnostic
>assessment purpose to improve the quality of our e-teaching.
>Developing these capabilities in a technology like eXe will not be
>easy - but I think the long term rewards will be worth the effort.
>Perhaps India's wealth in programming talent will be able to make
>valuable contributions to our FOSS efforts.
>
>I too have been enjoying the forum - although my work does not always
>afford me the time to participate meaningfully.
>
>Chat to you soon
>Wayne
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> *From:* Vivek Wagh <mailto:cesedu_ngp на SANCHARNET.IN>
> *To:* ELEARN-OPENSOURCE на LST.IIEP-UNESCO.ORG
> <mailto:ELEARN-OPENSOURCE на LST.IIEP-UNESCO.ORG>
> *Sent:* Sunday, October 17, 2004 7:30 PM
> *Subject:* Re: [IIEP] FOSS authoring tool for e-learning - eXe project
>
> Hi Wayne,
> I have been a silent reader till now. I have hardly any knowledge
> about various things that have been discussed so far. I am working
> at Central India Research Institute at Nagpur in India. It is a
> small Trust. We are making serious effort towards one of our major
> goals: Stress-Free Quality Education for Every Child at her
> Doorstep. By training I am a mathematician who swithched over to
> studying dynamics of knowledge assimilation. We have started DE
> (Multimedia) programs for parents, students who have a difficulty
> in coping with Math and a Talent Nurture program for 4th to 8th
> graders.
>
> 1. If the eXe project includeds modifyable computer games in
> which you can change the objects that fall or flow in or on
> which you jump etc. it will go a long way.
> 2. Just as evaluation of learning has to be there a component
> of diagnostic evaluation of possible sources of errors
> should also be included.
>
> I do not know if all this is possible but I do feel we should work
> towards this. I must say that I am enjoying this forum and trying
> hard to learn.
> Vivek
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> *From:* Wayne Mackintosh <mailto:w.mackintosh на XTRA.CO.NZ>
> *To:* ELEARN-OPENSOURCE на LST.IIEP-UNESCO.ORG
> <mailto:ELEARN-OPENSOURCE на LST.IIEP-UNESCO.ORG>
> *Sent:* Thursday, December 02, 2004 1:00 PM
> *Subject:* Re: [IIEP] FOSS authoring tool for e-learning - eXe
> project
>
> Hi Martin and friends,
>
> Thanks for your feedback - valuable thoughts and
> contributions. First off - can I have permission to copy your
> thoughts and insights onto the eXe project on Eduforge. Its
> smart thinking and I'd like our development team to have
> benefit of your insights. Apologies for the long response -
> but you have triggered a number of important aspects relating
> to the eXe development. (Sorry - eXe is my passion <smile>).
>
> We are very excited about the project -- I think that eXe
> fills an interesting gap in the suite of available
> technologies in the FOSS for elearning landscape. Thanks also
> for your offer to introduce the technology at your "Learning
> Media Design" workshops . That would be fantastic because we
> are looking for constructive feedback from potential users to
> make sure that we end up with something that many folk will use.
>
> Martin - I'd like to extend a personal invitation for you (and
> everyone else of course) to join the project @
> http://eduforge.org/projects/exe/. Your experience and
> foresight in this area will add considerable value to our
> project. We need your inputs and thoughts.
>
> Herewith some feedback on the questions and ideas you have raised.
>
> General issues
>
> 1) On-line versus off-line: eXe will be developed as an
> offline technology that will run in a browser on the local
> desktop. Users will NOT need connectivity to use eXe. I know
> that this is a bit confusing at this stage, because the
> proof-of-concept runs using a server based technology however
> eXe will NOT use a centralised server technology. eXe will be
> an easy install using python's py2exe. We will package
> python's http webserver to run on the local desktop which will
> enable us to deal with the logic required of eXe. We're also
> thinking of packaging eXe with Firefox - however all output
> from eXe will be cross browser compatible. I'd be interested
> to hear the views of the forum on this strategy. In short,
> users will be able to install, run and deploy eXe content
> without any connectivity. This is a "non-negotiable"
> requirement for eXe so as to ensure that we do not exclude
> developing societies from using the technology. However, all
> outputs will be SCORM compliant - so LMS technologies will be
> able to import eXe content.
> 2) Not only will authors be able to fill in the existing
> "instructional device" forms off-line, and publish HTML
> content - they will also be able to create their own forms or
> new "instructional devices". This is an exciting component of
> the technology.
> 3) The imsmanifest.xml file is created automatically behind
> the scenes - therefore authors will be able to publish SCORM
> compliant content. In other words - if you author content
> using eXe - you will not need to use a tool like Reload for
> packaging. However, eXe content can be packaged with other
> content using the Reload editor. All users will need to do is
> import the eXe generated zip file into the LMS of their
> choice. We know this works because we have successfully
> imported content generated by the eXe prototype into WebCT and
> LAMS. We have a few bugs with imports using the MOODLE scorm
> import utility - but these are easily resolved and the eXe
> project is funded to sort out compatibility with MOODLE.
> 4) We are aware of a number of initiatives that have been
> working in related areas. Unfortunately - the few we know
> about have been proprietary ..;-(, and more have been reliant
> on online solutions. So we think that we are working in a new
> unique space. To be fair though - OSS technologies have
> matured to the extent that we are able to implement the eXe
> vision.
> 5) Regarding assessment tools - working in an offline
> environment poses a few interesting challenges. Nonetheless -
> we are confident that we will be able to provide a number of
> useful, offline assessment tools (or interactive iDevices). In
> fact we are working on a prototype behind the scenes for an
> offline MCQ type iDevice. Soon we should be able to provide an
> example of this technology. Using QTI we should be able to
> provide export functionality for IMS/SCORM compliant systems.
> Therefore eXe could provide and offline authoring environment
> for a range of assessment tools.
>
>
>
> Timeline
>
> 1. We're planning a bare-bones first release 6 weeks into the
> new year - the idea is to illustrate the eXe concept as a
> working tool - but with very limited functionality (Release
> early and regularly applies here <smile>). Hopefully we will
> have sorted out a couple of important architectural design
> questions (we're scrapping the code of our proof-of-concept -
> I think that we have learned what we can from this exercise
> and now need to sort out all our early mistakes <smile>.
> 2. Within the next 7 - 10 days we'll have a wiki up
> on http://eduforge.org/wiki/wiki/exe/?pagename=HomePage with
> the draft specifications for the first release which will
> include an area for us to build a wishlist for the future. Its
> a good time to get involved with the project in terms of
> specifying requirements to make sure that
> we're addressing your needs with the development.
> 3. The project is funded until the end of December 2005 - and
> by this time we hope to have completed the objectives
> documented in the project charter. There will of course be a
> number of releases before then.
>
> Specific suggestions
>
> 1) I'm not sure what you mean by labeled fields to introduce:
> exercises, examples, assessment, competency definition - but
> certainly, if we can "define" these as iDevices - they can be
> incorporated. Let me know if your ideas can be accommodated in
> the iDevice submission form (see
> http://cfdl.auckland.ac.nz/idevice_interest/introduction.html).
> Otherwise, let us have more detail and we will do our best to
> incorporate them into eXe.
> 2) Help to support the author - Great suggestion! We've
> already thought about this one <smile> each Idevice will
> contain pedagogical advise and support for the user about
> purpose, best practice etc. In addition we will provide
> contextual help for the completion of each field.
> 3) I agree - The design of quality learning objectives in
> relation to competency is riddled with complexity. There is
> also the pedagogical debate concerning behaviourism versus
> constructivism. We don't have all the answers yet - but hope
> to find a few as we move forward.
> 4) I must confess that we have not thought much about IMS's
> competency specification. Our attention at the moment has been
> focused on the specifications for: structured content, simple
> sequencing and touching a little on QTI. (We're not confident
> enough to tackle the learning design spec <smile>) - but
> perhaps you could provide us with some direction on the
> competency spec? Certainly this is something we would like to
> explore for future releases of eXe.
>
>
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> *From:* Martin Claude <mailto:C.Martin на ITCILO.ORG>
> *To:* ELEARN-OPENSOURCE на LST.IIEP-UNESCO.ORG
> <mailto:ELEARN-OPENSOURCE на LST.IIEP-UNESCO.ORG>
> *Sent:* Tuesday, November 30, 2004 11:16 PM
> *Subject:* Re: [IIEP] FOSS authoring tool for e-learning -
> eXe project
>
>
> Hello Wayne and all colleagues,
>
> I had a first look to your eXe / iDevice project in the
> different sites where information is available.
> It is really a very attractive free open source project
> for a tool to design and develop HTML-based learning objects.
> I understand that it is actually an on-line tool but that
> it will be an off-line authoring tool.
> It will include a range of "instructional devices" typical
> of instructional design included in a form to be filled by
> the author(s)
> The LOM (Learning Object Metadata) XML manifest will be
> produced automatically in background. This is great!
> Such LO will be ready to be packed with Reload Editor and
> possibly stored in a Learning Object Repository, exported
> to SCORM, or uploaded on a platform...
> A few years ago Lucio Telles from Simon Fraser University
> in Canada developped a similar idea. But it was
> proprietary, on-line server based, and not binded to
> standards. I tried it but I dont remember the name of this
> product.
>
> Some suggestions?
> Specific labeled fields to introduce: exercises, examples,
> assessment tools/templates, competency definition...
> Why not include for each kind of field a help to support
> the author to make a better instructional design...
> Design of learning objectives is a key issue. I know your
> concern about Maori pedagogy but a structured template
> (including verbs to be selected in a list) should help to
> design correctly structured objectives. That is a key
> issue to be able to assess learning and competence.
>
> It would be good if eXe / iDevice include a tool to design
> competencies and objectives in connection with the
> corresponding IMS specification.
> http://www.imsglobal.org/competencies/index.cfm
> The same for IMS - QTI to design assessment tools.
> http://www.imsglobal.org/question/index.cfm.
> It should be covering the instructional cycle: from
> competency definition to competency assessment.
> If not in this one perhaps next version of this tool will
> include such features.
>
> What is your calendar for this project?.
> As soon as a more elaborated off-line prototype will be
> available it will be a pleasure to introduce it in the
> workshops on "Learning Media Design" that I'm managing here.
>
> All the best
>
>
> Claude Martin
> Senior Learning Technology Specialist
> Programme for Distance Education &
> Learning Technologies Applications
> International Training Centre of the ILO
> Viale Maestri del Lavoro, 10
> 10127 Torino (Italy)
> tel.: (+39) 011 693 6316
> fax: (+39) 011 693 6469
> c.martin на itcilo.org
> http://www.itcilo.org/
>
> ELEARN-OPENSOURCE <ELEARN-OPENSOURCE на LST.IIEP-UNESCO.ORG>
> wrote on 28/11/2004 02.30.27:
>
> > Hi everyone,
> > It's been a while since I've had a chance to post to the
> list - I
> > see that there has been a lot of activity!
> > You will recall earlier in the forum that we are
> working on the
> > development of an FOSS authoring tool that will enable
> lecturers and
> > teachers to publish professional web content without the
> need to
> > become proficient in HTML markup -- This is the
> e-Learning XML
> > editor project (eXe). eXe will be based on
> specifications for
> > interoperability so that content authored using eXe can
> be imported
> > into different LMS systems if required.
> > eXe is a FOSS project that is funded by the New Zealand
> government
> > and is scheduled for completion by December 2005. Now is
> a good time
> > for educators and e-learning practitioners to submit
> requests and
> > requirements for the development.
> > Exe is particularly appealing for developing society
> contexts
> > because this web-authoring technology will be developed
> as an
> > offline tool - enabling teachers to use the technology
> without the
> > need for connectivity. eXe content can be published as self
> > contained web sites thus enabling users to view and
> interact with
> > the content using a local web browser offline.
> > We are looking for help in two areas:
> > 1. Teachers, learning designers and e-learning
> practitioners to
> > submit requests for the types of instructional templates
> they would
> > like to have included in the development. This includes
> templates
> > for things like learning objectives, case studies and
> different
> > types of activity formats. Submissions can be made
> online by visiting
> >
> http://cfdl.auckland.ac.nz/idevice_interest/introduction.html
> .
> > Instructions for completion are provided.
> > 2. We are keen to develop a translation module that will
> facilitate
> > the translation of open content for local languages. We
> will be
> > developing the project in Python - so if there is anyone
> out there
> > who would like to get on board early to assist with the
> > architectural design at this stage - let us know by
> visiting the
> > project website at: http://eduforge.org/projects/exe/
> > The history of the project so far can be studied at: http:
> > //eduforge.org/wiki/wiki/exe/?pagename=HomePage
> > More links are provided below if you???re interested..
> > Best wishes
> > Wayne
> > Associate Professor Wayne Mackintosh
> > Director
> > Centre for Flexible and Distance Learning
> > University of Auckland
> > New Zealand
> > http://cfdl.auckland.ac.nz
> >
> > Project Charter:
> http://eduforge.org/wiki/wiki/exe/wiki?pagename=Version%203
> > Access to Proof-of-concept:
> http://eduforge.org/docman/?group_id=20
> > Describing an instructional device: http://eduforge.
> > org/wiki/wiki/exe/wiki?pagename=Describing%20an%20Idevice
> > University of Oxford Case study on XML in education: http:
> >
> //eduforge.org/wiki/wiki/exe/wiki?pagename=case%20study%20on%20using%20XML
>
>
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