A Framework to Enable Enriched Training Experience

A Framework to Enable Enriched Training Experience

Tomáš Pitner, Jaroslav Ráček Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic

Laurent Schumacher, Geoffrey MicheFacultés Universitaires Notre-Dame de la Paix, Namur, Belgium

What is V3

V3 - Framework to Enable Enriched Training Experience

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Versatile Vocational and educational training Vehicle (V3)

– Goal: design, implement, deploy, evaluate and exploit a versatile, user-friendly, ICT-based Vocational and Educational Training (VET) framework suited for lifelong learning activities.

– Funding: EU Leonardo Programme– Further info:

• http://www.leonardo-v3.eu• http://v3.euproject.org

Motivation



Lisbon European Council (March 2000)– Europeans need to increase professional

skills and employability – number of innovative tools for generating

training contents emerged– they not succeeded in the long run, due to a

lack of versatility and user-friendliness

Building a User-Friendly Training Framework



As a conclusion, the ambition of V3 is– design and implement a versatile, user-friendly

training framework – requiring a limited investment from the trainer – achieve a performing competence building

process with the trainees




The V3 functionality (Trainer)

– Seminars will be recorded with the help of an open-source, add-on software merging screen and voice activities

– Screenshots are recorded, embedding not only slides, but also demonstrations, annotations...




The V3 functionality (Server)– upload the recording as audiovisual file– automatic indexing tools applied in order to– enable searches through file collection and– facilitate navigation within each file.




The V3 functionality (LMS)– audiovisual files and indexes comply with

public encoding and indexing standards (MPEG, LOM and SCORM)

– are available through the Learning Management System platform of the trainer's organisation

Recording Software



Recording Tool: It must satisfy the needs of:– licensing (free, open-source)– portability (at least all current MS Windows)– readiness (no time for any longer development)– extensibility (enhancements needed)

Recording Software



Recording Tool: The Choices– SDL (Simple DirectMedia Layer) based solution:

• pros: free, open-source, running on Linux (and Windows?)

• contras: must have been developed from scratch– CamStudio based solution:

• pros: readily available, open-sourced• contras: runs on Windows only

CamStudio won!

Recording Software


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CamStudio - The Improvements Needed– User-friendliness (loss-of-signal notification)– More compact output (XviD)– Compatibility issues:

• Windows version (98, Millenium vs. 2000, XP)• various sound interface (Bluetooth HF sets vs.

microphone & sound card)

Indexing



Server-side: Upload & Indexing– storage: centralized– indexing: a real problem with proprietary file

formats– gather metadata at:

• file-level• slide/chunk-level

LMS Integration



LMS Integration– two sites with centralized content storage

• @ ZMML, University of Bremen, Germany• @ FUNDP, Namur, Belgium

– interfacing with the partners’ learning management systems via web services

Use Cases



Lecturer/Trainer Use CasesStart recording

Pause recording (with short key)

End recording Slide-level metadata collection

Upload recording Upload slide-levelmetadata in DB

Organise a SCORM-compliant learningpathway in the LMS using uploadedrecordings and uploaded and/or included file-/slide-level metadata

Segment recording withslide-level metadata

Insert file-level metadata

Upload segmentedrecording

Upload file-levelmetadata in DB

Collect file-levelmetadata

Insert file-levelmetadata in recording

Virtual cuttingServer processing

Physical cuttingClient processing

LOM

Start recording

Pause recording (with short key)

End recording Slide-level metadata collection

Upload recording Upload slide-levelmetadata in DB

Organise a SCORM-compliant learningpathway in the LMS using uploadedrecordings and uploaded and/or included file-/slide-level metadata



Insert file-level metadata



Upload file-levelmetadata in DBUpload file-levelmetadata in DB

Collect file-levelmetadataCollect file-levelmetadata



Virtual cuttingServer processing

Physical cuttingClient processing

LOM

Use Cases



Student/Trainee Use Cases

Recordings

Recordingswith file-levelmeta-data

Looking forrecordings of

a given course

Looking fora given

recording

Looking fora givenkeyword

List ofrecordings

of that course

Search intofile-level

meta-data

Downloadselected

recording(s)

Downloadhit(s)

Downloadrelevant …

Downloadfull relevantrecording

Streamrelevant …

… pre-cutchunk(s)

(physical cut)

… chunk(s)cut on the fly(virtual cut)

Recording(URL)

Chunk(URL)

KeywordsDB

Search intoslide-levelmeta-data

LMS

Recordingswith slide-levelmeta-data

LOM

Recordings

Recordingswith file-levelmeta-data

Looking forrecordings of

a given course

Looking fora given

recording

Looking fora givenkeyword

List ofrecordings

of that course

Search intofile-level

meta-data

Downloadselected

recording(s)

Downloadhit(s)

Downloadrelevant …

Downloadfull relevantrecording

Streamrelevant …

… pre-cutchunk(s)

(physical cut)

… chunk(s)cut on the fly(virtual cut)

Recording(URL)

Chunk(URL)

KeywordsDB

KeywordsDB

Search intoslide-levelmeta-data

LMS

Recordingswith slide-levelmeta-data

LOM

Valorisation



Valorisation - The Goals– deploy, evaluate and exploit the implemented

training framework– @ consortium & other partners institutions– various subjects, not just IT:

• software development (programming, SW eng.)• project and process management• biostatistics

Valorisation



Valorisation - The Target Area

Conclusion



Conclusion & FutureReleased as:– comprehensive, user-friendly, – open-source framework – enabling enriched training experience – in life-long learning

Discussion



Questions, more info?– Now!– E-mail: Tomáš Pitner, [email protected]

Geoffrey Miche, [email protected]– V3 websites:

• http://v3.euproject.org• http://www.leonardo-v3.org

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http://v3.euproject.org/

http://www.leonardo-v3.org/

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