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Fredrik Paulsson
Associate Professor at Interactive Media and Learning (TUV/IML), Umeå University in Sweden.Convener of the Learning Infrastructure Research Group (LIR).
WILDWiring the Learning Infrastructure:
Connecting Digital Learning Resources to the Curriculum
– A Curriculum Cloud Service on the Semantic Web
Fredrik PaulssonUmeå universitet, IML
Blogg: http://www.frepa.orgE-post: [email protected]
Fast facts…
- A 4 year research project
- (Re-)Started in 2011
- Run by the Learning Infrastructure Research Group (LIR) at Umeå University
- 1 PhD student and 2 researchers
- Besides research we are producing a Cloud Service (not just a prototype)
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Introduction- What are we doing?
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What is “the Curriculum”?- from a Swedish point of view
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1 Basic Metadata Markup (RDF/XML)1 Machine readable content and partly
machine processable*.2 Detailed Metadata Markup
(RDF/XML) 1 Making the content machine
processable at a detailed level (i.e. Objectives, central content and concepts, and knowledge criteria).
3 Web-friendly API:s (REST)1 Content/service accessible for other
Web Services to be included into ”mashups”.
4 Tools for annotating curriculum and syllabus1 Annotate and add metadata to
national and local steering documents (e.g. for teachers, subject experts, publishers).
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Main objective(s) of the WILD-project• Make the school curriculum digitally useful
– Machine-readable and machine-processable by the use of Semantic Web technologies
– Hence: meaning for humans (i.e. students and teachers) as well as for machines (i.e. software and services).
– Making the curriculum/steering Documents ”usable” by wiring other digital services to the curriculum.
• Make the curriculum a part of schools “information ecology”
• Teachers should be able to actually use the steering documents when teaching by connecting pedagogical activities and resources to the steering documents.
• Provide tools to analyze visualize the curriculum (for students, parents etc.)
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We want others to create added value by integrating and using
our Curriculum Service in new digital (mashed-up)
services for schools!
Or in other words:
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The Curriculum Cloud Service- Two scenarios (or is it three?) and a demo (or is it two?)
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The Curricullum as a Cloud Service
Styrdokument Online The Curriculum
BrowserAPI:s level 1 & level 2 (RESTFul)Semantic Web Data (RDF/Linked Data)
The Spider
Publisher XWeb Service Y
(For Personal Development Plans)
All learning resources that match Objective x and Mark Criteria y for 9th grade.
All Knowledge Demandsin Math 5th grade that matches Learning Resource x
1- Central Concepts and Knowledge Demands in Math 6th grade, that are relevant for PDP-aim X.
2- Search for Learning Resources as in scenario 1 (above)
API (RESTFul)
Scenario 1: 0-2 Years
- Browse and explore- Analyze- Work with quality- Annotate and create dynamic links to other data and info.- Jämföra styrdokument
internationellt (PISA mm)
- Koppling till prov och bedömning
- Utöka sökningen i spindeln för att skapa pedagogiskt kontext/paketeringMLR
(SWE)
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Demo-time
Connecting WILD to Digital Learning Resources by mashing up two services on the web: the Spider and WILD
The Wild Curriculum Browser (ugly as hell, but it partly works)
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Styrdokument som ”molntjänst”
Styrdokument Online Styrdokuments-
utforskarenAPI:s level 1 & level 2 (RESTFul)Semantic Web Data (RDF/Linked Data)
Spindeln
Läromedelsförlag XWebbtjänst Y
Alla lärresurser som motsvarar syfte x och betygskriterium y för åk 9.
All kunskapskravi matte åk 5 som motsvararlärresurs x
1- Centrala begrepp och kunskapskrav i matte åk6, som är relevanta för IUP-mål X.
2- Sök lärresurser motsvarande 1 (ovan)
API (RESTFul)
Scenario 1: 0-2 år
- Utforska styrdokument
- Analysera styrdokument
- Kvalitetsarbete- Annotera och skapa
kopplingar till annan info.
- Jämföra styrdokument internationellt (PISA mm)
- Koppling till prov och bedömning
- Utöka sökningen i spindeln för att skapa pedagogiskt kontext/paketering
Packaged as IMS CC by the Spider
Kalles Digital Learning Resources
The Spider
Searches for Learning Resources...
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Example 3
Publishing House X
Web Services Services Inc.
Metadata (LOM/DC/MLR)
LocalSuper Resources
Cloud services INC.
...and finds loads of them...
Slussas vidare för betalning/nedladdning/åtkomst
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OER Y
Digital ID and SSO
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WiMUPPLE!
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Deliverables• Digitized Steering/Curriculum Documents. Preferably in a
standardized data format. We are exploring the Curriculum Exchange Format, CEF as the basis (but this is still a fairly open issue...)– Semantic Web technology: An RDF-binding to CEF for machine Processable
Semantics*.
• A methodology* for analyzing and adding metadata and annotations to the Curriculum.
• Tools* for markup and annotation (for contributing to the metadata ecology).
• A basic structural and descriptive markup* of the curriculum documents. For others to use and improve.
• A set of API:s for interacting with the curriculum service. I.e. an interface for other services to use.
• A couple of example services that builds upon those API:s and the curriculum service.
*Currently ongoing work
Questions?
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Contact information
Fredrik PaulssonUmeå University
[email protected]://apps.iml.umu.se/wordpress/lir/
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