PresentsPresentsco-funded by the European Unionco-funded by the European Union

A project co-funded by the European Union, through the A project co-funded by the European Union, through the eContentplus programmeeContentplus programme

http://ec.europa.eu/econtentplushttp://ec.europa.eu/econtentplus

Adopting Standards and Adopting Standards and Specifications for Specifications for Educational ContentEducational Content

Dr. David Massart, EUNDr. David Massart, EUN

ASPECT Project CoordinatorASPECT Project Coordinator

Why do we need Why do we need standards and standards and

specifications?specifications?

Facilitate Facilitate discoverydiscovery of learning contents of learning contentsMinimise costs associated with Minimise costs associated with repurposingrepurposing of of

materialsmaterialsAccessAccess to the highest-quality learning to the highest-quality learning

resources availableresources availableImpact on learning outcomes and quality of Impact on learning outcomes and quality of

learning experiencelearning experience

AdvertiseAdvertise learning contents by making them learning contents by making them easily identifiable, discoverable and usable.easily identifiable, discoverable and usable.

Secure Secure investmentsinvestments by developing standard- by developing standard-based infrastructuresbased infrastructures

Already Already todaytoday

Why raising awareness of Why raising awareness of standards and specifications standards and specifications

is not enough?is not enough?

We are convinced that, if properly We are convinced that, if properly structured and managed, new best practice structured and managed, new best practice networks (BPN) frameworks can help networks (BPN) frameworks can help redress the ‘disconnect’ between redress the ‘disconnect’ between standards’ organisations and the standards’ organisations and the educational community by: educational community by:

focussing on implementing standards as focussing on implementing standards as well as raising awareness, and well as raising awareness, and

supporting emerging standards and supporting emerging standards and specifications that map to and are specifications that map to and are influenced by best practice related to influenced by best practice related to the use of ICT in schools. the use of ICT in schools.

The ASPECT projectThe ASPECT project

The ASPECT ProjectThe ASPECT ProjectThe ASPECT ProjectThe ASPECT Project

Crux of ASPECTCrux of ASPECT

Content Interoperability IssuesContent Interoperability IssuesContent Interoperability IssuesContent Interoperability Issues

Content Standards & SpecificationsContent Standards & SpecificationsContent Standards & SpecificationsContent Standards & Specifications

Best Practices in Implementing Best Practices in Implementing StandardsStandards

Best Practices in Implementing Best Practices in Implementing StandardsStandards

Scope & StructureScope & Structure

Best Best practicepractice

ss

Best Best practicepractice

ss

Dissemination, creating Dissemination, creating impactimpact

Dissemination, creating Dissemination, creating impactimpact

Evaluation, quality Evaluation, quality assuranceassurance

Evaluation, quality Evaluation, quality assuranceassurance

Implementation of Implementation of best practicesbest practices

Implementation of Implementation of best practicesbest practices

School School pilotspilots

School School pilotspilots

Metadata:Metadata: IEEE LOM, Dublin Core IEEE LOM, Dublin Core

Vocabulary: Vocabulary: XVD, VDEX, ZTHES, XVD, VDEX, ZTHES, SKOSSKOS

Protocol:Protocol: SQI, SPI, SRU/SRW, OAI- SQI, SPI, SRU/SRW, OAI-PMHPMH

Query Language:Query Language: CQL, PLQL, LRE- CQL, PLQL, LRE-QLQL

Registry:Registry: CORDRA, ADL Registry CORDRA, ADL Registry

Metadata:Metadata: IEEE LOM, Dublin Core IEEE LOM, Dublin Core

Vocabulary: Vocabulary: XVD, VDEX, ZTHES, XVD, VDEX, ZTHES, SKOSSKOS

Protocol:Protocol: SQI, SPI, SRU/SRW, OAI- SQI, SPI, SRU/SRW, OAI-PMHPMH

Query Language:Query Language: CQL, PLQL, LRE- CQL, PLQL, LRE-QLQL

Registry:Registry: CORDRA, ADL Registry CORDRA, ADL Registry

FormatFormat: IMS Content Packaging, SCORM, : IMS Content Packaging, SCORM, IMS Common Cartridge, IMS QTIIMS Common Cartridge, IMS QTI

IdentifierIdentifier: Handle System, DOI: Handle System, DOI

Digital Rights Management: Digital Rights Management: Creative Creative Commons, IMS Common Cartridge, LRE DRM Commons, IMS Common Cartridge, LRE DRM

FormatFormat: IMS Content Packaging, SCORM, : IMS Content Packaging, SCORM, IMS Common Cartridge, IMS QTIIMS Common Cartridge, IMS QTI

IdentifierIdentifier: Handle System, DOI: Handle System, DOI

Digital Rights Management: Digital Rights Management: Creative Creative Commons, IMS Common Cartridge, LRE DRM Commons, IMS Common Cartridge, LRE DRM

Content Content discoverydiscovery

Content Content discoverydiscovery

Content useContent useContent useContent use

Expected resultsExpected resultsExpected resultsExpected results

Facilitate the adoption of Facilitate the adoption of learning technology learning technology

standards and standards and specifications with a specifications with a specific focus on the specific focus on the

school sectorschool sector

Take into account teachers’ Take into account teachers’ views as well as those of views as well as those of

technical experts during the technical experts during the pre-standardisation processpre-standardisation process

Assess standards and Assess standards and specifications through their specifications through their implementation on a critical implementation on a critical mass of educational contentmass of educational content

Make recommendations on the Make recommendations on the combination of a number of combination of a number of standards to ensure more standards to ensure more

transparent interoperabilitytransparent interoperability

More specificallyMore specifically

ASPECT will be actively ASPECT will be actively working with more than 200 working with more than 200 leading European experts, leading European experts, professional and policy professional and policy makers in Ministries of makers in Ministries of

education...education...

...as well as with pre-...as well as with pre-standardisation and standardisation and

standardisation bodiesstandardisation bodies

Impact at least Impact at least one IMS one IMS

SpecificationSpecification

ASPECT is also ASPECT is also committed to produce committed to produce

at leastat leastTwo CEN Workshop AgreementTwo Two CEN Workshop AgreementTwo ENs created by TC353ENs created by TC353— — Information and Communication Information and Communication Technologies for learning Technologies for learning education and trainingeducation and training

One of the main outcomes One of the main outcomes will be will be

the creation of thethe creation of the

ASPECT Service CentreASPECT Service Centre

LOR registryLOR registry

Vocabulary bank for educationVocabulary bank for education

Application profile registryApplication profile registry

Automatic translation service for Automatic translation service for metadatametadata

Compliance testingCompliance testing

Transformer service: Transformer service: turn metadata & vocabularies into another turn metadata & vocabularies into another formatformat

Access to known interoperability issuesAccess to known interoperability issues

Learning Technology ObservatoryLearning Technology Observatory

ASPECT Service Centre

ASPECT Service Centre

ASPECT Service Centre

ASPECT Service Centre

How can you How can you benefit?benefit?

How can you How can you benefit?benefit?

Join the ASPECT communityJoin the ASPECT community

Access ASPECT resourcesAccess ASPECT resources

Access ASPECT resourcesAccess ASPECT resources

Join us at one of the 20 Join us at one of the 20 ASPECT eventsASPECT events

EUN Events•Developer Workshop on the ASPECT approach to Federated Search and Harvesting, March 10-11, 2009 Leuven, Belgiumhttp://www.cs.kuleuven.be/~hmdb/SqiOaiAspect/

•ASPECT Workshop at IMS Learning Impact 2009, Barcelona, 14-15 May 2009. Further details will be posted on the ASPECT web site shortly

Apply to the ASPECT Awards!Apply to the ASPECT Awards!

About ASPECTAbout ASPECTAbout ASPECTAbout ASPECT

22 Partners from 15 22 Partners from 15 CountriesCountries

• 99 Ministries of Education Ministries of Education

• 44 Commercial content developers Commercial content developers and leading technology providersand leading technology providers

• 22 European associations European associations

• Experts from international Experts from international standardisation bodies and standardisation bodies and

consortia active in eLearning: consortia active in eLearning: CEN/ISSS, IMS, IEEE, ISO, ADL...CEN/ISSS, IMS, IEEE, ISO, ADL...

Ministries of EducationMinistries of Education• Denmark – UNI-CDenmark – UNI-C

• Belgium (Flemish community) - EduC Belgium (Flemish community) - EduC • France – CNDPFrance – CNDP• Germany – FWUGermany – FWU

• Hungary – EDUCATIOHungary – EDUCATIO• Italy – INDIREItaly – INDIRE

• Lithuania – ITCLithuania – ITC• Portugal – DGIDCPortugal – DGIDC

• Slovenia – UL Slovenia – UL

Commercial Content & Technology Commercial Content & Technology providersproviders

• Siveco Romania SASiveco Romania SA• Cambridge University Cambridge University

Press Ltd.Press Ltd.• IcodeonIcodeon

• Young Digital Planet Young Digital Planet SASA

European AssociationsEuropean AssociationsEuropean SchoolnetEuropean Schoolnet

EIfELEIfEL

Time & BudgetTime & Budget•ASPECT is a Best Practice Network ASPECT is a Best Practice Network

supported by the European Commission's supported by the European Commission's eContenteContentplus plus ProgrammeProgramme

Start 1 September 2008Start 1 September 2008End 28 February 2011End 28 February 2011€ € 4.625 M. budget4.625 M. budget€ € 3.7 M. funding3.7 M. funding

Contact and InformationContact and InformationASPECT: ASPECT: http://aspect-project.org/http://aspect-project.org/

• LRE: LRE: http://lre.eun.org/http://lre.eun.org/

• LRE: LRE: http://lreforschools.eun.orghttp://lreforschools.eun.org

• European Schoolnet: European Schoolnet: http://www.eun.org/http://www.eun.org/

• eContentPlus: eContentPlus: http://ec.europa.eu/econtentplushttp://ec.europa.eu/econtentplus

co-funded by the European Unionco-funded by the European Union