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Defining a learning and teaching resource in the
context of the FAILTE project
Jenny Slater
FAILTE Project Officer, LTSN Engineering.
28/02/01
28/02/01Defining a learning and teaching resource in the context of the FAILTE project
Overview
• About FAILTE• Learning and teaching resource• Is it a FAILTE learning and teaching
resource?• … and not an information resource!• Describing learning and teaching resources
• Where next...
28/02/01Defining a learning and teaching resource in the context of the FAILTE project
About FAILTE
• “fawl-sha”, Gaelic for welcome
• Facilitating Access to Information on Learning Technology for Engineers
• JISC funded project• Aim to make learning and teaching
resources more accessible, by providing descriptive information that will allow engineering academics to gauge the resources’ suitability to their needs.
28/02/01Defining a learning and teaching resource in the context of the FAILTE project
Why a learning and teaching resource?
• A learning object is defined... as any entity, digital or non-digital, that can be used, re-used or referenced during technology-supported learning.- IEEE Draft Standard for Learning Object Metadata
• RDN Terminology
• Item: a physical or digital entity.• Resource: an item, collection or service of interest to the end-
user.
28/02/01Defining a learning and teaching resource in the context of the FAILTE project
Selecting a FAILTE learning and teaching resource
Is the resource
Web-based?
Is the resource
Web-based?
Is the resource a collection of pointers to third party resources?
Is the resource a collection of pointers to third party resources?
Stop.Don’t include
Stop.Don’t include
Does it have a Web
presence?
Does it have a Web
presence?
No
Stop.Don’t include
Stop.Don’t include
No
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
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Can the resource be classified as an Engineering resource?
Can the resource be classified as an Engineering resource?
Stop.Don’t include
Stop.Don’t include
No
Does the resource contain only advice on aspects of learning and teaching?
Does the resource contain only advice on aspects of learning and teaching?
Is the resource material of a suitable level to be taught to higher education students?
Is the resource material of a suitable level to be taught to higher education students?
Stop.Don’t include
Stop.Don’t include
Yes
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Stop.Don’t include
No
Yes
No
Yes
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Is the resource only specific to the needs of the creators?
Is the resource only specific to the needs of the creators?
Stop.Don’t include
Stop.Don’t include
Yes
Is the resource intended to accompany/act as a taught course?
Is the resource intended to accompany/act as a taught course?
INCLUDEINCLUDE
Can the resource easily be used or adapted for pedagogic purposes?
Can the resource easily be used or adapted for pedagogic purposes?
No
Yes
Stop.Don’t include
Stop.Don’t include
No
Yes
No
28/02/01Defining a learning and teaching resource in the context of the FAILTE project
Learning and teaching resources
Characteristics of a learning and teaching resource
Information resources
…are representations of data, knowledge, concepts, experience
…contain data which communicate inherent attributes
…communicate data, information and/or knowledge
...are expositive
…are interactive
…are designed to enhance the learning of a particular audience: Often have learning objectives
28/02/01Defining a learning and teaching resource in the context of the FAILTE project
Examples of resource types
Information Resources Learning and Teaching Resources
Journal articles,
Research Monographs,
Indexes,
Databases.
Experiment
Simulation
Formative assessment
Questions
Text book,
Hand-out
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Describing learning and teaching resources• FAILTE description scheme uses metadata
elements.
• Standards & Interoperability issues.
• Characteristics of learning and teaching resources to describe.
Dublin Core Metadata Initiative
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A learning and teaching resources database
28/02/01Defining a learning and teaching resource in the context of the FAILTE project
References
• FAILTE web site: http://failte.ac.uk/
• LTSN Engineering web site: http://www.ltsneng.ac.uk/
• ICBL: http://www.icbl.hw.ac.uk/
• EEVL: http://www.eevl.ac.uk/
• EASEIT-Eng : http://www.easeit-eng.ac.uk/
• MEG web page: http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/metadata/education/
• Powell, A., RDN Terminology - Version 1.0. : http://www.rdn.ac.uk/publications/terminology/
• Wiley, D. (Ed.), The Instructional Use of Learning Objects: http://reusability.org/read/
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References (cont.d)
• IEEE draft standard for Learning Object Metadata: http://ltsc.ieee.org/doc/wg12/LOM_WD4.htm/
• IMS Metadata Specification, Version 1.1 http://www.imsproject.org/metadata/
• Dublin Core Metadata Initiative web site: http://purl.oclc.org/dc/index.htm/
• UKOLN Metadata page: http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/metadata/
