Exploiting the TIPTOE plAtforM by transferring ECVET and EQF semAntic tools in a Multi-sectoral perspective (2011-1-IT1-LEO05-01969 CUP G12F11000600006)

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The TAMTAM platformFunctionalities of the adapted

semantic–based software

2Exploiting the TIPTOE plAtforM by transferring ECVET and EQF semAntic tools in a Multi-sectoral perspective (2011-1-IT1-LEO05-01969 CUP G12F11000600006) Website: www.tamtam.polito.itThis project has been funded with support from the European Commission. This publication [communication] reflects the views only of the author, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein.

Starting point: the TAMTAM methodology

Profile (labour)

Profile (education)


Starting point: the TIPTOE platform

Profiles(Occupational)

EQF

ICT(Platform)

European profile in KSC (trade)Profiles referenced to EQF

Distance among profiles

Profiles(Educational)


Transfer of innovation, adaptation steps Sectoral transfer

ICT, fashion/textile, mechanics/mechatronics and energetic efficiency/green building

Systemic transfer Focus on EQF level 5, methodological updates regarding

European tools (EQF and ECVET), evolution of qualifications (innovation needs)

Geographic transfer Profiles from new countries

Linguistic transfer Semi-automatic translation tools (from original languages and

vehicular language to other languages of the consortium)


Outcomes of the methodological adaptation


Technological adaptation

New sectorsNew sectors New countriesNew countries

New languagesNew languages New servicesNew services


Methodol.

The TAMTAM semantic platform

EQF andECVET

ICTSemanticplatform

European qualifications in selected sectors (KSC/CSK) Common parts of the qualifications identified (units, ECVET points, etc.), specificities

Qualifications updated according to innovation needs

Innovationneeds Qualific.


Services offered by the adapted platform Updated user interface (web)

Improved graphics and usability

To support the collection of qualifications (selected sectors) Described in terms of learning outcomes

Organized into professional activities/tasks and units/sub-units

With indication of ECVET/ECTS points, EQF level, learning activities


Services offered by the adapted platform Enhanced algorithms for computing the gap between

qualifications and their elements To support the comparison of educational and occupational profiles To test the flexibility of the new standards with respect to

innovation needs

Collaborative functionalities for letting users Find commonalities and differences among qualifications Work on the creation of European qualifications (per sector) Test various strategies for aggregating learning outcomes and for

allocating ECVET/ECTS points


Services offered by the adapted platform


Now available in the reserved area


Collecting qualifications


Collecting qualifications


Comparing qualifications Heterogeneity issues, information asymmetries due to

differences existing among Different countries and cultures Different sectors Different formal education

frameworks Different interpretations of the

learning outcome concept (mix of input/output approaches)

Different levels of detail in descriptions (broad or narrow terms, categories, etc.)

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Need for a “common language”

Savoir-êtreHabilités

CapacitàSaperi

AbilitiesAttitudes

Learningoutcomes

SpretnostiSposobnosti


Need for a “common language” Aspects to be taken into account

European tools (EFQ, Europass, etc.) and core concepts English as a vehicular language ICT solutions (ontologies, semantic modeling and reasoning)

Goal Limit ambiguities and maximize maching Enable for the automatic management of information


Need for a “common language” Fashion designer

Developing the collection Creating collection items

To work out design sketches by hand To use CAD applications for the fashion industry …

…

…

Fashion technician Design the collection

Designing items To exploit current apparel software applications Developing technical drawings using a PC program To draw dresses manually


Need for a “common language”To work out design sketches by hand

To exploit current apparel software

applications

Developing technical drawings

using a PC programTo draw dresses manually

To use CAD applications for the

fashion industry


Annotation

To use CAD applications for the

fashion industry

To work out design sketches by hand

To exploit current apparel software

applications

Developing technical drawings

using a PC programTo draw dresses manually

sketches

drawings

draw

by hand

manually

apparel

dresses

CAD

software

PC program


To exploit current apparel software applications

To draw dresses manually

Use case: creation of the “EU qualification”To work out design sketches by hand


Developing technical drawings using a PC

program

To draw dresses manually

To use CAD applications for the fashion industry

National qualifications “EU qualification” (common parts)


What kind of annotation? Key step

It is not just a matter of assigning keywords (Google)

Identification of relations (next generation search engines) Lexical relations

Synonimy (“same definition”, e.g. machine-automobile)

Antonymy (“opposite”, e.g., short-tall)

Semantic relations Hyponymy (“is a”, e.g., bulldog-dog-canide-mammal-animal)

Hyperonymy (inverse of hyponymy, feline-cat)

Meronymy (“part of”, e.g., steering wheel-car)

Holonymy (inverse of meronimy, computer-CPU)

...


How to perform semantic annotation In TIPTOE

Annotation was carried out manually by Politecnico di Torino Based on qualifications collected in the specific sector/countries By means of a programming language-like interface

Limits High complexity (by engineers, rather than teachers, trainers, etc.) Risks of non-reproducibility of results Hard to replicate into/extend to other sectors/countries and contexts

Solution Integration of a third party semantic repository (Wordnet) Design of a user-friendly graphics interface (partners, stakeholders) Creation of ranking algorithms based on semantic similarity scores


Manual annotation



Developing technical drawings using a PC

program

To use CAD applications for the fashion industry

software application

PC

CAD

To draw dresses manually apparel dress

fashion

manually

To work out design sketches by hand by hand


Wordnet @ princeton.edu Numbers

147306 words 117659 definitions 9223 lexical links 285359 semantic links

Features Manual access Textual results

TAMTAM needs Automatic access Graphics results

"WordNet: An Electronic Lexical Database", edited by Christiane Fellbaum, pp. 445, MIT Press, 1998.


Annotating qualifications


Ranking algoritms / Similarity scores


Common parts of the qualifications


Common parts of the qualifications

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Exploiting the TIPTOE plAtforM by transferring ECVET and EQF semAntic tools in a Multi-sectoral perspective (2011-1-IT1-LEO05-01969 CUP G12F11000600006)