IMS Learning Object Metadata

1. IMS Learning Object Metadata Xu Hong SLIS 5223 March 2005

2. Learning Object Metadata • What is a learning Object ? “A learning object is defined as any entity -digital or non-digital- that may be used for learning, education or training” (IEEE LTSC, 2002) • Metadata It is important for accessing, disseminating and reusing learning objects. matching stringscapturing the meanings and purposes of learning objects • Learning Object Metadata (LOM) Dublin Core IMS Meta-Data IEEE LOM

3. IMS LOM and IEEE LOM • IEEE LOM originated from a joint proposal and specification submitted by IMS and ARIADNE in 1998. • IMS Learning Resource Meta-data Specification IMS Learning Resource Meta-data Information Model IMS Learning Resource Meta-data XML Binding Specification IMS Learning Resource Meta-data Best Practices and Implementation Guide. • The latest version is IMS Meta-Data v1.3 Public Draft specification It uses IEEE 1484.12.1 - 2002 Standard for Learning Object Metadata (IEEE LOM) as the IMS Learning Resource Meta-data Specification v1.3 Information Model. IMS LOM =IEEE LOM

4. IEEE LOM (IEEE 1484.12.1-2002) • Approved by the IEEE Standards Association On June 12th 2002. • The IEEE LOM element set hierarchical “tree model” • The basic metadata structure defined in IEEE LOM includes nine categories General Life Cycle Meta-Metadata Technical Educational Rights Relation Annotation Classification • An example

5. Root to leaf "tree view" of meta-data (IMS Global Learning Consortium, 2004 )

6. Conclusion IEEE LOM /IMS LOM • is a officially approved standard by IEEE and accepted widely. • is flexible and has better adaptability and interoperability. • is customized widely, CanCore, SingCore. • can be guided by IMS Meta-data Best Practice Guide for IEEE 1484.12.1-2002 Standard for Learning Object Metadata. • can map to Dublin Core. IEEE LOM is promising and important.

7. References IEEE LTSC. (2002). Draft Standard for Learning Object Metadata. Retrieved Feb.26, 2005, from http://ltsc.ieee.org/wg12/files/LOM_1484_12_1_v1_Final_Draft.pdf Other references used in the paper IMS Global Learning Consortium. (2004). IMS Meta-data Best Practice Guide for IEEE 1484.12.1-2002 Standard for Learning Object Metadata (v.1.3 public draft). Retrieved Feb. 24, 2005, from http://www.imsglobal.org/metadata/mdv1p3pd/imsmd_bestv1p3pd.html Friesen, N., Roberts, A. & Fisher, S. (2002). CanCore: Metadata for Learning Objects. Canadian Journal of Learning and Technology. 28 (3). Retrieved January 28, 2005 from http://www.cjlt.ca/content/vol28.3/friesen_etal.html Friesen, N. (2004). The E-learning Standardization Landscape. Retrieved Feb. 27, 2005, from http://www.cancore.ca/docs/intro_e-learning_standardization.html IMS Global Learning Consortium. (2005). MERLOTexample1_schema_LOM.xml (xml file) Retrieved Feb.28, 2005, from http://www.imsglobal.org/metadata/mdv1p3pd/xslt/samples-LOM/MERLOTexample1_schema_LOM.xml NISO. (2004). Understanding Metadata. Retrieved Feb 25, 2005, from http://www.niso.org/standards/resources/UnderstandingMetadata.pdf Wiley, D. A. (2000). Connecting learning objects to instructional design theory: A definition, a metaphor, and a taxonomy. In D. A. Wiley (Ed.), The Instructional Use of Learning Objects: Online Version. Retrieved Feb. 24, 2005, from the World Wide Web: http://reusability.org/read/chapters/wiley.doc Wiley, Gibbons & Recker. A reformulation of the issue of learning object granularity and its implications for the design of learning objects Retrieved Feb 28, from http://reusability.org/granularity.pdf

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