Navigation in Learning Networks

1. Navigation in Learning Networks Hans Hummel, José Janssen, Rob Nadolski, Bert van den Berg, Francis Brouns, Adriana Berlanga, Hendrik Drachsler, Wim Waterink, Nanda Boers visit prof Nishinosono, 13 june 2006

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3. Navigation projects In the LTDP on Learning Networks 2003-2008 • Road Mapping (ROMA) 2004-2005 • Individualised Support in Sequencing (ISIS) 2006-2007 visit prof Nishinosono, 13 june 2006

4. ROMA advise visit prof Nishinosono, 13 june 2006

5. ROMA experiment visit prof Nishinosono, 13 june 2006

6. ISIS Lovely statue of Isis-Fortuna, bringer of luck and good navigation through seas and through life. Want to travel? Put this statue on your altar. $40 (http://isisadmin.freeyellow.com) visit prof Nishinosono, 13 june 2006

7. ISIS project aims · Develop a specification to represent (both formal and informal) learning goals (or competences) • Develop a specification to represent (both formal and informal) learning paths (or competence development programmes); and · Build a navigation service that provides users with qualitative and individualized support when finding and sequencing their most suitable learning paths visit prof Nishinosono, 13 june 2006

8. Duration • Start date: January 1, 2006 • End date: December 31, 2007 Relation to TenCompetence • WP7, task 1: learning path spec • WP7, task 5: advanced navigation service • WP4: contribute to health care pilot visit prof Nishinosono, 13 june 2006

9. Rationale • Alignment of users and activities • by tailored navigation services • exchange of (informal & formal) competences and learning paths • using (semantic) competence and path descriptions. visit prof Nishinosono, 13 june 2006

10. Competence description • IMS RDCEO & IEEE RCD provide • the ‘basics’: id, title, description, model (unstructured) and metadata (e.g. LOM) • HR-XML adds • competence recursion • measurable evidence (existence or level of competence) • measurable weights (importance or sufficiency required) Required extensions/further information • Possible semantic elements to be added: context (e.g. occupation, domain), type, level, composition, sector alignment, … visit prof Nishinosono, 13 june 2006

11. Path description • ECTS diploma supplement, QAA for HE (guidelines for ‘Specifying’) • CDM (noors), XCRI (UK) (formele XML notatie) • XCRI adds local instantiation (‘Offering’) • Using LD to model paths (Tattersall et al.) • Possible semantic elements to be added: Competence, Context / Interest (specially for informal learning), Composition (possibly from different institutions); sequence / selection (LD); Roles (within CDP); Scenarios; Grades; Costs (e.g. duration or credit points); Requirements/dependencies; … visit prof Nishinosono, 13 june 2006

12. Initial analysis towards navigation service… • Analysis available specifications and tools • Top-down (ontology) vs bottom-up (folksonomy) approach • Tailoring recommendation using collaborative filtering based on user profiling • Reserach / select / relate (most relevant) goal, learner and activity characteristics • First pilot: Application to Psychology domain visit prof Nishinosono, 13 june 2006

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