our microcontent approach: learning content encompassing learning platform

Our Microcontent Approach: Learning Content Encompassing Learning PlatformMasumi Hori, Seishi Ono and Shinzo Kobayashi, Research institute of CCC-TIES, Tsuneo Yamada, Open

University of Japan

A nifty gadget for Open ContentThe Goal

Effective use of the various internet resource • Takes advantage of internet services such as YouTube, Google-

class, LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, and others. • Utilizes convenient open content such as OCW, Khan Academy,

MOOCs, and others.

Challenges of traditional LMS • Learning progress is highly dependent on course structure.• Learning activities are restricted by the Learning Management

System’s (LMS)  functionality.• Time and money needed to use LMS.

Background

MethodA mash-up of the internet resources without LMS

Comparing EDUPUB with CHiLO

A nifty gadget - Creative Higher Education with Learning Objects (CHiLO) -

Structures of CHiLO Various distribution channels Reusing open resources There are many open resources on the web and you have original contents.

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Storage CHiLO Library

DisplayCH

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Learning goal

Metadata LMS

SNS

Blog

etc.

SCORM MANIFESTMetadata

OrganizationsResources

ResourcesChild Manifest

For learning contentHierarchical structureDefined complex conditions

EPUB content.opfMetadataManifest

Spine

ResourcesFor e-booksFlat structureDefined only for the display order

CHiLO collects those contents on the web and creates CHiLO Book based on any teaching method.

CHiLO allows for content to be offered on a range of distribution channels such as SNS, blog and virtual stores.

CHiLO has one object and three functions. 1. CHiLO Book is an EPUB3 format object which is a container package for learning resources.2. CHiLO Producer has a function to convert Metadata of learning resources; such as title, location,

description, and license, to a CHiLO Book.3. CHiLO Library is a repository for the CHiLO Book’s metadata and for the CHiLO Book.4. CHiLO Reader is a modified ePub reader Readium.js, an open source software. It enables CHiLO Book

to be displayed on web browsers.

Package model

Data model

EPUB

SCORMWeb Browser

Resources ManifestAPI InstanceSCOLearnin

g content

LMS

EPUB3

Comparing SCORM with EPUB

EPUB format has a simpler structure than SCORM.

CHiLOIDPF, 2014. EPUB 3 EDUPUB Profile Draft Specification, from

http://www.idpf.org/epub/profiles/edu/spec/

CHiLO Book

MetadataResources

Call ePub Reader

CHiLO LibraryCHiLO Producer

LMSLink Open

ContentAssessment

System

LinkOthers

EDUPUBA next generation learning content based on the e-book EPUB3 format

E-book Reader

Resourcescontent.opfEPUB

LMS

Others

Link

Requires LMS adaptable to SCORM

Adaptable to any system

Simple implementation of function equivalent to EDUPUB

Experimental Results CHiLO aggregates open content from the internet

Moodle quiz Open Badges

Adding a original caption

MIT K12Videos http://www.k12videos.mit.edu

A mash-up of content

One CHiLO book is equivalent to one lesson.

One badge is issued for each lesson.

One course comprisesseveral CHiLO books.

Review previous lessons

Prepare for the next lesson

Assessment with badges

Adaptable to diverse learners

FacebookCHiLO Library MoodleWordPres

s

CHiLO Book

Various distribution channels

CHiLO BookCHiLO Book

CHiLO Book

Adding a original index

and Paper→ CHiLO Book

MIT K12VideoScience out loud 2

Khan AcademyThe beauty of algebra

Khan AcademyWhat is a variable?

UNESCOEducation for disasterpreparedness

MIT OpenCourseWareBioBuilder Animations

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