To Juanita's list I would add
difficulty - again, very subjective
structure & status - but this may well be because of the type of learning
resource I am working with (educational videos - all atomic and not likely
to be released as drafts or revised)
Dare I ask whether the survey will be dipping its toes into the murky waters
of vocabulary and lists of terms used, and how/whether people are using
their own terminology in certain elements such as role, learningresourcetype
etc. I'd be interested to know, seeing as the material I work with doesn't
always fit "standard" IMS vocabularies
Kate Lloyd Jones
Lifesign Project Officer
Learning Resources Centre
University of Glamorgan
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Juanita Foster-Jones [SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Wednesday, January 23, 2002 9:08 AM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: survey - the number of elements
>
> Phil has captured my sentiments exactly.
> Here's my list of unwanted elements...
> interactivity level - I don't think you can qualify this, as it is likely
> to
> vary from learner to learner, and is too subjective anyhow
> semantic density - who is going to say their learning materials are not
> very
> useful anyhow?
> intended enduser role - I'm not clear on the vocabulary provided for this
> one. In many cases the teacher is the author, and I could argue that
> resources are equally used by teachers and learners
>
> > Juanita Foster-Jones, BA(Hons)
> Multimedia Services Development Officer/ DiVA Project Officer
> The Interactive Open Learning Centre & Media Archive
> The Open University Library
> Walton Hall
> Milton Keynes
> MK7 6AA
>
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>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Phil Barker [SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
> > Sent: 22 January 2002 14:42
> > To: [log in to unmask]
> > Subject: Re: survey - the number of elements
> >
> > Hello All,
> > I meant to follow up on this last week but didn't have time, so
> apologies
> > for
> > the delayed reply.
> >
> > I think that it is important we find out some information on what isn't
> > being
> > used and why, as Juanita suggests. But it is also quite difficult: a
> > simple
> > list of all the elements in IMS (with a tick box next to each and space
> > for a
> > line of explanation) would run to several pages. I shall, however
> include
> > a
> > question asking whether the respondent could provide us with a mapping
> of
> > their
> > element set to IMS, which would allow us to extract this information.
> >
> > We could focus our attention on a few elements and ask whether they are
> > being
> > used. I think this would complement Aida's suggestion of asking for an
> > estimate
> > of how many are used and which group they come from.
> >
> > So a quick question: are there any elements in IMS that you suspect are
> > not
> > being widely used?
> > I'll lead with semantic density.
> >
> > I look forward to hearing any other suggestions.
> >
> > Regards, Phil.
> >
> > Dawn Holland wrote:
> > >
> > > Hello
> > >
> > > I think Aida' s suggestions for more precise information on which IMS
> > > elements are being used or not is a good idea.
> > >
> > > However I have a vague recollection from the CETIS meeting in November
> > (and
> > > please correct me if I am wrong!) that going further and actually
> > collecting
> > > the individual elements not being used was suggested.
> > >
> > > For example, if the survey showed that x% of respondents didn't use
> the
> > > Educational Element "semantic density", this information could then be
> > > passed to IMS as evidence to suggest alternations or changes to the
> > overall
> > > schema.
> > >
> > > What does anyone else think?
> > >
> > > Dawn
> > >
> > > Dawn Holland
> > > Metadata Project Officer (Maternity Cover)
> > > The Jennie Lee Library
> > > The Open University
> > > Walton Hall
> > > Milton Keynes
> > > MK7 6AA
> > >
> >
> > --
> > Phil Barker Learning Technology Advisor
> > ICBL, Department of Computing and Electrical Engineering
> > Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, EH14 4AS
> > Tel: 0131 451 3278 Fax: 0131 451 3327
> > Web: http://www.icbl.hw.ac.uk/~philb/
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