Hello CETIS Pedadagogues and Metadataers,
The message below is about a proposed Dublin Core metadata element for
describing "the instructional method of an educational resource" ... does
any one have any comments?
Phil.
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Subject: Proposal for an instructional methods element
Date: Sat, 21 Aug 2004 18:13:30 -0700
From: Stuart Sutton <[log in to unmask]>
Reply-To: Stuart Sutton <[log in to unmask]>
To: [log in to unmask]
All, as promised over a month ago, here is a link to the DCMI Working
Draft of a proposed element from the Education Working Group to contain
statements regarding the instructional methods of an educational
resource. The draft documentation of the proposal can be found at the
following URL:
http://www.ischool.washington.edu/sasutton/8-21-04/
In order for the proposal to be on the agenda of the Usage Board in
Shanghai (October 9-10, 2004) the official one-month public comment
period on DC-General must begin no later than September 1, 2004 (10 days
from today). So, the next ten days are the last few days we have to
make any revisions to the proposal before that more general comment
period begins.
IT IS IMPORTANT that you express your approval/concerns over the next
ten days so we have a better sense of community approval for the
proposed element. So, please send your comments (even if it a simple
expression that you'd find the element useful) here to the DC-Ed list.
Please do not send them to us privately since it is important in terms
of DCMI processes that there be a public expression of need and
approval. Of course, suggestions that will improve the proposal will
be greatly appreciated.
Stuart Sutton
Diane Hillmann
Co-Chairs, DC-Education Working Group
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Stuart A. Sutton, Associate Professor
[University of Washington, Box 354985]
The Information School
iSchool Research Commons
University of Washington
4311 11th Ave NE, Suite 400
Seattle, WA 98105
http://www.ischool.washington.edu <http://www.ischool.washington.edu/>
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*From:* Stuart Sutton
*Sent:* Monday, July 19, 2004 7:35 AM
*To:* Stuart Sutton; [log in to unmask]
*Cc:* Tom Baker (E-mail)
*Subject:* RE: Draft proposal for a instructional methods element
All, on 5 June 2004 I posted the message below containing a draft
proposal for a new "conforming" DCMI property labeled "Instructional
Method". This proposed property (under various labels) has been
part of the DC-Ed conversation since before the WG's face-to-face
meeting in Melbourne in February 2000 (pedagogy thread).
As co-chairs of the Working Group, Diane Hillmann and I would like
to move this proposal forward by placing it on the agenda of the
DCMI Usage Board for consideration at its meeting in Shanghai on
9-10 October 2004. In order to meet the requirements for Usage
Board consideration, we need to notify the Chair of the Board (Tom
Baker) of our "intent to propose" as soon as possible so that he can
assign a shepherd for the proposal and calendar the various task
associated with such a consideration. As a result, we are going to
take the relative silence on this list to mean basic approval of the
draft and send on the notice of "intent to propose" at this time.
To make the Usage Board calendar, the actual proposal must be ready
for the public comment period required by Usage Board processes no
later than 28 August 2004.
Over the course of the coming week or so, we will prepare the actual
proposal which we'll post back here as soon as it is ready.
Stuart
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Stuart A. Sutton, Associate Professor
[University of Washington, Box 354985]
The Information School
iSchool Research Commons
University of Washington
4311 11th Ave NE, Suite 400
Seattle, WA 98105
http://www.ischool.washington.edu <http://www.ischool.washington.edu/>
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*From:* Stuart Sutton
*Sent:* Saturday, June 05, 2004 9:59 AM
*To:* [log in to unmask]
*Subject:* Draft proposal for a instructional methods element
All, I am going to be a bit bold here and propose some draft
text for a new eucation-training specific element to be added to
the DCMI terms namespace. I believe the proposal conforms to
DCMI priciples and, since it is specific to the
education/training domain, qualifies for DCMI "conforming"
status as opposed to "recommended" (cross-domain/discovery)
status. The proposed element will make it possible to
provide statements regarding the "instructional methods" an
educational resource supports explicitly or perhaps implicitly.
To date, education-specific elements have been added to the DCMI
terms namespace that permit making statements regarding the
educational audience (<audience>) of a resource and any
content/academic standards/frameworks/etc. (<conformsTo>) to
which the resource correlates. A major limitation to date in
qualified DC is the inability to state with precision anything
regarding the pedagogical (or pick your own label) aspects of a
resource. So, below is my first stab at such a proposal.
Please note that I am far, far less concerned at the moment
about the label etc. as with the semantics and identifying the
community need. I'd really be interested in hearing what you
all think with regard to bringing such a proposal to the Usage
Board for discussion and action at its next meeting in Shanghai
in October.
Stuart
=====<DRAFT PROPOSAL>======
URI: http://purl.org/dc/terms/instructionalMethod
Label: Instructional Method
Definition: Processes by which knowledge, attitudes and skills
are deliberately conveyed and assessed.
Comment: Ways of representing the presentation of instructional
materials or conducting instructional activities, patterns of
learner-to-learner and learner-to-instructor interactions, and
mechanisms by which group and individual levels of learning are
measured. Instructional methods include representation of
aspects of the total instructional process from planning and
implementation through evaluation and feedback.
Type of Term: Element
Refines: None
Status: Conforming
====<END DRAFT PROPOSAL>====
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Stuart A. Sutton, Associate Professor
[University of Washington, Box 354985]
The Information School
iSchool Research Commons
University of Washington
4311 11th Ave NE, Suite 400
Seattle, WA 98105
http://www.ischool.washington.edu
<http://www.ischool.washington.edu/>
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