Albert de Vos, ROC Zeeland, Project manager TSS

http://www.tsseurope.eu

The educational content chain in full practice

Frans Kamp, ROC Westerschelde, Technical Support manager

History of the TSS project

• TSS feasibility study 2005

• TSS ECC 2006

• TSS Connect IECC 2007 • TSS European Repository Project Leonardo da Vinci Lifelong Learning Programme 2007-2011

History of the TSS project

Status of the project: February 2009

Innovation: realisation of the TSS experience platform for national and international usage and exchange

History of the TSS project

Status of the project: February 2009

The problems we had to face during the process

• Metadata tool in Wimba Create• Metadata according to Dutch standards (CSP)• Single sign-on and access to repository• Shared versus non-shared objects• Sharing versus organsational interests

Technical problems

Mind the gap!

Community principles

• VLE independent• Storage of knowledge • Retrieving formal content • Sharing knowledge • Editing / re-using content • Searching and finding content• Arranging content• Collaborative Learning• Didactical Model (4CID-model)

applications (portals, search pages, VLE, etc)

metadata store

KlasCementBelgium Romania

Dutch FENC U.K.TSS Europe

search engine

OAI harvester

repositories (IR, websites, databases, etc)

OAI-PMH

SRU/SRW RSS/ATOM OAI-PMH

VLEe-Portfolio

Edurep

Webbased learning materials in 5 steps through the chain:

• Step 1: Development of learning materials, correct labeling and storing

• Step 2: Making learning materials available from the TSS Europe (FENC) repository through correct use of metadata

• Step 3: Searching and finding of learning materials by harvesting metadata. (Edurep)

• Step 4: Arranging (selecting en arranging) of learning materials, so that relevant learning arrangements are produced.

•Step 5: the actual learning: Usage of the learning materials by the students.

Arranging tool

http://www.wimba.com/products/wimba_create/

Development

• Word-plugin;• Generates interactive educational content for VLE;• Modified to (inter)national Content search profile(metadata);• Dutch and English interface;• Easy to use ( approx. 1 hour);• Automatic SCORM and IMS for retrievability;• Training available from the project in English and Dutch;• Special pricing for Wimba Create for members

Making available

http://www.tssdcp.nl

• Accessible through Edurep;• “best practice” from the U.K. for Europe;• English, Dutch and Romanian infrastructure and arranging tools;• E-Source;• Review tools;• Single Sign On (Open Passport);• Standardization: connection Wimba Create and FENC through content seach profile

The TSS Repository

Under construction:http://www.tssdcp.ro

Finding

• Zeeland Digital Portfolio (Portfolio4U);• Open Source VLE based on SAKAI;• Searching interface ZDP/VLE linked to Edurep;• Storage functionality of content within portfolio;

Via e-Portfolio

Arranging

• Wimba Create;• TSS Repository

Arranging in TSS with:

With Wimba Create learning objects are produced in MS Word;The learning object is stored in the repository after metadating according to the content search profile

Within the TSS repository (FENC) it is possible to arrange a curriculum

Usage

• In the TSS project teachers learn to store content correctly in the repository;• Students learn how to find content and store it in their portfolio;• Teachers learn how to retrieve learning objects and arrangements from the repository and place them inside a VLE; • Teachers learn how to manage learning material within their own field.

In VLE and Portfolio

Usage

http://www.e-source-wm.org/home/hosts/esource/members.aspx

All members in the community decide for themselves what content they would like to share.

In E-Source

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The European Commission have made funding available to introduce the TSS initiative in the countries of the European Community, starting with:• Belgium;• England;• Romania;• The Netherlands.

Lifelong Learning Programme 2007-2011

Collecting labels

Mobile

TSS Mobile Content FENC/ TSSEurope repository

Searching/finding

Harvesting labels

VLEPortfolio

Edurep

labels

The challenge

Thank you for your attention

Any questions?

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