“we are not alone!” – truly exchanging learning objects between moodle and other lms
DESCRIPTION
Have you ever asked the following question:« How could I connect my Moodle platform with another LMS? » During my talk, I will present a solution, conceived of at the University of Geneva, to connect the Moodle platform with other LMS (e.g., Chamilo, OLAT) and with a Swiss national learning repository, known as SwitchCollection.These connections allows teachers to share their resources (documents, ppt presentation) and activities (wiki, glossary, quiz, etc.) with other teachers working in various teaching environments. Sharing such learning resources is reminiscent of the Open Educational Resources (OER), whereupon depending on the license agreement teachers can modify the content and reuse it in their courses.Technically, our solution is based on two main elements: * A repository using Fedora Commons (FedoraLOR.unige.ch) to collect and render sharable and harvestable the various resources and activities. * Import/export LMS modules for converting resources and activities into a standard format (IMS CP and IMS QTI) and storing them in the repository.A live demo will illustrate the whole concept. We will conclude by sharing with the audience some thoughts about what we think could be potential barriers behind OER (copyright issues, philosophy of sharing, etc.) and propose ways to handle such difficulties.TRANSCRIPT
“We are not alone!” – Truly exchanging Learning Objects between Moodle and other
LMS
Patrick Roth and Laurent Opprecht
April 20, 2011
Objectives
• Current situation– 2 LMS (Dokeos and Moodle) + multimedia server – LO exchange impossible between LMS– No connection with Swiss national repository
“SWITCHcollection”
• Our goal– Make the LO exchange possible between LMS– Develop a connection with SWITCHcollection
Initial Goal
Moodle
LO LO
Dokeos
LO LO
OLAT
LO LOSWITCHcollection
LO Learning Object• Resources: pdf, ppt, mp3, etc.• Activities: tests, forums, wiki, etc.
UniGE
UniZH
Switch
Initial Goal
Moodle
LO LO
Chamilo
LO LO
OLAT
LO LOSWITCHcollection
UniGE
UniZH
Switch
LO Learning Object• Resources: pdf, ppt, mp3, etc.• Activities: tests, forums, wiki, etc.
Solutions
• Add a repository– Product selected: Fedora
• Store digital objects: content and/or metadata• Easy communication with SWITCHcollection
• Develop import/export LO modules
FedoraLOR.unige.ch
Initial Goal
Moodle
LO LO
Chamilo
LO LO
FedoraLOR.unige.ch
OLAT
LO LOSWITCHcollection
UniGE
UniZH
Switch
LO Learning Object• Resources: pdf, ppt, mp3, etc.• Activities: tests, forums, wiki, etc.
Solutions
• Add a repository
• Develop import/export LO modules– Simple LO – Complex LO
• For Quiz: encode to IMS-QTI• Otherwise: encode to IMS-CP• Keep the content (no IMS players)
Solutions: IMS-QTI import/export
Moodle Chamilo
FedoraLOR.unige.ch
OLAT
LO LOSWITCHcollection
UniGE
UniZH
Switch
LO
LO LO
Learning Object• Resources: pdf, ppt, mp3, etc.• Activities: tests, forums, wiki, etc.
matchingessay
Solutions: IMS-QTI import/export
LO
Chamilo
LO LO
FedoraLOR.unige.ch
OLAT
LO LOSWITCHcollection
UniGE
UniZH
Switch
LOChamilo
ordering
multiplechoice
matrixmatrix
multiplechoice
ordering
IMS-QTI
MoodleLO
Learning Object• Resources: pdf, ppt, mp3, etc.• Activities: tests, forums, wiki, etc.
Solutions: IMS-QTI import/export
MoodleLO
ChamiloLO
FedoraLOR.unige.ch
OLAT
LOSWITCHcollection
UniGE
UniZH
Switch
LO
LO
IMS-QTI
Learning Object• Resources: pdf, ppt, mp3, etc.• Activities: tests, forums, wiki, etc.
Solutions: IMS-QTI import/export
MoodleLO
ChamiloLO
FedoraLOR.unige.ch
OLAT
LOSWITCHcollection
UniGE
UniZH
Switch
LO
LO
IMS-QTI
Learning Object• Resources: pdf, ppt, mp3, etc.• Activities: tests, forums, wiki, etc.
Solutions: IMS-QTI import/export
Moodle
LO LO
Chamilo
LOLO
FedoraLOR.unige.ch
OLAT
LOSWITCHcollection
UniGE
UniZH
Switch
Moodle
LO
multiplechoice
matchingIMS-QTI
LO Learning Object• Resources: pdf, ppt, mp3, etc.• Activities: tests, forums, wiki, etc.
Solutions: IMS-CP import/export
Moodle
LO LO
Chamilo
FedoraLOR.unige.ch
OLAT
LO LOSWITCHcollection
UniGE
UniZH
Switch
LOMoodle
link file glossaryfile glossarylink
IMS-CP
LO
Learning Object• Resources: pdf, ppt, mp3, etc.• Activities: tests, forums, wiki, etc.
Solutions: IMS-CP import/export
MoodleLO
ChamiloLO
FedoraLOR.unige.ch
OLAT
LOSWITCHcollection
UniGE
UniZH
Switch
LO
LO
IMS-CP
Learning Object• Resources: pdf, ppt, mp3, etc.• Activities: tests, forums, wiki, etc.
Solutions: IMS-CP import/export
MoodleLO
ChamiloLO
FedoraLOR.unige.ch
OLAT
LOSWITCHcollection
UniGE
UniZH
Switch
LO
LO
IMS-CP
Learning Object• Resources: pdf, ppt, mp3, etc.• Activities: tests, forums, wiki, etc.
Solutions: IMS-CP import/export
Moodle Chamilo
LO LO
FedoraLOR.unige.ch
OLAT
LOSWITCHcollection
UniGE
UniZH
Switch
LOChamilo
filelink
LO
glossary
LO
IMS-CP
Learning Object• Resources: pdf, ppt, mp3, etc.• Activities: tests, forums, wiki, etc.
How it works
Demonstration
Next steps
• Modules and repository in production– Upgrade for Chamilo 2.0 and Moodle 2.0
• Connect more learning tools– Multimedia server – ePortfolio « Mahara »
Next steps
• Promote OER culture– Encourage sharing and reusing LO
Next steps
Promote OER culture: Barriers
Next steps
Promote OER culture: Solutions
More infos
• To obtain Moodle import/export modules– Check the « Modules and Plugins » repository at
moodle.org
Thank you : [email protected]