Improving the Reusability and Interoperability of E-Learning Material

A key requirement for e-learning materials is reusability and interoperability, that is the possibility to use at least part of the contents in different courses, and to deliver them trough different platforms. These features make possible to limit the cost of new packages, but require the development of material according to proper specifications. SCORM (Sharable Content Object Reference Model) is a set of guidelines suitable for this purpose. A specific adaptation project has been started to make possible to reuse existing materials. The paper describes the main characteristics of SCORM specification, and the procedure used to modify the existing material.

Authors:

• D. Del Corso
• A. Tartaglia
• E. Tresso
• M. Cambiolo
• L. Forno
• G. Morrone

Keywords:

• SCORM
• e-learning
• standard
• educational effectiveness
• assessment
• methodology
• open access.

References:

[1] ADL SCORM: http://www.adlnet.gov/scorm/index.cfm.
[2] ADL: http://www.adlnet.gov/..
[3] SCORM 1.2 specification:
https://www.adlnet.gov/scorm/history/12/index.
[4] SCORM 2004 specification:
http://www.adlnet.gov/scorm/20043ED/Documentation.cfm
[5] FIL: http://www.lamp.polito.it/fil.
[6] IMS Meta-data Best Practice Guide for IEEE 1484.12.1-2002 Standard
for Learning Object Metadata:
http://www.imsproject.org/metadata/mdv1p3pd/imsmd_bestv1p3pd.html
[7] 3DE project: http://www.3deproject.com.
[8] Reload Project: http://www.reload.ac.uk/
[9] Moodle: http://moodle.org/