Knowledge management in organizations, the learning objects paradigm, the advent of a new web generation, and the “Semantic Web” are major actual trends that reveal a potential for a renewed distance learning pedagogy. First and foremost is the use of educational modelling languages and instructional engineering methods to help decide how to aggregate learning objects in learning and knowledge management environments. This article proposes a set of tools under implementation, such as a graphic Learning Design Editor and a delivery system, using learning object repositories to create IMS-LD online environments. We also propose a strategy for the deployment of learning design tools and methods in learning organizations.
IDLD, Implementation and Deployment of Learning Design http://www.idld.org, is a Canadian project that aims to bridge the gap among IMS Learning Design researchers and developers and pedagogical designers. Two main products of the project are a well founded, well supported and well tooled implementation process for describing new or existing IMS-LD compliant units of learning and a repository of reusable Learning Design examples and generic templates. In this paper we describe the proposed implementation process and tools and how it was carried out by four IDLD teams building Units of Learning (UoL) for the repository. In each case, IMS-LD compliant Units of Learning were produced from existing scenarios, leading to a set of both generic and exemplary UoLs. The scenarios were carefully chosen to assure some design quality in order to enhance the reusability potential. The paper concludes with some recommendations and next steps.
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