Filling out learning object metadata considering cultural contextualization

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Abstract-This paper presents Cognitor, a common-sense aided framework for the Cog-Learn Pattern Language that aims to help content editors create and contextualize e-learning content through the generation of hyper documents that comprise pedagogical issues, producing learning objects (LO) compatible with the SCORM standard. Cog-Learn have been developed from Learning and Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) Theories. The goal of Cognitor is to allow for the design of digital learning material with better organization of the content that will be explored by learners, aiming to make easier the interaction with it, addressing HCI issues, as well as the interaction between learners and teachers, addressing Human-Human Interaction (HHI) issues. To reach that, it is important that the LO created in Cognitor be easy to reuse, helping creators to fill out the metadata aiming at addressing cultural issues related to the context in which the LO can be adopted and reused. For that, suggestions coming from a common sense knowledge base automatically appear in some SCORM metadata fields in order to help the task of filling out culturally contextualized metadata.

Barriers to open e-learning in public administrations

“…Moreover, different degrees of adaptation have been defined, which range from minor changes of wordings to the creation of a new resource Richter & Pawlowski, 2007;. Another technical aspect of contextualization is the use of a metadata approach (Buzatto et al, 2009;Green et al, 2006;. This approach is based on the assumption that cultural factors are defined and attached as attributes to the digital learning resource; hence, these factors function as metadata.…”

“…When digital contextualization processes are run automatically, the challenge is to ensure that all integrated OERs follow the same metadata approach (reliable culture categories or taxonomies) and perform well across different platforms and search functions (Buzatto et al, 2009). Furthermore, all the culture factors linked to an OER need to be representative and relevant across contexts (Richter & Pawlowski, 2007).…”

Uma Arquitetura Computacional para Autoria e Personalização de Objetos de Aprendizagem em Ambientes Educacionais Ubíquos

“…LOs authoring is still an arduous and time-consuming task, both in terms of design and preparation of the content itself, as well as the process of filling out their associated metadata. First, it involves an interdisciplinary process, which requires attention to technical and pedagogical aspects (SOLIS; LAVISTE, 2015;BUZATTO et al, 2009). Second, it demands the use of specifications and standards that enable search, retrieval and reuse of such resources in the future.…”