Educational metadata for mobile learning

Author

Chan, Tony ; Sharples, Mike ; Vavoula, Giasemi ; Lonsdale, Peter

Author_Institution

Electron., Electr. & Comput. Eng., Birmingham Univ., UK

fYear

2004

fDate

2004

Firstpage

197

Lastpage

198

Abstract

We propose an educational metadata schema for use with mobile learning. The development of metadata schemas has been at the core of the learning technology standardisation process. These proposals have been aimed at conventional elearning on a desktop computer in a formal training and teaching environment. Our aim has been to specify a metadata schema, based on the existing IEEE Learning Object Metadata and IMS Learner Information Profile standards, to cover mobile and informal learning scenarios. In this paper we describe the design process of the Mobile Learning Metadata (MLM) schema; we explain the new fields and structures introduced or amended with the reasons behind them.

Keywords

IEEE standards; computer aided instruction; meta data; mobile computing; teaching; IEEE Learning Object Metadata; IMS Learner Information Profile standards; Mobile Learning Metadata; desktop computer; e-learning; educational metadata; formal training; informal learning; learning technology standardisation; teaching environment; Content management; Context awareness; Context-aware services; Education; Electronic learning; Mobile computing; Process design; Project management; Proposals; Resource management;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Wireless and Mobile Technologies in Education, 2004. Proceedings. The 2nd IEEE International Workshop on

Print_ISBN

0-7695-1989-X

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/WMTE.2004.1281386

Filename

1281386