ERIC Number: EJ736417
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2006-Jun
Pages: 10
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Describing Online Learning Content to Facilitate Resource Discovery and Sharing: The Development of the RU LOM Core
Krull, G. E.; Mallinson, B. J.; Sewry, D. A.
Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, v22 n3 p172-181 Jun 2006
The development of Internet technologies has the ability to provide a new era of easily accessible and personalised learning, facilitated through the flexible deployment of small, reusable pieces of digital learning content over networks. Higher education institutions can share and reuse digital learning resources in order to improve their educational offerings. Descriptive language (known as metadata) is required to facilitate the search and retrieval of learning content. Various research offerings have been proposed to promote interoperable educational metadata. However, current metadata standards cannot accommodate the requirements of every community of users. This paper describes the development of an educational metadata application profile for describing learning resources within a South African higher education context.
Descriptors: Higher Education, Online Courses, Metadata, Internet, Information Technology, Web Based Instruction, Foreign Countries, Content Analysis, Computer Uses in Education, Computer Networks, Shared Resources and Services
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: South Africa
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