Abstract
<p class="commentary_div"><strong>Commentary on:</strong> Chapter7: Learning Design Tools. (Griffiths, Blat, GarcÃa, Vogten and Kwong,2005) <div class="abstract_container"> <strong>Abstract:</strong> The Reload Learning Design Editor (LDE) is an Open Source, close-to-specification, tree-based Learning Design (LD) editor written in Java using the Eclipse platform. The editor tools are complemented by a LD Player, which provides a familiar and user-friendly interface to the CopperCore LD runtime engine. This paper will describe the history and design rationale underpinning the tools, show how they fit into the LD authoring tools framework devised by Griffiths et al. (2005) and consider their suitability to various user roles and design approaches. The paper will conclude by outlining future versions of the software and how these new developments should facilitate the creation and manipulation of Units of Learning by staff in all user roles. </div> <div class="editors_container"> <strong>Editors:</strong> Colin Tattersall and Rob Koper. </div> <div class="demo_container"> <strong>Interactive demonstrations:</strong> The software tools described in this paper (the Reload Learning Design Editor and Reload Learning Design Player, both at version 2.0 as of May 27 2005) are available from the Reload project web site at <a href="http://www.reload.ac.uk">www.reload.ac.uk</a> </div>
Highlights
There is a recognised need for consensus in the design of the processes and tools which underpin eLearning
This paper describes our development of a set of tools to support the IMS Learning Design specificationvi and discusses their suitability to expected user roles and their position within the LD tools framework devised by Griffiths et al (2005)
The main panel of the Reload Learning Design Editor (LDE) consists of eight tabs, the first six of which allow editing of the Learning Design itself (Overview, Roles, Properties, Activities, Environments, and Method)
Summary
There is a recognised need for consensus in the design of the processes and tools which underpin eLearning. The Educational Technology community, through IMSi and other bodies has developed a number of specifications to promote interoperability and reuse. These specifications are dense technical documents, intended for a technical audience. The software tools created by the project (the Reload Content Package and Metadata (CP&M) Editor and SCORM 1.2 Player) have achieved wide uptake and have become the de facto tools for anyone working with the relevant IMS Specifications or the SCORM 1.2v Application Profile, providing a convenient visual to support creating and editing of the XML files at the core of these specifications. This paper describes our development of a set of tools to support the IMS Learning Design specificationvi and discusses their suitability to expected user roles and their position within the LD tools framework devised by Griffiths et al (2005). The paper concludes with a discussion of future enhancements to the tools and how these should facilitate the uptake of this specification which is key to describing and sharing teaching practice
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