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Describing online learning content to facilitate resource discovery and sharing:the development of the RU LOM Core
Author(s) -
Krull G. E.,
Mallinson B. J.,
Sewry D. A.
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
journal of computer assisted learning
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.583
H-Index - 93
eISSN - 1365-2729
pISSN - 0266-4909
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2729.2006.00167.x
Subject(s) - metadata , computer science , world wide web , interoperability , context (archaeology) , the internet , reuse , educational technology , digital learning , software deployment , multimedia , meta data services , open educational resources , metadata repository , knowledge management , engineering , software engineering , sociology , pedagogy , paleontology , biology , waste management
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.