Distributed e-Learning
Environments1st Learning Grid SIG
WorkshopMarch 14 2005
Vico Equense (NA)
Pierluigi [email protected]
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Structure of the Talk
The Kaleidoscope project
Aim Activities
SIG Facts The Vision The Research Programme The Expected Outcomes The Participants
SIG Performed Activities Performed Activities
Summary Released Deliverables
Focus on…
Defined Scenarios for Distributed e-Learning
The Observatory on Learning GRID
The 1st Workshop on Distributed e-Learning Environments
The SIG Web Site
Plans for 2005
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Kaleidoscope “Concepts and methods for the future of TEL”
Bridges between educational, social and cognitive sciences and technologies have a pragmatic existence (they work “together”) but a weak foundation what results in:
fragility of interdisciplinary research on TEL difficulty to learn from the projects lack of clear grounds for the evaluation of TEL contingent transfer to R&D
“Learning”, “Knowledge, “Teaching” have different meaning across the different TEL culture and different national organization
Need for a shared understanding of the differences and commonalities at a conceptual and methodological level, across disciplines, across cultures and research practices
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Key challenges for the development of an European Research Area on TEL
To establish processes which enable academic research to share a common reference
To understand, formulate and address the intrinsic complexity of research on TEL at both a computational and an epistemological level
To build with producers, providers and users a vision of the research needed ten years ahead
To ensure the best understanding of basic research on TEL for a more efficient transfer to industry and a better users appropriation
To strengthen the image of what research in TEL is in the academic world at large and for decision making bodies at a political level
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IntegrationSIG : Special Interest GroupsERT : European Research TeamsBackboneVDS : Virtual Doctoral SchoolSVL : Shared Virtual LabATA : Advanced Training Activity
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SIGSIG
SIGSIG SIG
ERT
ERT ERT
JEIRP
ERT
JEIRPJEIRP
JEIRP
JEIRP
Shared virtuallaboratory
Integratinginstruments
Research actions
Virtual doctoralschool
Integratingstructures
Joint project actions (JPAs) / Structure
JEIRP : Jointly Executed Integrating Research Projects
Academy-industry digital allianceUsers’ Group
Enhanced Learning…o CSCL / Inquiry learning / Learning at work/ …
Advanced technologieso learning Grid / Semantic web / Mobile support / …
Participatory design Assessment and evaluation Epistemology of TEL
Kaleidoscope Activities to leverage research integration
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Structure of the Talk
The Kaleidoscope project
Aim activities
SIG Facts The Vision The Research Programme The Expected Outcomes The Participants
SIG Performed Activities Performed Activities
Summary Released Deliverables
Focus on…
Defined Scenarios for Distributed e-Learning
The Observatory on Learning GRID
The 1st Workshop on Distributed e-Learning Environments
The SIG Web Site
Plans for 2005
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The Vision
Contribute to the achievement of a breakthrough in European (e-)learning practices …
… with the creation of open, distributed and pervasive environment for effective human learning …
… where learning is a social activity consumed in dynamic Virtual Communities based on communications and collaborations …
… and learners, through direct experiences, create and share their knowledge in a contextualized and personalized way
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The Research Programme
Definition of challenging scenarios for distributed service-oriented e-learning
Analysis of technologies and definition of an approach for creating distributed, service-oriented e-Learning environments
Analysis of learning paradigms able to exploit distributed, service-oriented e-learning environments
Definition of an evaluation methodology to assess the efficacy and the effectiveness of distributed, service oriented e-learning models and environments
2004
2005
2006
2007
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The Expected Outcomes (4 years)
The GRID technologies for TEL handbook including:
distributed service-oriented e-learning scenarios an evaluation of different technologies and the definition
of a methodology for creating distributed service-oriented e-learning scenarios
Analysis of the learning paradigms able to exploit distributed, service-oriented e-learning environments
An evaluation methodology able to assess the efficacy and the effectiveness of distributed, service-oriented e-learning models and environments
Establishment of an observatory on GRID technologies for learning
Dissemination Activities (workshops, round tables, seminars/tutorials)
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The Participants
SIG Leader Pierluigi Ritrovato Centro di Ricerca in Matematica Pura ed
Applicata, Italy Steering Group Members
Giovannina Albano DIIMA, University of Salerno, Italy Nicola Capuano Centro di Ricerca in Matematica Pura ed Applicata,
Italy Atanasi Daradoumis Open University of Catalunia, Spain Agathe Merceron Engineering School Leonard de Vinci, France Lydia Montandon ATOS Origin, Spain Fionn Murtagh Queen's University of Belfast, UK Alexandra Poulovassilis London Knowledge Lab, UK
68 Participants: see list
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Structure of the Talk
SIG Facts The Vision
The Research Programme
The Expected Outcomes
The Participants
SIG Performed Activities
Performed Activities Summary
Released Deliverables
Focus on…
Defined Scenarios for Distributed e-Learning
The Observatory on Learning GRID
The 1st Workshop on Distributed e-Learning Environments
The SIG Web Site
Plans for 2005
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Performed Activities Summary
Research Definition of a Shared Research Programme Definition of Scenarios for Distributed Service-Oriented
e-Learning Establishment of an observatory on GRID technologies
Dissemination Establishment of the Learning GRID SIG Web Site Publication of a quarterly newsletter Organization of the 1st Workshop on Distributed e-
Learning Environments Meetings
Kick-Off Meeting 11 March 2004 1st Learning GRID SIG Annual Meeting 14 March 2005
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Released Deliverables
Year 2004 D12.1.1 : Learning GRID SIG shared research
programme D12.1.2 : JEIRT 1 definition and proposal D12.2.1 : Detailed Workplan (V1) D12.2.2 : Web site and information sharing
instruments D12.2.3 : Learning Grid SIG Newsletter N.1 D12.2.4 : Learning Grid SIG Newsletter N.2
Year 2005 D12.2.5 : Learning Grid SIG Newsletter N.3
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Structure of the Talk
SIG Facts
The Vision
The Research Programme
The Expected Outcomes
The Participants
SIG Performed Activities
Performed Activities Summary
Released Deliverables
Focus on…
Defined Scenarios for Distributed e-Learning
The Observatory on Learning GRID
The 1st Workshop on Distributed e-Learning Environments
The SIG Web Site
Plans for 2005
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Defined Scenarios
Open University of Catalonia: Using GRID computing for processing and analyzing
information from on-line collaborative learning teams School of Computer Science Queen’s
University Belfast Parallel Computing Cooperative Learning A Collaborative Research Environment
Ecole supérieure d'Ingénieurs Léonard de Vinci Département de génie Informatique
Collaborative lab A distance programming course based on practice
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Observatory on Learning GRID 1/2
The main dissemination mean is a quarterly newsletter
Three numbers of the SIG Newsletter released till now
Four Featured Articles GRID for Dummies
by Giuseppe Laria A Vision about the Learning GRID
by Damian Mc Randal and Theo Dimitrakos Virtual Learning Communities
by Nadia Romano Pedagogical Models for VLC
by Giovannina Albano
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Observatory on Learning GRID 2/2
Four Surveyed Research Projects ELeGI, Diogene, GRASP, Akogrimo
Seven Surveyed Enabling Technologies OGSA, Web Services, IMS Simple Sequencing, IMS
Learning Design, Web Service Resource Framework, OWL, OWL-S
Several News and Events reported Past issues can be found on the
Kaleidoscope Web site and on the SIG web site
Next issue: April 2005
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The SIG Web Site
http://kaleidoscope.grid.free.fr
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Structure of the Talk
SIG Facts
The Vision
The Research Programme
The Expected Outcomes
The Participants
SIG Performed Activities
Performed Activities Summary
Released Deliverables
Focus on…
Defined Scenarios for Distributed e-Learning
The Observatory on Learning GRID
The 1st Workshop on Distributed e-Learning Environments
The SIG Web Site
Plans for 2005
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Next Deliverables
Year 2005 D12.1.4 : Learning GRID SIG Shared Research Programme (V2) D12.1.5 : Proceedings of the 1st Learning Grid SIG Workshop D12.1.6 : Survey on Service Oriented Frameworks for e-
Learning D12.2.6 : Learning Grid SIG Newsletter N.4 D12.2.7 : Learning Grid SIG Newsletter N.5 D12.2.8 : Learning Grid SIG Newsletter N.6 JEIRT proposal "Requirements for e-learning Knowledge and
Semantic Grid" Year 2006
D12.1.7 : Learning GRID SIG Shared Research Programme (V3) D12.1.8 : Proceedings of the 2nd Learning Grid SIG Workshop D12.1.9 : Course Material on Distributed Architectures for e-
Learning D12.2.9 : Learning Grid SIG Newsletter N.7 D12.2.10 : Learning Grid SIG Newsletter N.8
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