Context and Culture Metadata – A Tool for the Internationalization of E-Learning
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Thomas Richter, Korean German Institute of Technology, e-Learning Research Center, Korea (South) ; Jan Pawlowski, e-Learning Research Center, Korean German Institute of Technology, KGIT, Seoul – South Korea; Information Systems for Production and Operations Management, University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany, Germany
EdMedia + Innovate Learning, in Vancouver, Canada ISBN 978-1-880094-62-4 Publisher: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE), Waynesville, NC
Abstract
This paper addresses the problem of adaptation of E-Learning to a given or proposed context. Current learning technology standards are available for various purposes, such as contents, learner profiles or learning activities, but there are no specifications to describe the context of learning scenarios. Such a description is crucial to identify change-requirements or to compare situations when learning scenarios are re-used. In this paper, we define a specification of context metadata. We show how they can be used to adapt learning scenarios from a given to a new context, in particular to identify change requirements for the internationalization of learning scenarios.
Citation
Richter, T. & Pawlowski, J. (2007). Context and Culture Metadata – A Tool for the Internationalization of E-Learning. In C. Montgomerie & J. Seale (Eds.), Proceedings of ED-MEDIA 2007--World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia & Telecommunications (pp. 4528-4537). Vancouver, Canada: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE). Retrieved March 28, 2024 from https://www.learntechlib.org/primary/p/26033/.
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