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Daniel Dahl, Gottfried Vossen
Learning Object Metadata Generation in the Web 2.0 Era
Keywords: e-Learning, Lernobjekte, Metadaten, LOM, Web
When introducing the metadata standard LOM, objectives such as the ability to find or reuse learning objects were followed. These objectives are actually achieved in LOM only to a limited degree, in spite of the designation as a de-facto standard for the description of electronic learning content: Based on the complexity of the standard, a high theoretical potential faces rejection in practice. One reason for this is that the process of metadata generation – for example, who creates which metadata attributes – is not defined in detail yet. This paper illustrates an approach which guarantees a high quantity as well as a high quality of learning object metadata records, bringing together known ways of metadata creation and the new paradigm of users describing content as implemented in recent Web 2.0 applications. In the context of a concrete e-learning platform we exemplarily define who creates which metadata records of LOM in which way at what time.
i-com, Oldenbourg Wissenschaftsverlag
Print ISSN: 1618-162X
Volume: 06, 02/2007
Pages: 031 - 038