National Digital Learning Repository

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National Digital Learning Repository

• Sharing Digital Learning Resources
• for University Teaching

Dr Vincent Wade FTCD, Co-ordinator National
Digital Learning Repository, University of
Dublin, Trinity College Vincent.Wade_at_cs.tcd.ie
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If collections (of learning material) on which
individuals have worked hard are forgotten or
neglected, as some already seem to be, we will
end up re-creating, re-discovering and
re-describing materials many times over
(Holden 2003)
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What is the NDLR?

• NDLR is a NATIONAL online service for Irish
  Universities and Institutes of Technology
• supporting the collaboration and sharing of
  learning and teaching resources.
• Pilot project Goal
• Producing a full ongoing repository service for
  Teaching and Learning Resources
• Developing and supporting communities of
  academics in different academic disciplines
• A joint initiative of the
• IUA Universities and institutes of Technology,
• funded by the HEA, and hosted by HEAnet

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NDLR Partners

• Trinity College Dublin
• University College Dublin
• University of Limerick
• Dublin City University
• University College Cork
• National University of Ireland, Galway
• National University of Ireland, Maynooth
• Dublin Institute of Technology
• In association with
• HEAnet Ireland

• Dublin Institute of Technology
• Athlone Institute of Technology
• IT Blanchardstown
• IT Carlow
• Cork IT
• Dundalk IT
• Dun Laoghaire Institute of Art, Design
  Technology
• Galway-Mayo IT
• Letterkenny IT
• Limerick IT
• Sligo IT
• IT Tallaght
• IT Tralee
• Waterford IT

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National Repositories for Learning ?
Learning Repository enables the storage,
discovery and retrieval of learning materials
and their descriptions, from local or
distibuted sources

• The need for Learning Repositories
• Resource inaccessibility
• Inefficiency in strategy of commercially produced
  content
• The google effect
• Support for communities
• (Jorum 2006)

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Current WorldwideLearning Repository Initiatives
POOL (The Portal for Online Objects in Learning)
BELLE (Broadband Enabled Lifelong Learning
Environment)
BCcampus
CLOE (The Co-operative Learning Object Exchange)
Wisconsin Online Resource Center
EducaNext
MIT OpenCourseWare
GEM (Gateway to Educational Materials)
CAREO (Campus Alberta Repository of Educational
Materials)
EdNA Online
LionShare
Maricopa Learning Exchange
Connexions
AEShareNet
DLearn
ARIADNE (European Knowledge Pool System)
The Learning Matrix
MERLOT
LoLa
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NDLR Project Milestones (2004 2007)

• Phase 1 Dec 1st 2004 June 1st 2006
• Investigation of Repository s/w (closed source
  open source)
• Implemention of a Repository Service for digital
  content (hosted in HEAnet)
• Research on digital rights licence issues
  develop licences to enable sharing of resources
• Development Guidelines for implementing of
  reusable digital learning resources
• Initial specification for NDLR user
  administration services

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NDLR Website

• web http//www.ndlr.ie
• email ndlrinfo_at_tcd.ie

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NDLR Project Milestones (2004 2007)

• Phase 2 July 1st 2006 Dec 1st 2007
• Pilot national digital repository to university
  institute of technology staff
• Investigate and support multiple Academic
  Communities of Practice (cross institutional,
  single discipline)
• Investigate interoperability issues wrt Library
  Research Repositories etc.
• Evaluate pilot usage and capture key user
  requirements for full NDLR service
• Provide comparison of NDLR specification against
  existing closed open source repository service
• Provide full NDLR service specification roll
  out plan

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NDLR Communities of Practice

• Inter-Institution academic groups working toward
  improving the subject specific learning
  experience
• Online Tools to aid academic communities e.g.
• Collaborative Communication tools
• Drupal, Bloggs, Moodle, MySakai, etc
• Wikis and Shared Websites
• Video/Audio Conferencing Services
• Support, guidance training for Communities of
  Practices

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Academic Communities of Practice

• Initial communities of academics
• Technology Enhanced Learning
• Education
• Teaching and Pedagogy for Higher Education
• Teacher Training (for secondary primary
  sectors)
• Modern Languages
• Computer Science
• Nursing Midwifery
• Veterinary Bio-Environmental Sciences
• Bio-Technology
• Library Information Skills
• Physical and Chemical Sciences
• Mathematics and Statistic service teaching
• Mechanical Engineering

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• Thank you.
• any questions

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Repository Services

• Storage, management and retrieval of any digital
  format including (complex) digital resources
• Tools for Resource Management e.g. workflow,
  import Packages,
• Digital Rights Management
• Integration with external authentication,
• Interfaces for existing library systems, portals
  etc.
• Searching and structured browsing of the
  repository

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Current Status

• Pilot repository online and ready to receive
  Teaching Resources
• Some initial communities set up / being set up
  and hosting launches
• Education, e-Learning, Modern Languages, Computer
  Science (Graphical, Programming (Java),
  Databases), Veterinary and Bio-Environmental
  Sciences, Nursing Midwifery
• Initial Teaching Resources uploaded to repository

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Activities 06

• Repository
• Investigation of interoperability with library
  systems institutional repositories
• Requirements analysis (for users and
  administrators)
• Integration with LMS
• Comparison with Open Source repositories
• Refinement of workflows to ensure ease of
  submission, retrieval and coordination of shared
  digital resources metadata
• Guidelines and Digital Rights Management
• Refinement and definition of NDLR licensing
  agreements
• Promotion and training in usage of NDLR
  repository
• Promotion and training in development and usage
  of reusable teaching resources
• Establishment of small set of Communities of
  Practice and development of NDLR usage

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Demonstrations I

• Biological Sciences ? Molecular Biology ?
  Antigen / Antibody Reactionhttp//www.learningcon
  tent.edu.ie/intralibrary/open_virtual_file_path/i1
  197n1842t/antigen_animnew.swfAnimation
• Architecture ? Delphi ? Imagehttp//www.learning
  content.edu.ie/intralibrary/open_virtual_file_path
  /i855n471t/Delphi.jpgImage
• Physical Sciences ?Physical and Terrestrial
  Geographical ? Climatology ? Web
  Resourcehttp//climateprediction.net/Web
  resource
• Engineering ? Aerospace Engineering ? Aviation
  studies ?s Video
• http//bodach.ucs.ed.ac.uk8088/cgi-bin/gagarin.c
  gi?titleGagarin_clip3mediatypewin Need
  Windows Media Player
• European Languages ? Spanish Studies ? Spanish
  Society Culture ? El Hurling en Argentina
• http//www.learningcontent.edu.ie/intralibrary/op
  en_virtual_file_path/i171n14248t/ElHurling.mp3
• Podcast

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Demonstrations II

• Social Studies ? Social Work ? Community Work ?
  Interview with Sr. Stanislaus Kennedy
• http//www.learningcontent.edu.ie/intralibrary/op
  en_virtual_file_path/i684n4242t/kennedy-1.wmv
• video
• European Languages ? French Studies ? French
  Literature ? Climatology Web
  Resourcehttp//www.learningcontent.edu.ie/intrali
  brary/open_virtual_file_path/i513n9044t/podcastPOG
  .mp3
• Podcast
• Creative Arts Design ? Music ?
  Musicianship/Performance Studies
  ?http//www.learningcontent.edu.ie/intralibrary/o
  pen_virtual_file_path/i855n3642t/cellosam.mp3
• Creative commons based samples of cello music
  from magnatune.com (podcast)
• Experiences in the Dublin Institute of Technology
  Moving to a Student Centered Paradigm for
  Part-Time Mature Engineering Students, Kevin
  Kellyhttp//www.learningcontent.edu.ie/intralibra
  ry/open_virtual_file_path/i2644n13655t/Kelly.doc
  MS word example

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NDLR Objectives

• Implement Pilot a digital learning resource
  repository
• Specify full National Digital Learning Repository
  Service
• Provide guidance on Digital Rights Mgt, Reuse
  methodologies etc
• Specify licence agreement to all sharing of
  digital teaching resources
• Specify guidelines to support eLearning content
  reuse
• Nurture academic communities in subject
  disciplines
• Implement dissemination and awareness raising
  programs