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MEETINGS
AND EVENTS:
MERLOT
INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS BEST IN NEW LEARNING
TECHNOLOGIES
The
MERLOT (Multimedia Educational Resource for Learning
and Online Teaching) International Conference held in
Vancouver, BC this past week featured presentations
and workshops from world-class education technology
leaders. Innovators in areas like distance learning,
instructional design, and digital repositories were
on-hand to host workshops and information sessions.
Douglas
MacLeod, director of projects for Netera Alliance presented
the keynote address at the conference on repository
implementation; specifically speaking to the eduSourceCanada
project.
Presentations:
Leading
from Both Ends
Douglas MacLeod, Netera Alliance
Industry
Forum in Montreal
The
eduSource team in conjunction with LICEF and with the
support of CANARIE and Industry Canada held a one-day
bilingual Industry Forum on June 5, 2003 in Montreal,
Quebec. This was an important event for the eduSource
team to meet with representatives from the Francophone
e-learning community.
Presentations:
The
eduSourceCanada Project
Douglas MacLeod, Netera Alliance
The
EduSpecs Project
Ann Bowering, Industry Canada
Building
a Network of Pan-Canadian Repositories
Griff Richards, BCIT
Coping
with Digital Rights Management
Michael Magee, Netera Alliance
Standards
and Interoperability
Anthony Roberts, TeleEducation NB
The
eduSource Suite of Tools
Gilbert Paquette, Télé-université/Cogigraph
Industry
Forum in Moncton
The
eduSource team furthered the information road trip with
an Industry Forum in Moncton, New Brunswick. The event
on June 12, 2003 was hosted by TeleEducation
NB with support from CANARIE,
Industry Canada and Bell Nexxia.
Presentations:
Overview
and Goals for the Day
Philip Duchastel, TéléEducation NB
The
eduSourceCanada Project
Douglas MacLeod, Netera Alliance
The
EduSpecs Project
Ann Bowering, Industry Canada
Building
a Network of Pan-Canadian Repositories
Griff Richards, BCIT
The
eduSource Suite of Tools
Gilbert Paquette, Télé-université/Cogigraph
Standards
and Interoperability
Rory McGreal, Athabasca University
Coping
with Digital Rights Management
Stephen Downes, NRC-NB
The
Business Case for Open Source Software
David Porter, NewMIC
Learning
Object Repositories Industry Forum
A convergence of hardware and software
manufacturers, content creators, content providers,
publishers and e-learning providers attended this one-day
forum. The event was held on March 24 in Toronto and
provided members of industry, government and education
the opportunity to learn more about repository use and
technology.
Presentations:
Industry
Forum
Douglas MacLeod
The EduSpecs
Project
Solvig Norman and Mary Da Costa
Standards
Overview and Canada's Leadership Role
Rory McGreal
Building
a Network of Pan-Canadian Repositories
Griff Richards
Standards
that Support Inclusion
Jutta Treviranus
The Repository in a Box
Mike Mattson
Creating
a Critical Mass of Content - The Canadian Culture
Online Initiative
Lenorah Johnson
Who
Should Develop and Distribute Learning Objects
Kevin Harrigan
Coping
with Digital Rights Management
Stephen Downes
Using
Learning Object Repositories
Gilbert Paquette
The
Business Case for Open Source
Software David Porter
Alberta
Information and Training Session
The
last in our month long series of Information and Training
events concluded at The University of Calgary's Learning
Commons on February 26th, 2003. The event featured presentations
from e-learning and digital repository specialist and
an afternoon session devoted to training in metadata
applications.
Presentations:
Introduction
to Learning Objects, Repositories and Digital Rights
Management
Douglas MacLeod and Mike Magee
Learning
Objects in the Classroom
Solvig Norman
What
is Metadata and What Standards Should We Use?
Rory McGreal
New
Brunswick Information and Training Session
An information and training session on Learning Objects,
Learning Object Repositories, and Metadata Tools was
held in Moncton, New Brunswick on February 13th, 2003.
In spite of the cold Atlantic winds and minus 40 degree
weather, the event was very well attended. It was an
opportunity for participants of the general e-learning
community and members of Industry Canada's EduSpecs
Pilot Program to learn more about the burgeoning field
of digital repositories and to train on metadata tools.
Presentations:
Learning
Object Repository Information and Training Session
Using
Learning Objects in a Learning Environment
Pierre Bernard
Learning Objects in
the Classroom
Gerry Paille
The Metaphysics
of Metadata
Toni Roberts
Ottawa
Stakeholders Forum
The inaugural learning object repository stakeholders
forum was held on February 5th, 2003 in Ottawa, Ontario.
This was the first time that stakeholders in the learning
and policy environments had a chance to learn more about
learning object repositories and train on metadata tools
associated with the eduSource project. The event
was Webcast and you can view the online show at:
http://elearning.ocdsb.edu.on.ca
Presentations:
Learning
Object Repository Stakeholders Forum
What is a
Learning Object?
Louise Bentley
Using
Learning Objects in a Learning Environment
Gilbert Paquette
What
is Metadata and What Standards Should We Use?
Rory McGreal
eduSource
Kickoff Meeting
The eduSource project kicked off with a two-day
meeting on September 15th, 16th at the University of
Calgary. It was the first opportunity for all partners
to meet face-to-face and discuss the project and project
goals.
Presentations:
Powerpoint Presentation
Contact
List
Photo
Gallery
What
is eduSource?
MS
Powerpoint Format
REPORTS:
Progress
Report #1 (July - November 2002)
Progress
Report #2 (December - March 2003)
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