A BOTTOM-UP STANDARDS APPROACH TOWARDS DEVELOPING OERs Lim Kin Chew, SIM University, Singapore OER Symposium, 19 – 21 Sep 2012 Wawasan Open University, Penang, Malaysia

Contents  Purpose of experimental model  Technical details:  Development platform  Using the SCORM rd Edition Specification  Sequencing mechanisms  SCORM contents for sharing  Reusability Guidelines  Conclusion

Purpose of experimental model  Try out a bottom-up approach for implementing an OER environment  Create different learning sequences for the same content  Use entirely open source software  Use the SCORM rd Edition specification

Technical details  Linux server, e.g. CentOS  Ilias LMS (version 3.9.0)  MySQL DBMS  Firefox browser  RELOAD software editor for content aggregation  Filezilla

Contents developed so far

Content sequencings S/No.Course NameSequencing mechanism No sequencing Linear sequencing Knowledge- paced sequencing Competency- based sequencing Remediation 1 Aerospace Management √√√√√ 2 Anatomy & Physiology √√√√√ 3 BUS 488 Strategy (Marketing Unit) √√√ 4 Appreciating Literature √ 5 Explorations in Physics √ 6Theory & Practice in Security Studies √√√

Knowledge-paced sequencing

SCORM contents for sharing  Examples:   scorm/golf-examples/ scorm/golf-examples/   More popular specification – SCORM 1.2 specification  Content sequencings – SCORM rd and 4 th Edition specification

Reusability guidelines The 4 aspects of content reusability

Conclusion  Using the SCORM specification for OER development is a viable approach  Software tools, guidelines, content examples and expertise are available  De facto elearning technical standard  Focus on different learning content sequences rather than on the technical aspects  Practise reusability rather than just talking about it