MURLLO – Management, Use and Re-purposing of Language Learning Objects Kate Dickens, eLanguages, Modern Languages, University of Southampton Dr Hugh Davis, Learning Technologies Research Group, University of Southampton

Context Why Language Learning Objects? Project description Researching models and developing tools Expected outcomes and dissemination Introduction

Why MURLLO? – a viewpoint eLanguages – Funded by UKeU (03-05) to produce English for Academic Purposes RLOs –1500 RLOs/GLOs stored in CLARe (Contextualised Learning Activity REpository) –Re-purposing by keeping learning design and replacing content: How to store relationships? How to store details of context of use? –Efficient resource discovery: RLLOMAP etc may not be sufficient –Managing copyright of assets and RLOs –Currently licensing to UK/Eire HEIs, British Council India etc. How to develop business models for selection, licensing and exporting of collections –Pedagogically sound re-use and re-purposing

Why MURLLO? - context National AgendaUniversity of Southampton HEFCE identified languages as a ‘strategically important and vulnerable subject’ HE Academy Subject Centre for Languages, Linguistics & Area Studies Materials Bank – ‘open’ eLanguages, Modern Languages, School of Humanities Centre for Language Study’s collection of digital resources CLARe repository – ‘closed’ UoS only – storing over 1500 RLOs - EAP & other languages and study skills JORUM repository ‘open’ Application profiling & content packaging tools: RELOAD/Schemaprof JISC/HEA Project:: RLOs for the Humanities: challenges & solutions JISC Regional DeL pilot Project: L 2 O – Sharing Language Learning Objects JISC Distributed eLearning Programme & reference models Eduserv Foundation research RLO- CETL RLLOMAP – HEA Technical Group eLearning Research Centre Learning Technologies Research Group, ECS Library – digital resource projects

Project description Using an RLO on proofreading as an exemplification to illustrate how research into metadata and business models can encourage the use of content by supporting the development of pedagogically sound re-use and re-purposing of RLOs that will add value to the education community

Tool A – metadata, copyright application and content packaging tool Lecturer/Cataloguer RLLOMAP (standard) Metadata Context-rich (pedagogical) Metadata IPR management & Creative Commons licensing information RLO Taxonomies Content package Tool A JORUM – ‘open’ materials repository HE Academy LLAS SC – ‘open’ Materials Bank CLARe – UoS ‘closed’ RLO repository WP1 – Model for context- rich metadata collection WP2 – Model for IPR management of RLOs WP4 - Identification of suitable business models for licensing content

Tool B – resource discovery, selection and export tool JORUM – ‘open’ materials repository HE Academy LLAS SC – ‘open’ Materials Bank CLARe – UoS ‘closed’ RLO repository Tool B Query repository View metadata and RLO Add to ‘shopping trolley’? Export WP1 – Model for context- rich metadata collection WP2 – Model for IPR management of RLOs WP4 - Identification of suitable business models for licensing content

Tool C – re-purposing of content and storage of revisions and new contexts Tool B Tool C Wiki-type tool Tool A JORUM – ‘open’ materials repository HE Academy LLAS SC – ‘open’ Materials Bank CLARe – UoS ‘closed’ RLO repository WP1 – Model for context- rich metadata collection WP2 – Model for IPR management of RLOs WP4 - Identification of suitable business models for licensing content