Examples from user generated repository KlasCement EdReNe
Conference Barcelona 24-26.03.2010 Hans De Four
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Context Standards and interoperability Repository strategies
Engaging users Rights issues Whats happening at KC? User
research
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Flanders: 150 000 teachers KlasCement: Educational portal User
generated content Since 1998 Support from MoE since 2002 MoE
Flanders Does not create digital learning objects Does not provide
money for others to do this
Repository Digital content Docs: 6000 (pdf doc xls ppt odt )
Ware: 600 (exe dmg ) Multimedia: 1800 (video: 600, pictures: 1200,
audio: 20) Practises: 600 (experiences, articles, ) Activities: 800
(by organisations, musea, ) Exercises Hot pot, Jclic, : 100 SCORM:
4000 (online language learning) Non digital (text books): No
Commercial: Very limited
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To make it easier to find quality content Keyword Filter: Type
Subject Theme Date Author Only if useful for user or repository
Automatic metadata: only what is correct (filetype, size, date,
contributor, )
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7% of users share 4500 users! 4500 users! Make it easy: one
simple URL www.klascement.net/toevoegen Give users the choice:
Quick (Mandatory fields) Extended (All useful fields) Stimulate
(see user engagement)
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Start to use KC for their repository with content: Adobe
Organisation of teachers Protestant religion What about their
quality control?
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VLE Content from KC to VLE Smartschoolvia KC Search widget
Edurep > Teletop, Fronter, via harvesting Future?: Content from
VLE to KC Other repositories Content from KC to other repositories
Edurep European Schoolnet (lreforschools, Aspect) Near future:
Content from other repositories to KC Share with Facebook, Twitter,
Content can be found by search engines (Google, )
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Scorm @ KC: 4000 online exercises for language learning NOT
user generated! (Project by government) Creating Scorm learning
objects: Too difficult for teachers No need to No stimuli Doesnt
always work in every platform Test with conversion Scorm Common
Cartridge in ASPECT project (showcase) http://aspect.eun.org
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Moderation by experts (teachers working @ KC) Metadata: title,
keywords, subject, Content: no spelling mistakes, trustworthy,
curriculum related, immediately useful, not too commercial,
Copyright violation? No pedagogical advise or disapproval because
of pedagogy User quality assurance ReviewsAdd to favourites (Star)
ratingsShare with others
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Content Reactions Broken links Synonyms Themes Members Special
days /weeks Old content Correction of metadata
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Access and Identity Management Single sign on? Maybe No
priority because: No mandatory use of the authentication solution
for important services No cooperation with content and service
providers to ensure broad uptake Although we would like to!
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KlasCement is YOUR site! KC.BE + KC.NL + KC.EU = KC.NET Visit
and adjust your personal profile Communicate via your personal
mailbox Save your personal favourites
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KlasCement is YOUR site! Copy personal RSS-feeds Receive
personal newsletters Invite your colleagues and friends Earn
personal credits and view your report (profile box)
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KlasCement Points (Credits) Start: 1000 points View
contribution: - 2 points Add contribution: + 40 to + 100 points
Comment, rate, : + 5 to + 20 points International Day of the
Teacher: + 50 points Birthday: + 50 points Promoting KC or helping
or team: + points Future: Exchange points to buy things via KC (250
points = 1 euro)
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KlasCement Prizes: Small prizes Free entrance tickets for
cinema, amusement parks, Books DVDs of quality movies USB-sticks
Licenses for software KlasCement Awards: Bigger prizes Every two
year Best content based on User review Hits Ratings Reactions
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Feedback form: Listen > Reply > Act! Classy.be: Free
webspace for exercises Free weblogs for communication Real life
meeting: ICT-days 2x per year Future: Possibility to use credits to
buy educational software or other products (Access control).
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View who rated your content User generated awards for
contribution and activity Statistics: track and show activity of
content and members
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1. Work with and invest in teachers (bottom-up) 2. Provide
quality of content AND users! 3. Show your users 4. Communicate
fast 5. Be helpful and enthusiastic 6. Send interesting newsletters
7. Keep it / IT simple!
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Present clear and easy to understand info on usage rights When
sharing: ask questions about source and usage Use your experts to
review before approval Use your users to review after approval
Creative commons (where possible and useful) Meet educational
publishers Put it on the political agenda Think about open access!
?? (Access control)
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Multilinguality of User Interface: NL EN Application profiles
(vocabularies): NLBE NLNL EN Metadata (Google Translation + user
review) Content (eQNet)
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Travel well resources @ KC & LRE Beyond language barrier
Beyond cultural barrier 9 countries Up to 3000 resources Czech
Portuguese Italian Lithuanian Tag: travelwell eqnet
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Learning paths Cultural heritage, museums, archives Integration
of Math Editor (Wiris) Business Model (as open as possible) KC for
your country of institution?
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25 Users: only NL Content: only NL Users: only BE Content: only
BE Users: not BE or NL Content: not BE or NL Users: any user
Content: all objects
27 1. To find learning objects 2. To discover new ideas for my
lesson 3. 4. To get in contact with colleagues ________ On average
our users visit KC once a week Google Analytics: 5000 absolute
unique visitors a day (max 6500) 130 000 a month 700 000 a
year
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28 1. Via keyword in search engine 2. Thanks to newsletter 3.
Via menubar on top of KC 4. 5. 6. Advanced filtering But all
possibilities are very well used
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29 1. As inspiration for myself 2. As exercise for my students
3. As learning object for my students 4. As illustration or
presentation for my students
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30 1. I adjust the content of the learning object 2. I adjust
the learning object to the level of my students 3. I adjust the
lay-out 4. I add extra exercises
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31 Most popular opinions: 1. Logging on is easy 2. Moderation
of content is useful 3. Downloading is easy 4. Asking to register
is worthful 5. The website is fast
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32 This is very good: 1. Content itself 2. Linguistic 3. Level
of content 4. Usefulness 5. Lay-out No opinion: Relation with final
objectives
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33 Members: Men: 33% Women : 66% Contributors: 7% of the
members (About 4500 members) Men: 66% Women: 33%
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34 1. I have no time 2. I think I have no offer 3. I hesitate
if others can use this 4. Its a difficult procedure 5. I fear
problems with copyright
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35 1. Im happy like it is now. I already have a lot useful
content in return. 2. A small present (filmticket, book, ) 3.
KlasCement-points and possibility to buy things 4. . 5. Be paid for
my content by KC 6. Be paid for my content by users 7. More
visibility at KC Quote I get a lot more positive feedback at KC
then at my school.