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SMETE.ORG and the National SMETE Digital Library. Brandon Muramatsu Project Director, SMETE.ORG [email protected]. Outline. SMETE.ORG NSDL Core Integration 2001-2003 Brief description of Utah State’s Instructional Architect project. SMETE.ORG Prototype. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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SMETE.ORGand the
National SMETE Digital Library
Brandon MuramatsuProject Director, SMETE.ORG
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Outline
• SMETE.ORG• NSDL Core Integration 2001-2003• Brief description of Utah State’s
Instructional Architect project
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SMETE.ORG Prototype
• Develop a Prototype National SMETE Digital Library (1998-2001)– Test interoperability of federated searches &
shared services with partners– Expand requirements analysis to include K–12 in
addition to higher education– Develop criteria and standards to assess the
impact of digital learning resources across disciplines
– Implement community feedback systems, evaluate services
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SMETE.ORG Vision
• SMETE.ORG is an e-learning partnership that:– Offers a comprehensive collection of SMET
education content and services to learners educators and academic policy-makers
– Serves as the integrative organization and distribution mechanism for pedagogical material through a tightly coupled federation of digital libraries
– Promotes educational reform through participatory communities of learners
A Digital Learning Community
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SMETE.ORG Alliance
SMETE Collections
AAAS (BEN) BioQUEST DLESE
Eisenhower National Clearinghouse
Math Forum
Mathematics Association of America (MathDL)
NEEDSUniversity of California System
Industry
Cisco Eduprise (iLumina Collection)
John Wiley & Sons Sun Microsystems
WebCT Texas Instruments
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SMETE.ORG Alliance (cont.)
Community Building Services
Coalition for Networked Information
ILT Interactive University
National Action Council for Minorities in Engineering
Project Kaleidoscope SRI
Research
Utah State University
University of Maryland–Baltimore County
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Other Collaborators
• AccessExcellence• Columbia University• MERIT & Michigan Teacher Network• MERLOT• University of Missouri-Columbia
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Key Features of the National SMETE Digital Library at www.smete.org
• Users can…– Search for learning resources– Catalog (add) learning resources
• Based upon emerging international IEEE standards
– Evaluate the quality of learning resources• Using “user” reviews• Using “expert” reviews
– Form a community• Through partner collections and activities• Building upon PKAL workshops and seminars• Research on adapters of others’ learning resources
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SMETE.ORG Systems Development
• Expanding services and features– Based upon NEEDS platform– Developing core system based upon IEEE/IMS
Learning Object Metadata Standards– Adding user comments and user feedback mechanisms– Implementing discussion systems– Implementing customized user
profiles
• Expanding Core Collection– Especially Engineering
and Physical Sciences
Core Collection* Engineering 58%Chemistry 21%Physics 14%Math 5%Other 2%
Current Technical Base:PHP and MS SQL ServerFuture, Summer 2001:Oracle8i, Java servlets
*Significant additional Math and Science content is available from SMETE.ORG Alliance partners
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SMETE.ORG Activities
• On-going needs assessment and other evaluation projects
• Working with SMETE.ORG Alliance members to support interoperability
• Looking for connections between projects and possible participants
• Working with NSDL Workgroups and Core Integration Systems projects
– Developing recommendations that cut across all NSDL projects
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Federated Search
• Common database of records– Pointers to either external or internal content– Could be cataloged in a single location– Could be “contributed” or “harvested” (OAI model)
• Separate databases with a search gateway– Could search from any location to any location
• Progress:– Simple http post mechanism for learning resources, more
complex mechanism under consideration– Z39.50 (developed) and Open Archive Initiative (under
development)
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User Services
• Recommender Systems under development– Instructional Architect at Utah State for building
new instructional materials from contents of SMETE.ORG and its collections
– User-to-User and User-to-Learning Resource• Automated learning object recommendation
system• Automated people matching system based on
similar learning and educational goals• Requires User Profiles
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User Services (cont.)
• Common/shared user profiles under discussion– SMETE.ORG is developing a white paper on
what we need for our “digital learning community”
– Our focus is not on digital rights management• We plan to work with partners (e.g., Columbia
University) who have the expertise in this area
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SMETE.ORG Technology Research
• Entry Vocabulary– Recommendation of context-appropriate search
terms
• Knowledge Management– Integrated subject taxonomies based on
existing community-developed subject taxonomies
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NSDL—Core Integration* 2001-2003
• General Areas of Responsibility
Community and EducationEvaluation
“Tight Federation”
“LooseIntegration”
Management &Coordination
SMETE.ORG Alliance
Cornell-Site for ScienceDLESE
*Developed at NSDL Coordinating Commitee Meeting, Santa Barbara, CA, January 2001
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NSDL—Core Integration Status
• Well…things are still under discussion• Things we know…
– $5M over two years is available from NSF
– Proposal due June 6, 2001
– Deployment of NSDL by Fall 2002
• Things we believe…– Next proposal will be “collaborative”
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The SMETE.ORG Alliance…
• Believes the NSDL should…– Cover science, mathematics, engineering and
technology not just “Science”• And we should emphasize the interdisciplinary and
interconnectedness of learning materials
– Focus on teaching and learning not only research and “primary source materials”
– Focus on the social aspects as much, if not more than the technical aspects of building the NSDL
– Be tightly federated/integrated to allow users the best possible experience
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The Instructional Architect
• Builds Upon Core Services provided at SMETE.ORG – Current services end after locating a resource
– Novice users often need more support to make instructional use of resources
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Tool Set
• Search (provided by SMETE.ORG)• Inspection / Selection• Object Recommender• Combination Tool / Instr. Design Wizards• Reflection / Rating Tool• Person Recommender
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Tools currently in development
• Search (provided by SMETE.ORG)• Inspection / Selection• Object Recommender• Combination Tool / Instr. Design Wizards• Reflection / Rating Tool• Person Recommender
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Contacting SMETE.ORG
www.smete.org
Alice Agogino, Principal Investigator
Brandon Muramatsu, Project Director
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