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Three recommendations on instructional models and open content

Wed, 24 Mar 2010 11:28:59 +0000

A new ICOPER Suitability Report for Better Practice addresses guidelines for integrating instructional models with open educational content using IMS Learning Design. The report, which is a tough read for people not used to the standardization community jargon using lots of acronyms, concludes with the following recommendations:

ICOPER and outcomes: Blog post from Simon Grant

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 11:28:59 +0000

Simon Grant working with CETIS, our new UK ICOPER partner, has blogged about one of the last deliverables from our project. We bring the full text of his blog post here, but please go to his blog to read the full story and explore the useful links in the text.

Looking into the future for outcome-based learning?

Mon, 01 Feb 2010 11:28:59 +0000

The report "Envisaged future states report“ user requirements and future scenarios is the first step towards an ICOPER roadmap for outcome-based learning. The report invites to a discussion on three themes: 1)What is the context of outcome-based learning in Europe? 2)What signals on the horizon could potentially change this context? 3)And what is the desired future? The results of these discussions will feed further gap analysis where the aim is to assess how to achieve desired futures states for outcome-based learning.

Join the Competency SIG mail list

Mon, 25 Jan 2010 11:28:59 +0000

The Competency SIG supported by ICOPER, CEN/ISSS WS-LT, JISC-CETIS and other players in the "Competency field" has established a mail list for the SIG discussions.

Ongoing ICOPER activities: completing the picture

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:28:59 +0000

While the first year of the project was devoted to analyzing state-of-the-art and building up a conceptual model for technology-enhanced learning in higher ed, ICOPER is entering now a new phase. Driven by a cross-WP activity focusing on the development of mock-ups, the vertical work packages 2 to 6 are currently in the process of defining their validation scenarios.

ICOPER report on assessment and evaluation standards

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 11:28:59 +0000

ICOPER has just published a report on existing specifications and standards for assessment and evaluation and their usage in Europe.

Model for describing learning needs and opportunities

Fri, 16 Oct 2009 11:28:59 +0000

Nowadays, the management and interoperability of data about learning outcomes (knowledge, skill and competence) are of high importance for both education and employment sectors. By managing and sharing data about their profiles, learners in higher education and lifelong learning can better plan their careers and enhance their employability potential. In order to achieve this goal, the information about learning outcomes associated to units of learning as well as the learning outcomes achieved by learners need to be captured, stored and exchanged in a common format. This is the background for the latest ICOPER Suitability Reports for Better Practice, titled "Model for describing learning needs and learning opportunities taking context ontology modelling into account".

ICOPER reports on learning design and delivery

Fri, 02 Oct 2009 11:28:59 +0000

Learning Designs - how to describe them and how to run them in a delivery system? This is common focus of the two new ICOPER reports just published.

ICOPER informed Laurillard presentation at ALT-C 2009

Thu, 10 Sep 2009 11:28:59 +0000

The ICOPER contributions to analysing learning design was an important input to the research Diana Laurillard presented during ALT-C 2009.

ICOPER presented at IMS Learning Impact 2009

Tue, 05 May 2009 00:00:00 +0000

Jacques Dang and Tore Hoel begin_of_the_skype_highlighting end_of_the_skype_highlighting presented the ICOPER project to the IMS Learning Impact Conference 2009 in Barcelona, 12 May, in e European Industry Learning Group led session on Creativity & Innovation in European Education.