Tutorial Workshop

Research Issues on SCORM

Prof. Timothy K. Shih

Tamkang University, Taiwan

 

Date:  July 19, 2006

Time:  2:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.

Registration and Fee:  The fee is included in the conference registration. In case there are not enough participants, we reserve the right to cancel this tutorial workshop.

Intended Audience:  This tutorial is intended for software engineers, educators, researchers, students and people interested in gaining an overall understanding of SCORM and its related software systems, as well as system developers, multimedia course designers, programmers and people interested in distance learning applications

Theme:  Survey of SCORM, research issues, and solutions of distance education technologies

Abstract: 
Distance Learning technologies are important application issues of multimedia computing and networking. The tutorial starts from the discussion of current distance learning standards, with a highlight of some potential research problems. A survey of distance education technologies and projects toward possible solutions is given. The tutorial covers important topics, such as ubiquitous computing, instruction authoring and assessment, educational technology, and standards for distance learning. Demonstrations of distance learning projects follow the presentation. The conclusion of this tutorial points out suggestions and directions to the potential future university operations. Audiences may benefit from the tutorial by understanding the new research issues of distance learning.


Outline: 

  1. Preliminary concepts and history of distance learning

    • History of media technology

    • What we can learn and improve using Internet and Web technologies


  2. SCORM: Sharable Courseware Object Reference Model

    • XML-based course structure

    • Learning Object Metadata

    • Simple Sequence Specification

    • Run-time Environment


  3. Repository

    • CORDRA -- Content Object Repository Discovery and Registration/Resolution Architecture

    • ADL-Registry


  4. Demonstrations of SCORM-based distance learning projects

    • The Hard SCORM Authoring Tool: a SCORM 2004 compliant authoring tool enables creating content aggregations, video presentations, flash clips, and sequence templates.

    • The Pocket SCORM LMS: a mobile SCORM LMS, which runs on PDAs, Smart Phones (cellular phones), and wireless-connected notebook computers. The LMS allows an on-demand-based downloading of learning objects, via 802.11 or GPRS.

    • The MINE SCORM LMS: a .net-based web service architecture to support SCORM LMS on PC, PDA, and Smart Phone.

    • The Video SCORM Project: an interactive video-based environment for delivering SCORM-compliant course contents


  5. Summary and References

    • Distance education in the near future

    • Distance education journals

    • Distance education books

    • Distance education Web sites


Biography: 

Dr. Shih is a Professor of the Department of Computer Science and Information Engineering at Tamkang University, Taiwan, R.O.C. He is a senior member of IEEE and a member of ACM. His current research interests include Multimedia Computing and Networking, Distance Learning, and Content-Based Multimedia Information Retrieval. He was a faculty of the Computer Engineering Department at Tamkang University in 1986. In 1993 and 1994, he was a part time faculty of the Computer Engineering Department at Santa Clara University. He was also a visiting professor at the University of Aizu, Japan in summer 1999, a visiting researcher at the Academia Sinica, Taiwan in summer 2001, and an adjunct faculty member of Xidian University, China. Dr. Shih received his BS and MS degrees in Computer Engineering from Tamkang University and California State University, Chico, in 1983 and 1985, respectively. He also received his Ph.D. in Computer Engineering from Santa Clara University in 1993. Dr. Shih has edited many books and published over 350 papers and book chapters, as well as participated in many international academic activities, including the organization of many international conferences and special issues of international journals. He is the founder and co-editor-in-chief of the International Journal of Distance Education Technologies, published by Idea Group Publishing, USA. Dr. Shih has received many research awards, including Tamkang University research awards, NSC research awards (National Science Council of Taiwan), and IIAS research award of Germany. He also received many funded research grants from both domestic and international agencies. Dr. Shih has been invited frequently to give keynote speeches, tutorials, panels, and talks at international conferences and overseas research organizations. The contact address of Dr. Shih is Department of Computer Science and Information Engineering, Tamkang University, Tamsui, Taipei Hsien, Taiwan 251, ROC. E-mail: tshih@cs.tku.edu.tw, Fax: +886 2 26209749, Phone: +886 2 26215656 x2743, x2616. Web: http://www.mine.tku.edu.tw/chinese/teacher/tshih.htm.

 

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