The document discusses the role of content providers in the ASPECT project. It outlines the goals of analyzing and implementing interoperability standards for discovering, exchanging, and using educational content across Europe. It describes the objectives of Work Package 5 which include applying standards to connect content repositories, select content for school profiles, add metadata for discovery, and implement standards for content use. The document also provides examples of three content exchange scenarios: simple open content, packaged content like SCORM, and non-open content.

1. The Role of
ASPECT Content Providers
David Massart, EUN
Munich, Germany – May 14, 2009

2. Outline
• ASPECT goals and structure
• WP5 objectives, tasks, and deliverables
• Content-related Activities
• Three content provider scenarios
• Overview of this workshop

3. ASPECT Objectives
(Context = School Community in Europe)
1. Analyse how a range of content-related
standards and specifications compare
2. See how the implementation of standards
and specifications will enhance pan-
European interoperability
3. Establish best practices for combining
existing specifications into complete
solutions

4. • Metadata: IEEE LOM, Dublin Core
• Vocabulary: XVD, VDEX, ZTHES, SKOS
• Protocol: SQI, SPI, SRU/SRW, OAI-PMH
• Query Language: CQL, PLQL, LRE-QL
Content
discovery •Registry: CORDRA, ADL Registry

5. Content
discovery
Content use •Format: IMS Content Packaging, SCORM,
IMS Common Cartridge, IMS QTI
• Identifier: Handle System, DOI
•Access Control:Creative Commons, IMS
Common Cartridge, LRE DRM

6. Content
discovery
Implementation
Best practices
of best practice
Content use

7. Content
discovery
Implementation School
Best practices
of best practice pilots
Content use

8. WP4
Dissemination
WP2
Content
discovery WP5 WP6
Implementation School
Best practices WP3 of best practice pilots
Content use
WP7
Validation & Quality Insurance

9. WP5 Objectives
1. Apply a range of standards and
specifications for content discovery and
establish interoperable connections
between them
2. Select a small set of recommended
standards and specifications for content
use and to apply them to tools and
content where appropriate

10. WP5 Tasks
1. Connection of ASPECT partners’ repositories
2. Selection of content to match profiles of
schools
3. Adding metadata to existing resources to
increase discovery and reuse
4. System integration
5. Selection of a set of standards and
specifications for content use
6. Report on implementation of standards in
ASPECT

11. WP5 Deliverables
1. A critical mass of metadata that can be
searched for and discovered seamlessly (M18
– Feb. 2010)
2. A critical mass of content (>200 MST
SCORM) to which the common cartridge specs
has been applied (M18 – Feb. 2010)
3. Integrated system v1.0 (M15 – Nov. 2009)
4. Integrated system v2.0 (M24 – Aug. 2010)
5. Report (M28 – Dec. 2010)

12. Content-Related Activities
• Discovering and exchanging interoperable
content requires:
– Packaging content (and validating packages)
– Describing content (and validating metadata) to
enableitsdiscovery, assessment, and exchange
– Exposing metadata (and validating protocols)
– Searching metadata for content
– Exchanging content (including access control)
– Rendering content

13. Three Exchange Scenarios
1. Simple content
– Available online
– Open
– Can be rendered in a web browser (plug-in)
2. Packaged content
– SCORM
– IMS Common Cartridge
3. Non-open content

14. Simple Content Scenario
• Packaging content (and validating packages)
• Describing content (and validating
metadata) to enableitsdiscovery,
assessment, and exchange
• Exposing metadata (and validating
protocols)
• Searching metadata for content
• Exchanging content (including access control)
• Rendering content

15. Packaged Content Scenario
• Packaging content (and validating
packages)
• Describing content (and validating metadata) to
enableitsdiscovery, assessment,andexchange
• Exposing metadata (and validating protocols)
• Searching metadata for content
• Exchanging content (including access control)
• Rendering content

16. Non-Open Content Scenario
• Packaging content (and validating packages)
• Describing content (and validating metadata) to
enableitsdiscovery, assessment, andexchange
• Exposing metadata (and validating protocols)
• Searching metadata for content
• Exchanging content (including access
control)
• Rendering content

17. So, Today …
WP2 WP5 WP6
Content Implementation School
discovery of best practice pilots

18. And Tomorrow…
WP3 WP5 WP6
Content Implementation School
Use of best practice pilots

19. Questions ?