WP3 aims to provide the technical means to deliver validated training content from WP2 through an e-learning portal. The portal will be populated with open access training content tailored for different target audiences. Tasks include requirements analysis, developing the portal's architecture and tools, uploading and structuring content, testing the portal, and ensuring technical sustainability beyond the project. Opportunities include the portal becoming a reference for open science training and delivering open courses. However, risks include a lack of high-quality training content and unclear sustainability plans once the project ends.

1. WP3
Content Delivery
Petr Knoth
Knowledge Media institute
The Open University
@petrknoth
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2. Outline
1. Objectives of WP3
2. Tasks and approach
3. Opportunities, example solutions, risks, suggestions
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3. Outline
1. Objectives of WP3
2. Tasks and approach
3. Opportunities, example solutions, risks, suggestions
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4. WP3 Objectives
1. Provide the technical means for the delivery of validated
training content supplied by WP2.
2. Establish a state-of-the-art e-learning platform – the FOSTER
portal – populated with Open Access training
content, providing an essential bridge between WP2 and WP4.
3. Tailor the content delivery to the specific training needs of all
key target audiences addressed by the project, including
academic staff, institutions
(administrators, librarians), research project managers, and
policy-makers and staff working in funding bodies.
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5. WP3 Objectives
… deliver the content on Open Science through
online channels in an interactive, engaging and
educationally suitable way …
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6. WP3 Objectives
WP3 is an essential bridge between WP2 and WP4 …
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7. Online social learning
TECHNOLOGY/MEDIA
TRUST
PEDAGOGY
IDEAS
COMMUNITY
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8. Outline
1. Objectives of WP3
2. Tasks and approach
3. Opportunities, example solutions, risks, suggestions
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9. Tasks overview
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10. Task 3.1 – Requirements Analysis & System Architecture
a) Technical requirements analysis & use cases
b) System architecture and user interfaces - Develop the system
architecture and design
c) Technical roadmap with timescales
Output: D3.1 - Requirements analysis & system architecture
Duration: M1-M3 Leader: OU Contributors: TUDelft, UMinho
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11. Task 3.1 – What to expect?
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Shortest, but perhaps the most important WP3 task
Requiremenst gathering (starts with a survey)
Identify use cases & user roles
Documents circulated to the consortium (shared on Google
docs and relevant sections available for comments)
- A set of virtual meetings (suggestion bi-weekly) with the
consortium
- Additionally, take into account the the type and quantity of
training content (result of Task 2.1) and decide on a
conceptually suitable approach for the realisation of the
FOSTER portal
- Decide on the technology (Drupal, Moodle, OpenLearn Works,
edX, etc)
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12. Task 3.2 – The FOSTER portal
a) Deployment of the technical infrastructure for content inclusion
b) Technical provision for content upload and sharing
c) Content enrichment tools
d) Adaption and development of the Learning Toolkit
e) The integration of the Learning Toolkit and the improvement of
the user interfaces
Output: D3.2 – The FOSTER portal
Duration: M1-M12 Leader: OU Contributors: TUDelft
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13. Task 3.2 – What to expect? (1/2)
• The FOSTER portal should become the central reference place
for the delivery of the OA training content (online, in the
classroom as well as at the training events)
• The portal available at M12
• Ideally basic facilities for content upload available at the end of
M6 (no promise)
• Agile development process
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14. Task 3.2 – What to expect? (2/2)
• The various tools on the portal can only be truly useful if:
a) we have high quality content and/or high quantity of content &
b) we manage to draw a critical mass of users to the portal
through the training events (WP4) and beyond
• We will need active communication with WP2 & WP4 regarding
the upload, structuring, presentation, quality, administration, …
of content on the FOSTER portal throughout the whole project
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15. Task 3.3 – The FOSTER back-office toolkit
Provide a set of tools to enhance the portal administration and
user experience by back-office tools for:
a) user registration
b) content maintenance and validation
c) general portal administration
Output: D3.3 – The FOSTER back-office toolkit
Duration: M12-M23 Leader: OU Contributors: TUDelft
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16. Task 3.3 – What to expect?
• Can only be effectively developed if there is a suitable (and
hopefully sustainable) model for the operation of the portal
beyond the duration of the FOSTER project
• Necessary to understand in detail the daily operational
processes and user responsibilities
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17. Task 3.4 – Content upload, delivery process & FOSTER testing
a) The content upload and harvesting
b) The FOSTER portal test & optimisation
Output: D3.4 – Report on content upload & harvesting, delivery
process and testing
Duration: M7-M23 Leader: TUDelft Contributors: OU
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18. Task 3.4 – What to expect?
• Day to day support and communication with WP2 and content
providers
• Technologically facilitate blended learning, self-learning
• Field testing of the FOSTER portal
• Community involvement
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19. Task 3.5 – Technical sustainability and maintenance plan
a) Develop technical sustainability and maintenance plan
b) Explore potential synergies with other related initiatives
Output: D3.5 – Technical sustainability & maintenance plan,
future delivery opportunities
Duration: M19-M24 Leader: TUDelft Contributors: OU
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20. Task 3.5 – What to expect?
• Open Course/MOOCs opportunities assesment
• Technical sustainability and maintenance plan – will require
input from the consortium
Duration: M19-M24 Leader: TUDelft Contributors: OU
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21. Outline
1. Objectives of WP3
2. Tasks and approach
3. Opportunities, example solutions, risks, suggestions
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22. Opportunities
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Become the Open Science reference portal
Serve all stakeholders involved in the research process
Deliver Open Courses (and even a MOOC) on Open Science
High visibility of training content through multiple-channel
learning:
iTunesU, OpenLearn, edX,OpenCourseWare, eBooks, Futurelearn
, etc
• Making a subset of content on the FOSTER portal part of the
official curriculum
• Providing certification for Open Science
• Contributing to the positive changes in researchers behaviour
and the way research is being done
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23. Example – OpenLearn
• content
structure/organis
ation
• interactive
features
• Open Course
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24. Example – Eurogene
• content
navigation
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25. Example – Eurogene (2/2)
• Navigation to
learning packages
• Content
recommendation
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26. Example – OpenCourseWare – TU Delft
• Video quality
• Open Courses
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27. Example – FutureLearn
• MOOC
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28. Example – edX – TU Delft
• MOOC
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29. Example – iTunesU
• Distributing videos
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30. Example – eBooks
• Interactive books
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31. Risks
TRAINING CONTENT!!!
SUSTAINABILITY!!!
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32. Risks (1/2)
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Where are we going to get the content from?
Who will be putting the content on the FOSTER portal?
What if the content is not of sufficient quality?
Who will ensure we have rights to put external content on the
FOSTER portal?
• What are the incentives for putting content on the FOSTER
portal?
• How are we going to use the materials on the FOSTER portal
during training events?
• Who will improve the training content if it is not sufficiently
engaging/interactive?
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33. Risks (2/2)
• How is content going to be classified and structured?
• Who will design educationally suitable learning pathways?
• What are we going to do if we do not have training content to
support all key stakeholders?
• How are we going to get the critical mass of users on the portal?
• Who is going to author interactive material, such as quizzes or
HTML5?
• How will the portal operate beyond the project lifetime (who will
pay)?
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34. Suggestions
• Vision is key, but focus on the immediate next actions
• Detailed and realistic plan
• Treat resolving of the main risks as a priority (content,
sustainability, community)
• Engagement and alignment of work across WPs is key to success
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35. Questions?
Thank you!
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