This document discusses the need for a global learning infrastructure that is more socially aware and compatible with Web 2.0 communities. It argues that current learning object repositories (LORs) are not growable in a social web context and have interoperability issues. A new generation of authoring tools is needed that is based on layers of abstraction rather than just learning technology specifications in order to better support information sharing and retrieval within user communities on a global scale.

1. Authors perspective for global learning infrastructure Miguel Rodríguez Artacho Asociate Professor (UNED University, Spain) [email_address] http://ltcs.uned.es http://www.lsi.uned.es

2. It’s authoring, #####! Cognitive Design Model Learning Design Model Conceptualization level Ontologies Instructional templates Instantiation level LT specification based content Instances

3. From pre-SW authoring… student LOR Authoring Learning environment link link link link Learning Design –based specification

4. … to SW-based authoring Paper on Workshop SW-EL ’06: http://www.win.tue.nl/SW-EL/2006/camera-ready/15-CDK+MRA-SWEL06-reduced%20FINAL%20v4.pdf unit of study SW Authoring SW enriched learning environment exercise involve Is_hint Semantic LOR CONCEPT PROBLEM THEME HINT student SW based knowledge acquisition & inference CONCEPT HINT CONCEPT EXTERNAL CONTENT DYNAMICALLY BINDED

5. Information Life Cycle Authoring Modifying Organizing Indexing Storing Retrieving Distributing Networking Retention / Mining Accessing Filtering Using Creating Creation Searching Utilization Active Inactive Semi- Active Social Context Source: Edward Fox