The document discusses using pedagogical profiles to connect teaching and learning resources and establish a learner-centered approach to managing these assets. It proposes applying educational metadata standards to siloed information systems to link related materials like case studies, training courses, and e-learning tools. This integrated approach aims to simplify access to relevant resources and encourage reuse. Initial progress includes adopting core applications and demonstrable connections between systems at some institutions.

1. The Use Of Pedagogical Profiles To Establish An Educationally Centric Approach To The Management And Discovery Of Teaching And Learning Support Resources Alan Masson, Philip Turbitt, Karen Evans and James Gheel

2. Aim : “promote, facilitate and reward the adoption of a “ learner centred ” reflective practice approach to the development of teaching and learning, in particular wrt the use of e-learning technologies” Cultural challenge : effecting changes in “teaching” practices - key to learning experience * CETL(NI): Centre for Excellence in Teaching and Learning (Northern Ireland)

3. Conceptual model of CIES tools and services

4. Silos of information sources Aggregated information provided to silos of activity (modules) or practice (pedagogy)

6. Connectable Services? Student cohort data Teaching and learning case studies Educational support resources and services Models of Practice Available e-learning tools (directory) Content digital repositories Traditionally hosted in silo-ised systems

7. Achieving Connected-ness Use of lightweight educational data profiling across systems and services: Schemas EduPerson, IMS Glossaries and ontologies JISC / HE Academy educational terminologies Closed Lists E-learning tools Closed lists of educational interactions and verbs (HLM)

8. Benefits of this approach Focus on educational value of these institutional assets Can offer connections to associated resources RELEVANT to the user context cf amazon recommends Reuse and repurposing of services by support departments and services RSS, cross / deep linking Raises awareness of and simplifies access to these assets

9. Example practitioner use cases Case study  e-tool directory  staff development course  practice exchange  implementation E-tool directory  case study  practice exchange  staff development  change in curriculum Change in cohort  case study  e-tool directory  staff development  practice exchange  implementation Inclusivity : Staff development  implementation  case study  push RSS feed  effective awareness raising and dissemination

11. Implementation progress to date Institutional adoption of core applications Hybrid Learning Model Practice Exchange Repository* Educational Resource Database* E-tools Database* Demonstrable integration between*

12. In summary The use of lightweight pedagogical profiles to educational assets can: Support the establishment of an educationally centric approach to the management of teaching and learning support resources Transform the opportunities to raise awareness of, access to and usage of these key educational assets

13. More info @: http://cetl.ulster.ac.uk/elearning/ e-mail: aj.masson@ulster.ac.uk