Technology: Working with NROC Content in an LMS or a Repository

Bob Cole
4:53pm 2 March 2009

Link to MVLO presentation.  Feel free to contact me if you have questions or want to discuss other directions (rcole@msde.state.md.us)

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Dani Pedrotti
4:08pm 4 March 2009

Pedrotti SESSION NOTES:  NROC technology user groups

Key issues many members face:

• Faculty adoption of NROC materials after license in place
• Development of strategic implementation plan for OER materials
• Formatting courses within various LMS’s
• Availability of more granular content (“breaking open” learning objects is often necessary)

Suggestions from group for improvement/support:

• Make materials more “editable” and encourage faculty to edit and or author materials in order to create a better sense of ownership
• Connect NROC adoption to key organizational drivers at the strategic level as well as personal (get backing of vocal/influential faculty early on)
• NROC community – Create self-help networking groups within online community specific to LMS and/or other third-party technology such as LOR
• NROC community – create member directory that can include space for detailed institution profiles (projects, successes, challenges, needs)
• Would like to have the ability to do subject-specific searches rather than just repository-wide federated searches
• More granular learning objects
• NROC community – place to share-back modified text to accompany media
• NROC community – more member-lead webinars to address/discuss specific implementation issues
• “beef up” player that works well with all LMS’s for easy content development
• NROC community – (marketing) incentives for sharing-back content into the community
• SCORM API in courses going forward
• Support for open textbooks
• NROC community – support for assessment-swap; formative assessments
• Many requests for content “ready-made” for various LMS’s (Angel, Bb, Moodle, D2L, eCollege mentioned specifically)