OpenGLMOpen Graphical Learning Modeler– A (Very) Brief Intro

Michael DerntlRWTH Aachen University, Germanyderntl@dbis.rwth-aachen.de

Workshop Theory and Practice of Design for LearningOnline Educa 2011, Nov. 30, Berlin, Germanyhttp://ld-grid.org

OpenGLM key facts

• Visual learning design authoring interface• Main concepts: Activity, Role, Sequencing• Export as IMS Learning Design (LD) package• Connected to OICS, an open resource

repository (Open ICOPER Content Space)• Open source: http://is.gd/openglm• Runs on Windows, Mac OS X and Linux

OpenGLM main window

Navigation

Navigation elements

Navigation

Role expresses the function that a person carries out in a learning design.

Activities are used to express actions that learners or instructors perform during learning and teaching.

Add-ons are used whenever learners are to actively contribute something, e.g. comments, upload a file,

Tools are technical services used during activties (e.g. forum, chat) and Materials are provided as learning objects (e.g. slides, website links, papers)

Navigation elements

Modeling area Modeling tools

Modeling area and tools

Modelling area Modeling tools

Modeling area and tools

Use the modelling area to arrange activities in a sequence

Drag and drop elements from the modelling tools pane to the modelling area

Drag the role(s) onto to the activities they shall perform at runtime

Learning activity vs Support activity: support activity has a role that is supported, and no learning objectives. Typically carried out by tutor and teacher roles

Use the connection to connect activities with each other

Selection: lets the role choose a subset of the selection point’s outgoing activities

Synchronization: synchronizes parallel activity streams by continuing only after all previous activities have ended

Teaching methods

Pre-defined teaching methods

Teaching methods

Pre-defined teaching methods

The “OICS* Teaching Methods” pane offers a set of pre-defined good-practice teaching methods that can be reused by dragging & dropping them onto the modelling area.

The dropped teaching method’s (generic) activity sequence will then materialize in the modelling pane, ready to be adapted, refined, integrated into the existing sequence, etc.

To look for more teaching methods, click the “Import from OICS” menu item.

* OICS is the Open ICOPER Content Space, see http://ld-grid.org/resources/resource-banks/oics

Key rules

• The learning design must have– One start point– One end point

• Each activity must have:– At least one role assigned (drag the role onto the activity)– Incoming and outgoing connection(s)– An activity description (double click activity symbol to edit)

(OpenGLM will list violations upon clicking “Export Instructional Model” from the Navigation pane or menu

Activity details: Description

• Provide a description of the activity (this will be shown to the learner or teacher during runtime)

• Can be text or other resources (button “Add Resource”)

Double click the activity symbol in the modeling area to bring up its details editor

Add-ons are used whenever learners are to actively contribute something, e.g. comments, upload a file, or assign grades as part of an activity in the learning design.

Activity details: Add-ons

• Add tools to the activity (e.g. a forum, chat, etc.) by checking an existing tool or adding a new one.

• Learning and teaching material (e.g. e-books, lecture slides) are provided as a learning object

Activity details: Tools and materials

All checked tools/materials will be available during this activity at runtime