Re: Representing Sequences of Educational Exercises and Activities

Phil,
All,


Hello. One difference between the K12-OCX model [2][3] (as I currently understand it) and the proposed ideas [1] sketched for discussion is that the proposed ideas utilize JavaScript to enable dynamic sequences of items.

The proposed ideas [1] intend to enable expressiveness for content-authoring teams including and beyond static sequences of activities (e.g., arrays or ItemLists of Activities).

Instead of content authors having to manually write these JavaScript algorithms, software tools can be envisioned which would allow content authors to create and to use diagrams and visualizations. These software tools would then generate and output packages including JavaScript algorithms.

Brainstorming with respect to models, schemas, and ontologies, perhaps there could be included a new or existing model component, "Algorithm", representing a thing which schedules Activities for learners?

Happy to discuss the proposed ideas [1], K12-OCX [2][3], or both.


Best regards,
Adam


[1] https://github.com/WICG/proposals/issues/153

[2] https://k12ocx.github.io/k12ocx-specs/

[3] https://k12ocx.github.io/k12ocx-specs/manifest/structure.html

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Subject: Re: Representing Sequences of Educational Exercises and Activities


So sorry: this is the link I meant to include: https://k12ocx.github.io/k12ocx-specs/manifest/structure.html


On 15/05/2024 09:08, Phil Barker wrote:

Hi Adam, everyone, you might be interested in K12-OCX. It's about publishing curriculum and content materials in such a away that they can be reused, and has suggestions for metadata to describe ordered aggregations of content. Apologies that the formatting on that link is somewhat broken, but we will be doing further work on standardizing the spec soon, so now seems like an opportune time to mention it. Let me know if you're interested.


Phil



On 14/05/2024 21:43, Adam Sobieski wrote:
Educational Exercises and Activities Community Group,

Hello. I just opened a WICG issue with some ideas about representing sequences of educational exercises and activities in self-contained OCF-based archives and utilizing JavaScript to support dynamic client-side item scheduling.

https://github.com/WICG/proposals/issues/153

Hopefully these ideas are of some interest. I'm eager to improve upon the proposal using any comments, questions, or feedback. Thank you.


Best regards,
Adam Sobieski
http://www.phoster.com

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PJJK Limited<https://www.pjjk.co.uk>: technology to enhance learning; information systems for education.

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PJJK Limited is registered in Scotland as a private limited company, number SC569282.