Re: [Fsfe-uk] News: e-GMS v3 DRAFT for public consultation

[Adam Moran]

MJ Ray wrote:

> > There is a news story about the e-Government Metadata Standard 
> > consultation at http://www.cetis.ac.uk/content2/20040123155536 - this 
> > looks like a step forwards. Did I miss any flaw in it?

I've not had chance to keep track on the numerous e-learning metadata 
standards that are out there. I'm glad to read that folk are sticking to 
Dublin Core as a base:

- this small metadata set is sufficient in most cases to locate content.
- if the metadata set gets too large then the content producers will not 
metatag their content; sometimes it is difficult to get a user to fill 
in an email subject line.
- SCORM, IMS metadata standards etc, have embodied with in them two 
presumptions:

	- the teaching / pedagogy model ... this means that learning content is 
forced to take the shape of 'learning objects'
        - these learning objects are owned and are for sale

Hope this helps.

--
Adam

--- Begin Message --- Subject: GCL version 2 + updated GCL documentation - now available Date: Fri, 30 Jan 2004 16:42:42 +0000
Dear MWG / TWG,

Please note that Version 2 of the GCL is now available for download on GovTalk.

Please follow the link below to access the new version in a variety of formats:

http://www.govtalk.gov.uk/schemasstandards/gcl.asp?term=1298

Listed below are updated versions of GCL documentation that can also be downloaded:

• GCL FAQs
• Implementing the GCL
• GCL Maintainance Guide
• Guide to Meta-tagging with the GCL
• Specialised Vocabularies and the GCL
• Design/Selection criteria for software used to handle controlled vocabularies

Many thanks to all those who helped with updating these documents and also support in updating the GCL to version 2.

Kind regards,

Farah


Farah Ahmed
Interoperability Analyst
Office of the e-Envoy UK
t: +44(0)207 276 3096
e: address@hidden
w: e-envoy.gov.uk
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