ICOPER |
Interoperable Content
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ICOPER is a Best Practice Network co-funded by the eContentplus programme of the European Community. The 30-months-project started in September 2008 and has the mission to collect and develop further best practices for the design, the development and the delivery of interoperable content which supports competency-driven higher education.
The 23 Partners from all over Europe are key and leading experts in digital educational development and technology enhanced learning (TEL). As an Open Network Philosophy is followed everyone can get involved, contribute, and benefit.
The three main objectives of the consortium are
- Analyse and facilitate the adoption of standards and specifications
- Make learning resources accessible
- Validate standards and specifications and condense them into the ICOPER Reference Model (IRM).
The ICOPER project partners are now working in different Work Packages to fulfill these objectives. The results will be documented in reports and are accessible in the menu Deliverables.
News
Gap analysis report and conclusions of strengths and weaknesses of current specifications and standards
This new report presents the findings of two main Roadmapping activities that took place during the ICOPER project period from January 2010 to July 2010.
Three recommendations on instructional models and open content
A new ICOPER Suitability Report for Better Practice addresses guidelines for integrating instructional models with open educational content using IMS Learning Design. The report, which is a tough read for people not used to the standardization community jargon using lots of acronyms, concludes with the following recommendations:
ICOPER and outcomes: Blog post from Simon Grant
Simon Grant working with CETIS, our new UK ICOPER partner, has blogged about one of the last deliverables from our project. We bring the full text of his blog post here, but please go to his blog to read the full story and explore the useful links in the text.
Navigation in the Top Menu
To achieve the main objectives different web portals have been developed. In the vertical menu the web portals Open Content Space and Training & Consulting are described in detail. In the top menu the links ICOPER Website, Open Content Space, Discourse Space, and Training & Counsulting can be used to access the four portals.
Open Content Space
The Open ICOPER Content Space (OICS) has been defined as the umbrella combining a set of specialised interconnected
- repositories,
- content and
- tools,
as a test bed for the specifications and standards that become part of the ICOPER Reference Model (IRM).
Discourse Space
The ICOPER Discourse Space facilitates discourse and discussions on the ICOPER Reference Model (IRM) and its components, such as
- key concepts,
- standards, and
- best practices.
It is also a instrument to inform target groups and to gather feedback from specialists, practitioners and different user groups.
Training & Consulting
The virtual ICOPER Institute for Training & Consulting plays a crucial role in providing both,
- online and
- offline
training on
- standards and
- specifications
validated by ICOPER.
