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CanCore: Metadata for Learning Objects

2002; Canadian Network for Innovation in Education; Volume: 28; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês

10.21432/t2930t

1499-6685

Norm Friesen, Anthony Roberts, Sue Fisher,

Research Data Management Practices

The vision of reusable digital learning resources or objects, made accessible through coordinated repository architectures and metadata technologies, has gained considerable attention within distance education and training communities. However, the pivotal role of metadata in this vision raises important and longstanding issues about classification, description and meaning. The purpose of this paper is to provide an overview of this vision, focusing specifically on issues of semantics. It will describe the CanCore Learning Object Metadata Application Profile as an important first step in addressing these issues in the context of the discovery, reuse and management of learning resources or objects.