as part of the 10th

European Conference on Digital Libraries

       

[Description]   [Scope]  [Submission & Technical Requeriment]   [Important Dates]  [Programme Committee]

 [Preliminary programme]   [Publication]    [Workshop fee & Venue]  [Workshop Chairs] 

Description

Repositories of learning objects are a key component to support authoring of educational material. 

While search and retrieval solutions for educational resources are advancing, the semantic richness of data and metadata remains limited. At the same time, these digital libraries are increasingly turning into "soally aware", open repositories where user behaviour is reflected in attention metadata, ratings and other kinds of quality feedback.  

As a result, on one hand, some current developments focus on incorporating a semantic layer in digital learning libraries, often based on ontologies, like for instance a conceptualization of the subject domain. On the other hand, other approaches focus more on the development of web communities and social software to enhance Learning Object repositories.
 

Scope

The goal of the workshop is to be an informal meeting which facilitates the dissemination of knowledge and expertise in this field. A certain amount of time will be devoted to discussions, depending on the number of participants. 

The workshop will focus on (but is certainly not limited to)  the following topics:
 

• Digital libraries of Learning Objects: Digital learning libraries
• Semantic labelling
• Topic maps, ontologies  and digital libraries
• Syndication of Learning Objects (push vs. pull models)
• Harvesting technologies for Learning Objects
• Federated search of learning resources
• Social filtering of educational resources
• Digital Libraries role in the authoring process of learning content
• Metadata uses in Digital Libraries of Learning Objects

Since this is a workshop, we welcome papers that describe speculative ideas, work in progress, and discussions of important issues. 

Accepted papers will be made available before the workshop, so that we can focus on discussion and demonstration, and thus take full advantage of the opportunities of a face-to-face meeting.

Authors are expected to submit papers 4-8 pages long formatted accordingly with ECDL 2006 guidelines.

Preliminary programme

LODL 2006 Workshop programme

Friday, 22nd Sept 2006

Submission & Technical Requirements
 

Please submit your paper via e-mail directly to the Workshop Chairs. Email Addresses are listed below.
 

Demonstrations are strongly encouraged: presenters will preferably bring their own laptops for this purpose.

Important dates

• Deadline for paper submission   15th May 2006
• Notification of acceptance   8th Jun 2006 (Updated)
• Final camera-ready   23th Jun 2006 (Updated)
• Early registration deadline: 15th July
   
• Workshop event   Friday, 22nd Sept 2006

 

Programme Committee
 

 
Publication
 

Selected papers will be published in  "Learning Media & Technology" Journal (ISSN: 1743-9884). Papers will follow the journal usual peer review procedures.
 

Workshop fee & Venue
 

Workshop fee (Before 10th August) is 95 EUR which includes executive lunch, coffee breaks and conference bag.

Workshop Venue:  Campus of the University of Alicante at San Vicente del Raspeig (7 km outside Alicante). A shuttle service from the city (Hotel Melia and Hotel Spa Porta Maris place) to the conference and back will be arranged for the participants.

Room: To be assigned

See ECDL 2006 Venue information

Workshop chairs

Miguel Rodriguez-Artacho --  UNED University 

Erik Duval -- KU Leuven,