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A Framework to Enable Enriched Training Experience Tomáš Pitner , Jaroslav Rá č ek Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic Laurent Schumacher , Geoffrey Miche Facultés Universitaires Notre-Dame de la Paix, Namur, Belgium

V3 - Framework to Enable Enriched Training Experience What is V3 Versatile Vocational and educational training Vehicle (V3) – Goal: design, implement, deploy, evaluate and exploit a versatile, user-friendly, ICT-based Vocational and Educational Training (VET) framework suited for lifelong learning activities. – Funding: EU Leonardo Programme – Further info: • http://www.leonardo-v3.eu • http://v3.euproject.org ICL Conference , Villach, Austria, Sept 27-29, 2006 [ 1/x ] Tomáš Pitner et al.

V3 - Framework to Enable Enriched Training Experience Motivation Lisbon European Council (March 2000) – need for Europeans to increase their professional skills and employability – many projects and initiatives and a number of innovative tools for generating training contents emerged – however, they not succeeded in establishing in the long run, due to a lack of versatility and user-friendliness ICL Conference , Villach, Austria, Sept 27-29, 2006 [ 1/x ] Tomáš Pitner et al.

V3 - Framework to Enable Enriched Training Experience Building a User-Friendly Training Framework As a conclusion, the ambition of V3 is – design and implement a versatile, user-friendly training framework – requiring a limited investment from the trainer – achieve a performing competence building process with the trainees ICL Conference , Villach, Austria, Sept 27-29, 2006 [ 1/x ] Tomáš Pitner et al.

V3 - Framework to Enable Enriched Training Experience Building a User-Friendly Training Framework The V3 functionality (Trainer) – Seminars given by the trainer will be recorded with the help of an open-source , add-on software merging screen and voice activities . – Screenshots are recorded, embedding not only slide presentations, but also demonstrations, annotations... ICL Conference , Villach, Austria, Sept 27-29, 2006 [ 1/x ] Tomáš Pitner et al.

V3 - Framework to Enable Enriched Training Experience Building a User-Friendly Training Framework The V3 functionality (Server) – upload the recording as audiovisual file – automatic indexing tools applied in order to – enable searches through file collection and – facilitate navigation within each file. ICL Conference , Villach, Austria, Sept 27-29, 2006 [ 1/x ] Tomáš Pitner et al.

V3 - Framework to Enable Enriched Training Experience Building a User-Friendly Training Framework The V3 functionality (LMS) – audiovisual files and indexes comply with public encoding and indexing standards (MPEG, LOM and SCORM) – are available through the Learning Management System platform of the trainer's organisation ICL Conference , Villach, Austria, Sept 27-29, 2006 [ 1/x ] Tomáš Pitner et al.

V3 - Framework to Enable Enriched Training Experience Recording Software Recording Tool: It must satisfy the needs of: – licensing (free, open-source) – portability (at least all current MS Windows) – readiness (no time for any longer development) – extensibility (enhancements needed) ICL Conference , Villach, Austria, Sept 27-29, 2006 [ 1/x ] Tomáš Pitner et al.

V3 - Framework to Enable Enriched Training Experience Recording Software Recording Tool: The Choices – SDL (Simple DirectMedia Layer) based solution: • pros: free, open-source, running on Linux (and Windows?) • contras: must have been developed from scratch – CamStudio based solution: • pros: readily available, open-sourced • contras: runs on Windows only CamStudio won! ICL Conference , Villach, Austria, Sept 27-29, 2006 [ 1/x ] Tomáš Pitner et al.

V3 - Framework to Enable Enriched Training Experience Recording Software CamStudio - The Improvements Needed – User-friendliness (loss-of-signal notification) – More compact output (XviD) – Compatibility issues: • Windows version (98, Millenium vs. 2000, XP) • various sound interface (Bluetooth HF sets vs. microphone & sound card) ICL Conference , Villach, Austria, Sept 27-29, 2006 [ 1/x ] Tomáš Pitner et al.

V3 - Framework to Enable Enriched Training Experience Indexing Server-side: Upload & Indexing – storage: centralized – indexing: a real problem with proprietary file formats – gather metadata at: • file-level • slide/chunk-level ICL Conference , Villach, Austria, Sept 27-29, 2006 [ 1/x ] Tomáš Pitner et al.

V3 - Framework to Enable Enriched Training Experience LMS Integration LMS Integration – two sites with centralized content storage • @ ZMML, University of Bremen, Germany • @ FUNDP, Namur, Belgium – interfacing with the partners’ learning management systems via web services ICL Conference , Villach, Austria, Sept 27-29, 2006 [ 1/x ] Tomáš Pitner et al.

V3 - Framework to Enable Enriched Training Experience Use Cases Lecturer/Trainer Use Cases Start recording Start recording Pause recording (with short key) Pause recording (with short key) Slide-level metadata collection Slide-level metadata collection End recording End recording Upload slide-level Upload slide-level Upload recording Upload recording metadata in DB metadata in DB Segment recording with Segment recording with Segment recording with Collect file-level Collect file-level Collect file-level slide-level metadata slide-level metadata slide-level metadata metadata metadata metadata Upload file-level Upload file-level Upload file-level Insert file-level metadata Insert file-level metadata metadata in DB metadata in DB metadata in DB LOM LOM Insert file-level Insert file-level Insert file-level Upload segmented Upload segmented Upload segmented metadata in metadata in metadata in recording recording recording recording recording recording Physical cutting Physical cutting Virtual cutting Virtual cutting Client processing Client processing Server processing Server processing Organise a SCORM-compliant learning Organise a SCORM-compliant learning pathway in the LMS using uploaded pathway in the LMS using uploaded recordings and uploaded and/or included file- recordings and uploaded and/or included file- /slide-level metadata /slide-level metadata ICL Conference , Villach, Austria, Sept 27-29, 2006 [ 1/x ] Tomáš Pitner et al.

V3 - Framework to Enable Enriched Training Experience Use Cases Student/Trainee Use Cases LMS LMS Looking for Looking for Looking for Looking for Looking for Looking for recordings of recordings of a given a given a given a given a given course a given course recording recording keyword keyword LOM LOM List of List of Search into Search into Search into Search into Keywords Keywords Keywords recordings recordings file-level file-level slide-level slide-level DB DB DB of that course of that course meta-data meta-data meta-data meta-data Recording Recording Chunk Chunk (URL) (URL) (URL) (URL) Download Download Download Download Download Download Download Download Stream Stream selected selected full relevant full relevant hit(s) hit(s) relevant … relevant … relevant … relevant … recording(s) recording(s) recording recording … pre-cut … pre-cut … chunk(s) … chunk(s) Recordings Recordings Recordings Recordings chunk(s) chunk(s) cut on the fly cut on the fly with file-level with file-level with slide-level with slide-level (physical cut) (physical cut) (virtual cut) (virtual cut) Recordings Recordings meta-data meta-data meta-data meta-data ICL Conference , Villach, Austria, Sept 27-29, 2006 [ 1/x ] Tomáš Pitner et al.

V3 - Framework to Enable Enriched Training Experience Valorisation Valorisation - The Goals – deploy, evaluate and exploit the implemented training framework – @ consortium & other partners institutions – various subjects, not just IT: • software development (programming, SW eng.) • project and process management • biostatistics ICL Conference , Villach, Austria, Sept 27-29, 2006 [ 1/x ] Tomáš Pitner et al.

V3 - Framework to Enable Enriched Training Experience Valorisation Valorisation - The Target Area ICL Conference , Villach, Austria, Sept 27-29, 2006 [ 1/x ] Tomáš Pitner et al.

V3 - Framework to Enable Enriched Training Experience Conclusion Conclusion & Future Released as: – comprehensive, user-friendly , – open-source framework – enabling enriched training experience – in life-long learning ICL Conference , Villach, Austria, Sept 27-29, 2006 [ 1/x ] Tomáš Pitner et al.

V3 - Framework to Enable Enriched Training Experience Discussion Questions, more info? – Now! – E-mail: Tomáš Pitner, tomp@fi.muni.cz – V3 websites: • http://www.leonardo-v3.eu • http://v3.euproject.org ICL Conference , Villach, Austria, Sept 27-29, 2006 [ 1/x ] Tomáš Pitner et al.