Learning Design Implementation in SCORM E-Learning Environment

Abstract

This paper describes a project started at the Technical University of Sofia Research & Development Laboratory “E-Learning Technologies” and examines implementation of Learning Design in Shareable Content Object Reference Model (SCORM), open source based e-learning environment ATutor. For increasing the quality of the e-learning courses and to improve their efficiency, effectiveness and attractiveness in higher education Learning Design Module (LDM) has been originally designed. The design methodology includes two aspects: (1) conceptual modeling based on Educational Modeling Language (EML) and IMS Learning Design (LD) Specification and (2) software development and integration comprises Unified Modeling Language (UML), Unified Development Process (UDP), an object-oriented approach (forward and reverse engineering), Use Case Analysis, as well as a client-server architecture solution. The implementation of the LDM is done by applying the following technologies: object-oriented PHP language, HTML, JavaScript, XML and relation Database (DB).