OPERA-LEARNING: INTEGRATING MULTIMEDIA CONTENT DISTRIBUTION AND LEARNING OBJECTS STANDARDS

Abstract

In this work we describe a first approach to the integration between documents according to standards of multimedia content distribution such as MPEG-7, and other resources designed using standards of e-learning such as LOM and, extensively SCORM. As an example, the project Opera-learning is introduced here since it is the case study where this work applies. This project aims to create the structure of a course about opera, which combines fixed and variable contents depending on the opera chosen for each semester. The need to integrate the concept of reu-sable learning object in the process of designing this kind of courses is evident, due to the variability of the contents of the course, but also keeping their temporal structure as well as their prefixed instructional design, both defined beforehand. The possibilities that such reusable learning objects offer integrated in a document following MPEG-7 standard are extensive: from the compilation and indexation of the different multimedia contents, to the complete description of multimedia courses using reusable learning objects.