Ims-Cld: A New Specification for Learning Scenarios in Copes

Abstract

In the present work we focus on the problem of capitalization of techno-pedagogic knowledge, both tacit and explicit in the domain of e-learning. We attempt to solve this problem within the framework of a CoPE (Communities of Practice of E-learning) which is about considering a virtual space of exchange, sharing, and resolution of problems encountered by the actors of the e-learning during all phases of an online learning system life cycle. The purpose of this article is to propose a new specification for learning scenarios in CoPEs, called IMS-CLD (Learning Design in CoPEs). This language is an extension of IMS-LD (Learning Design) language, enriched with CoPE's concepts in order to capture the richness of interactions, which are inherent to collaborative activities and more particularly within CoPEs. IMS-CLD aims at facilitating the communication between the LMS (Learning Management System) on one side and the CoPE's environment on the other side. After providing a detailed description of the elements of IMS-CLD, we present a case study in order to depict their use through the specification of learning scenarios in a given CoPE.