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Operation ofAEN portal site

March.2006
e-Learning Consortium Japan5. Operation of AEN portal site (utilization promotion of activityoutcomes)
5.1 Objective and overview
AEN that aimed at effective human upbringing in Asia, improvement of industrial
competitive force and e-Learning business promotion, should not be closing but
aggressively perform information transmission, and is aiming at cooperation with
e-Learning related promotion body, etc. by attracting various people interest.
While e-Learning is internationally highlighting including Asia as an effective humanupbringing technique, in order to promote genuine propagation expansion of thee-Learning in Asia in future, information share such as latest tendency and technicalinformation opinion exchange and propagation enlightenment related to the e-Learning
are mandatory. In order to aim at freely supplying all outcomes obtained by this AEN
activity to world people, this portal site has been created.
In order that the AEN portal site is effectively functioning as information share locationsuch as latest tendency and information related to the e-Learning between Asiancountries, AEN portal site operation is being performed by updating the inserted
information to latest site and by modifying the system that each function can be more
comfortably used.
This year, we will improve the convenience for users by supplying Japanese site andby modifying multi-key, etc. of outcomes classification.
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Utilization and promotion of SCORM viewer, SCORM assessor training
content, etc.
Software and contents of the title which is outcomes of AEN was arranged to be able
to freely access from the portal site.
(1) Supply of SCORM viewer
The SCORM viewer was developed in the OSS style as the learning system ofstandalone type of which e-Learning can be used even under insufficient environmentof infrastructure maintenance required for internet such as internet, learning system,etc.
There are 2 items for this utilization effect as follows:
・Various SCORM compatible contents developed by other countries are used as
the learning material, and technical improvement of own country can be done.
・e-Learning technologies of learning and improvement can be done by that
SCORM technology and content case can be freely referred to.
(2) Supply of SCORM assessor training content
The SCORM assessor qualification system is the system that the SCROM complied
content development engineers and the SCORM compatible content products definedby e-Learning Consortium, Japan, is to validate, and has been promoting introduction

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to each AEN country and development.
As the link, there are “Understanding of system” and “Upbringing of SCORM
engineer”, and “SCORM assessor training content” that can be learned by e-Learning
was developed as the learning material. This material has been prepared with 2
country languages of English and Japanese, and has been devised so as to easily
understand by voice, exercise, etc.
This material is “Content presentation site” of the AEN portal, and anyone can learn
using the ASP service at free of charge.
Therefore, each AEN country can efficiently learn the SCORM assessor system andSCORM technology using this content.
Furthermore, this material has been disclosed as text material other than supply
by-Learning.
5.3

Utilization promotion of AEN portal site
In order to improve the convenience of users for utilization promotion, the following 5
items were improved this year:① Supply of Japanese site:
There was only English site up to last year, and it was kept at a distance by generaldomestic users. This portal site was therefore arranged by 2 languages of English
and Japanese so as to be freely accessed by the domestic users.
② English translation of report document and disclosure:
The activity report was prepared by Japanese language up to last year, and wasdisclosed as it was, however since due to the language, it was difficult to use forvarious overseas country users, and the overview volume of report was translated
into English to disclose the outcomes by both English and Japanese languages.
③ Opening of content presentation site:Important and interested item for users regarding e-Learning is the content
production. Typical content example was disclosed as hint of the content production,and in order to impress on user mind such as “It’s amazing such method to create!!”,this site was architected on LMS, and everyone could be used at free of charge.
④ Multi-key orientation of classification:
There was key only by year by year up to date for retrieving concerned outcomes,etc., however it was arranged for easy retrieval by adding the classified key bypurpose/the key by country.
⑤ Screen renewal:Present screen was reformed by synchronizing with ④multi-keys for easier
understanding and easier menu/map.

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5.3.1

Supply of Japanese language site

・The following guidance mark to Japanese site was inserted into the AEN top page sothat domestic users can also attract.

Figure 5-1

Link to Japanese site

・In order to let users understand AEN, the following index was inserted into cover pagein Japanese site so as to be able answer on basic question of “What is doing?” .

Figure 5-2
5.3.2

Activity overview introduction

Registration of outcomes to English and Japanese site(1) Registration of AEN report
Since the AEN various reports - 2004 were prepared by English and Japanese
languages, these were processed to register both language sites. Access to this typeof repot is very high, and in spite publication has not been specially performed, thenumber of download constantly exceeds 1000/month since registration start, andexceeds 5000 in total as of February 2006.

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Table 5-1 Number of download of 2004 Japanese language report

Report title

September

OctoberNovember

DecemberJanuary

February

Total(from high ranking)

Surveillance of e-Learning market trend andTechnical trend

247452535469326

e-Learning trend surveillance in Asia

265056315191

305

2438

29

233334181132926172272179

182130

1838

28

153

Development of skill set related to e-Learning
professionals

1730

31

1428

30

150

Development of e-Learning material contentfor SCORM assessor upbringing

172235

20

2328

145

Surveillance related to quality standard ofcontent, service, etc. (AEN-WG4)

1928

26

202123137

Development and validation experiment ofcontent for checking e-Learning quality212131142921137

Implementation of information exchange, etc.
regarding interoperability, validation system,
etc. in each AEN country

151519131448

124

Development of standalone PC compatible
SCORM viewer

1223

34

141823124

131818161933

117

914

22

16

23

30

114

228

383

409

269

373

530 2192

IT high application committee-Searching near
future image of e-Learning- regarding“knowledge”
Interoperability technology, validation system,
etc. of e-Learning (AEN-WG1/WG2)
Surveillance related to skill set policy requiredfor professionals upbringing regarding
operation of e-Learning system, etc.
(AEN-WG3)

Domestic operation/evaluation of SCORM
assessor system and development support toeach AEN country
Holding of AEN/AWARD - Status ofe-Learning AWARD in each AEN country andintroduction of awarded product Gland total

5-5criteria for e-Learning contents and services
AEN AWARD Implementation Report
e-Learning interoperability techniques andCertification system(WG1/WG2)
Research on establishing the skill set necessary fordeveloping professionals who operates e-Learning
Development of skill set over e-Learning Professionals
Development of the SCORM viewer applicable to thestandalone PC
ALIVE report

Total

Research activities for quality assurance item orFebruary

trend in Japan

January

Surveillance on e-learning market trend and technical

Decemberchapter１)

Novemberｅ-Learning White Paper 2005/2006 (excerpted fromOctober

ReportSeptemberTable 5-2 Number of download of 2004 English report (from high ranking)

95

51

114

80

65

110

515

60

3982

49

74

136

440

35

3366

49

33

81

297

35

37

60

37

26

60

255

29

2249

33

30

61

224

26

21

51

35

2055

208

21

1550

322552

195232848

31

1645

191

30

24

39

29

1740

179

18

2940

281648179

191841241136149

301728211439149

171435241239

141

438

348

703

472

359

8023122Development of e-Learning contents for training
SCORM assessor based on SCORM content
assessor qualification program
Domestic operation/assessment of the SCORM
content assessor qualification program and assistanceof its expansion into AEN countries
Surveillance study regarding human resources
development by utilization of e-learning
Development and pilot experiment of contents tocheck the quality of e-Learning contents and services
Gland total

5-6Popular reports are Japanese and English languages, and are as follows:① Japanese site:
Rank 1 report and rank 2 report are “Domestic trend surveillance” and“e-Learning trend surveillance in Asia respectively, and rank 3 is “Reportsearching for future image of e-Learning” titled “Report of high applicationcommittee of IT regarding “Knowledge””.
② English site:“e-Learning white paper” and “e-Learning trend survey report in Japan” areespecially popular, following the report regarding “Quality criteria of content
and e-Learning operation service”. Deserving a special mention is the report of“e-Learning AWARD” which lowest ranking of Japanese language, however it
is rank 4 here.
(2) Registration of SCORM assessor textbook
In order to acquire the assessor qualification to perform the SCORM validation,
the short course textbook was simultaneously disclosed.
The textbook indexes are as follows:
・Chapter 1 SCORM assessor overview
・Chapter 2 SCORM assessor system overview
・Chapter 3 SCORM 1.2 overview
・Chapter 4 SCORM content creation method
・Chapter 5 SCORM content compatibility inspection method
・SCORM assessor terminology
・Supplemental documents
・Reference
The number of lump downloads of the whole volume are 70 Japanese textbooks
and 120 English textbooks in the past 6 months.
Furthermore, each split chapter that can be downloaded is: the Japanese version is350; “Chapter 4 SCORM content creation method” is approximately 100 in the past
6 months; “Chapter 3 SCORM 1.2 overview” is 80 which both is popular, andmost interested descriptions are seemed to be “SCORM standard description” and“Standard complied content creation method”.
Total number of download of English site reached 1000, following 170 for “Chapter
3 SCORM 1.2 overview” and 110 for both “Chapter 5 SCORM content complied
inspection method” and “Chapter 4 Creating SCORM content”.
(3) Other outcomes
As soon as SCORM viewer, SCORM 2004 guide/SCORM 2004 content creation
guide and 2005 various reports were completed, these will be uploading on theportal site.
In addition, the content presentation site will be opened, and since typical content
can be confirmed with e-Learning learning style with explanation, the easy handlingportal site will be finishing for not only content developer but also for users.

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5.3.3

Multi-key orientation of classification and screen reform

The AEN portal site is disclosing so as to be able to download the AEN conference
document and outcomes, however since the number of points exceeded 300, it
became difficult to find the concerned document with present key by year base.

Figure 5-3Former AEN

top screen

The portal screen was therefore renewed, and the multi-key orientation wasclassified as follows to improve so as to be able to easily retrieve the concerned
document.
a.

Year
・2005
・2004
b. Country (AEN participating countries)
・Brunei・Cambodia
・China・Indonesia
・Japan・Korea
・Laos・Malaysia5-8・2003
・2002
・Myanmar・Philippine
・Singapore
・Thailand・Viet Nam
・Other than AEN participating
countries
・AEN secretariat

c.

Purpose and application
・Trend surveillance・e-Learning quality

・Interoperability

・SCORM standard

・Multi-language orientation

・SCORM related test tool・Validation system

・AWARD

・ e-Leaning human resource

・Others

upbringingd.

Development product・Software・Contents

Figure 5-4

New AEN

top screen

If the classification keyword is clicked on the above screen, related document list is observed,
and the required document can be downloaded.

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Screen example of retrieval result (Example: Select Singapore by above menu)

Furthermore, not only title was provided in the Japanese document but subtitle briefing thedocument description was also provided, and it was arranged to be able to easily identify
whether it is the document matched with purpose or not.

After change

Figure 5-6

Addition of subtitle to document title

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Opening of content presentation site

Planning that various types of good content were to be observed with new idea of content
presentation site (site that e-Learning can be actually experienced), was realized. (Japanesesite/English site)
In order to architect this site, since LMS had to be actually operated, the function wassupported with ASP.

Figure 5-7 Introduction screen of explanation document (initial screen)
The initial screen is introducing content description to be supplied. The feature of thispresentation site is that each content can be experienced as actual example by reading this
explanation document.
The item are the materials regarding the SCORM 2004 content production, and the scorm
assessor training contents.

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Figure 5-8

Registered content listGenuine content of “SCORM 1.2 assessor training” produced last year, and “Little league”
content skillfully used SCORM 2004, are included in the registered contents, and users canuse these contents by receiving ASP service at free of charge.

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