符合SCORM標準異質學習管理系統之數位學習格網

A SCORM-compliant Heterogeneous Learning Management System for e-Learning Grid

彭英豪(Ying-Hao Peng)

指導教授 ： 廖慶榮

中原大學/商學院/資訊管理學系/碩士(2006年)

https://doi.org/10.6840/CYCU.2006.00391

摘要

目前絕大多數的數位學習教材均遵循共享教材物件參考模型（Sharable Content Object Reference Model, SCORM）標準，但要達到各個數位學習平台上的教材共享與協同合作，在跨平台的整合上仍然缺乏一個有效的解決方案。因此利用格網服務的技術與格網架構找出一個跨數位學習平台的整合方案。

本研究提出一個符合SCORM標準異質學習管理系統之數位學習格網（A SCORM-compliant Heterogeneous Learning Management System for e-Learning Grid, SCLG），藉此來解決各個異質學習管理系統學習資源整合的問題，在該環境中使用者可以透過一個統一的Web介面提出數位學習的需求，動態創建一個符合使用者需求的服務、呈現學習成果以及提供一個安全的執行環境。

我們使用可製作符合SCORM標準教材的工具來產生及取得學習理系統（Learning Management System, LMS）中既有之符合SCORM標準之學習物件的方式，再利用格網服務來整合異質性系統環境下的學習物件和管理格網內的所有可使用資源。當使用者透過統一的介面提出需求時，系統能夠委派分佈於各地的資源來構成一個數位學習格網，提供給使用者一個安全的使用環境。此外，基於格網服務是採用公開的協定與標準，因此將能有效整合分佈各地的異質平台的資源。

在系統實現上，使用GT4當成格網引擎，負責學習物件的註冊、發佈以及佈署。同樣的資源可分別被不同的服務來同時取用，因此可以整合分散的數位學習資源，動態地存取分散於各地的學習物件，達成各學習平台上的教材共享與協同合作。我們實地建置了八台Linux系統的格網環境架構，建立Windows、FreeBSD與Linux等三台不同系統環境的LMS，藉由格網服務跨平台的特性，以驗證本研究所提出雛型系統的可行性。實驗結果顯示不同平台間的學習物件透過格網服務的方式可以佈署在各個節點上以及可提供學習者繫結（binding）使用，達到異質學習管理系統整合的目的。未來也可以加入語意概念來達到人性化且無所不在的學習目標。

關鍵字

SCORM ； 數位學習格網 ； 格網服務 ； WSRF

並列摘要

Currently, most of the e-Learning contents were Sharable Content Object Reference Model (SCORM)-compliant. It still lacked of an efficient solution to integrate with sharable and collaboration contents of each heterogeneous e-Learning platform, so that an integration solution was proposed to solve the problem for across the e-Learning platforms by using grid service technology and grid architecture.

In this study, a SCORM-compliant Heterogeneous Learning Management System for e-Learning Grid (SCLG) was proposed to solve the problem in learning resources integration on each heterogeneous learning management system. Users could send an e-Learning request via a unified Web interface, create a service dynamically, learning content presentation, and a safety run-time environment was provided.

SCORM-compliant authoring tools were used to generate and access the learning objects of LMSs. Grid services were used to integrate the learning objects among the heterogeneous systems and manage the available resources in the grid environment. When users proposed a request, system can delegate distributed resources to build a safe e-Learning grid environment. In addition, grid services were open protocols and standards based, so that the distributed heterogeneous resources could be integrated efficiently.

For the system implementation, GT4 was used as the grid engine for registration, publishing, and deployment of the learning objects. The same resource could be accessed by different grid services at the same time, so that the distributed e-Learning resources integration and dynamically access can be implemented to achieve the content sharable and synchronization cooperation in learning platform. Eight sets of grid environment architecture based on Linux were established, and setting up LMSs with three different systems, Windows, FreeBSD, and Linux. The purpose was to prove the feasibility of proposed prototype by the characteristics of grid services. Experimental results show that the learning objects could be deployed on the nodes by using grid services and supporting binding to reach heterogeneous learning management systems integration. In the future, semantic aspects can be attached to SCLG to achieve human-centered and ubiquitous learning.

並列關鍵字

Grid Services ； WSRF ； SCORM ； e-Learning Grid

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