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The DLMindex links to select collections of K-12 digital learning materials developed by UC Berkeley Interactive University Projects over the past five years. Each item contains descriptive metadata about the resource. Users can browse the index or use an early search prototype.
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About this Site
Digital Learning Materials (DLMs)
DLMs are collections of digital artifacts, readings, exercises and activities that address specific topic- and standard-based instructional needs in K-12 classrooms.
Development teams
DLMs were developed by teams of K-12 teachers and instructional specialists along with content and technology experts at UC Berkeley. Teams met in person and collaborated online in preparing, implementing and testing materials.
Audience
DLMs were primarily developed for K-12 teachers in response to curriculum needs. Some DLMs also have resources and activities for students -- readings, worksheets and exercises -- while others remain focused on primary sources for teachers' use.
An experimental site
This is an experimental site, an early version of the Berkeley Open Learning Environment (B-OLE). It is experimental for several reasons: (1) DLMs have metadata (data about data) attached to them, making it easier for users to search for and find resources in a variety of ways; given the churning underway with standards-setting organizations, our approach is to explore what appropriate metadata to use based on usage by K-12 teachers and students. (2) Metadata can be descriptive, administrative, and structural. DLMs that are made up of smaller pieces of meaningful digital content need metadata in order to be fully searchable, flexible, and reusable. At this point what "small" means -- a question of granularity of materials -- is part of our prototyping and development.
Future directions
The IU has two future goals: (1) design and build a web-based gateway called the Berkeley Open Learning Environment (B-OLE), which will enable users to find, collect, annotate and manipulate UC Berkeley resources to create learning materials for all grades and subjects; (2) create Internet-based education resources from UC Berkeley content that are easy to find, save, and share. This effort will be supported and populated by the collections, experiences, and expertise of Berkeley faculty, staff and students.
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