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1 Definition

Compendium LD or CompendiumLD is a learning design editor. It has been implemented on top of the Compendium mind mapping and argumentation software and can be used as a design tool.

Compendium LD is a rather high level design tool. It will not generate executable code like MOTPlus or the ReCourse editor, but it is much easier to use. However, since concepts maps can be exported as HTML pages with a menu, it might be possible to create a web site for an activity in the spirit of learning design, however the result would need some hand editing (but we have not tested this yet).

2 Context

Compendium LD is part of an overall Open University Learning Design Initiative. Its “ aim is to develop and implement a methodology for learning design composed of tools, practice and other innovation that both builds upon, and contributes to, existing academic and practioner research.” and the project stakeholders “ are interested in providing support for the entire design process; from gathering initial ideas, through consolidating, producing and using designs, to sharing, reuse and community engagement.” ([1], retrieved 12:51, 28 January 2009 (UTC).) The overall project includes three strands of work:

The development of Open University's learning design methodology and associated tools is based on internal empirical research (e.g. extensive case studies, interviews, evaluation worksshops etc. with course leaders) and the wider litterautre. This transformative design research project consists of four interconnect facets: “understanding design - through gathering empirical evidence about design visualising design - as a means of articulation and representation guiding design - through appropriate scaffolds and support and sharing design - to inspire and encourage uptake and reuse.” (Empirical research and evidence gathering, retrieved 13:50, 29 January 2009 (UTC)). Compendium LD is related to issues two and three. Issue four is covered by cloudworks.

Members of this project are Simon Cross, Andrew Brasher, Grainne Conole (project leader), Juliette White, Paul Clark, Martin Weller and Perry Williams.

3 Overview

The editor let's you edit several maps and that are part of a project. Every modification is directly written to a database and doesn't need saving. Screenshot of the Compendium Learning Design Editor v. 0.6

A the heart of the OU Learning Design extensions is the learning activity (i.e. the pedagogical scenario). Below is a screenshot from the built-in introduction: Screendump of compendium LD 0.6 - simple learning activity example

Open university defined eight learning design nodes. In principle, you only need these to create a design. Screendump of compendium LD 0.6 - List of LD nodes

4 Exporting

Compendium LD is a design tool that does not produce executable code (unless you plan to have your students use compendium or simple web pages).

Import options:

Export options:

5 Documentation

Documentation for the tool is provided within:

6 The software

Copendium LD is free. You only need to fill in a form and provide an email address.

CompendiumLD is a specialised version of Compendium, a mind mapping or argumentation software. All the facilities provided by Compendium are included within CompendiumLD, but a typical Compendium Learning Design user should not use the typical standard nodes.

In addition to mapping, this software also can be used to “manage your personal digital information resources, since you can drag+drop in any document, website, email, image, etc, organise them visually, and then connect ideas, arguments and decisions to these. Compendium thus becomes the 'glue' that allows you to pool and make sense of disparate material that would otherwise remain fragmented in different software applications. You can assign your own keyword 'tags' to these elements (icons), create your own palettes of icons that have special meanings, overlay maps on top of background images, and place/edit a given icon in many different places at once: things don't always fit neatly into just one box in real life.” (About Compendium. Since the "LD" version includes all these features, that means that you can design learning designs that include documents and links.

The System requirements for Compendium LD v.06 are:


7 Links

8 Bibliography

Acknowledgement: This article or part of this article has been written during a collaboration with the EducTice group of INRP, which attributed a visiting grant to DKS in january 2009.

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