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In this paper, we describe our efforts at developing and rolling out a content-centric e-learning service. In what we have defined as a distributed archive for re-useable learning objects, teachers and learners may draw from reputable content sources and concentrate on the value-added activities of devising learning paths, conducting assessments and carrying out collaboration. We believe that we have an architecture that will fulfill the above objective. The paper first articulates the rationale for such an approach, then reviews the relevant work of others, and finally presents our architecture for the e-learning trials being carried out at our institution. We conclude with some thoughts on the future directions.
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Tan, D., Fazilah, M.I., Chan, T., Sharma, R. (2003). An Architecture of a Distributed Archive for Re-useable Learning Objects. In: Sembok, T.M.T., Zaman, H.B., Chen, H., Urs, S.R., Myaeng, SH. (eds) Digital Libraries: Technology and Management of Indigenous Knowledge for Global Access. ICADL 2003. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 2911. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-24594-0_39
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