quality of econtent: quest for quality & lessons learned bijan esfahani, november 27, 2010...

Quality of eContent: Quest for Quality &

Lessons Learned

Bijan Esfahani, November 27, 2010

Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar

Source: Redkid.net

•Did you ever have this experience in your past?

Author: Khaled HosseiniBooks: 2Source: http://nymag.com/images/2/daily/entertainment/07/12/12_hosseini_lgl.jpg

Author/editor: Frederic MillerBooks: 77,782

Content & ContextSource: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f7/George_and_Laura_Bush_with_Khaled_Hosseini_in_2007.jpg

Reading – A Magical Moment

•“When it comes to reading, there is a magic moment…where you put down some book and say “this really sucks”. I can do better than this, and this got published.”

-Stephen King, American Author. Source: www.youtube.com/watch?v=hqp7A0B7abc&feature=related

Quality – The Basics

•Scope•Authority•Objectivity•Accuracy•Timeliness

eQuality or eContent? •Pre-Requisites?

–Lesson objectives | Outcomes | Target audience

•Subject-dependent? –Math | Science | Fine Arts

•Educational quality–Math : factual, free of errors

•Presentation–Design | Interface | Engagement

•Technology–Tools and standards used

Source: http://www.jem-thematic.net/en/node/467

Source: http://www.symtext.com/educators/