9 The Go Lab Methodology for Organizing Online Labs
9.2 Go Lab Methodology Full Element Set
This section presents the full element set of the Go Lab Methodology for Organising Online
Labs. Based on this full element set, deliverable D5.2 “” has selected a subset these metadata
elements that will be immediately used for the Go Lab Repository. During the project lifetime, all metadata elements of the Go Lab Methodology will be specified in the Go Lab Repository (Go Lab Project – D5.2).
For each element of the Go Lab Methodology the following information is defined:
Element Name: the title of the element as references by the Go Lab Methodology Description: a short description explaining the information that the element can store Datatype: indicates whether the values of the element can be a character string or a vocabulary term
Value Space: the set of allowed values for the element – typically in the form of a vocabulary or a reference to another standard.
Lab Owner Metadata
General Metadata (16 Elements)
No ElementName
Description Datatype Value Space
1 Lab Title
This metadata element refers to the title of the lab
description of the lab.
Character String
3 Keyword(s)
This metadata element refers to a set of terms that characterize the content of the lab.
Character String
4 Language(s)
This metadata element refers to the languages element refers to the specific kind of the lab (i.e., virtual or remote lab).
Vocabulary Term
Remote lab Virtual Lab
Data Set/Analysis Tools
6 Contributor(s)
This metadata element refers to the entities that have contributed to the current
Character String
Name of Contributor Email
Organization
(if there are more than one contributors please add their information in the same way)
General Metadata (16 Elements)
No ElementName
Description Datatype Value Space state of the lab.
7 Lifecycle Dates
This metadata element refers to critical dates related to the lab’s lifecycle.
Character String
Date
Action Taken
(if there are more than one dates please add the information in the same way)
8 Access Rights
This metadata element refers to the lab’s access permissions applied to the use of the lab.
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by sa/3.0/
CC BY NC
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by nc/3.0/
CC BY NC SA
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by nc sa/2.0/
CC BY ND
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by nd/2.0 CC BY NC ND
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by nc nd/1.0/
GNU General Public License
http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html Commercial License
Other (please specify)
10 Cost
This metadata element refers to any payment required for using the lab the provider(s) of the lab.
Character String
Name of provider Email
Organization
(if there are more than one providers please add their information in the same way) 12 Contact
Details
This metadata element provides information about contact details of
Character String
Name Email Organization
General Metadata (16 Elements)
No ElementName
Description Datatype Value Space the person or the
organization responsible for the lab.
(if there are more than one contact persons please add their information in the same way)
13 Rights Holder(s)
This metadata element refers to those entities that hold the lab’s
(if there are more than one contact persons please add their information in the same way)
14 Status version of the lab.
Character whether the use of the lab requires booking
Vocabulary Term
Yes No
Pedagogical Metadata (11 Elements)
No Element Name Description Datatype Value Space
17 Big Ideas
This metadata element refers to the big ideas of science that the lab addresses
Vocabulary
Term See Section 6.3
18 Subject Domain This metadata element refers to the lab’s subject domain
Vocabulary Term
See Annex A: Science Curriculum
Vocabulary
19 Grade Level
This metadata element refers to the grade level for which the lab can be used.
Vocabulary Term
Primary Education (10 12 years old)
Lower Secondary Education (12 15 years old)
Upper Secondary Education (15 18 years old)
Higher Education Bachelor
Higher Education
Pedagogical Metadata (11 Elements)
No Element Name Description Datatype Value Space
Master
20 Educational Objectives
This metadata element refers to the educational objectives that the lab addresses
This metadata element describes how the use of the lab can support students in manipulating, testing, exploring, predicting, questioning, observing, analyzing and making sense of the natural and physical world.
Making sense of the natural and physical world.
22 Inquiry Cycle Phase
This metadata element describes which phases of the Go Lab inquiry cycle the lab can support.
Vocabulary
Term See Section 7.1 23
Level of Difficulty This metadata element refers to the level of difficulty of the lab.
Vocabulary
This metadata element refers to the level of interaction the lab offers.
Vocabulary
This metadata element refers to the principal users for whom the lab was designed.
This metadata element refers to the ICT competence level that a teacher should possess for the effective use of the lab.
This metadata element describes whether the lab can support students with disabilities.
Vocabulary
Pedagogical Metadata (11 Elements)
No Element Name Description Datatype Value Space
No specific provisions
Technical Metadata (3 Elements)
No Element Name Description Datatype Value Space
28 Resource URL This metadata element provides a URL for accessing the lab.
Character String
29 Technical Requirements
This metadata element refers to the technical requirements that are needed for using the lab.
Vocabulary Term
Operating System Window
MacOS Linux iOS Android
Additional Software Java
Adobe Flash Player LabView Runtime Engine
Other
Supported Browsers Mozilla Firefox
Internet Explorer Google Chrome Safari
Opera Other
30 Technical Format This metadata element refers to lab’s technical format.
Vocabulary Term
application/java application/x shockwave flash application/javascript application/widget application/zip application/xhtml+xml Other
Additional Resources and Apps
No Element Name Description Datatype Value Space
1 Type of Student’s Materials
This metadata element refers to the type of student’s material that is connected to the lab
Vocabulary
This metadata element provides the URL(s) for accessing any student’s material(s) that is connected to the lab
Character String
3 Lesson Plan
This metadata element provides the URL(s) for accessing any lesson plans that can be used for exploiting the lab.
Character String
4 Supportive App(s)
This metadata element provides the URL(s) for accessing any supportive app(s) that are connected to the lab.
Character String
Social Metadata
No Element Name Description Datatype Value Space
1 Tag(s)
Free text describing the subject domain of an online lab and/or the big idea addressed.
Character String
2 User’s Comment
Textual comments including feedback from the use of an online lab.
Character String
3 Rating Ratings related to the quality of an online lab.