2.3.19 BCcampus 

Lead 

Open School BC 

Origin British 

Columbia 

Background 

The overall project objective is to acquire and implement a  Learning Object Repository  for BCcampus, 

OpenSchool BC and the Alberta Online Consortium (the `Sponsors'). In common for all three Sponsors, the 

primary goal for the repository is a mechanism to store and share reusable digital curriculum materials with 

educators. The requirement for housing and distributing actual media distinguishes this initiative from other 

systems that function primarily as metadata stores. 

BCcampus, Open School BC, and the Alberta Online Consortium function within a larger network of 

educational institutions, each with their own repository needs. For  Learning Objects  to be widely successful, 

a large ecosystem of learning objects and repositories will eventually need to be established. As such, project 

Sponsors are interested in proposals that enable the widespread, low cost creation of repositories at 

education system partners provincially and beyond. 

In 2003, 2004, & 2005 BCcampus had approximately $4.5 million dollars of development done to create 

online learning programs, courses and learning objects through its Online Program Development Fund.  All of 

these online learning resources are to be housed in the BCcampus Learning Object Repository. Through the 

repository these resources will be made freely available to all of the faculty and staff in BC's public post 

secondary system for reuse. All OPDF resources are licensed for reuse using Creative Commons 

http://www.creativecommons.org

 or BC Commons a derivative Creative Commons license BCcampus 

created that constrains sharing and reuse to BC's public post secondary system. BCcampus also expects 

educators and institutions will use the repository as a mechanism to share materials not directly funded 

through the OPDF. 

URL http://www.bccampus.ca/Site3.aspx 

Aims and 

The primary goal for the repository is a mechanism to store and share reusable digital curriculum 

Objectives 

materials with educators. 

To facilitate the sharing and reuse of Online Program Development Fund (OPDF) funded content 

and other curriculum materials across the province 

Provide access for an estimated 3,000 educators and 10,000 students 

Metadata 

IEEE LOM 

Standards 

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