Specification of Observation Needs in an Instructional Design Context - A Model-Driven Engineering Approach

Our works take place in the research field of distant learning situation observations. We want to help instructional designers to improve the learning scenarios they design within a re-engineering context. We think that the observation of the learners' behavior can be improved by taking into account the observation needs from the designers. We originally think these observation needs can be related to and guided by the information specified into the learning scenarios. This article presents a Model-Driven Engineering approach for the specification of these observation needs. A specific metamodel has been elaborated to support our conceptual proposition and process. A dedicated example illustrates the use of this metamodel to specify observation needs according to a given learning scenario and Educational Modeling Language. First elements of tooling are also presented.