The PEARL Initiative
Producing, Sharing and Managing Blended Online, Mobile and Instructor Led Learning Content within the Oil Industry
This paper discusses the need to better compete in the contemporary Petroleum Labor provisioning and skills training sector. It analyzes solutions to better produce, assemble, distribute and share open knowledge resources across open and interoperable networks, while personalizing them for different skill gaps, personal media and location of use.
This paper introduces the need for a commonly referenced Petroleum Engineering Abstract Reference framework for producing, managing, sharing and distributing standard and blended Learning materials (PEARL). It defines present and future learning scenarios and services, starting with the proposal of common standards and protocols. These standards and protocols are intended for the sharing and reuse of standard learning, reference and knowledge materials, within and across the oil industry, together with their best implementation practices and showcase implementations...