1. Learning Resources

2. Structure Definition of Learning ObjectsDefinition of Learning Objects ExamplesExamples Granularity of LosGranularity of Los Reusable LOsReusable LOs Online SourcesOnline Sources

3. Learning Object “Educational resources that can be employed in technology supported learning” 1“Educational resources that can be employed in technology supported learning” 1 “Any entity, digital or non-digital, which can be used, re-used and referenced during technology-supported learning” 2“Any entity, digital or non-digital, which can be used, re-used and referenced during technology-supported learning” 2 1 Learning Objects: A Practical Definition, Rory McGreal 2 http://ltsc.ieee.org/wg12/s_p.html

4. Learning Object With appropriate metadata descriptions, they can be modular units that can be assembled together to form lessons and coursesWith appropriate metadata descriptions, they can be modular units that can be assembled together to form lessons and courses Learning Objects: A Practical Definition, Rory McGreal Lesson that is compiled from audio, video, text, images, etc

5. Learning Object A LO can be based on:A LO can be based on: –Electronic text, –Web site, –Image, –Movie, –Java applets Learning Objects: A Practical Definition, Rory McGreal

6. Video Video of a presentation on economicsVideo of a presentation on economics Screenshot from Youtube

7. Text To be used when talking about learning objectsTo be used when talking about learning objects Learning Objects: A Practical Definition, Rory McGreal

8. Image To be used in teaching of food chains in natureTo be used in teaching of food chains in nature www.srd.gov.ab.ca

9. Granularity Levels Content, information or knowledge objectContent, information or knowledge object LessonLesson –Contains many objects ModuleModule –Contains many lessons CourseCourse –Contains many modules

10. Granularity Levels Course Module 1Module 2 Lesson 1Lesson 2 Objects

11. LO Sources MERLOT - Multimedia Educational Resource for Online Learning and Teaching (www.merlot.org)MERLOT - Multimedia Educational Resource for Online Learning and Teaching (www.merlot.org)www.merlot.org Maricopa Center for Learning and Instruction (http://www.mcli.dist.maricopa.edu/)Maricopa Center for Learning and Instruction (http://www.mcli.dist.maricopa.edu/)http://www.mcli.dist.maricopa.edu/ Careo - Campus Alberta Repository of Educational Objects (http://www.careo.org/)Careo - Campus Alberta Repository of Educational Objects (http://www.careo.org/)http://www.careo.org/

12. LO Sources Education Network Australia - http://edna.edu.auEducation Network Australia - http://edna.edu.au http://edna.edu.au http://edna.edu.au WISC Online Resource Center - www.wisc-online.com/WISC Online Resource Center - www.wisc-online.com/ www.wisc-online.com/ EcoLearnIT - http://ecolearnit.ifas.ufl.edu/EcoLearnIT - http://ecolearnit.ifas.ufl.edu/http://ecolearnit.ifas.ufl.edu/ LeMill - http://lemill.net/LeMill - http://lemill.net/http://lemill.net/ Connexions - http://cnx.org/Connexions - http://cnx.org/http://cnx.org/

13. LO Sources MIT Opencourseware - http://ocw.mit.edu/MIT Opencourseware - http://ocw.mit.edu/http://ocw.mit.edu/ Open Learning Initiative - http://oli.web.cmu.edu/openlearning/Open Learning Initiative - http://oli.web.cmu.edu/openlearning/ http://oli.web.cmu.edu/openlearning/ Gateway to Educational Materials (GEM) - http://www.thegateway.org/Gateway to Educational Materials (GEM) - http://www.thegateway.org/ http://www.thegateway.org/

14. LO Reuse Open Archives Initiative Object Reuse and Exchange (OAI-ORE) defines standards for the description and exchange of aggregations of Web resourcesOpen Archives Initiative Object Reuse and Exchange (OAI-ORE) defines standards for the description and exchange of aggregations of Web resources In this way, the reuse of LOs is facilitatedIn this way, the reuse of LOs is facilitated

15. LO Reuse Learning objects, may combine resources with media types such as text, images and videoLearning objects, may combine resources with media types such as text, images and video OAI-ORE standards expose these combinations to applications that support authoring, deposit, exchange, visualization, reuse, and preservation of learning objectsOAI-ORE standards expose these combinations to applications that support authoring, deposit, exchange, visualization, reuse, and preservation of learning objects

16. Learning Objects