1. Converting Existing Online Courses to Learning Objects Dr. Mike Rogers Marie Lasseter Advanced Learning Technologies Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia

2. eCore ™ Electronically-delivered core curriculum, completing the first two years of an undergraduate degree Developed by USG faculty, designers & programmers Taught by USG faculty Offered by USG institutions

3. Team Roles ALT Member –Instructional Design –Facilitator –Multimedia –Accessibility –Standards Faculty Member –Content Expert –Editor –Multimedia WebID Member –Programming –HTML Proficient –Graphics creation

4. Current eCore ® Courses 1.English Composition l 2.English Composition ll 3.World Literature l 4.American Literature l 5.Mathematical Modeling 6.College Algebra 7.Pre-Calculus 8.Intro to Statistics 9.Calculus 10.World History l 11.United States History l 12. American Government 13. Integrated Science 14. Physics l 15. Physics ll 16. Chemistry l 17. Chemistry ll 18. Geosciences l 19. Human Communication 20. Intro to Philosophy 21. Intro to Psychology 22. Intro to Sociology

13. Converted Courses 1.English Composition l 2.English Composition ll 3.World Literature l 4.American Literature l 5.Mathematical Modeling 6.College Algebra 7.Pre-Calculus 8.Intro to Statistics 9.Calculus 10.World History l 11.United States History l 12. American Government 13. Integrated Science 14. Physics l 15. Physics ll 16. Chemistry l 17. Chemistry ll 18. Geosciences l 19. Human Communication 20. Intro to Philosophy 21. Intro to Psychology 22. Intro to Sociology 16 Courses Reconstructed as Learning Objects

14. Learning Objects Defined “… any digital resource that can be reused to support learning.” (Wiley, 2002 p. 6) Wiley, D. A. (2002). The instructional use of learning objects. Bloomington: Agency for Instructional Technology and Association for Educational Communications & Technology

15. Benefits of Using Learning Objects Address the needs of: –resource scarcity –redundancy –high costs associated with developing instructional content

16. Example of Resource Savings “Suppose that just one description of the sine wave function is produced. A high quality and fully interactive piece of learning material could be produced for, perhaps, $1,000. If 1,000 institutions share this one item, the cost is $1 per institution. But if each of a thousand institutions produces a similar item, then each institution must pay $1,000, with a result in total expenditure of $1,000,000. In one course.” (Downs 2001, p. 1). Downes, S. (2001). Learning Objects: Resources for distance education worldwide. International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 2(1), Retrieved on January 31, 2003 from http://www.irrodl.org/content/v2002.2001/downes.htmlhttp://www.irrodl.org/content/v2002.2001/downes.html

17. Learning Objects in Vista

18. Topics

19. Polynomial Functions Objectives

20. Polynominal Functions Summary

21. Learning Object

22. Downloading Learning Object

23. Multimedia Objects

24. Multimedia Library

25. Downloading Multimedia Objects

26. Pilot Project Status FacultyVIEW is a portal of resources where USG faculty can locate reusable instructional materials, share successful teaching practices with colleagues, and discuss contemporary issues in higher education.

27. Lessons Learned Instructional Design Issues Mapping Objectives to Content Time Necessary for Development

28. Contact Information Michael.Rogers@usg.edu Marie.Lasseter@usg.edu http://alt.usg.edu