Learning Resources
Structure Definition of Learning ObjectsDefinition of Learning Objects ExamplesExamples Granularity of LosGranularity of Los Reusable LOsReusable LOs Online SourcesOnline Sources
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
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
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
Video Video of a presentation on economicsVideo of a presentation on economics Screenshot from Youtube
Text To be used when talking about learning objectsTo be used when talking about learning objects Learning Objects: A Practical Definition, Rory McGreal
Image To be used in teaching of food chains in natureTo be used in teaching of food chains in nature
Granularity Levels Content, information or knowledge objectContent, information or knowledge object LessonLesson –Contains many objects ModuleModule –Contains many lessons CourseCourse –Contains many modules
Granularity Levels Course Module 1Module 2 Lesson 1Lesson 2 Objects
LO Sources MERLOT - Multimedia Educational Resource for Online Learning and Teaching ( - Multimedia Educational Resource for Online Learning and Teaching ( Maricopa Center for Learning and Instruction ( Center for Learning and Instruction ( Careo - Campus Alberta Repository of Educational Objects ( - Campus Alberta Repository of Educational Objects (
LO Sources Education Network Australia - Network Australia WISC Online Resource Center - Online Resource Center EcoLearnIT LeMill Connexions
LO Sources MIT Opencourseware - Opencourseware - Open Learning Initiative - Learning Initiative Gateway to Educational Materials (GEM) - to Educational Materials (GEM) -
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
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
Learning Objects