1. Learning Objects at Wesleyan Contexts and definitions (mike) Our projects & process (jolee) Examples (will, jolee, dan) Discussion

2. Just another delivery mechanism (e.g. Same as it ever was) ? Book Chalkboard Paperback Radio Scholarly Journal Overhead projector Photocopier Television VCR Videoconferencing Gopher Web pages

3. Context : The new new thing: Evolution of instructional services: Public computing labs resnet Smart classrooms Separation of Instructional support from desktop support (4 FTE dedicated to instructional/research support) Webtech program Course management systems Learning object development 20022001200019991998 Faculty Development Site/Digitization Service

4. Definitions: What is a learning object? Negative Definitions: Not document delivery Not course management Not templates Positive Definitions Modular Re-purposeable Discoverable Integrateable

5. The Bigger Picture: Cataloging/collaborating/coordinating Merlot Institutional Repositories (e.g. dspace (http://web.mit.edu/dspace/) Consortial development: Nitle and CLAC and ?

6. process Faculty requests object Library research to see if object exists Develop object Catalog object Document its use in curriculum