1. Locating and Using Electronic Global Education Curricular Resources 2005 Global Studies Summer Institute University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee Robert J. Beck, Ph.D.

2. An Overview  What?  Why?  So What?  Examples?  Where?

3. I. What are “ Learning Objects? ”  H. Wayne Hodgins is widely credited with coining the term in 1992  Various definitions have since been proposed  Despite variation, some common definitional elements

4. Learning Technology Standards Committee (LTSC) Learning Technology Standards Committee (LTSC)   any entity, digital or non-digital,   that may be used for learning, education or training -- March 4, 2002 “ Draft Standard for Learning Object Metadata, ” LTSC of the IEEE

5. Academic ADL Co-Laboratory  a self-standing  reusable  discrete piece of content  that meets an instructional objective  may be tagged with metadata -- “ Objects of Learning ” web site (2001)

6. David A. Wiley  any digital resource  that can be reused  to support learning -- Wiley, “ Connecting Learning Objects to Instructional Design Theory ” (2000)

7. A Spectrum  Of “digital, reusable, materials that support learning”  Images: photos, art work, maps  Course tools: java applets  Case studies  Course modules  Web portal sites

8. II. Why? “The main idea of ‘learning objects’ is to break educational content down into small chunks that can be reused in various learning environments, in the spirit of object-oriented programming” “The main idea of ‘learning objects’ is to break educational content down into small chunks that can be reused in various learning environments, in the spirit of object-oriented programming” -- David Wiley

9. III. So What?  Avoid “wheel reinvention”  Be more ambitious  Expend less effort  Avoid copyright problems  Create custom courses

10. IV. Global Studies Learning Objects  Maps  In-class Tools  Primary Source Materials  Reference Materials  Digital Images  Portals

11. Maps  The Cold War - Interactive Maps (CNN Interactive) The Cold War - Interactive Maps The Cold War - Interactive Maps  The Great Globe Gallery The Great Globe Gallery The Great Globe Gallery  UN Atlas of the Oceans UN Atlas of the Oceans UN Atlas of the Oceans

13. In-class Tools  Population Clock Population Clock Population Clock  Current and projected 10 years hence  POPClocks POPClocks  U.S. and World  History and Politics Out Loud (HPOL) - Searchable (streaming) multimedia database documents and delivers authoritative audio relevant to American history and politics. History and Politics Out Loud History and Politics Out Loud

15. Primary Source Materials  Liberty Library of Constitutional Classics Liberty Library of Constitutional Classics Liberty Library of Constitutional Classics  An extensive compilation of classic books and other works on law and constitutional government  Iranian Oral History Project Iranian Oral History Project Iranian Oral History Project

16. Primary Source Materials  The Nizkor Project The Nizkor Project The Nizkor Project  Comprehensive site dedicated to the millions of Holocaust victims. Features the full transcripts from the Nuremberg trial of the major German war criminals.  Foreign Relations of the United States, 1900-1918 Foreign Relations of the United States, 1900-1918 Foreign Relations of the United States, 1900-1918

17. Primary Source Materials  The Avalon Project The Avalon Project The Avalon Project  Documents in Law, History and Diplomacy  Sun Tzu: The Art Of War Sun Tzu: The Art Of War Sun Tzu: The Art Of War

18. Primary Source Materials  The Invisible Cryptologists: African- Americans, WWII to 1956 - The story of African- Americans employed by the National Security Agency, and its forerunners at Arlington Hall Station, from 1939 to 1956.  Draws upon exhaustive interviews and documents held in the NSA Archives and the National Archives and Records Administration.  http://www.nsa.gov/publications/publi00035.cfm http://www.nsa.gov/publications/publi00035.cfm

19. Reference Materials  The Library of Congress Federal Research Division: Country Studies  http://memory.loc.gov/frd/cs/cshome.html http://memory.loc.gov/frd/cs/cshome.html  Online books can be searched or browsed by particular country  Include country profile, history, physical environment description, economy, government, national security information

20. Reference Materials: Newspapers  The Global Beat - A weekly updated collection of news and op-ed articles – original and linked from the most prominent sources – designed for "global journalists" and all those interested in war and peace issues.  http://www.nyu.edu/globalbeat/index.html http://www.nyu.edu/globalbeat/index.html

21. Digital Images  Afghanistan Afghanistan  Images from the Harrison Forman Collection  Poster Art from World War II Poster Art from World War II Poster Art from World War II  U.S. National Archives

22. Digital Images  Colección Cisneros Colección Cisneros Colección Cisneros  Features 166 works and emphasizes abstract twentieth century art from Venezuela, Brazil, Uruguay, and Argentina  Manuel R. Bustamante Photograph Collection Manuel R. Bustamante Photograph Collection Manuel R. Bustamante Photograph Collection  Over 600 photographs of early twentieth century Cuba

23. Portals for Student Research  Foreign Affairs Online  Foreign Affairs Online Foreign Affairs Online Foreign Affairs Online  Countryreports.org Countryreports.org

24. V.Where? A variety of online repositories exist A variety of online repositories exist Search techniques vary Search techniques vary

25. Wisconsin Online Resource Center  General education materials  Economics  Sociology  Contemporary American Society  Requires Wisc-Online ID  http://www.wisc- online.com/index.htm http://www.wisc- online.com/index.htm http://www.wisc- online.com/index.htm

26. CAREO  Campus Alberta Repository of Educational Objects  http://www.careo.org/ http://www.careo.org/  Over 4000 objects, though relatively few global/international

27. GEM  Gateway to Educational Materials  Over 740 “ global ” materials  http://www.thegateway.org/ http://www.thegateway.org/

28. MERLOT  Multimedia Educational Resource for Learning and Online Teaching  856 “ Social Science ” materials  http://www.merlot.org/Home.po http://www.merlot.org/Home.po

29. GEODE  Global Education Online Depository and Exchange  Over 200 Global Studies materials  http://www.uw-igs.org/ http://www.uw-igs.org/

30. IDEAS

31. IDEAS  “Provides Wisconsin educators access to high-quality, highly usable, teacher- reviewed web-based resources for curricula, content, lesson plans, professional development and other selected resources.”

32. IDEAS  “These resources help Wisconsin educators use technology to meet the Wisconsin Model Academic Standards and create the foundation for a statewide knowledge management system.”

33. IDEAS  Sponsored by the University of Wisconsin-System and the University of Wisconsin-Extension  K-16

34. IDEAS  “Global Studies” keyword indexed  Nearly 500 materials on “Information and Technology Literacy”  http://www.ideas.wisconsin.edu/index.cf m http://www.ideas.wisconsin.edu/index.cf m http://www.ideas.wisconsin.edu/index.cf m

35. For More Information  “Learning Objects” Web Site of UWM’s Center for International Education  http://www.uwm.edu/Dept/CIE/AOP/learni ngobjects.html http://www.uwm.edu/Dept/CIE/AOP/learni ngobjects.html http://www.uwm.edu/Dept/CIE/AOP/learni ngobjects.html  Includes comprehensive list of repositories