Re: [school-discuss] Learning Objects

[glogan@telusplanet.net]

I am defining learning object as a stand alone digital asset that can be used 
to learn a single concept in a short period of time, 2 to 15 minutes (Miller, 
Wiley and more).  The research being done in Alberta with CAREO, ALOHA, 
LearnAlberta.ca (my former employer) tends to focus on design, metadata and 
reuse.  I am more interested in how teachers use them in a face to face 
classroom.  I am writing a thesis proposal but can't find any research in this 
field in the traditional publications.  If you have access to information that 
may be helpful please let me know.


Quoting Les Richardson <les@celery.richtech.ca>:

> Please have a look at the learning object work being done in Alberta,
> Canada with CAREO and ALOHA projects. Mostly open source based
> stuff. Aloha has other possible uses as well. Looks like a lot of OS10
> stuff, as well.
> 
> More work is also being done in New Brunswick, but the name of the project
> escapes me currently. They just did a learning object metadata
> presentation for educators here in Saskatchewan.
> 
> Les Richardson
> 
> 
> On Wed, 9 Jul 2003, Anna Johnson wrote:
> 
> > Yes, Macromedia technology is closed and most of the
> > technology used to create learning objects is
> > too....However, the content repositories to store,
> > search, and reuse the learning objects, could be
> > developed using open-source technologies.  In fact,
> > there's a good opportunity to develop an open-source
> > learning object repository.  To my knowledge, I don't
> > know of any that exisist proprietary or otherwise. But
> > as more learning objects are developed....there will
> > be a huge need to store and sort all of them so they
> > can be reused.
> > 
> > 
> > --- Massimiliano Mirra <mmirra@libero.it> wrote:
> > > Anna Johnson <anna_m_johnson@yahoo.com> writes:
> > > 
> > > > Learning Objects are basically chunks of reusable
> > > > digital content that can be used to create a
> > > lesson or
> > > > course, including assessment. 
> > > >
> > > > For more info about learning objects, visit 
> > > > Macromedia.  The site includes sample assets so
> > > that
> > > 
> > > Thanks, Anna.
> > > 
> > > I gather the Macromedia technology is closed,
> > > proprietary, and aimed
> > > at Windows and MacIntosh platforms, but the concepts
> > > themselves have
> > > nothing to do with platforms.  As for
> > > implementation, it looks like
> > > slides in pills and on steroids.  I've found this
> > > page useful to get
> > > an understanding about the `what' rather than the
> > > `how':
> > > 
> > >     http://www.uwm.edu/Dept/CIE/AOP/LO_what.html
> > > 
> > > (I didn't get an overall nice impression.  But I
> > > barely more than
> > > glanced at the thing.)
> > > 
> > 
> > 
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