[Lias] Learning Objects

[Hamilton, James]

Well according to one of the experts:

"Ask any three educators what a learning object is, and you're liable to get
three different answers."
(Glen Millar, British Columbia Institute of Technology"
 http://online.bcit.ca/sidebars/02november/inside-out-1.htm)


Fundamentally, a learning object is a piece of digital information that is
used for teaching and learning. eg a web page, flash file, etc.

In some ways, Les, your on line slides might be classified as learning
objects - or at least once given the appropriate metadata.

There are a bunch of different definitions here:

http://learnware.uwaterloo.ca/projects/CCCO/cloe_about_def.html


In short, they are nothing new, just online teaching resources that ideally
will be classified and arranged so that they can be searched.

James Hamilton
Learning Innovation Support Team
Faculty of Business and Information Technology
Canberra Institute of Technology
e: James.Hamilton at cit.act.edu.au
p: 02 6205 9614
m: 0418 542 514 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Les Bell [mailto:lesbell at lesbell.com.au]

> Subject: Re: [Lias] (no subject)
> 
> 
> 
> Excellent work, excellent initiative, Nick, and don't let 
> those who are
> defending their empire, built on the sandy foundations of MS 
> software, get
> you down!
> 
> BTW, what are BELTS and Learning Objects?
> 
> Best,
> 
> --- Les Bell, RHCE, CISSP
> [http://www.lesbell.com.au]
> 
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