November 2007 - Learning Object Repositories

This month we are discussing Learning Object Repositories, featuring a podcast interview and resources.

Podcasts - Equella - A Learning Object Repository

An interview by Dr. Bill Muirhead with Bob Cupitt, President of The Learning Edge International.

Play it / hear it - MP3 - 1.7 MB

Learning Objects
by Stephen Downes, University of Alberta

An online essay for LearnNet about the basics of learning objects and repositories.

http://learnet.hku.hk/objects.htm

Learning Object:  A Rose By Any Other Name
by Susan E. Metros

This author writes about the use of learning objects in education. She acknowledges that learning objects are interactive and customizable, and exist in a virtual world that is accessible across disciplines.

http://www.educause.edu/ir/library/pdf/erm05410.pdf

Learning Objects, Learning Object Repositories, and Learning Theory:
Preliminary Best Practices for Online Courses
by Susan Smith Nash, Excelsior College, Albany, NY

This article from the Interdisciplinary Journal of Knowledge and Learning Objects, evaluates current practices in the use of learning objects and suggests new approaches based on learning theories.

http://www.ijklo.org/Volume1/v1p217-228Nash.pdf

Other Resources:

Equella, The Learning Edge International
http://www.thelearningedge.com.au/products.php?id=37

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