AccessMyLibrary provides FREE access to over 30 million articles from top publications available through your library.

Faculty technology training: learning objects.

Academic Exchange Quarterly

| March 22, 2004 | Baker, Judy; Botts, Nathan; Owen, Karen | COPYRIGHT 2004 Rapid Intellect Group, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Abstract

Promotion of the development and use of learning objects assists the ongoing evolution of modern instructional technologies and enrich the efforts and opportunities of distance education theory and research. In order to identify successful training strategies, faculty were recruited from southern California community colleges to receive training in the development and use of online learning materials called learning objects. A learning object is small, single concept, reusable, instructional content that is typically delivered using digital multimedia.

Background and Problem

Faculty members need training and support in order to teach ...

Related articles from newspapers, magazines, journals, and more
Validation of a learning object review instrument: relationship between ratings...
Magazine article from: Interdisciplinary Journal of E-Learning and Learning Objects Akpinar, Yavuz January 1, 2008 700+ words
...educational materials is that of learning objects (LOs), usually defined...either currently applied to learning object repositories (LORs) or...achievements LO resources in use. Learning Object Evaluation Instruments...which the most cited is the Learning Object Review ...
Learning Object Educational Narrative Approach (LOENA): Using narratives for...
Magazine article from: Issues in Informing Science & Information Technology Mustaro, Pollyana Notargiacomo Silveira, Ismar Frango January 1, 2007 700+ words
...aggregating learning objects retrieved...shows LOENA (Learning Object Educational...sequencing of learning objects, providing...involving Learning Object Repositories...the LOs (Learning Objects), which...
Modalities of using learning objects for intelligent agents in learning.(Report)
Magazine article from: Interdisciplinary Journal of E-Learning and Learning Objects Stoilescu, Dorian January 1, 2008 700+ words
...describe the concept of Learning Object. There is no universal definition of Learning Objects. The Learning Object concept was first popularized...time, the meaning of Learning Object changed. Learning Objects became more concerned...
A knowledge-based approach to describe and adapt learning objects.
Magazine article from: International Journal on E-Learning Bouzeghoub, Amel Defude, Bruno Duitama, John Freddy Lecocq, Claire January 1, 2006 700+ words
...assembling of learning objects. Our system is...learners, and learning objects. The learning object model is inspired...proposals. A learning object can be reused...combined with other learning objects using composition...
Focused crawling for downloading learning objects--an architectural...
Magazine article from: Interdisciplinary Journal of E-Learning and Learning Objects Biletskiy, Yevgen Wojcenovic, Michael Baghi, Hamidreza January 1, 2009 700+ words
...number of learning objects accompanied by learning object metadata...automatically access learning object metadata...downloading learning objects from the...download learning objects, namely...references learning object contents...
Virtual Workshop Environment (VWE): a taxonomy and Service Oriented...
Magazine article from: International Journal on E-Learning Paulsson, Fredrik Naeve, Ambjorn January 1, 2006 700+ words
...The atomic Learning Object is submitted too...anyone can assemble Learning Objects and every Learning Object cannot be assembled...shaped and how Learning Objects architectures...based on existing Learning Object taxonomies. Two...
Ontology of learning objects repository for pedagogical knowledge...
Magazine article from: Interdisciplinary Journal of E-Learning and Learning Objects Wang, Shouhong January 1, 2008 700+ words
...complexity of learning objects structures in general, a learning object itself can...ontology for a learning objects repository...classes of learning objects inherit meta...or meta-learning-object). A sub...
Digital learning objects.(infotech)
Teacher Librarian Clyde, Laurel A. April 1, 2004 700+ words
...AND LIMITATIONS OF LEARNING OBJECTS With appropriate technology...strategies to make learning objects accessible to instructors, then "learning object-based instruction...and reusability. The Learning Objects Metadata Working Group...
For more facts and information, see all results
©2009 Gale, a part of Cengage Learning. All rights reserved.
About us | FAQs | Contact us | Privacy policy | Terms and conditions
Other Gale sites: Encyclopedia.com | HighBeam Research | Acquire Content | Books & Authors | Goliath | MovieRetriever | Smart QandA