The Promise and Pitfalls of Learning Objects Featured
The Promise and Pitfalls of Learning Objects Featured Session • Susan Metros (metros. 1@osu. edu) Deputy CIO & Professor The Ohio State University • Kathleen Bennett (kbennett@utk. edu) Web Instructional Technologist University of Tennessee • Veronica Diaz (vdiaz@email. arizona. edu) Research Associate Virtual Adaptive Learning Architecture University of Arizona
Why learning objects? • Learning Objects chosen as an NLII Key Theme The Promise and Pitfalls of Learning Objects http: //www. educause. edu/nlii/keythemes/ Select “Learning Objects”
What are learning objects? The Promise and Pitfalls of Learning Objects A learning object can be as small as a grain of sand or as large as an ocean!
What are learning objects? “Any digital resource that can be used to support learning” (Wiley, 2000) The Promise and Pitfalls of Learning Objects – Reusable – Stand-alone and media independent – Tagged and referenced – Assigned ownership and a price – Peer evaluated
What are learning objects? • Metaphors The Promise and Pitfalls of Learning Objects • LEGOs • Atoms • Grapes • Snacking
What are learning objects? The Promise and Pitfalls of Learning Objects
What are learning objects? The Promise and Pitfalls of Learning Objects
The vision “We are on the verge of being able The Promise and Pitfalls of Learning Objects to provide learning customized for each specific learner at a specific time, taking into account, their learning styles, experience, knowledge and learning goals. ” (Schatz, 2000)
Examples of learning object projects and repositories • MERLOT The Promise and Pitfalls of Learning Objects http: //merlot. org • Wisconsin Online http: //www. wisc-online. com • Interactive University, Berkeley http: //interactiveu. berkeley. edu: 8000 /IU/
Our mission The Promise and Pitfalls of Learning Objects “We believe that every citizen should be able to access the education and training that they need, at any time in their lives, and when and where they need it. ” Dr. Tony Bates Open Learning Agency
Key issues The Promise and Pitfalls of Learning Objects • Pedagogical – Quality Assurance – Example: Wisconsin Online – Example: MERLOT • Technical – Meta-tagging – Intelligent searching • Culture of the university – Course development models: what comes after the “lone ranger”? – Faculty development models: change management
Initiatives and trends • Initiatives The Promise and Pitfalls of Learning Objects – – Dublin Core IMS OKI Can. Core • Trends and visions – Redefining faculty roles – Developing the “commons of mind” – Consortia
Uses in instruction The Promise and Pitfalls of Learning Objects • Instructor as researcher • Resource model • Course design by learning preferences • Course/content adaptation
Impact on improving teaching and learning The Promise and Pitfalls of Learning Objects • Retraining via technology • Innovation and creativity in the classroom • Building campus community • Information distribution
Conditions for successful implementation The Promise and Pitfalls of Learning Objects • Organizational mission(s) & institutional duality • Implementation into traditional educational models • Incentive structures and individual benefits • Support resources
What are the right questions for institutions to ask? The Promise and Pitfalls of Learning Objects 1. Who will populate and maintain the repositories? 2. Who will tag the content? 3. How will learning objects align with learning management systems? 4. How will faculty and students react to a pedagogical shift towards LOs? 5. How can faculty development staff model change to create and support the use of LOs? 6. How will institutions incite faculty, support development, protect intellectual property, and fund this activity?
The Promise and Pitfalls of Learning Objects: Current Status of Digital Resource Collections Companion Concurrent Session Following this presentation 11: 40 a. m. to 12: 30 p. m. Grand Ballroom B&C • Eduprise: A Collegis Eduprise Company – David Mc. Arthur, Senior Consultant • The Ohio State University – Susan Metros, Deputy CIO & Professor • University of Arizona – Veronica Diaz, Research Associate – Amy Metcalfe, Research Associate – Beth Harrison, Faculty, East Asian Studies • University of Tennessee – Kathleen Bennett, Web Instructional Technologist
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