Creating and Using a
Learning Object - Start to Finish
Presenters:
Valerie Kelly
Multimedia Developer
New Media Center
Kent State University
Jaclyn LaPlaca
Assistant Professor
History Department
Kent State University
About this Talk
• Learning Object - demonstration
• Learning Objects - standards and
background
• Collaboration - planning and
implementation
• Reference Site:
– http://www.personal.kent.edu/~vkelly/lo.htm
Our Goals
• Create an educational, interactive
assessment.
• Create an assessment that utilizes primary
sources.
• Help students learn even while taking the
test.
• Incorporate learning object standards.
Completed Learning Object
World War II role-playing
scenario.
Learning Object Standards
Now that we’ve seen one…
What is a learning object?
and…
Why is this a learning object?
A Working Definition
“A learning object is any grouping of materials that is
structured in a meaningful way and is tied to an
educational objective” (Johnson, 2003).
The “materials” in a learning object can be documents,
pictures, simulations, movies, sounds and so on.
Structuring these in a meaningful way implies that the
materials are related and arranged in a logical order.
But without a clear and measurable educational
objective, the collection remains just a collection.
- New Media Consortium LO Initiative
Learning Object Standards
• Planning for Reusability
– Storyboarding
– Chunking
• Sharing materials
• Adoption of Standards
Learning Object Standards
• Institute of Electrical Engineers (IEEE) Learning
Technology Standards Committee (LTSC)
[http://ieeeltsc.org]
• Advanced Distributed Learning (ADL) – US
Govt. initiative – published the specifications for
SCORM (Sharable Content Object Reference
Model). [http://www.adlnet.org]
Learning Object Standards
• Innovative designs for web-based
learning
• Removing reliance on proprietary
learning materials
• Increasing interactivity and
individualized instruction
Learning Object Model
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Reusability
Interoperability
Durability
Manageability
Accessibility
Planning
• Communication
• Ease of use
• Use of primary source files
Primary Source Files
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Define learning objectives
Define learning interactions
Assemble learning assets
Examples
– Tokyo Rose audio
– Tokyo Rose transcript as Word document
– Photos of soldiers
Inclusion in Vista
Inclusion in Learning
Management System
Integration with WebCT Vista
Implementation
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How it was used in course
Student Results
Feedback
Ideas for the future
Learning Objects