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Reusable Learning Objects Reusable Learning Objects: Overview 1 Reusable Learning Objects What is SCORE? Sharable Content Object Repositories for Education (SCORE) is an initiative to help SREB states improve teaching and learning and achieve cost savings through the use of shared digital learning content and knowledge. 2 Reusable Learning Objects What do we know? online courses offered by 85% of US colleges in 2006 42 state departments of education courses in 2007 institutions of higher education, states, school systems and teachers develop the same or similar content multiple institutions within a state thousands of institutions within the US tens of thousands of institutions worldwide 3 Reusable Learning Objects Learning object economics high-quality learning content is expensive development costs per course range $4,000 to > $100,000 > $1,000,000 for British Open University 4 Reusable Learning Objects The economics are relentless. 5 Reusable Learning Objects What do we know? difficult to use whole courses easier to share assets and smaller, common pieces of a course developed as reusable learning objects (RLOs) or sharable content objects (SCOs) 6 Reusable Learning Objects What do we know? searching for content is commonplace well-indexed databases promote effective searching learning objects and SCOs can be stored in databases or repositories 7 Reusable Learning Objects Learning Object Repositories (LORs) provide easy access to a storehouse of digital resources promote sharing 8 Reusable Learning Objects Categories of LORS storing and linking options range of content open or require membership 9 Reusable Learning Objects Type Description 1 stores content with limited linking 2 stores no content, only links (metadata repository) stores content and includes significant number of links 3 10 Reusable Learning Objects Type Description 4 generic learning object repositories 5 targeted learning object repositories 6 full course repositories 7 repositories requiring membership 8 open archives of information objects 11 Reusable Learning Objects SLIDE: 12 Reusable Learning Objects SCORE is an initiative to help SREB states improve teaching and learning achieve cost savings through shared digital learning content shared knowledge and experience 13 Reusable Learning Objects 14 Reusable Learning Objects 15 Reusable Learning Objects 16 Reusable Learning Objects Learning Objects & Assets 17 Reusable Learning Objects 18 Reusable Learning Objects SCORE learning objects include one or more educational objectives digital content practice activities assessment tools metadata 19 Reusable Learning Objects A SCORE asset can be used to build learning objects classified in a plan that allows information about the content to be stored and retrieved 20 Reusable Learning Objects 21 Reusable Learning Objects SLIDE: 22 22 Reusable Learning Objects Wisc-Online Approach Contact Lewis Dot Structures of Covalent Compounds 23 Reusable Learning Objects University of Nebraska Who Wants to be a Genetic Engineer? 24 Reusable Learning Objects National Repository of Online Courses (NROC) High School Assessment Biology Activity 5: Structure and Movement Components of the Cytoskeleton 25 Reusable Learning Objects Healthy Meals 26 Reusable Learning Objects 27 SLIDE: 27 Reusable Learning Objects Characteristics of learning objects & assets small self-contained reusable able to be aggregated tagged with metadata 28 Reusable Learning Objects SCORE definition of a learning object contains objectives, content, practice and assessment is instructionally meaningful is standards-based accessibility SCORM SREB Quality Standards 29 Reusable Learning Objects Learning objects . . . are only as useful as the instructional design and implementation however can contribute to better learning 30 Reusable Learning Objects Discussion: What do you think would be the biggest barriers to getting developers and instructors to adopt a policy of sharing and reuse? a. b. c. d. e. technology presentation audience instructional design rights and permissions 31 Reusable Learning Objects Benefits & Considerations 32 Reusable Learning Objects Organizational benefits of using SCOs development and deployment of learning content quickly and efficiently content sharing between multiple learning management systems reduction in content development and delivery costs 33 Reusable Learning Objects Developer benefits of using SCOs objects built once and reused infinitely reuse of objects that others have developed deployment of the same objects across various hardware and software platforms just-in-time approach to customization cost savings 34 Reusable Learning Objects Instructor benefits of using SCOs speed and efficiency of instructional development exposure to new ideas and methods of presenting instructional content collaboration with other instructors differentiated instruction 35 Reusable Learning Objects Student benefits of using SCOs reviewing and reinforcing understanding of learned concepts learning something new engaging in just-in-time learning 36 Reusable Learning Objects Benefits of using SCOs “But the most important aspect of learning objects is that they take the control of elearning activity out of the hands of the materials publishers and put it firmly back in the hands of learners and teachers.” 37 Reusable Learning Objects Discussion: How would your institution and stakeholders benefit from using SCOs? 38 Reusable Learning Objects Reusable Learning Object Game 39 Reusable Learning Objects Adopting a Reusable Learning Object Strategy: Strategic Planning Overview 40 Reusable Learning Objects Considerations in adopting an RLO strategy stakeholders value-adds leaders cheerleaders partners marketing 41 Reusable Learning Objects Considerations in adopting an RLO strategy changes in institutional practices and policies resource allocation needs impact on business and development practices 42 Reusable Learning Objects Considerations for implementing an RLO strategy stakeholder use existing or future content decisions about content use and development internal or external talent and resources for development 43 Reusable Learning Objects Considerations for implementing an RLO strategy creation and ownership static or dynamic RLOs formatting quality assurance 44 Reusable Learning Objects Considerations for implementing an RLO strategy business rules metadata evaluation technology 45 Reusable Learning Objects Questions? Comments? 46 This presentation was developed by Liz Glowa and Michael Anderson and was edited by William Hawk, June Weis, and Lisa Johnson. Development of this resource was funded by the members of the SREB Sharable Content Object Repositories for Education (SCORE) initiative. SLIDE: 47