Learning Objects is a term that I have often felt has lost its meaning through the years as more and more people create what they call "learning objects" but are often just a collection of links or resources that have no set purpose other than a theme or focus. According to the lecture, learning objects should have three parts: "a learning objective, a unit of instruction that teaches the objective, and a unit of assessment that measures the objective". Having all three components makes the difference between a robust learning object and one that does little to advance learning or understanding. To me this means that that every unit or learning object within a course should have its own set of objectives and outcomes that are connected to the course objective and outcomes.
At the same time, when I think of learning objectives in of themselves, I think these are where an instructor can bring in a lot of their own creativity. Right now I am designing a "book" within an orientation course for student's who are switching from Blackboard to Moodle. The book has the ability to be dropped into different courses so that it can serve as part of the orientation course or instructors can put it the book into an individual course for students to use without having to enroll in the orientation course itself.
Here are some LO's that are fun to look at:
Immune Response
Immune System
6 comments:
I agree, I think that every learning object should contain the three parts mentioned. I think it is very important that students are assessed on what they were supposed to learn in a lesson. It would be important to see if the learning object was actually teaching the students something or if a new learning object would need to be used.
In short, learning objects provide a mileu for a rich learning environment by providing the tagged, on-line resources needed around a theme, topic, or objective.
I agree about the need to make sure that the learning objects are relevant amd are actually teaching what we intend them to teach. I have seen countless times when instructors use resources that students do not feel are helpful but they are wedded to the resources.
Wow, Barb! Thanks for the great resources/Learning Objects. The Immune system has never looked this adorable to me!
Check this site out - Crimando's biodyssey! This guy has spent years working on this site.
http://www.gwc.maricopa.edu/home_pages/crimando/Tutorial_Big.htm
I loved the examples you used!
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