Reusable Learning Objects RLOs

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Reusable Learning Objects (RLOs)
Presented byAlan Shapiro, Janice Thiel,Karen
Hesting, and Nancy Doolittle
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Presentation Overview

• RLOs Defined
• Examples and Processes
• Demonstrations
• Your Turn to Try It
• Sharing

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Reusable Learning Objects

• Reusable Learning Objects are a way of thinking
  about chunking learning content. Traditionally,
  content comes in lengthy blocks of time. 
  Learning objects are much smaller units of
  learning, typically ranging from 2 minutes to 15
  minutes. 
• RLOs are self-contained each learning object
  can be taken independently 
• RLOs are reusable a single learning object may
  be used in multiple contexts for multiple
  purposes
• RLOs can be aggregated learning objects can be
  grouped into larger collections of content,
  including traditional course structures

- adapted from the Wisconsin Online Resource
Center
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RLOs Can

• Be developed by instructors or by a development
  team
• Have high or low interactivity
• Be used for practice, explanations, or evaluation
• Be used online or face-to-face

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Before WITS develops an RLO an instructor is
encouraged to
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Search Repositories

• St. Petersburg College http//it.spcollege.edu/edt
  ech/instructorResources/RLO/search/index.cfm
• Wisconsin Online Resource Center
  http//www.wisc-online.com/
• MERLOT
• http//www.merlot.org

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Examples of Developed RLOs

• Flash Objects
• Web Pages
• Video

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Use an Existing Tool

• Tools built by WITS
• SPOC
• Flashcards
• Drag and Drop
• Survey Builder
• Third party software
• Lesson Builder
• StudyMate
• PowerPoint
• Camtasia
• Dreamweaver
• We will be demonstrating these tools

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Request RLO Development

• Team Approach
• Instructor, Campus Instructional Technologist,
  and Technology Design Specialist
• Instructor creates a storyboard with help from
  Campus Instructional Technologist
• Electronic request form is filled out
• Form asks for details about the object including
  a description and objectives

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Request RLO Development

• Campus Instructional Technologist meets with
  instructor to further define the requirements for
  the object
• A meeting with the Campus Instructional
  Technologist and one of the Technology Design
  Specialist is arranged
• The requirements are defined at this meeting and
  a timeline for the creation of the object is
  developed

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WITS Department Suggestions

• Resources should be created to enhance the
  intended learning outcomes
• RLOs should consist of at least one specific
  learning objective and include measurable
  outcomes that meet those objectives
• RLOs should demonstrate appropriate use of the
  technology

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Getting Objects into a Course an Online Course

• Instructor is provided a URL to copy and paste
  into a web page

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Examples of RLO Tools

• Electronic Flashcards this tool, engineered by
  the WITS department, allows a developer to create
  two varieties of flashcards, basic and enhanced.
  Basic cards are text only and enhanced cards may
  contain images and sound. Developers supply the
  text, images and sound of their choice to create
  highly customized and reusable learning objects.

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Examples of RLO Tools

• Basic Flashcards

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Examples of RLO Tools

• Enhanced Flashcards

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Examples of RLO Tools

• Drag and Drop This tool, engineered by WITS,
  allows the developer to create a matching
  activity. The developer creates images that are
  imported into the tool and used to setup the
  activity. This highly customizable tool has
  unlimited application.

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Examples of RLO Tools

• St. Petersburg Online Communicator (SPOC)
• SPOC was developed by St. Petersburg College's
  Web Instructional Technology department as a
  suite of tools designed for synchronous and
  asynchronous communications in online classes.
  SPOC users simply need a high speed internet
  connection with a Flash enabled web browser to
  allow real-time collaborative learning from
  anywhere.

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SPOC - Faculty Audio Recorder
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SPOC Faculty Audio Recorder
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SPOC Faculty Video Recorder
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SPOC Faculty Video Recorder
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Examples of RLO Tools

• StudyMate
• StudyMate, by Respondus Inc., is an authoring
  tool that lets you create 10 Flash-based
  activities and games using three simple
  templates. The Flash activities are usable with
  any web server or can be published directly to
  Blackboard, WebCT, or ANGEL courses. StudyMate
  will import items from MS Word files and
  publisher test banks, making it easy to create
  interesting, interactive activities from existing
  content.

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StudyMate
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Examples of RLO Tools

• LessonBuilder
• SoftChalk LessonBuilder is a powerful web lesson
  editor that lets you easily create engaging,
  interactive web lessons for your e-learning
  classroom. With LessonBuilder, you can create
  professional-looking, interactive content without
  knowing any HTML, or programming. Spend your time
  developing course content, not learning how to
  use complex software.
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• http//www.softchalk.com/lessons/hurricanes/index.
  html

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Conclusions

• Have a strategy for developing Reusable Learning
  Objects at your institution
• Have a central location for storing and
  distributing Reusable Learning Objects
• Make is easy for faculty to get the object into
  their courses
• Consider building tools for instructors to build
  their own RLOs