EduResources Online: a New Era in Course Development Joseph Hart, Ph'D' Director of Special Programs

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EduResources Onlinea New Era in Course
DevelopmentJoseph Hart, Ph.D.Director of
Special ProgramsEastern Oregon University

• WCET Conference
• November 3, 2003
• San Diego
• lthttp//www.eou.edu/jhart/WCET2003JH.pptgt

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Introduction

• Today well be talking about the growth of
  digital collections of instructional
  resources--what they are, how to find them, how
  to assist faculty to use them, and some issues
  surrounding their use
• EduResources Weblog (http//radioweblogs.com/01148
  70)
• EduResources Portal (http//sage.eou.edu/SPT/)

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Site Map--EduResources Portal
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Some Definitions

• Repositories--online collections of instructional
  resources
• Referatories--gateways with guidelines to
  repositories
• LOs or Learning Objects--various definitions
• RLOs, DLOs
• Digital Libraries
• WIRs, Web Instructional Resources (like OWLs,
  Online Writing Labs)

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Well-Known Repositories

• Merlot (http//www.merlot.org/Home.po)
• MITs OpenCourseWare (http//ocw.mit.edu/index.htm
  l)
• Humbul (http//www.humbul.ac.uk/)
• CAREO (http//careo.ucalgary.ca)
• GEM (http//www.thegateway.org)

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Humbul
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CAREO
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GEM
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Less-Known Repositories

• Scout Archives (http//scout.wisc.edu/Archives)
• Maricopa Learning Exchange (http//www.mcli.dist.m
  aricopa.edu/mlx/about.php)
• Matrix--Science Math, and Technology
  (http//thelearningmatrix.enc.org)
• EEVL--Engineering, Science, and Computing
  (http//www.eevl.ac.uk/index.htm)
• DLESE--Digital Library for Earth Science
  Education (http//www.dlese.org/dds/index.jsp)
• Harvey Project--Human Physiology
  (http//www.harveyproject.org)

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Scout Archives
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MLX
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Harvey Project
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EduResources Portal Classifications
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Why Use These Resources?

• Instructors can find materials to use when
  constructing, enhancing, and revising their
  courses
• Students can find study materials to supplement
  their courses and to use for self-directed
  studies
• Designers can find re-usable materials to insert
  into modules or course units
• Instructors can upload their own courses and
  course tools for use by colleagues

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Will Faculty Use These Resources?

• The big yawn
• It takes time to locate and adapt resources
• The importance of referatories and local
  assistance in finding and using repositories

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Valuable Referatories

• Merlot Two--Teaching Well Online
  (http//www.merlot.org/Home.po?disciplineTWO)
• Web Tools for Learning, University of Hong Kong
  (http//wwwtools.cityu.edu.hk/index.html)
• RDN Virtual Training Suite (http//www.vts.rdn.ac.
  uk)
• Mt. Royal Academic Development Centre
  (http//www.mtroyal.ab.ca/programs/academserv/ADC/
  )

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WTL
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RDN
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Mt. Royal
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More about LOs

• Courses vs Learning Objects as units of
  instruction
• The training/development/design orientation vs
  the higher education tradition
• Farmers market vs grocery store analogy

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Software to Construct Repositories

• Scout Portal Toolkit (http//scout.wisc.edu/Projec
  ts/SPT/)
• DSpace (http//www.dspace.org/)
• POOL--peer to peer (http//www.edusplash.net)
• Open Learning Management System
  (http//www.psych.utah.edu/learn/olms/index.html)
• OKI--Open Knowledge Initiative (http//mit.edu/oki
  )

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Portal for Online Objects in Learning
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Open Learning Management System
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Open Knowledge Initiative
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Conclusions?

• Its really too early for summary statements
  because we are in a growth and development
  period--an exciting time of innovation and
  re-thinking in higher education.
• At the least, these new resources provide an
  alternative set of materials for inclusion in
  courses, beyond local department files and
  beyond text-related publishers materials
• At the most, a new paradigm for higher education
  is suggested