Learning Objects, Learning Activities (LOLA):A Collaborative Referatory for Information Literacy Modules and Other Discipline-Specific Materials

Michael RoyDirector of Academic Computing Services

Barbara JonesCaleb T. Winchester University Librarian

Wesleyan University

public computing labs

resnet

smart classrooms

instructional support separate from desktop support

WebTech Program

course management systems

Learning ObjectDevelopment

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digitization service

Evolution of Instructional Technology Services (at Wesleyan)

Evolution of Library

Technologies and reference

services

OCLC shared cataloging

OPAC

ELectronic content (CD-ROM's, Internet, World Wide Web)

Libraries as producers of content-

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Digital scanning technology affordable and accurate

Traditional reference desk service

Bibliographic instruction

Stand alone Information literacy

Collaboration with IT and faculty on integrated information literacy

Development process

Catalog of learning object repositories using

MerlotWe will be using

Merlot’s catalog to create a set of links to other learning object respositories.

Catalog of LO Repositories

Learning Object as Artifact

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CHICK EMBRYO - in context 1

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CHICK EMBRYO - in context 3

L.O. FRAMEWORKabout

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MORE LEARNING OBJECTSLong Island Sound - Ocean Tides Simulation

MORE LEARNING OBJECTSConnecticut River Tides Simulation

MORE LEARNING OBJECTSTurbidity Currents Demonstration Movies

MORE LEARNING OBJECTSProtein Synthesis

MORE LEARNING OBJECTSMusic in the Afghan North - web site

MORE LEARNING OBJECTSSee the Wesleyan Learning Objects Web Site…

List of Information Literacy Modules1.  Working with Special Collections: On the Sublime, Picturesque and Romantic Art History2. Information Literacy for Engineering Students: Engineering 3. Chemical Literacy: A Role Playing Game (Group Project) Dept.: Chemistry; Project  4. Math for the 21 Century: Web Modules Dept.: Mathematics5.  Information Literacy for Education Majors6. finding, reading, and displaying geospatial data ees7. Bibliography and citation conventions using EndNote engl8. Distinguishing primary from secondary sources engl9. Working with reference sources phil10. Qunatitative Reasoning and the Social Sciences 11. The information cycle 12. Evaluating (web) resources engl13. Using the oed wesleyan engl14. Reading Historical and political maps, history15. Literature Review: Sociology16. Making Web pages for collaboration, Sociology17. Copyright and the legal use of information18. Annotated bibliography19. Information Literacy for English Majors Dept.: English;  20. Information Literacy in American Public Policy Program: Public Policy 21. First Year Program: Information Literacy Sessions Program:  First Year

Literature Review Module

Join LOLA

Why LOLA and not Merlot?

• Quality control

• Focus on Information Literacy

• Complete control over data model

• Complete control over user interface

• Will be federated with Merlot (and others)

LOLA Worksheet Name________________________________Email________________________________Institution_____________________________Do people at your institution make Information Literacy

Modules that might be listed within LOLA? If so, what kinds? (URLs?)

What would be an incentive that would get your institution to record and/or make modules within LOLA?

What problems do you think we will have trying to get people to record their Information Literacy Modules within LOLA?

Are there other initiatives that we ought to be aware of?Sign-up for the LOLA mailing list?

Contact info/additional info

Barbara Jones, barbara.jones@wesleyan.edu

Mike Roy,

Michael.roy@wesleyan.edu

• http://learningobjects.wesleyan.edu

• http://lola.wesleyan.edu

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Evolution of Reference Services

Traditional reference desk service

Bibliographic instruction

Information literacy

Collaboration with IT and faculty on Information literacy

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