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Reusable Learning Objects in Web-Assisted & Web-Delivered Instruction
Jim FlowersAssociate Professor & Director of Online Education
Dept. of Industry & Technology, Ball State University
[email protected]://www.bsu.edu/web/jcflowers1/flowers.htm
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Supported by Ball State Univ.
Master of Arts in Technology Education
Planned to be 100% online
Master of Arts in Industrial Vocational / Technical Education
Planned to be 100% online
www.bsu.edu/web/iandt
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Outline:RIOsRLOsA personal evolution toward RLOsCurrent and future projects
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What are RLOs and RIOs?Reusable Learning Objects
Reusable Informational Objects(Reusable Knowledge Objects)
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Informational or Instructional?Is the purpose to provide information?
Is the purpose to guide a learner through a learning process?
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Informational Objects:
A graphicA block of textA media fileA tableThis graphic ->A “chunk” An interactive applet: http://www.phy.ntnu.edu.tw/java/ruler/vernier.html
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RIO and GranularityModular building blocks
Modular grains of information
Granularity or “chunk size”
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Course DecompositionBegin with rethinking learning outcomes and course redesign.Break a course into small, reusable chunks, which can facilitate multiple ways of using those chunks.Strip out course-specifics from RIOs.Name, organize, and add metadata to RIOs.
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Re-assembly of RIOs into RLOsGuided by learning objectives (often, 1)Design learning activitiesContextualize existing course-independent RIOs by adding course-specifics from other files as needed
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You may ask,“But when I lecture, I just give them the facts they need. So isn’t an RLO just a collection of information objects?”
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e.g., Gagne’s 9 Events of Instruction
1. Gain the attention of the learner/audience.
2. Inform the learner of the objectives.
3. Stimulate the learner's recall of prior learning.
4. Present stimulus material.
5. Provide guidance for the learner.
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e.g., Gagne’s 9 Events of Instruction
6. Elicit performance by the learner with the material.
7. Provide feedback to the learner on their performance.
8. Assess the performance of the learner.
9. Enhance learner's ability to retain their learning and to transfer it to other situations.
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Learning ObjectsA sequence of learning events
Often around a single objective
Often comprised of many RIOs
Often with internal assessment/feedback for the learner
Not necessarily course specific
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A Learning Object:
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A Note on Distinguishing Between RIOs and RLOs
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HierarchyNesting one object inside another
RIO or RLO
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Example of a personal evolution toward RLOs
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1. Traditional Face-to-face
3-ring binder course
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2. Syllabus deconstruction and uploading
Fall, 1998 Construction Systems Class
ITEDU306/306.htm
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3. Putting lectures and handouts online
Fall, 1999 Teaching Technology Class
ITEDU395/395.htm
So-called modules:ITEDU395/395mod.htm
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4. Experimenting putting lessons online
Fall, 1999 Teaching Technology lesson on design briefs.
ITEDU395/8desbri.htmInteractive elements
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5. Dedicated learning modules in an online classFall, 2000 Online Class
510/Modules/01_orientation/orientation.htm(But they contain course title, module number, hidden class assignments, and a link to the next lesson.)
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6. Making a lesson more generic
Online Lesson, particular to one course.
510/Modules/01_orientation/login.htm
The same lesson, written more generically:
rlo/login.htm
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7. A module or RLO surrounding lessons
Spring, 2001 face-to-face classrlo/206.htm(Look at Module 4, Product Usability. Notice how the collaborative Anthropometrics Activity is not included in the Anthropometrics lesson.)
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8. Further dissectionA lengthy module on 17 technology assessment techniques
rlo/206.htm Visit Module 9, Lesson 9C.
An alternate format that dissects the lesson on technology assessment techniques into smaller chunks and provides multiple paths through the information:
rlo/ta.htm
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9. Using RLOs as a general approach
to developing curricular materials in a face-to-face class (promoting multi-use and online access.)A new class on technical communication & presentation skills and applying math & science to solve technical problems:
rlo/160.htm
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Cisco’s Learning Objects
From: http://www.bitpipe.com/data/detail?id=962198364_445&type=RES&x=933961370
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Advantages of Web RLOs
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RLOs can provide for better management
Minimal redundancy
Centralized updates
Constantly immediately updateable
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Online RLOs can provide for increased accessibility
Multiple classes of an instructor
Multiple instructors’ classes
Learners with specific interests
(24-7 global access)
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RLOs can provide for increased learning opportunities
Online access
MultiuseBy others than the initial target audience
By a student, repeatedly
Throughout the entire class or longer
May allow further levels of instruction in greater depth
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RLOs can provide for multiple learning paths
Unified
MultipleCustomized by instructor
Customized by learner
Automated
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Considerations in Creating Web RLOs
Initial development requirements
Testing
Database requirementsMetadata & Search features
Object granularity
Language, culture, reading level, type and amount of media, etc.
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Some recommend RLOs that:Are uniform
Are nearly media independent
Are written in XML
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A common concern:Will RLOs decrease degree of student/instructor interaction?
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Current & Future Projects
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Continue on the pathMore objectsStandardized metadataNew contextualizationObject-based feedback to authorStudies of effectiveness
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Ball State’s RIO DatabasePlanning stages
Metadata
Multimedia, text, etc.
Access to segments of objects (video)
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Automated Lesson SelectionTo create automated lesson selection based on (pretest)
Learner’s Knowledge and AbilitiesLearner’s ObjectivesLearner’s Preferred Learning Styles
Increased CustomizabilityIncreased time for interaction with instructor
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The FutureBuild your learning with RLOs: Customized degree, specified credit
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SummaryA general approach to curricular design
Educationally sound chunking and reassembly
Granularity
Multiuse
Don’t just provide content, stylize learning.
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A New? Approach to InstructionInstead of
Only answering a common question by EmailUsing a handoutMaking an overhead transparencyDrawing that same problem on the board
Create online reusable informational objects and learning objects
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Sources of InformationThe Instructional Use of Learning Objects
http://reusability.org/read/
Learning Object Design & Sequencing Theoryhttp://wiley.ed.usu.edu/docs/dissertation.pdf
Knowledge Management Through Reusable Information/Learning Objects
http://cluster.techlearn.net/exe/test/presentations/session_404/index.cfm?id=342
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Sources of InformationCisco’s Reusable Learning Object Strategy
Cisco’s Reusable Information Object Strategy
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For more information:For more information about Ball State’s online courses or Jim’s use of RIOs and RLOs, contact:
Jim Flowers
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Reusable Learning Objects in Web-Assisted & Web-Delivered Instruction
Jim FlowersAssociate Professor & Director of Online Education
Dept. of Industry & Technology, Ball State University
[email protected]://www.bsu.edu/web/jcflowers1/flowers.htm
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