Online Learning Update Ray Schroeder, editor, OTEL - University of Illinois at Springfield

Bobby Approved (v 3.2)
Thursday, July 11, 2002

http://www.learningcircuits.com/2002/jul2002/smartforce.pdf

A Field Guide to Learning Ojects
ASTD and Smart Force

Learning object. Modular building block. Chunk. Reusable information object. Shareable content object. Nugget. Lego. Whatever. The list goes on, but each term is simply a synonym for what we're calling a learning object. Instructional designer Lori Mortimer explains the hype around learning objects: "For years, the e-learning industry has anticipated the day when learners could per-sonalize, assemble on the fly, and access e-learning on demand. Development teams would be able to build content a single time, store it electronically, reuse it, and de-ploy it in different formats with a simple button click. A small content piece--a learning object--would establish the foundation upon which these capabilities rest." ...

 



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