Anne Marenco Professor of Sociology College of the Canyons ** John Makevich Instructional Design Coordinator College of the Canyons Using Learning Object Repositories Effectively in Online Courses

What is a learning object repository? Repository. A place, room, or container where something is deposited or stored. repository. (2009). In Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary . Retrieved March 21, 2009, from http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/repository Learning Object. A piece of educational content, ranging in size from brief text to a full online textbook. It can exist in a variety of forms, including but not limited to text, video, audio, images, or online textbooks. So, the learning object repository is an organized content delivery mechanism for these pieces of educational content.

Repository. A place, room, or container where something is deposited or stored.

repository. (2009). In Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary . Retrieved March 21, 2009, from http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/repository

Learning Object. A piece of educational content, ranging in size from brief text to a full online textbook. It can exist in a variety of forms, including but not limited to text, video, audio, images, or online textbooks.

So, the learning object repository is an organized content delivery mechanism for these pieces of educational content.

Why use one? Textbook cost! Online content popularity = easier access Fully-online courses Supplement to traditional delivery methods

Textbook cost!

Online content popularity = easier access

Fully-online courses

Supplement to traditional delivery methods

Repository types General content repositories (educational & non-educational) YouTube Others Online textbook repositories Conexions (Rice University) – http://www.cnx.org Module repositories MERLOT (California State University system) – http://www.merlot.org Media-focused repositories iTunes (Apple) – http://www.apple.com/itunes IntelecomOnline – http://www.intelecomonline.net

General content repositories (educational & non-educational)

YouTube

Others

Online textbook repositories

Conexions (Rice University) – http://www.cnx.org

Module repositories

MERLOT (California State University system) – http://www.merlot.org

Media-focused repositories

iTunes (Apple) – http://www.apple.com/itunes

IntelecomOnline – http://www.intelecomonline.net

Integration of Content Context within course Don’t go overboard with an abundance Diversify!

Context within course

Don’t go overboard with an abundance

Diversify!

Readiness of content Accessibility Faculty-approved Completeness of materials

Accessibility

Faculty-approved

Completeness of materials

Case study: IntelecomOnline Why we use it… Captioning of all content Content uses academic and research experts Short clips focused on specific topics

Why we use it…

Captioning of all content

Content uses academic and research experts

Short clips focused on specific topics

Case study: IntelecomOnline Informal class survey 45 respondents – fully online class 60% viewed the videos Of the 60%, 81% responded positively to the experience Comments Clarified the reading Video first, then reading, helps visualize Breaks up reading Now the tour!

Informal class survey

45 respondents – fully online class

60% viewed the videos

Of the 60%, 81% responded positively to the experience

Comments

Clarified the reading

Video first, then reading, helps visualize

Breaks up reading

Now the tour!

Thank you! Anne Marenco Professor of Sociology [email_address] John Makevich Instructional Design Coordinator [email_address] This presentation is located at: http://www.slideshare.net/jmakevich

Anne Marenco

Professor of Sociology

[email_address]

John Makevich

Instructional Design Coordinator

[email_address]

This presentation is located at:

http://www.slideshare.net/jmakevich