Brightspace Learning Object Repository (LOR): What Is It And How Can I Use It? J.C. Turner and Deb McManimon – Riverland Community. Presentation at the Brightspace Minnesota Connection at Normandale Community College on April 14, 2016.

1. The Brightspace Learning
Object Repository (LOR)
What is it and how can I use it?
J.C. Turner, Ph.D. Riverland Community College
Deb McManimon, Ph.D. Riverland Community
College

2. Session Agenda
Overview of Learning Object
Repository (LOR)
Site Admin Setup
Faculty Use
Questions and Answers

3. Overview of Learning Object
Repository (LOR)

4. What is the LOR?
Shared online space within D2L Brightspace
Houses learning objects
 Any file or web resource you would normally use within
your courses
 Each object has identifying metadata (title, description,
key words) to facilitate searches

5. Admin Level Setup

6. LOR Admin Overview
Roles/Permissions
Creation/Trusts

7. LOR Admin: Roles/Permissions
Under Roles and Permissions, LOR is a separate
category
At minimum, set these for Admins, Teachers, and
Students, along with another other roles you wish
to have access to a LOR

12. LOR Admin: Creation/Trusts
Create a LOR. Riverland has two types:
 Organization - all faculty at Riverland are able to publish to it and
share learning objects
 Department – only faculty teaching courses within that department
have access and can share learning objects
For each, you need to establish Trusts, which
controls who has access
 Trusts can be based on existing roles or customized
 Department – by restricting it to a particular department, it will only
be visible to instructors of courses in that department

21. Faculty Use

22. Overview
 When to consider using LOR documents
 Step-by-step demonstration of publishing to the LOR
 Updating LOR Files
 Step-by-step demonstration of using LOR files in D2L

23. When to use the LOR

24. Questions to Consider
 How will I use this document in my courses?
 Will one instructor use this document in multiple courses?
 Will this document be used by multiple instructors?
 Will this document be used by multiple departments?

25. Use of LOR Depends on Answers
Yes
 If one instructor using
same file for multiple
courses
 If using same file across
multiple sections
 If using same file within
a department
 If using same file across
departments
No
 If file is used by one
faculty member in one
class

26. How to Publish to the LOR

27. Create File in Appropriate Application
LOR files can be of multiple varieties
 Word, Excel, PowerPoint, pdf, etc.
Use Edit Course tool
Find Learning Repository
Choose Publish

28. Choose Your File
Browse for your file
Choose where to
publish
If new, do not need to
choose Overwrite
Existing Object
Choose Next

29. Identify Object Properties- then Publish
Select Description and
key words to help
identify document
This is helpful when
your LOR grows
Use terms, Course
IDs, dates, etc.
 We include the course
number in the title
Choose Publish

30. Manage/Search Screenshot

31. Updating LOR Files

32. Updating a LOR File
Follow same steps as
publish
Choose Overwrite
Existing Object
Choose Search to find
file to replace

33. Search for File to Replace/Update
Type in file name
Choose Search

34. Finish by Updating and Publishing
Choose file
Choose Next
Click Publish
Update Object
Properties

35. Step-by-Step
Using the LOR in D2L Brightspace

36. Use Anywhere you can Insert Stuff
Within a tool
where you can
Insert Stuff
Choose Insert
Stuff

37. Choose Learning Repository

38. Choose Which Repository

39. Example – BUSA Repository

40. Find File – Can Sort by Different Categories

41. Choose the File –Select Dynamic Link

42. Choose Insert

43. Inserted File is Uploaded

44. Content - New
Within Content
Choose New
Choose Add
Object for
LOR
Select item
I use Dynamic
link

45. Questions and Answers

46. Thank you!