Faculty Created Learning Objects

Faculty Created Faculty Created Learning ObjectsLearning ObjectsDr. Laverne Ludden, Indiana Dr. Laverne Ludden, Indiana Wesleyan UniversityWesleyan UniversityDan Wright, LAT, Inc.Dan Wright, LAT, Inc.

IntroductionsIntroductions Dr. Laverne Ludden, Indiana Dr. Laverne Ludden, Indiana

Wesleyan UniversityWesleyan University Dan Wright, LAT, Inc.Dan Wright, LAT, Inc.

Introductions (cont.)Introductions (cont.) Dr. Jeremy Dunning, Indiana Dr. Jeremy Dunning, Indiana

University and Arjunamultimedia, University and Arjunamultimedia, LLCLLCwww.arjunamultimedia.comwww.arjunamultimedia.com

The Possibility Network’s mission is to provide

adults with resources and tools that help them

acquire and manage learning any place, any time,

any way, and on any topic.

Mission Statement

TPN Educational TPN Educational PartnersPartners

Offering 14,000 courses and 800 educational programs

Colleges and Universities

Career Schools

Continuing Education

Culture and the Arts

Skills and Training

More Than 60 Partners Representing:

A Fascination with A Fascination with Learning ObjectsLearning Objects Learning in discrete formLearning in discrete form

The promise of on-demand learningThe promise of on-demand learning

Learner controlled content and timingLearner controlled content and timing

Searchable and retrievableSearchable and retrievable

What Now?What Now? Provide “approachable” toolsProvide “approachable” tools Promote LO creation within Promote LO creation within

focused communitiesfocused communities Promote collaborationPromote collaboration

Need for More Self-Directed & Need for More Self-Directed & Learner Focused Learning ObjectsLearner Focused Learning Objects The Talon Learning Object SuiteThe Talon Learning Object Suite– Developed by Arjuna MultimediaDeveloped by Arjuna Multimedia– Use a create tool to create learning objectsUse a create tool to create learning objects

My SolomonMy Solomon– Use as repository for learning objectsUse as repository for learning objects

Train & encourage partners to developTrain & encourage partners to develop learning objects to populate MySolomonlearning objects to populate MySolomon

Dr. Dunning and the Dr. Dunning and the TALON Learning TALON Learning ObjectsObjects A better approach?A better approach? Created by Dr. Jeremy Dunning (IU)Created by Dr. Jeremy Dunning (IU) 40 Templates for Macromedia Flash40 Templates for Macromedia Flash Built around specific teaching Built around specific teaching

objectivesobjectives Built for reusabilityBuilt for reusability $$$$

““Not Exactly”Not Exactly” Steep learning curveSteep learning curve Educator patienceEducator patience Development barriersDevelopment barriers ““Mine”Mine”

““Mine” (Toddler Law)Mine” (Toddler Law) ““If I’m doing or building something, all If I’m doing or building something, all

of the pieces are mine.”of the pieces are mine.” ““If it’s mine, it must never appear to If it’s mine, it must never appear to

be yours in any way.”be yours in any way.” ““If it looks like mine, it’s mine.”If it looks like mine, it’s mine.” ““If I give it to you and change my If I give it to you and change my

mind, it’s mine.”mind, it’s mine.” ““If it’s broken, it’s yours.”If it’s broken, it’s yours.” ““If I break it and you fix it, it’s mine.”If I break it and you fix it, it’s mine.”

eLearning FactoryeLearning Factory Developed by LAT in cooperation with Developed by LAT in cooperation with

Dr. Dunning and The Possibility NetworkDr. Dunning and The Possibility Network Web-based tools for creatingWeb-based tools for creating

– Learning Object TemplatesLearning Object Templates– Lesson PagesLesson Pages– ModulesModules

Includes content repository and Includes content repository and collaboration toolscollaboration tools

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Creating Learning Creating Learning ObjectsObjects Click & Drag DemoClick & Drag Demo Discussion of other LO templatesDiscussion of other LO templates Metadata TaggingMetadata Tagging

LO RepositoryLO Repository A place for LOs to live and playA place for LOs to live and play An Institutional approachAn Institutional approach Sharing is optionalSharing is optional Objects can be modified by othersObjects can be modified by others

Lesson PagesLesson Pages A WYSIWIG web page editorA WYSIWIG web page editor Learning Object “wrappers”Learning Object “wrappers” Supports embedded multimediaSupports embedded multimedia

ModulesModules Aggregated lesson pages and LosAggregated lesson pages and Los Create outline, then insert pages Create outline, then insert pages

and learning objects into the and learning objects into the outlineoutline

Move outline items up and down, Move outline items up and down, etc.etc.

Complimentary ToolsComplimentary Tools Discussion board supportDiscussion board support ““Deliver” Learning Objects, Deliver” Learning Objects,

Lesson Pages, and Modules in Lesson Pages, and Modules in various ways:various ways:– LinksLinks– HTMLHTML– SCORM 1.2 PackagesSCORM 1.2 Packages

Example eLF ModulesExample eLF Modules “Piano 101”“Piano 101” “Windsurfing”“Windsurfing”

Next StepsNext Steps Continuing working with leaders in DOL Continuing working with leaders in DOL

800-Organizational Learning course800-Organizational Learning course Working with IWU professors to Working with IWU professors to

research the development and research the development and effective use of LOseffective use of LOs

Improvements to user interface and Improvements to user interface and community toolscommunity tools

From prototype to productionFrom prototype to production

PresentersPresenters Dr. Laverne Ludden,Dr. Laverne Ludden,

Indiana Wesleyan UniversityIndiana Wesleyan Universityvern.ludden@indwes.eduvern.ludden@indwes.eduwww.indwes.eduwww.indwes.edu

Dan Wright, CEODan Wright, CEOLAT, Inc.LAT, Inc.dan.wright@lat-inc.comdan.wright@lat-inc.comwww.lat-inc.comwww.lat-inc.com