Reusable Learning Objects (RLOs)

Presented by:Tim Godcharles and Karen Hesting

Learning Objective

Learning Objective

Technology

Learning Objective

Reusable Learning

Object (RLO)

Critical Thinking

Technology

• Resources should be created to enhance the intended learning outcomes

• RLOs should consist of at least one specific learning objective and include measurable outcomes that meet those objectives

• RLOs should demonstrate appropriate use of the technology

Things to Think About

• Essential elements of an RLO in regards to the Grant:

– Be digital, preferably web-based, and interactive

– Be easy, or somewhat easy, to share with another faculty member, easily transferable/reusable

– Be generalized enough to work and make sense almost entirely by itself, or make sense in the context of someone else’s related content (not instructor-specific)

– Address accessibility

– Recommended tools: SoftChalk, Camtasia, Articulate, ANGEL tools

Reusable Learning Objects

Existing Learning Object Repositories• MERLOT www. merlot.org

(Multimedia Educational Resource for Learning and Online Teaching)

• Wisc-Online www.wisc-online.com (Wisconsin Online Resource Center)

• The Orange Grove www.theorangegrove.org(Florida’s K20 Digital Repository)

• HippoCampus www.hippocampus.org(Monterey Institute for Technology and Education)

• WITS - St. Petersburg College it.spcollege.edu/edtech/instructorResources/RLO (Web and Instructional Technology Services )