So What is a Learning So What is a Learning Object?Object?

So What is a Learning So What is a Learning Object?Object?

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Autodesk Content Autodesk Content HierarchyHierarchy

Autodesk Content Autodesk Content HierarchyHierarchy

Content Page 1

Content Page 2

Activity Page 3

Content Page 4

Content Page 5

Activity Page 6

Quiz Page 7

• Summary• Description

• Author(s)

• Subject Matter

• Prerequisites• Look-Feel Theme

• Complexity• Language

• Version

• Learning Objectives

• Duration• Launch file

• System Reqs

• Authoring System

• External URLs

• Keywords

• Title

• Glossary

• Competency

Learning Object Wrapper

METADATA

CONTENT

ATT’s Learning Object ATT’s Learning Object ModelModel

ATT’s Learning Object ATT’s Learning Object ModelModel

Business Assembly ModelBusiness Assembly ModelBusiness Assembly ModelBusiness Assembly Model

UniversallySharable,Public DomainObjects

Fee-Based,Licensed,Third PartyContentPublishers

Legacy Content(metadata tagged,but not granular)

Entity-Authored,Proprietary Objects

Assembled Course =

Subscription,Contribution Objects

SCORM: The Sharable Content SCORM: The Sharable Content Object Reference ModelObject Reference Model

SCORM: The Sharable Content SCORM: The Sharable Content Object Reference ModelObject Reference Model

Learning Object Learning Object ConstructionConstruction

Learning Object Learning Object ConstructionConstruction

Learning EcosystemLearning EcosystemLearning EcosystemLearning Ecosystem

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Learning Portal

Competency Profiler Learning GatewayDirect Query Records Registrar

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e-Learninge-Learning

Assessment Engine

Content Management

System

ReusableReusableObjectsObjects

LearningLearningObjectObject

RepositoryRepository

Learning Management

System

e-Lab/Game/ Simulation

Engine

Virtual Classroom & Web Conferencing

Collaborative Performance Opportunities

Mentoring

Competency Model/Profiler

Database

SearchEngine

KnowledgeKnowledgeManagementManagement

KnowledgeKnowledgeObjectObject

RepositoryRepository

Created by Diana Wilkinson 9/16/2000Revised 6/7/2002

MediaMediaAssetAsset

LibraryLibrary

Content Taxonomy

CMSCMS

LCMSLCMS

Learning Object ExamplesLearning Object ExamplesLearning Object ExamplesLearning Object Examples

MetadataMetadataMetadataMetadata

•Simplifies cataloging & searching

•Documents ownership, rights, & usage restrictions

•Enables communication with LMS systems

IMS Metadata ElementsIMS Metadata ElementsIMS Metadata ElementsIMS Metadata Elements

So what does metadata look So what does metadata look like?like?

So what does metadata look So what does metadata look like?like?

  <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>   <!DOCTYPE content (View Source for full doctype...)> - <content>- <block id="241324">- <identification>  <title>About Pachyderm</title>   <description>This 20-minute presentation provides and overview of

Pachyderm and the Pachyderm 2.0 project.</description>   </identification>- <sco id="sco-241324">- <identification>  <title>About Pachyderm</title>   <description>This 20-minute presentation provides and overview of

Pachyderm and the Pachyderm 2.0 project.</description>   </identification>- <launch>  <location>lmsindex.html</location>   </launch>  </sco>  </block>  </content>