Tuesday, 13 July 2004: 9:30 AM-10:30 AM

Northern A-1 (Walt Disney World Dolphin Hotel)

A-12: Scaling Online Delivery Through Learning Object Content Management

Detailed Description:This presentation will detail the issues, decision-points, and impacts of using an independent digital repository to catalog and serve these objects. Particular strengths of this approach are the ability to render content both within and outside of WebCT and to easily share content, management and access control of users, and the establishment and tracking of digital rights that can be managed into the future.
Presentation Format:Paper
Topic:Deploying enterprise e-learning: Strategies for success
Target Audience:Course Designers, Faculty and Other Instructors, System Administrators, Senior Administrators, E-learning Managers
Appropriate Audience Level:Experienced WebCT users
Abstract Text:Development and delivery of learning objects is the trend for online scalability. But how is it implemented? Increased awareness of the institutional, technical and support systems, and instructional design changes that must occur to effectively move to a learning-object-based design and delivery model are paramount to a successful implementation. Particular strengths of moving to a learning-object design approach are:
  • the ability to render the same content in a variety of locations both inside and outside of WebCT, such as FAQs, support documents, and external non-student training;
  • the ability to easily reuse and share content;
  • management and access control of users; and
  • the establishment and tracking of digital rights that can be managed into the future.

Participants will have the opportunity to discuss and reflect on issues such as how to:

  • shift the course development paradigm from one of a module or course-based unit to one of a small-grain object as a unit;
  • encourage faculty to share content within departments, across campus, and eventually across institutions; and
  • determine the extent of availability and reusability that is desired or needed for an effective implementation

Rubrics will be shared to assist participants in navigating the multiple decisions that must be made for implementation. These rubrics include:

  • defining the granularity of an object (asset);
  • selection of a metadata schema(s) and specific tags to be associated with objects; and
  • developing a design template for sequencing objects in modules or courses.

Finally, this presentation will evaluate the early impacts of this type of change on system support, administration, faculty, and students at the presenter's institution and make recommendations for future changes and continued study.



Session Leader:Maggie McVay-Lynch
Portland State University

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