"Technology and Human Issues in Reusing Learning Objects". This
article by the Dutch authors Collis and Strijker appeared in the May
2004 issue of the Journal of Interactive Media. The article is worth a
careful reading. The authors examine the state of usage and prospects
for learning objects in three contexts: higher education, corporate
training, and military training. JH____
"Abstract: Reusing learning objects is as old as retelling a
story or making use of libraries and textbooks, and in electronic form
has received an enormous new impetus because of the World Wide Web and
Web technologies. Are we at the brink of changing the 'shape and form
of learning, ... of being able to truly increase and improve human
learning and performance' (Hodgins, 2000)?
We are sceptical, for human and educational reasons. One of our
arguments is that human aspects not technology will constrain what will
be done with learning objects. Our other argument is that the learning
philosophy that seems to underlie many of the discussions and the
technology relating to learning objects will limit their depth of
development and impact. In this paper, we examine the life cycle of a
reusable electronic learning object, including steps involved with
creating, capturing, indexing, archiving, finding, wanting to use,
using, revising, and maintaining it. We also explore the human issues
as well as the technology-related aids in each of the above phases. We
illustrate the influence of context -- higher education, corporate
learning, military training, in these life cycles, together with the
effect of two educational philosophies, namely those of acquisition and
participation/contribution." [EduResources Weblog--Higher Education Resources Online]
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