Tuesday, April 06, 2004

Moving from Theory to Practice in the Design of Web-Based Learning Using a Learning Object Approach I agree with Stephen Downe's critique of this article, but I'm citing it because I believe that it's the kind of publication that needs to be duplicated many times (and improved). For LOs to really become useful, they must be directly linked to instructional design practices, with specific examples of good practices in applying LOs. JH _________ "This paper is mostly useful as an overview of the major concepts of learning objects as they may be applied in a practical setting. However, there are some serious weaknesses. First, it seems to me that the module, at twelve hours, is of excessive length. Second, the author does not include any examples of reuse, instead only describing what modifications would be necessary for reuse. But most critically, readers never get to see the learning object being described! PDF also available. By Elizabeth Murphy, E-Journal of Instructional Science and Technology, April, 2004" [Refer][Research][Reflect] [OLDaily] 11:50:50 AM    COMMENT []