Category Archives: Objects

David Wiley, “Learning objects: difficulties and opportunities”

Posted on April 3, 2003 by Brian

David Wiley posts his take on the current state of the LO universe, “Learning objects: difficulties and opportunities.” A nice summary of where things are at right now, and be sure to check out what he says on page 7 … Continue reading →

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The Balinese Gamelan

Posted on April 1, 2003 by Brian

Interactive media demonstrating and deconstructing the Balinese Gamelan. Clicking on the image allows the user to start and stop the array of traditional instruments. (Shockwave required)

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The RSS Juggernaut keeps rolling

Posted on March 31, 2003 by Brian

The RSS-friendly Maricopa Learning eXchange has added XML feeds for different disciplines, outputting the MLX’s five newest resources in each subject field (see lower left).

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The discrete charm of visual design…

Posted on March 31, 2003 by Brian

It’s exciting to see some of the directions that CAREO is taking. Developer D’Arcy Norman is putting a lot of effort into extending the presentation styles for the interfaces, apparently driven by the needs of the SciQ project. The old … Continue reading →

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Open source models and manifestos

Posted on March 26, 2003 by Brian

I neglected to link to George Siemens’ proposal for Developing Open Source Content that came out a couple of weeks ago. DOSC has four primary purposes: 1. Forum for collaborative creation of open source content. Academic fields are not isolated. … Continue reading →

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A learning objects presentation, or a cry for help?

Posted on March 24, 2003 by Brian

Last week I gave a presentation on reusable media for a group of educators at UBC’s Faculty of Science. I did my best to give a talk that used as little learning object lingo as possible, and left aside any … Continue reading →

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Experimental Jetset Vibraphone

Posted on March 24, 2003 by Brian

Flash version: try different combinations for Harmonic Relaxation.

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How to Create a Web Simulation

Posted on March 21, 2003 by Brian

From Forio Business Simulations, an in-depth and hands-on tutorial on How to Create a Web Simulation. Via OLDaily

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Use and Abuse of Reusable Learning Objects

Posted on March 21, 2003 by Brian

A weighty, thoughtful paper on LOs one that Stephen Downes notes takes ‘a fairly traditional line, arguing that only something that “combines its digital element and an exposition” can be a learning object.’

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A Modest History of OpenCourseWare

Posted on March 21, 2003 by Brian

In a piece for the forthcoming Encyclopedia of Educational Technology, David Wiley traces the history of open educational content, from the foundation of the GNU project up through MIT’s OpenCourseWare and later developments.

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