Definition: "Any digital resource that can be freely adapted and reused to mediate learning." - David Wiley (2007)
BIG NEWS! The LeCroy Center has made the clips from their entire inventory of
video-based courses available for use by DCCCD instructors in traditional, hybrid and distance learning classes.
The Dallas Telelearning Digital Learning Repository is an evolving database of video and flash objects that can be searched and used in your courses. LeCroy is marketing this to institutions but it's freely available to DCCCD instructors. It is an external database that will require you to create an account. After you've created the account you can access the 2500 video clips and use them spice up your classes.
Instructions on using the Repository - Read through this PDF to learn how to log in, create an account, make playlists, and generate URL's that can be loaded into eCampus.
Access the Learning Repository - After you have an account and know how to use it, bookmark this link as your primary access to the repository.
There is also a Powerpoint giving an overview of the repository and a cookbook on how to utilize learning objects in your class.
Copyright Information: The Learning Objects contained in this database are the exclusive use of DCCCD faculty and students in courses which are sanctioned by the DCCCD and its colleges. Any other use of these resources is a violation of copyright laws and subject to severe prosecution
For more information or to arrange a presentation for your group, contact Bob Crook. bcrook@dcccd.edu 972-669-6532.
This page represents what we hope will be a much more extensive page on learning objects. Soon we'll put links here to other important (and free) repositories.
It's possible that you've been hearing about Learning Objects for several years. Take the opportunity to learn more about them and to explore how they might enhance your teaching. Please understand, however, that some people have declared that the "learning objects movement is dead." We think, however, there is still some life there and that you'll benefit from understanding the conversations that have brought us to where we are today.
You'll want to be sure and read the essay (no. 1 below) by David Wiley, one of the LO pioneers. His online slide show and lecture is highly recommended. You may also want to dip into his classic work on the subject, which itself is now a learning object - a free textbook available on the web here. And you'll benefit from exploring some of the recent press coverage on his blog, www.davidwiley.org.