Learning Objects for Faculty
What is a learning object?
According to Carol Twigg, learning objects are:
". . . pieces of learning materials that can be mixed and matched to create a learning experience for students. A learning object could be a simulation in chemistry, or an exercise in mathematics, or an assessment in fine arts."
- Carol Twigg, Executive Director of the Center for Academic Transformation and former Vice President of Educom
You will find other definitions at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee's:
"Learning Objects: What?"
With this page, faculty can explore and locate practical learning objects that they can use to enhance the learning of their students.
The page provides three types of resources:
- Learning Repositories
- Web sites that provide links to many learning objects on the Web that have been produced by education professionals around the world. These sites provide methods to search and to browser many different kinds of learning objects from many disciplines.
- Learning Objects
- Links to many specific learning objects are also provided here. This is far from an exhaustive selection, but it is designed to provide instructors with a way to explore a variety of learning objects in order to develop a full understanding of the learning object concept.
PowerPoint Jeopardy example - Collections of Learning Objects
- There are many educational Web sites on various subjects that are far too broad to be considered learning objects. However, many of these sites contain various kinds of learning objects within them, pertaining to the particular subject of the site.
Learning Objects and Collections of Learning Objects
Links to these resources are too numerous to list here. Therefore, we have divided these into categories related to discipline:
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