Learning objects for instruction : design and evaluation

Learning Objects for Instruction shows how practical models of learning objects solutions are being applied in education, organizations, industry, and the military. It includes diverse strategies used across these groups to apply learning objects -- from the use of firmly-grounded theoretical contexts to practical tool-based solutions. The reader will find a thorough history, solid models and real-world practices for using learning objects for instruction in a variety of settings. Greater numbers of organizations are expected to embrace the use of objects for instruction as issues of standardization continue to be worked out. 1599043343 1599043343 1 Table of Contents 4 Foreword 8 Chapter I An Abridged History of Learning Objects 21 Chapter II Repositories 37 Chapter III An Overview of Learning Object Repositories 50 Chapter IV Psychological Principles for Reusable Learning Object-Based Learning System Design 77 Chapter V Engineering Reusable Learning Objects 91 Chapter VI American Sign Language Learning Objects for Instruction: A Higher Education Perspective 116 Chapter VII Transforming Instructional Design Ideas into SCORM-Conformant Learning Products 125 Chapter VIII Teaching Frameworks for Context-Rich Instruction: Design Objects 140 Chapter.IX Using Learning Objects for Rapid Deployment to Mobile Learning Devices for the U.S Coast Guard 161 Chapter.X Learning Objects for Employee Training and Competency Development 180 Chapter XI Developing and Using Learning Objects: Implications for Course Content Strategies 195 Chapter.XII Learning Objects: A.Case Study in Teacher Education 216 Chapter XIII Bridging the Academic Divide: A Collaborative Production Model for Learning Objects in Workforce Development 234 Chapter XIV Being a Content Expert is Fun Again with Pachyderm 253 Chapter XV Using Learning Objects in K-12 Education: Teachers and QuickScience 266 Chapter XVI Creating a Patchwork Quilt for Teaching and Learning: The Use of Learning Objects in Teacher Education 282 Appendix A Theory Under the Hood 302 Appendix B Digital Asset Repositories 319 Appendix C Learning Object Authoring Tools 331 About the Authors 334 Index 342 'This book offers practical models of how learning objects are being applied in education, organizations, industry, and the military. It includes diverse strategies used across these groups to apply learning objects -- from the use of firmly-grounded theoretical contexts to practical tool-based solutions, models and real-world practices'--Provided by publisher.