Book chapter
Effective use of learning objects in class environments
Handbook of Research on Learning Design and Learning Objects, pp.493-514
IGI Global
2008
Abstract
This chapter provides a model to analyse the effectiveness and efficiency of Learning Objects being used in primary and secondary schools by considering their place within that educational environment, paying particular attention to the manner in which they, like any resource, can aid or occlude productive interactions between teachers and students. It draws from a study of Australian and New Zealand schools that piloted the first release of Learning Objects from the Le@rning Federation. The chapter considers the place of Learning Objects within the overall systemic school environment, and in this environment, examines the individual classroom as the combination of tensions between the teacher’s needs, the students’ needs, and the potential available within the existing infrastructure. Within this framework, the chapter discusses the ways in which these three components interact during teacher selection of Learning Objects, students’ accession of Learning Objects in the classroom, and the use of the Learning Objects by students. It concludes by suggesting how students’ construction of knowledge can be enhanced through merging the capabilities of the resource with the needs of students and teachers.
Details
- Title
- Effective use of learning objects in class environments
- Authors/Creators
- D. Lake (Author/Creator) - James Cook UniversityK. Lowe (Author/Creator) - Murdoch UniversityR. Phillips (Author/Creator) - Murdoch UniversityR. Cummings (Author/Creator) - Murdoch UniversityR. Schibeci (Author/Creator) - Murdoch University
- Contributors
- L. Lockyer (Editor)S. Bennett (Editor)S. Agostinho (Editor)B. Harper (Editor)
- Publication Details
- Handbook of Research on Learning Design and Learning Objects, pp.493-514
- Publisher
- IGI Global; Hershey, PA, USA
- Identifiers
- 991005543841907891
- Copyright
- 2008 Information Science Reference
- Murdoch Affiliation
- Teaching and Learning Centre; School of Education
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Book chapter
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