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The Subject Centre for Information and Computer Sciences defines re-usable learning objects as ‘web-based interactive chunks of e-learning designed to explain a stand-alone learning objective. The fact that the learning object has been broken down to a low level of granularity facilitates its re-use in different learning and teaching situations.’

Access to RLOs is normally made available through a repository. A repository is basically an electronic library in which learning objects are stored. Jorum is a free online repository for staff in UK Further and Higher Education Institutions, helping to build a community for the sharing, re-use and re-purposing of learning and teaching materials. You can find out more from the JORUM Website.

The CETL for Re-usable Learning Objects (RLO) provides access to a number of RLOs which can be used in teaching general study skills, sport and exercise science and statistics. Of particular interest on this site is the Generative Learning Object approach (GLO):

‘The traditional approach to the re-use of learning objects has been to separate content from context in order to make the content reusable. However, it is not content but the quality of the learning design that is most important for effective learning. The generative learning object (GLO) approach thus inverts the traditional approach. It extracts successful pedagogical designs and makes these the basis for re-use. These designs are built into an authoring tool: GLO Maker. Teachers can then add content to produce learning objects based on successful designs to meet their specific needs and preferences’

To find more about GLOmaker visit GLOmaker Website.

An HLST funded project produced a number of re-usable learning objects on various topics and evaluated their potential benefits. For further details of the project and a link to the learning objects, visit the Project Page. 

Connexions is an environment for collaboratively developing, freely sharing, and rapidly publishing scholarly content on the Web. On registration authors can create and collaborate on projects and share them with the world using Creative Commons licences.

The Flatworld Knowledge website provides a source of peer-reviewed online books and learning materials. These materials are open source and the website allows users to customise books online to make them more suitable for purpose, and to store them in online reading lists for students to access.

JISC Open Educational Resources Projects
Between April 2009 and April 2010, JISC and the HE Academy are supporting pilot projects and activities that support the open release of learning resources; for free use and re-purposing worldwide. This pilot programme is intended to inform a larger programme covering a significant portion of the HE Sector. Details of all the projects currently being funded can be found at the JISC OER web page.

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