In honour of the event, I have created a simple learning object that showcases the Nobel Laureates from my own country: Australia’s Nobel Laureates. Launch the learning object. This object was relatively easy to produce, and it surprises me that there isn’t more of this kind of thing in the education space. To remedy the situation, I would like to share with you the 3 steps I took to create my learning object, and in doing so demonstrate the fact that just about anyone can do it. Download the files. I’m a big fan of layers. MORE >>

This time, in Re-use Revisted , he wonders whether the idea that learning objects can be reusable is just a myth - sounds good on paper, doesn't work that way in practice. He asks whether anyone else out there ever finds they can re-use their learning objects. The idea behind the concept of learning objects is an elegant one. The intention behind object orientation in content development was to make it easier for content to be reapplied in multiple settings, within different subject areas and for different student groups. Good question. MORE >>

In fact, when designing a course, most of us make quite sure we incorporate Gagne’s instruction event #2: (inform learners of objectives) right away. In our attempt to follow the rule, we often think less about HOW we share the learning objectives and focus more on simply listing them…in that dreaded bulleted list we introduce with the following words: “After completing this course, learners will…blah blah blah.” Gagne says we should inform learners of the objectives to create a level of expectation for the learning. Why do we do this? That soon stopped. MORE >>

It was about Learning Objectives and her objections to it! bullet points eLearning eLearning blog Learning Objectives Rapid Authoring rapid elearning Scenarios StoriesThe other day I was going through some eLearning blog posts and stumbled onto a not so old blog post by Cammy Bean. It made me nostalgic and took me back to my college days when I was studying B.Ed. Our Profs explained us the [.]. eLearning Suite "Elearning authoring tools" Adobe eLearning Suite 2.5 MORE >>

There are really TWO categories of learning objectives based on their purpose.  One type of learning objective is for internal use—the design team, client and subject matter expert. If designers would write different learning objectives for each category, the world would be a better place. This is because internal learning objectives tend to be too technical and non-motivating for your eLearning audience. The Notorious Three-part Learning Objective. Using the analysis, the designer then writes learning objectives. MORE >>