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* A learning object repository enables educators to share, manage and use educational resources. A more narrow definition would also require that repositories implement a [[metadata]] standard
* A learning object repository enables educators to share, manage and use educational resources. A more narrow definition would also require that repositories implement a [[metadata]] standard


* A Learning Object Repository is storing content/assets/resources as well as their metadata record. [http://www.edtechpost.ca/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/GlossaryAnalysis EdTechPost Glossary]
* A Learning Object Repository is storing content/assets/resources as well as their metadata record. ( [http://www.edtechpost.ca/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/GlossaryAnalysis EdTechPost Glossary] )


See also: [[LCMS]] (learning management system with a builtin repository).
See also: [[LCMS]] (learning management system with a builtin repository).
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== Standards ==
== Standards ==


* Learning object repositories rely firstly on [[metadata]] standards such as [[Dublin core]] or the IMS/IEEE [[Learning Object Metadata Standard]] (LOM).
* Learning object repositories rely firstly on [[metadata]] standards such as [[Dublin Core]] or the IMS/IEEE [[Learning Object Metadata Standard]] (LOM).


* Usually such repositories a programmed as web application (webserver, database and scripting language) such as the [[LAMP]] combo. There are also initiatives to standardize web services associated with a server.
* Usually such repositories a programmed as web application (webserver, database and scripting language) such as the [[LAMP]] combo. There are also initiatives to standardize web services associated with a server.
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== Software to build your own ==
== Software to build your own ==


* [[http://dspace.org DSPACE]] (actually a dublin-core based document repository, but can also be used for learning objects)
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* [http://dspace.org DSPACE] (actually a dublin-core based document repository, but can also be used for learning objects)


* [http://www.cancore.ca/editors.html Cancore's Learning Object Metadata Editors] (editors for Metadata)
* [http://www.cancore.ca/editors.html Cancore's Learning Object Metadata Editors] (editors for Metadata)
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=== Various links ===
=== Various links ===
(need sorting out ...)
{{comment | need sorting out, some contain good information or at least more than we currently provide here ...}}


* [http://www.cancore.ca/en/docs.html CanCore documents and prestations]
* [http://www.cancore.ca/en/docs.html CanCore documents and prestations]

Revision as of 20:03, 3 July 2006

Definition

  • A learning object repository enables educators to share, manage and use educational resources. A more narrow definition would also require that repositories implement a metadata standard
  • A Learning Object Repository is storing content/assets/resources as well as their metadata record. ( EdTechPost Glossary )

See also: LCMS (learning management system with a builtin repository).

Standards

  • Usually such repositories a programmed as web application (webserver, database and scripting language) such as the LAMP combo. There are also initiatives to standardize web services associated with a server.

Discussion

See also the learning object article. Basically there are two main problems:

  • It is difficult to de-contextualize / re-contextualize knowledge. If the chunk is too big it can't be adapted to specialized / local needs, if it's too small it will not really be a reusable learning/teaching object on its own.
  • People hate filling in repositories and the only way to get there is either pay someone or force everyone. But the situation can be eased with very good tools that "prefill" contents according to the profile of the person that made or uses a resource. See: Cancore's Learning Object Metadata Editors

Software to build your own

Draft

  • DSPACE (actually a dublin-core based document repository, but can also be used for learning objects)

Links

Repositories with learning objects

Meta repositories

(these list other repositories)

Various links

need sorting out, some contain good information or at least more than we currently provide here ...