Learning objects repositories

Defininition

This entry lists various well known learning objects repositories. See the learning object repository article for a definition.

Most repositories don't provide [learning object]s in standardized formats (such as IMS Content Packaging).

General learning objects repositories

• MERLOT (specialized in microworlds)

• Connexion, Connexions is a collection of free scholarly materials. Interdisciplinary and grassroots of over 3000 modules and 165 courses.

• La main à la pate, Activity-based science teaching for primary and secondary schools.

• Ariadne

• CAREO, a project supported by Alberta Learning and CANARIE that has as its primary goal the creation of a searchable, Web-based collection of multidisciplinary teaching materials for educators across the province and beyond.

• Commonwealth of learning Learning Object Repository, An online database of learning content that provides software to Commonweath countries.

• VCILT Learning objects repository, a multi-purpose repository from our friends at VCILT, University of Mauritius.

• Educational Object Economy Lots of Java applets

• Edclicks

• MIT Open Courseware (OCW). A free and open educational resource for educators, students, and self-learners around the world.

• Carnegie Mellon's Open Learning Initiative (OLI), A collection of "cognitively informed," openly available and free online courses and course materials that enact instruction for an entire course in an online format.

• Encore (Community for Open Resource Exchange based on tribes, resources and collaborations, ie. small private wikis). This is new (Jan 2007).

Specialized learning objects repositories

• Problem-based learning clearninghouse, University of Delaware (free, registration required)
• Problem-based Learning, Examples from McMaster University courses by P.K. Rangachari
• Berklee Shares Free music lessons

Meta repositories

A list of sites that index repositories and/or contents

• ibiblio, Home to one of the largest "collections of collections" on the Internet, ibiblio.org is a conservancy of freely available information, including software, music, literature, art, history, science, politics, and cultural studies.

• DLORN, Distributed LEarning Object Respository Network, one-stop source for learning object syndication. They retrieve learning object metadata from across the web and store it.

• World Lecture Hall, Probably the Web's oldest collection, still active.

• EduResources Portal--a Gateway to Higher Education Instructional Resources (A Wiki including a variety of useful pointers)

• University of WisconsinMilwaukee LO Collections

• UNESCO Repositories list

• ICTlogy Learning objects repositories

Repositories associated with an on-line environment

• Latest state-of-the-art tools like CeLS integrate scenario building, scenario execution and exchange of these (or bricks) within a single environment. The [DialogPlus Toolkit]] integrates scenario building and sharing, but contents have to be executed in an other environment.

• Other modern tools (like LAMS) provide specialized repositories where people can share LAMS modules

Various links

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• CanCore documents and prestations
• UNESCO Open Educational Resources
• LO Repositories
• LO Initiative
• LO information, Tools, Standards and Repositories
• LO Keyword Search Page
• LO Portal
• LO Introduction
• Finding LO
• LO
• Examples of Learning Objects and Learning Object Repositories
• elearnspace