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September 2004 Archive

Some thoughts... (September 29, 2004 09:18 AM)
I've been researching some potential speakers and discussion board moderators and as I read through a presentation by Brian Lamb of University of British Columbia (UBC), I started thinking about what the best approach would be to approach the development of RLOs for MCCD. In his presentation, he stated: [at... more» »
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Great New Site (September 29, 2004 09:07 AM)
I found an incredible RLO clearinghouse of information. The site http://www.ibritt.com/resources/dc_objects.htm provides literature, and links to repositories RLO creation tools, metadata information... You may want to check it out.... more» »
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Checking out the repositories (September 27, 2004 09:54 AM)
Well, out of the 26 Learning Objects that I identified as being potentially useful for building my course, I found four that were excellent that I would definitely use in this course (I was already using one of them in a different course :-))... more» »
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My Search for RLOs (September 26, 2004 06:00 PM)
Well, I am working to build my Surface Water Hydrology class. I began by drafting my syllabus and then exploring the MERLOT RLO repository. I got myself set up with an account and began searching.... more» »
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Reaching New Users of RLOs (September 24, 2004 04:41 PM)
This afternoon, we held the Ocotillo Orientation for New Faculty. Each of the four action groups gave an introduction discussed our plans for the year and then we spent some time talking to many of the new faculty. As an introduction, I shared a story, let me share it with... more» »
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So what are Reusable Learning Objects (RLOs) Anyway? (September 14, 2004 04:40 PM)
One of our main goals for this year is to come up with a working definition or two, or many... that we can use for Maricopa. I think of RLOs as compact pieces of instruction that can be used to convey discrete learning objectives/principles. These pieces of instruction can be... more» »
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Reviewing Learning Objects (September 11, 2004 04:20 PM)
I was asked to review a number of Reusable Learning Objects (RLOs) having to do with audio engineering by Thom Cochrane of Unitec New Zealand - a university in Auckland. His website has 4 RLOs that run using QuickTime. The RLOs have to do with subjects of (1) Interactive Mixer,... more» »
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Trying Out ecto (September 2, 2004 10:45 AM)
This is my review of the ecto download process and its ease of use.... more» »
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