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January 17, 2005
Mid-year Report
Ocotillo Action Group: Reusable Learning Objects
Mid-Year Report
Submitted by: Donna Rebadow and Lisa C. Young, Action Group Co-chairs
During the fall 2004 semester, we developed a mission and goals for the academic year. Many of our goals as of the mid-year have been accomplished via a number of events. This report is intended to document these events. Additionally, this report provides a status of our progress and details our plans for the spring semester.
RLO Roadshow
During the fall 2004 semester, we intended to raise the awareness of faculty and staff throughout the District with regard to RLOs. This was done through our RLO Roadshows. Faculty and staff were invited by the Directors of the campus Center for Teaching and Learning to attend a 1-hour informational event to learn what Reusable Learning Objects (RLOs) are, where they can be found, to see examples of them and learn how they can be used to enhance classes. These RLO Roadshows were held as follows:
GWCC October 26
SCC November 15
CGCC November 18
SMCC November 23
MCC November 30
EMCC December 8
Our agenda included:
1. Explained what RLOs are
http://graphite.mcli.dist.maricopa.edu/objects/
2. Showed examples of RLOs
Wisconsin online: Cubes and Bricks Perception RLO (granular example)
http://www.wisconline.org/objects/index.asp?objID=I2P1402
Wesleyan University: Virtual Instrument Museum (modular example)
http://learningobjects.wesleyan.edu/vim/
Audience specific examples were shown based on disciplines
3. Demonstrated, compared and contrasted the use of RLO repositories:
Merlot
http://www.merlot.org/Home.po
Wisconsin Online
http://www.wisconline.org/index.htm
Maricopa Learning Exchange
http://www.mcli.dist.maricopa.edu/mlx/index.php
Issues:
o Copyright
o Intellectual Property
o Ways to contact developer
o Cost
o Longevity and stability
Audience specific directory and keyword searches were conducted.
4. Discussed ways RLOs can be used
Granular and Modular
Across Discipline
Across Grade level
Examples
Course recreation using RLOs after content loss
5. What is next with the RLO Action Group?
See handout
Evaluations were conducted at five of the six campuses. Please see attached evaluation report.
Savvy Cyber Prof
An unexpected opportunity became available this Fall in the form of participation in a PT3 grant with Ray Ostos and Michael Lang of the National Center for Teacher Education at MCCD. The project entails the co-chairs Beta-testing the Savvy Cyber Professor tutorial for development of Real World Learning Objects (RWLOs). It is the intention that after Beta-testing, the RLO Action Group will use this curriculum for a hands-on workshop for full-time and adjunct faculty that we have termed as a LearnShop.
Other
The co-chairs met often throughout the semester to plan, develop and evaluate activities and events based on our mission and goals.
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