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Learning Pod: A New Paradigm for Reusability of Learning Objects
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@MISC{Mogharreban_learningpod:,
author = {Namdar Mogharreban and Dave Guggenheim},
title = {Learning Pod: A New Paradigm for Reusability of Learning Objects},
year = {}
}
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Abstract
Learning objects have long promised dramatic savings of time and money in course and curricu-lum development, but they have failed to deliver the return on investment that seems a natural extension of their existence- reusability. Because a single hour of online instruction can take up to 300 hours to develop, reusability is the core value message offered by learning object promot-ers, from the earliest days to the present. Yet, after 12 years of successive evolution, learning objects are still primarily a collection of stand-alone modules that rarely interconnect outside of strictly controlled regimes, such as those imposed by corporate and military training guidelines. Among the contributing factors to this impediment are definition of a learning object, size of a learning object and aesthetics of a learning object. In response to this shortcoming, we propose to introduce a new entity- the learning pod. Engi-neered for reusability, the learning pod incorporates several modules that bring current technol-ogy to create an experientially seamless interconnection between disparate learning objects. These modules communicate with one another to build a consistent unit of instruction that uses several learning objects depending on the requirements. Several technologies including semantic web, XSL/XML and CSS are utilized to achieve presentation cohesiveness.
Keyphrases
learning object new paradigm learning pod curricu-lum development successive evolution several technology semantic web stand-alone module single hour current technol-ogy military training guideline existence reusability object promot-ers core value message new entity disparate learning object consistent unit dramatic saving several module xsl xml online instruction presentation cohesiveness natural extension seamless interconnection
