During my presentation at NA*Web I referred to Dinah Ceplis as a learning object. Of course, this would make purists blanche, because Dinah is not a digital object. I didn't explain what I meant any further but this article helps. "Dozens of Web sites link students to tutors who can help with the complicated and the mundane via e-mail, chat rooms or bulletin boards." Now the model described here cannot be sustained, for a variety of reasons. "About 60 percent of AOL volunteers are teachers or professors, with the remainder evenly split among retired teachers, college students, working professionals and stay-at-home parents." If, however, these online mentors are as easy to contact (and to pay for) as learning content, then you have extended your system in an important way - and without depending on AOL volunteers. Final note: chances are these mentors will not be described using SCORM metadata.
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