Rod Paley sent me this very nice case study of the Kaleidoscope Learning Object Repository which explains, more clearly that just about any document I've seen, what a learning object is, how it's used, and the role of learning object repositories. Lavishly illustrated (perhaps overly so), this PDF document also contains numerous comments and quotes from teachers who have actually used learning objects. The success factors for learning object repositories (page 24) is particularly apt, echoing many sound sentiments - the need for variety of selection, independence from single publishers, collaboration, sharing and adaptation. Much of the concluding section is an argument, based on experience, for the development of learning objects and repositories. Good stuff.
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