Democratisation of information: Learning Objects: A hands-on approach

Abstract or Summary

This interactive workshop describes how the Open Source Learning Object Repository (OSLOR) project team worked through the process of defining, describing and sharing learning objects (LO). The workshop will be divided into 4 sections: 1. What are learning objects: a short, interactive discussion session providing an overview of LOs 2. How LOs are described. A short presentation on Metadata and its applications, followed by a question and answer session 3. The roles and responsibilities of creators and library staff: an interactive session demonstrating a simple solution used in the OSLOR project 4. How can LOs be discovered and deployed: An interactive demonstration of Xchange, a Moodle tool used by the OSLOR team.