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Learning Objects, Learning Tasks, and Handhelds

Learning Objects, Learning Tasks, and Handhelds
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Author(s): Daniel Churchill (The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong)and John Gordon Hedberg (Macquarie University, Australia)
Copyright: 2009
Pages: 19
Source title: Handbook of Research on Learning Design and Learning Objects: Issues, Applications, and Technologies
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Lori Lockyer (University of Wollongong, Australia), Sue Bennett (University of Wollongong, Australia), Shirley Agostinho (University of Wollongong, Australia)and Barry Harper (University of Wollongong, Australia)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-59904-861-1.ch022

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Abstract

The main idea behind learning objects is that they are to exist as digital resources separated from the learning task in which they are used. This allows a learning object to be reused with different learning tasks. However, not all learning objects operate in similar ways, neither are all learning tasks the same, and this exposes the problem that current recommendations from literature fail to link learning objects and their reuse in varied learning tasks. In this chapter, we explore definitions of learning objects and learning tasks. We also suggest that appropriate matches would lead to more effective pedagogical applications that can be used as set of recommendations for designers of learning objects and teachers who plan learning tasks and select learning objects for student learning activities. In addition, we discuss applications of learning objects delivered by emerging technologies which may change how digital resources are accessed and used by students in and out of classrooms.

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