Creating, sharing and reusing learning objects to enhance information literacy
TL;DR: The development of these RLOs and how the resources have been shared, reused and repurposed to enhance IL progression are outlined and the authors examine the issues and challenges experienced by the project team during the course of the RLO development.
Abstract: From June 2010 until the present, a suite of online reusable learning objects (RLOs) has been created by staff at the Institute of Technology Tallaght (ITT Dublin) library covering a range of information literacy (IL) competencies. These RLOs have helped to facilitate student transition from second to third level, advance IL and enrich the student learning experience. The purpose of this paper is to outline the development of these RLOs and how the resources have been shared, reused and repurposed to enhance IL progression. A review of recent literature explores some of the key issues around the creation of digital learning resources and best practice, as well as the pedagogical foundations on which the learning objects are built. The design, development and implementation of the RLOs and the collaborative working arrangements that the digital resources have helped to foster are also outlined and the authors examine the issues and challenges experienced by the project team during the course of the RLO development. The significant usage and substantial impact that the learning objects have had on student-centred education and the various evaluative mechanisms used to measure the effectiveness of the RLOs is discussed, as well as future development plans. These learning tools have promoted best practice in innovative delivery methods and added value to the wider higher education (HE) community in the Republic of Ireland through their sharing, dissemination and reuse as open educational resources (OERs) via the National Digital Learning Resources (NDLR) service. The paper is likely to be of particular relevance to academic library practitioners and teaching staff in Irish HE as it provides an overview and links to a suite of digital learning tools that can be used or adapted in other academic settings. In terms of originality, there is no evidence of any published literature within the context of Irish HE sector covering the development of RLOs to support IL initiatives and will inform future research on how learning objects can be used to support learning and teaching practice both in the Republic of Ireland and further afield. This article is based on a poster presentation at LILAC 2012.
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TL;DR: Project-5-Mapping Existing Research Output Focused on Higher Education Teaching and Learning in Ireland 1990-2015 is presented.
Abstract: Title Mapping Existing Research Output Focused on Higher Education Teaching and Learning in Ireland 1990-2015 Authors(s) O'Sullivan, Sara; Gibney, Amanda; Guerin, Suzanne; Staunton, Michael; Kalaitzake, Manolis Publication date 2015-06 Publisher National Forum Link to online version http://www.teachingandlearning.ie/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Project-5-Mapping-Existing-Research-Output.pdf Item record/more information http://hdl.handle.net/10197/6860
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TL;DR: The bibliometric results of this research provide a snapshot of the literature on Mobile Information Literacy that highlights the most relevant journals, authors, and trending keywords.
Abstract: This paper offers a bibliometric analysis of the scientific production on Mobile Information Literacy in Higher Education published between 2006 and 2017, taking into account papers covered by Web of Science, Scopus, Library and Information Science Abstracts, Library and Information Science and Technology Abstract, and Education Resources Information Center. Bibliometrics, as an integral part of research evaluation methodology, helps us to identify the subject’s evolution over the period studied. In this research we aim to: (a) identify the most relevant journals that publish literature in this field, (b) calculate the authors’ average productivity and identify the most productive authors, and (c) discover the most significant trends in this academic field, through statistical and co-occurrence word analyses of the titles and the keywords used to index papers. The bibliometric results of this research provide a snapshot of the literature on Mobile Information Literacy that highlights the most relevant journals, authors, and trending keywords.
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TL;DR: In this article, the authors conducted a quasi-experiment followed by semi-structured interviews to determine if a blended learning approach using RLOs can enhance students' learning in an undergraduate engineering computer-aided design (CAD) module.
Abstract: Blended learning is an emerging trend across many educational settings, adopting the purposeful integration of traditional face-to-face and online teaching to establishing an engaging learning experience for the students. Blended learning provides an ideal platform for the implementation of reusable learning objects (RLOs) as a pedagogical tool to support classroom instruction.,This study had conducted a quasi-experiment followed by semi-structured interviews to determine if a blended learning approach using RLOs can enhance students’ learning in an undergraduate engineering computer-aided design (CAD) module. This study involved learners studying engineering in two different academic years.,Students from the first year were taught using traditional face-to-face teaching approach. The cohort of students from the subsequent year adopted a blended learning approach: face to face and access to a series of RLOs. The analysis revealed statistical evidence that the use of blended learning had a significant impact on the students' end of term exam grades in the CAD module in comparison to the students who undertook traditional face-to-face teaching approach. The qualitative findings highlighted the positive impact of RLOs on students’ learning behaviour, engagement and knowledge retention.,This study provided empirical evidence of the benefits of using RLOs as a blended learning tool in engineering domain. From a theoretical perspective, the findings highlighted the importance of good instructional design and sound theoretical underpinning of the pedagogical strategy. From a practical point of view, this study informed academics on how to improve learner's academic achievement using RLOs.
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TL;DR: In this article, the authors analyzed data collected between November 2015 and January 2016 through a survey that was sent to 559 libraries at Mexican public universities and completed by 189 librarians.
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TL;DR: This article conducted a systematic survey of the literature on how librarians are using learning theories and instructional design (ID) models and systematic ID in professional practice and found that ID models were sparsely represented in the literature and that it often appeared in a simplified or adapted form.
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TL;DR: The purpose of this chapter is to introduce an instructional technology concept known commonly as the " learning object", a new type of computer-based instruction grounded in the object-oriented paradigm of computer science.
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TL;DR: This unique book outlines approaches to sharing and reusing resources for e-learning, and offers multiple perspectives from schools, continuing and higher education institutions as well as industry.
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To improve the cost effectiveness and sustainability of e-learning, many national and international initiatives are pioneering new ways in which educators can share their curricula with teachers and learners around the world. To enable this global sharing, educators must learn to design, manage and implement reusable electronic educational resources. This unique book outlines approaches to sharing and reusing resources for e-learning. Drawing upon research by 30 prominent scholars from seven countries, the authors offer multiple perspectives from schools, continuing and higher education institutions as well as industry. It is essential reading for those implementing e-learning in education and corporate training, including teachers, trainers, academics, educational developers and support staff as well as senior managers.
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...…highlights the importance of learning objects in terms of active student engagement, enriching the student learning experience, facilitating self-directed learning and offering students 24/7 self-paced online support at point-of-need (Mackey and Jacobson 2011; Keown 2007; Littlejohn 2003)....
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TL;DR: Applies the theoretical concepts from Gagne's THE CONDITIONS of LEARNING and theORY of InSTRUCTION, FOURTH EDITION, to workplace training and Advocates nine events of instruction that should be employed in every complete act of learning.
Abstract: Applies the theoretical concepts from Gagne's THE CONDITIONS OF LEARNING AND THEORY OF INSTRUCTION, FOURTH EDITION, to workplace training. Advocates nine events of instruction that should be employed in every complete act of learning. Provides a strong theoretical and research emphasis. Case studies have been selected from real-world military, government, and private sector settings. The most recent research and references in the field are cited.
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...Journal of Information Literacy, 7(2) http://dx.doi.org/10.11645/7.2.1744 68 Gagné's Nine Key Instructional Events (Gagné and Medsker 1996) strongly influenced the design of the tutorials....
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...1744 68 Gagné's Nine Key Instructional Events (Gagné and Medsker 1996) strongly influenced the design of the tutorials....
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TL;DR: This article surveys the literature on critical thinking and extrapolates pedagogical requirements for fostering the development and use of higher-order thinking skills, then considers these requirements in relation to the development of computer-assisted instructional tools, such as Web-based information literacy tutorials.
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...Further afield, Kammerlocher et al. (2011) and Reece (2007) discuss valuable collaborative repositories for sharing instructional materials in the USA such as the Peer-Reviewed Instructional Materials Online database (PRIMO) and the Multimedia Educational Resource for Learning and Online Teaching…...
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TL;DR: This research analyzes the topics/skills PRIMO tutorials consider essential and the teaching strategies they consider effective and advocates a design and development towards supplanting class instruction.
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...…the use of online learning tools to provide IL educators with a range of delivery modes to engage a diverse range of students with varied learning styles, offering a valuable mechanism for supplementing traditional face-to-face IL instruction (Thornes 2012; Su and Kuo 2010; Kendall et al. 2007)....
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