A learning object is "a self-contained piece of learning material with an associated learning objective, which could be of any size and in a range of media.... " ( www.itslifejimbutnotasweknowit.org.uk/lt_glossary.htm ).
Many learning objects that can enhance your e-learning are freely available online.
| Open and Free Repositories | |
| OhioLINK Digital Media Center | http://dmc.ohiolink.edu/ |
| EduResources Portal | http://sage.eou.edu/SPT/ |
| dSpace Repository | http://www.dspace.org |
| National Science Digital Library | http://www.nsdl.org |
| GEM Referatory | http://www.thegateway.org |
| MIT’s Open Courseware | http://ocw.mit.edu/index/html |
| MERLOT Repository | http://www.merlot.org |
| UNITAR repository of many repositories | http://cwr.unitar.edu.my/mod/book/view.php?id=826 |
| Maricopa Learning Exchange | http://www.mcli.dist.maricopa.edu/mlx/about.php |
| Humbul Humanities repository | http://www.humbul.ac.uk/ |
| iLumina science and math repository | http://www.ilumina-dlib.org |
| ARIADNE European Resource | http://www.ariadne-eu.org/ |
| Connexions | http://cnx.rice.edu |
| Other Helpful Sites | |
| BBC - General Resources | http://www.bbc.co.uk/history |
| CNN - General Resources | http://www.cnn.com/specials/cold.war/kbank |
| Science Applets | http://lectureonline.cl.msu.edu/~mmp/applist/applets.htm |
| Science & Math Site (free for 30 days) | http://www.explorelearning.com/ |
| Virtual Frog Dissection Kit | http://george.lbl.gov/ITG.hm.pg.docs/dissect/info.html |
| Resources to learn more about using digital learning resources | |
| Simulators for geography | http://geosim.cs.vt.edu/ |
| David Wiley article Connecting learning objects to instructional design theory: A definition, a metaphor, and a taxonomy (Word document) | http://reusability.org/read/chapters/wiley.doc |
| MERLOT TWO - Teaching well online | http://www.merlot.org/Home.po?discipline=TWO |
| MERLOT TWO - Great start page | http://www.merlot.org/artifact/BrowseArtifacts.po?discipline=TWO&firsttime=true |
