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Syndicating Learning Objects with RSS and Trackback

Explore how teachers and students leverage RSS and Trackback to discover and share learning objects for various disciplines. Learn how to use tools like weblogs and MLX to enhance teaching and learning.

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Syndicating Learning Objects with RSS and Trackback

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  1. Syndicating Learning Objects with RSS and Trackback Alan Levine (Maricopa Community Colleges) Brian Lamb (University of British Columbia) D’Arcy Norman (University of Calgary, CAREO)

  2. or…what happens when 3 guys, 2 countries, xml, 3 weblogs, iChat, a wiki, and the rest of the internet all connect up? Learning Objects and RSS…. MERLOT International Conference 2003

  3. “Explaining RSS is like explaining sex. You just don't get it until you do it.“ -- George Siemens, elearnspace blog

  4. Let’s bypass meta-data, schema, acronym soup and followA Scenario of Two Teachers… who take an interest in using learning objects Learning Objects and RSS…. MERLOT International Conference 2003

  5. Meet Lora, Geology faculty Her favorite place to teach is in the field… But she believes in the power of multimedia to teach difficult concepts Learning Objects and RSS…. MERLOT International Conference 2003

  6. Lora starts to find learning objects by searching CAREO CAREO CAREO search on “Geology rocks” Sample Video object from CAREO Learning Objects and RSS…. MERLOT International Conference 2003

  7. Nigel & Linda, tech-savvy students, help locate educational technology sites with RSS feeds EduBloggers Stephen Downes Edu_RSS Learning Objects and RSS…. MERLOT International Conference 2003

  8. RSS? Simplest of Meta-Data What is RSS? Pick an Acronym Killer App for Education? Learning Objects and RSS…. MERLOT International Conference 2003

  9. A desktop RSS aggregator brings many sources to Lora Learning Objects and RSS…. MERLOT International Conference 2003

  10. Nigel helps Lora create a weblog for learning objects in Geology Lora’s “Geology Objects” blog Learning Objects and RSS…. MERLOT International Conference 2003

  11. A great oracle shines the light on RSS and learning objects Stephen’s Web Intro to RSS for Education Designers Learning Objects and RSS…. MERLOT International Conference 2003

  12. Linda helps Lora add RSS feeds from LO sites to weblog Feeds from LO sites at Maricopa, HUMBUL, CAREO, “MERLOT” Lora’s “Geology Objects” blog Other RSS from NYTimes, About.com, Nature, ITPapers Learning Objects and RSS…. MERLOT International Conference 2003

  13. Armed with RSS, Lora adds feeds to her WebCT course material Displaying RSS Feeds in WebCT How to Get a News Feeds into your WebCT Course Learning Objects and RSS…. MERLOT International Conference 2003

  14. Meanwhile… just across campus, another faculty member is interested in using learning objects Learning Objects and RSS…. MERLOT International Conference 2003

  15. Meet Boris, Humanities Professor… Learning Objects and RSS…. MERLOT International Conference 2003

  16. On the Humanities-L listserv, Boris reads about learning objects… Learning Objects and RSS…. MERLOT International Conference 2003

  17. Tina, his technologist, helps him understand RSS and Learning Objects Learning Objects and RSS…. MERLOT International Conference 2003

  18. At his desktop, Boris gets RSS feeds from collections with content in the humanities RSS Readers (Abbe Normal) Learning Objects and RSS…. MERLOT International Conference 2003

  19. Boris creates a weblog on learning objects in the humanities Boris’ “object humanities” blog Feeds from Maricopa, HUMBUL, CAREO, “MERLOT”, About.com Learning Objects and RSS…. MERLOT International Conference 2003

  20. Putting Amazon.com RSS feed into Blackboard Boris blogs on RSS and Amazon.com RSS To JavaScript demo Learning Objects and RSS…. MERLOT International Conference 2003

  21. Lora needs a tool for explaining correlation in sedimentology lab Learning Objects and RSS…. MERLOT International Conference 2003

  22. Lora discovers a useful correlation tool in the MLX. Maricopa Learning eXchange Correlation Meter MLX packing slip Correlation Meter object Learning Objects and RSS…. MERLOT International Conference 2003

  23. Lora's blog describes context for her use of this object, sends Trackback to MLX Lora’s blogs correlation meter How Trackback works Beginners Guide to Trackback Learning Objects and RSS…. MERLOT International Conference 2003

  24. Lora downloads the object and uses it in her own lesson Learning Objects and RSS…. MERLOT International Conference 2003

  25. Boris ponders how he can help students understand correlation coefficient in research journals Learning Objects and RSS…. MERLOT International Conference 2003

  26. Boris discovers the same MLX object that Lora has found Correlation Meter MLX packing slip Correlation Meter object Learning Objects and RSS…. MERLOT International Conference 2003

  27. Object is used in new context Draft Activity in Boris’ weblog Learning Objects and RSS…. MERLOT International Conference 2003

  28. With blog tools he writes about the found object (MT pings the MLX) Correlation Meter MLX packing slip Boris blogs the object Learning Objects and RSS…. MERLOT International Conference 2003

  29. The Object can TrackBack to different contexts Correlation Meter MLX packing slip Correlation Meter Trackback About MLX Trackback MLX Trackack Summary Learning Objects and RSS…. MERLOT International Conference 2003

  30. The Missing Last (huge) Mile • We have collections of objects • We have RSS to help in discovery • We have weblogs for writing contexts • What is missing? • Intuitive authoring tools to transfer LOs from collections to instructional environments (and that could ping back their new usage) Learning Objects and RSS…. MERLOT International Conference 2003

  31. The events and characters depicted in this scenario are fictitious. Any similarity to actual persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental. No faculty members were harmed in the production of this presentation. Learning Objects and RSS…. MERLOT International Conference 2003

  32. Credits! Boris….. John Arle, Biology Faculty, (Maricopa Community Colleges) Lora….. Michelle Lamberson, Director, Office of Learning Technologies (University of British Columbia) Tina Technologist….. Tina Emmons, Admin Assistant (Maricopa Community Colleges) Students Nigel & Linda….. Geoff Horner & Catherine Paul (University of British Columbia) Learning Objects and RSS…. MERLOT International Conference 2003

  33. More Stuff What’s the Fuss about RSS? (wiki) http://a-mtype.apsc.ubc.ca/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?TheFuss CogDogBlog (Alan Levine weblog) http://jade.mcli.dist.maricopa.edu/alan/ Learning Commons Weblog (D’Arcy Norman weblog) http://commons.ucalgary.ca/weblogs/dnorman/ Object Learning (Brian Lamb weblog) http://www.reusability.org/blogs/brian/ Learning Objects and RSS…. MERLOT International Conference 2003

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