An overview of applying Digital Learning Objects into the Curriculum

The general questions that arise from teachers that use computers in their classes are: What will their computer lessons offer to students? How will students develop as a result of their learning experiences? If understanding is the primary concern, then recent development in instructional technology known as “learning objects” may provide the solution. In addition to this, digital learning objects can empower students to be creative, effective, and critical in orchestrating new learning experiences in response to a problem that they identify (Washabaugh, 2003).

The main purpose of this wiki is to spark the reader curiosity of the recent developments in the field of applying digital learning objects to education. This overview hope to generate question and comment that explore and contrast various studies of the digital learning objects usages and ICT usages and supports within a classroom context.

Studies have pointed more optimistically to the gradual increase in ICT usage in schools where ICT usage is variously integrated into lessons and homework across the curriculum domains (Freebody et al 2007). It is also the purpose of this wiki to evaluate recent researches to articulate and arrive at a suggestion in the hope to steer school’s ICT usage and learning objects design in a beneficial direction at the start of this crossroad between traditional education and technology in education.

Reference:

Freebody, P. Muspratt,, S. McRae, D. (2007). Evaluating the Le@rningb Federation’s online curriculum content initiative. Retrieved from http://www.thelearningfederation.edu.au/tlf2/sitefiles/assets/docs/brochures_reports/Freebody%20final%20report%202007.pdf

Washabaugh, W (2003). Learning Objects in a Constructivist Curriculum

http://www.uwsa.edu/ttt/articles/washabaugh.htm