This workshop will challenge you to assess how you, your students and your institutions are approaching the use of Web-based courseware. Lunch and nutrition breaks are provided. You can create an effective and engaging course the very first time. To this end they are redefining our ideas of what counts as knowledge, how it is produced, how it is stored, and how it is distributed. Learning Objects Learning organizations are reshaping online learning with a redefinition of the core elements of instructional design.
Learning objects are reusable and interoperable units of learning content.
We will examine the concept of learning objects from concept to implementation with an eye to how they will affect our own practice. Sectoral Communities Online communications have facilitated the rise of industry-wide sectoral communities which act as a pool of information and resources and serve as the context for knowledge creation and online learning. We will look at online communications technologies new and old, examine lessons learning in community formation, and consider how the rise of sector specific communities will impact learning in those areas. 99 Information supplied by Rik Hall , Manager, Instructional Technology Unit. All graphics property of the W.W.W. Courseware Developers .