For example, detailed or technical information may be better presented in tables, bullets, or columns rather than in sentences and paragraphs. Presentation of information for onscreen consumption. As RLOs will most frequently be accessed and used onscreen, standard techniques of Web content design should be followed. For example, dense text should be chunked into smaller units. Nonsequentiality of information across objects.
Information needs to be free-standing and easily adapted to multiple contexts.
Of course, within an object it may be necessary to present information sequentially. For this reason, it is necessary to determine the granularity, or size, of the smallest object before beginning development. Uniformity of editorial tone across objects. Unless an object is specifically tagged as an introduction or conclusion, it should not have the editorial tone of an opening or a conclusion. Use of keywords in searchable elements.