Reflections: Learning Together About Formative Assessment Tools
By Laurie Barz
Users examine ways for students to give feedback to their instructor about what they have learned and what part of the lesson is not clear.
Brain Food
By Tracy Blahnik
In a drag-and-drop exercise, the learner considers various food items and determines if they improve brain functioning. This learning object is designed for instructional assistants.
Effective Assessment
By Jonathan Iwanski
Users view effective and ineffective methods of assessing a task. Flight training is used as an example of an area that needs authentic assessment.
Blogs In Education
By Dean Lodes
Learners examine the benefits of using blogs in a school setting and then test their knowledge in two exercises.
Questioning Clue: Are You an Effective Questioner?
In this interactive object, learners solve a school mystery by identifying the "suspects" in the hierarchy of questioning: knowledge, comprehension, application, analysis, synthesis, and evaluation. This activity was designed for teachers and instructional assistants.
The Adjunct Instructor Game
By Jeffrey McDonald, Ann Hope
In this activity, faculty members answer questions about topics and information they learned during their online orientation. This game was designed for Wisconsin’s Northcentral Technical College. It can be customized for other colleges and organizations.
Principle-Based Teaching Inventory
By Terri Langan
Instructors complete a simple, informal inventory that helps them to see how they use the Seven Principles of Good Practice in Undergraduate Education developed by Chickering and Gamson (supported by AAHE, ACE, Johnson and Lilly foundations) in 1987.
Students and the Online Learning Environment
Users of this learning object evaluate the early online experiences of four hypothetical students and record the lessons that can be learned about what to do and what not to do to create effective online learning environments.
Relating Course Competencies to Program Outcomes
By Alex Birkholz, Ann Jadin
Users read about how course competencies relate to program outcomes. They listen to the testimonies of three students who describe learning activities that prepared them for the world of work. In a matching exercise, learners distinguish between course competencies and program outcomes.
Career Pathways Program of Study Implementation Overview
By Marge Rubin
This etool will provide high school educators, specifically career pathway builders, with an overview of implementing programs of study.
Selecting the Correct Verb
By Penny Kuckkahn, Karen Barr, Beth Dailey, Dave Bunnow
This learning activity will help you determine which verb to use to best match the competency you are creating. Instructors who are writing or revising courses will find this a valuable resource.
What is a Learning Object?
This is a learning object describing what a learning object actually is. This will take us through the definition of a learning object and break down each segment to help clarify the mystery of this wonderful online tool for teaching and learning.
Formulas and Functions in Microsoft Excel
By Manuel Ferrer
A learning object to illustrate the right way to enter formulas and functions in Excel.