Learning Objects (Albert D. Ritzhaupt)

How does the author define learning?

• The action of acquiring knowedge.

• The active process of construction.

• The ability to memorize efficiently.

• The ability to put theoretical knowledge in practice.

What is a learning object?

• Any object, physical or digital, that can be used to create a lesson plan.

• A given topic of a any subject to be studied.

• A digital platform that helps us learn.

• Any digital resource that can be used and reused to support learning.

What was the analogy proposed by David Wiley to explain what a learning object was?

• The Lego analogy

• The Hodgins analogy

• The atom analogy

• The building blocks analogy

Which is NOT a characteristic of a learning object?

• Expendable

• Accessible

• Reusable

• Adaptable

Why is Downes' claim relevant to the education field?

• Because of his assumption about conditional probability.

• Because of his assumption that all educational institutions employ different textbooks.

• Because even when the texbook or teacher change, the topic is always the same.

• Because there are different ways to explain the same topic depending on different learning styles

What should the function of computers be, according to Bannan-Ritland?

• Providing the knowledge and intelligence to guide learning.

• Providing the facilitating structure and tools to enable learners to use their own intelligence and knowledge.

• Displaying the learning objects form the system without interfering in the learning process.

• Design the learning objects needed for learning to take place.

What does the object-oriented paradigm determine for learning objects?

• That it needs to follow the principles of software engineering.

• That each learning object should be traced to a clear learning objective or goal.

• Nothing, the object-oriented paradigm has nothing to do with learning objects.

• The object-oriented paradigm and learning objects are two terms for the same reality.

Which is NOT a type of learning object mentioned in the text?

• AI generated LO

• Fundamental LO

• Combined-closed LO

• Generative-Instructional LO

Which is NOT one of the three primary stakeholders of LOs?

• Learner

• Author and instructional desingner

• Educational institution

• Learning object developer

What is the name of the magazine where this paper was published?