From course notes to granules: A guide to deriving Learning Object components

Learning Objects (LOs) remain a complex entity, particularly for novices, and creating the resources from the beginning can be a daunting prospect if there is no development team for collaboration. Multiple issues need to be considered, including how LOs are defined, how LOs are planned, granularity and reusability, and categorisation of LOs. The paper outlines these issues and offers a solution to assist novice creators of Learning Objects from existing materials. Using the Cisco Reusable Learning Object Strategy to define and plan the Learning Object, this paper proposes a task analysis to derive granules of learning material, matched to appropriate competency levels. Tests of these guidelines produced 586 potential information objects that are small, granular items, each with a prerequisite, an objective and a skill level.