Post on 20-Jan-2016
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Virginia Learning Objects Portal November 2007
John UlmschneiderChair, VIVA Outreach Committee
University LibrarianVirginia Commonwealth University
TutorialsBlogs
PodcastsWikis
CamtasiaBlackBoard
VLOP origins
Desire expressed by many librarians throughout Virginia for
improved instructional aids for VIVA resources
Provide help to VIVA institutions which might have fewer resources for instruction and outreach
Support effort to expand and strengthen use of VIVA resources
Reduce costs: avoid reinventing the wheel
Stimulate creativity and further development of learning objects for online resources
Leverage what’s already out there
Work of faculty and staff at
Virginia academic libraries
Vendor aids
National resourcesOther
Virginia contributor
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Operating and managing VLOP Many successful examples for technology foundation
LOEX MERLOT SCOUT Portal Drawbacks: designed as repositories; not focused on Virginia resources
Wiki Technology already widely established in academic libraries Excellent and easily-used content and editorial tools Strong design for instruction and providing assistance Well-suited to organizing, linking, and collaboration goals of VLOP
Editorial and content oversight Nature of Wiki technology requires broad participation VIVA accomplishes all goals with a collaboration-and-contribution model Updated, renewed, and expanding content essential to success Broad scope is a goal: start with VIVA, but eventually contain Web-based
learning aids related to teaching any online content or search system
What’s been done so far Develop proposal
VIVA Outreach: define goal and scope Endorsed by VIVA Steering Committee Explore design scenarios
Reality check for concept Is there enough content, need, and support for this? Meeting of over 24 academic librarians from across the State, June 8, 2007 Meeting confirmed sufficient material and interest to go forward Identified two key issues
Editorial control and oversight Publicity and awareness of portal key to success
Create prototype as sandbox for VLOP Populate with diverse examples of learning objects
Prototype VLOP
http://vlopprototype.pbwiki.com