Constraints on reusability of learning objects: Didactic aspects of modular e-Learning in engineering education

Michael May; Peter Munkebo Hussmann; Anne Skov Jensen; Helle Rootzen; Steen Markvorsen; Karsten Schmidt; Kasper Skårhøj; Søren Enemark

Constraints on reusability of learning objects: Didactic aspects of modular e-Learning in engineering education

Michael May, Peter Munkebo Hussmann, Anne Skov Jensen, Helle Rootzen, Steen Markvorsen, Karsten Schmidt, Kasper Skårhøj, Søren Enemark

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It is the aim of this paper to discuss some didactic constraints on the use and reuse of digital modular learning objects. Engineering education is used as the specific context of use with examples from courses in introductory electronics and mathematics. Digital multimedia and modular learning objects have been proclaimed as important elements in e-learning for a long time, and there are good reasons to believe in the benefits of interactive multimedia as well as flexible and modular learning objects. Nevertheless the use and reuse of learning objects on a large scale seems to be a slow success. Constraints on reuse arise from the nature of conceptual understanding in higher education and the functionality of learning objects within present technologies. We will need didactic as well as technical perspectives on learning objects in designing for understanding.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	CSEDU 2010 - 2nd International Conference on Computer Supported Education, Proceedings
Volume	2
Publication date	2010
Pages	325-332
ISBN (Print)	9789896740238
Publication status	Published - 2010
Event	2nd International Conference on Computer Supported Education (CSEDU 2010) - Valencia, Spain Duration: 7 Apr 2010 → 10 Apr 2010 Conference number: 2 http://www.csedu.org/CSEDU2010/

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Conference	2nd International Conference on Computer Supported Education (CSEDU 2010)
Number	2
Country/Territory	Spain
City	Valencia
Period	07/04/2010 → 10/04/2010
Internet address	http://www.csedu.org/CSEDU2010/

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E-learning
Interactive computer systems
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Multimedia systems
Reusability
Engineering education

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May, M, Hussmann, PM, Jensen, AS, Rootzen, H, Markvorsen, S , Schmidt, K, Skårhøj, K & Enemark, S 2010, Constraints on reusability of learning objects: Didactic aspects of modular e-Learning in engineering education. in CSEDU 2010 - 2nd International Conference on Computer Supported Education, Proceedings. vol. 2, pp. 325-332, 2nd International Conference on Computer Supported Education (CSEDU 2010), Valencia, Spain, 07/04/2010.

Constraints on reusability of learning objects: Didactic aspects of modular e-Learning in engineering education. / May, Michael; Hussmann, Peter Munkebo; Jensen, Anne Skov et al.
CSEDU 2010 - 2nd International Conference on Computer Supported Education, Proceedings. Vol. 2 2010. p. 325-332.

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