NSDL and Reusability

The Reusable Learning project received initial funding from the National Science Foundation, National STEM Education Digital Library Program (NSDL) in Fall 2003 (NSF DUE-0333590) to raise awareness and train NSDL project participants through a series of workshops in the value and impact of reusability of the digital learning resources in the collections and services available through NSDL program participants.

The Reusable Learning project will hold a series of workshops for NSDL grantees during 2004 on content reusability and interoperability.

NSDL projects are invited to send representatives to one or more of these workshops. Workshop meeting costs will be covered for all NSDL attendees. It is anticipated that most or all travel costs can be covered as well.

NSDL Workshops

The Reusable Learning project will hold a series of workshops for NSDL grantees during 2004 on content reusability and interoperability.

NSDL projects are invited to send representatives to one or more of these workshops. Workshop meeting costs will be covered for all NSDL attendees. It is anticipated that most or all travel costs can be covered as well.

Workshop Topics

  • Rating the reusability of digital learning content.
  • Guidelines for authoring Web content so that all or parts can be reused.
  • Interoperability standards (such as SCORM) and tools that support them.
  • Reusing applets, images, and other forms of learning content.
  • Creating reusable content with commonly used desktop authoring tools.
  • Developing and managing content for use by learning management systems.
  • Defining what “learning object” means in a specific discipline or community.
  • Preparing repositories to support reuse and repurposing.

Workshops will run 1.5 days and will be highly interactive in nature. Participants should bring laptops with built-in Ethernet or WiFi capability to participate in workshop exercises.

Workshop materials will be drawn from an international body of theory and practice as well as from the experiences of the presenters and partner projects.