Commentary by Tom Carey and Kevin Harrigan on Littlejohn, A. (2003) Reusing Online Resources, Chapter 9: Designing for Reuse and Versioning, by Mary Thorpe, Chris Kubiak and Keir Thorpe

This chapter presents some elegant ideas about how an individual institution can manage its online content to promote repurposing and re-use. The cases illustrate the benefits and issues involved in making this work. Since the OU process and its instructional approach are already well-managed, the a...

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Published in:Journal of interactive media in education : JiME 2004-04, Vol.2003 (1), p.12
Main Authors: Carey, Tom, Harrigan, Kevin
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
benefits
commentary
design considerations
design requirements
developments in online learning
educational designs
issues
learning object economy
learning objects concept
learning resources
pedagogical requirements
repurposing
reuse
scalability
sharing
sustainability
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Summary:This chapter presents some elegant ideas about how an individual institution can manage its online content to promote repurposing and re-use. The cases illustrate the benefits and issues involved in making this work. Since the OU process and its instructional approach are already well-managed, the adaptation of the process to allow versioning can be accommodated naturally. Editors: Allison Littlejohn and Simon Buckingham Shum.
ISSN:1365-893X
1365-893X
DOI:10.5334/2003-1-reuse-12