Teachers need simple, effective tools to evaluate learning objects: Enter elera.net

Proceedings of the Seventh IASTED International Conference on Computers and Advanced Technology in Education

Volumn , Issue , 2004, Pages 333-338

  Leacock, Tracey L ^a   Richards, Griff ^b   Nesbit, John C ^a  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b BRITISH COLUMBIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Canada)

Author keywords

ELera; Evaluation; Learning object reviews; LORI; Professional development; Repositories

Indexed keywords

CLASSIFICATION (OF INFORMATION); COMPUTER AIDED INSTRUCTION; DISTANCE EDUCATION; LEARNING SYSTEMS; PROFESSIONAL ASPECTS; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS;

ELERA; LEARNING OBJECT REVIEWS; LORI; PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT; REPOSITORIES;

TEACHING;

EID: 11144313082     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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