An evolutionary approach to Building a Learning Object Repository

To support an increasing demand for customized access to learning opportunities, including on-demand learning, just-in-time learning, multiple modes of delivery and learner support, there is an emerging drive toward structured information. The growing requirement for high-quality, reusable components – learning objects – is being addressed by Canadian initiatives to build repository prototypes capable of demonstrating business models, public-private models, and the use of broadband-enabled eLearning. In this paper, we describe how the Technical University of British Columbia is addressing its own need for a robust repository solution that will support its core activities and maintain interoperability with national initiatives. The learning object repository development model we have followed involves three steps, based on the Seeding, Evolutionary growth, Reseeding (SER) model