Metadata
One of the key issues in using learning objects is their identification by search engines or content management systems. This is usually facilitated by assigning descriptive learning object metadata. Just as a book in a library has a record in the card catalog, learning objects must also be tagged with metadata. The most important pieces of metadata typically associated with a learning object include:
- objective: The educational objective the learning object is instructing
- prerequisites: The list of skills (typically represented as objectives) which the learner must know before viewing the learning object
- topic: Typically represented in a taxonomy, the topic the learning object is instructing
- interactivity: The Interaction Model of the learning object.
- technology requirements: The required system requirements to view the learning object.
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