thelearningfederation

Use and application of learning objects in the classroom

The Le@rning Federation (TLF), a five-year development initiative established in 2001, is building a rich bank of high-quality online content tailored for the purposes and needs of Australasian schools.

You can view an online Showcase of TLF work here:

http://www.thelearningfederation.edu.au/tlf2/showMe.asp?nodeID=242#groups

Purpose of this project

To use the TLF learning objects to create lessons and units of work within a teaching and learning environment.
To provide feedback from teachers and students on the use and application of the learning resources via online surveys.

A sample of learning objects are provided for this purpose. These learning objects, designed for year levels K-10, cover:
Mathematics
Science
Literacy for students at risk
Languages Other than English
Innovation, enterprise and creativity
Studies of Australia

A description of the sample of learning objects. (pdf 2 mb)
Hardware and software requirements

If you are interested in using the learning objects within your teaching and learning program and providing feedback via the online survey tools, please submit a request to be an Observer on the project. You will be provided with access to the content and logon details at https://tlf-learning-objects.dev.java.net

The TLF website http://www.thelearningfederation.edu.au provides extensive detail about this government initiative including:

content development processes and methodologies
quality assurance
approach to pedagogically based learning design
specifications
the full suite of digital content
research
contact information for Australian and New Zealand education systems.