Elementary school teachers' opinions on a learning object repository in Turkey

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2010-09-01

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Arslan, Kursat
Yıldırım, İbrahim Soner

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The aim of this paper is to investigate elementary teachers' opinions on a learning object repository in an elementary school. For this purpose, a learning object repository is constructed including digital learning resources accessible to teachers, students, and other potential users. In the paper we introduce and describe properties of a new learning object repository developed specifically for teachers at the elementary school level in Turkey. Qualitative research model with an open-ended questionnaire was used assess how elementary teachers integrate a learning object repository into their educational environment. The study consists of a sample of 11 elementary school teachers in Turkey. Initial findings reveal that learning resources such ELOR can used effectively by teachers, especially when they become active participants of a learning environment by adding a learning object into the repository they have.

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distance learning, elementary school, learning object repository, learning objects, open educational resource

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https://hdl.handle.net/11511/106903

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