GAINING A HEADSTART WITH

LEARNING RESOURCES

Professor Charles Ogbulogo

•“Tell me and I forget, teach
me and I may remember,
involve me and I learn”
Benjamin Franklin
 WHAT ARE LEARNING RESOURCES?
• A range of artefacts which can enhance the
learning process.
• Include small resources like media objects or single
hypertext-like documents as well as bigger resources
like complete courses or Web based Trainings.
Learning resource - EduTech Wiki
 EXAMPLES

Animation:
• Successive drawings that create an illusion of
movement when shown in sequence, and which can
present concepts, models, processes, and/or
phenomena in space or time.
• Animations typically do not contain real people,
places or things in movement.
Illustration/Graphic:
• Visual concepts, models, and/or processes (that are
not photographic images).
• They present concepts, models, and/or processes
that enable students to learn skills or knowledge.
• Can be diagrams, illustrations, graphics or
infographics in any file format including Photoshop,
Photographic Image – Instructional:
• Photos or images of real people, places or things.
• They are used to present concepts, processes and/or
phenomena to enhance learning.
Reference Material:
May have no specific instructional objectives, but
could reinforce what is learnt
Usually found in the reference area of a library.
Subject specific directories to other sites,
encyclopaedias, atlases , year books, dictionaries and
texts of general information are examples.
Online Course:
• The presentation of the course curriculum delivered
fully online.
• Online Course Module: A component or section of a
course curriculum that can be presented fully online
and independent from the complete course .
E-Portfolio:
• A collection of electronic materials assembled and
managed by a user- text, electronic files, images,
multimedia, blog entries, and linksHybrid/Blended
Open Journal – Article:
• A journal or article in a journal that is free of cost
from the end user.
• Open Textbook: An online textbook offered by its
author(s) with Creative Commons, public domain, or
other acceptable use license agreement allowing use
of the e-book at no additional cost.
Video – Instructional:
• A recording of moving visual images that show real
people, places and things.
Workshop and Training Material:
• Materials best used in a workshop setting for the
purpose of professional development
Social Networking Tool:
• Websites and apps allowing users to
communicate with others connected in a network
of self-identified user groups for the purpose of
sharing information, calls for actions, and
reactions.
Simulation:
Approximates a real or imaginary experience
where users’ actions affect the outcomes of tasks
they have to complete.
Presentation:
Teaching materials (text and multimedia) that
present curriculum and concepts to learners
• Syllabus/ Course Compact: A document or website
that outlines the requirements and expectations for
completing a course of study.
• Quiz/Test: Any assessment device intended to
evaluate the knowledge and/or skills of learners

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 A FOCUS ON REFERENCE
MATERIALS
• We are in the information age – with a complete new
industry branded as Information Technology
• Success in this age requires a creative way to manage
information!
• One of these creative ways is the use of Reference
materials
• These are materials that offer us specific types of
information.
• The great varies of the information need of the
learner determine what material to seek.
• Presented below are information types and the
Reference material we desire:
Information Needed Reference
Material
• Words The Dictionary
• General Knowledge The Encyclopedia
• Geographical details The Atlas
• Statistics The Almanac
• How to The Handbook
• People Biographical
dictionary
• Books and learning materials The Bibliography
 Dictionaries
• Can be general or
*word origin (etymology)
specialized. *syllabic structure
• General dictionaries * stress pattern
contain information on: *word meaning
* word pronunciation
* part of speech
*word use in sentences
 Thesauruses
• The thesauruses presents • Good writers demonstrate
the synonyms and what they mean by a
antonyms of words variety of related words –
• The aim is to prevent the as in – run, dash, sprint,
overuse of specific bolt, shoot, speed and
words, and thus avoid scamper which carry
monotony deeper meanings.
 The Atlas
• The name, Atlas derived • Thus, an Atlas is a book
from one of the Greek gods, that holds information
one of the Titans who lost a about the world often
war on mount Olympus.
updated with new
information.
• The punishment given to
Atlas was to hold up the sky
– i.e. holding up the world.
• Geographical atlases • size, latitudes,
contain maps of different longitudes, graphs,
locations – towns, cities, diagrams, photographs
countries, mountains and and illustrations
rivers- with details -
 Almanacs
• These are printed on • The Federal Bureau of
yearly basis as pamphlets Statistics-baseline
and books giving information on Nigeria etc.
information on specific • Other forms of almanacs
subjects including are produced by newspaper
weather situations. houses, businesses
• There are special agency- professional groups and
based almanacs like the religious establishments.
United Nations country
updates.
 EVALUATING REFERENCE
MATERIALS
• In evaluating reference materials, we emphasize the
scope of coverage, publication date, author’s
pedigree, author’s bias, the edition, target audience,
special features etc.
OTHER SAMPLES OF REFERENCE BOOKS

Bibliographies and Catalog

• Software Reviewed on Files
• Directories in print
• Book Review Digests
 Law
Psychology • Martindale Hubbel Law
• Dictionary of Behavioural Directory
Science • Encyclopedia of the
Encyclopedia of Psychology American Constitution
• Legal Resource
Directory
Business Science
• Moody’s Bond Record • Today’s Science on
• Business Directory of File
Public and Private • The New Book of
Companies Popular Science
Mathematics Medicine
• Handbook of mathematical • Dictionary of Medical
functions Specialties
• Handbook of mathematical • The Essential Guide to
Tables and Formulae Prescriptive Drugs
The Arts Literature Language
• The Oxford Companion • Dictionary of mythology,
to twentieth Century Art Folklore and Symbols
• Historic Architecture • Oxford Dictionary of
Sourcebook Proverbs
• The Cambridge
Encyclopedia of Language
Geography and History
• The Columbian History of the World
• Dictionary of the History of Ideas
• Who is Who in World Exploration.