Mutated learning object
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A mutated learning object is a learning object that has been re-purposed and/or re-engineered, changed or simply re-used in some way different from its original intended design - to one with a different implicit or explicit purpose, and/or outcome, and/or learner, while retaining an acceptable level of (educational) validity or use.
The Context of the Terms MLO and CLO
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New LCMS’s and market hype have drawn new attention to the area of chunking and re-purposing content to satisfy the need for improved educational content creation processes and products. A learning object can be compared to just about any other type of educational ‘thing’, whether an entity, process or activity, that should be designed properly, using proven principles of learning theory and instructional design in order to be pedagogically viable and/or sound. This suggests that there is perhaps a bare a minimum requirement for a learning object, which may include associations to a learning objective, an instruction/information output, an outcome and an assessment (even if it's only subjective assessment), but for the most part, the object may just be one of those ‘things’ that is useful in creating effective learning, with or without specific attributes or conditions attached. Who is (re)creating the learning and to what end is what really matters.
Any tool or process that assists in the improvement of education is a welcome one, and human factors will ultimately determine how it evolves. New tools for the masses to create education might just lead to a proliferation of bad education. The terms contextual learning object (CLO) and mutated learning object (MLO), can further assist us in appreciating the meaning, definition, identification and specificity of some types of learning objects.
References
- Gagne, Robert M. (1999), "???", in Reigluth, C.M. (ed.), Instructional Design Theories and Models, Volume II, Hillsdale, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum, pp. ???-???, ISBN 0-8058-2859-1
- LTSC - Learning Technology Standards Committee (2003), available online at: http://ltsc.ieee.org/wg12/
- Merrill, M. David (2000), Wiley (ed.), "The Instructional Use of Learning Objects" (PDF), Educational, retrieved 2008-04-29
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- Shaw, Michael (October, 2003), "(Contextual and Mutated) Learning Objects in the Context of Design, Learning and (Re)Use", Teaching and Learning with Technology, retrieved 2008-04-29
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