Developing Online Learning Materials as RLOs

We are also currently developing online learning materials in study skills, for other languages besides English, and also subject-specific learning material. These are in the form of reusable Learning Objects (RLOs). We have collaborated with Health Sciences to provide customised study skills material, and have produced online activities in law, biological sciences, and on topics such as employability, dyslexia and personal tutoring.

If you would like support in developing learning materials in languages or other subjects using eLanguages templates and support materials, please email elang1@soton.ac.uk. We also engage in other collaborative development projects, such as HUMLO.

Some examples of these learning materials are below. You will need Adobe Flash Player (http://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/) installed to view these, and headphones or speakers in some cases.

Sample Learning Materials

Language Learning Materials

Spanish: Cómo utilizar Internet para el aprendizaje del español

German: Listening to the news in German

German: Listening practice: Sollarzellen

French: Utiliser Internet pour l'apprentissage du français

Italian: Usare internet per l'apprendimento dell'italiano

Catalan: Com utilitzar Internet per a l'aprenentatge del català

Catalan: Utilitzeu les notícies en línia per fer pràctiques d'audició

Language study skills: Keeping an e-Portfolio

Language study skills: Recording a spoken learning log (German)

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Reading and note-taking

Assessing patient-based scenarios

Non-academic Learning Materials

Preparing for an interview

Understanding dyslexia

See other examples of our learning materials from toolkits and online courses.

The RLOs produced by eLanguages combine multi-media assets with an activity-based approach to learning. RLOs are the 'building blocks' for online courses and resource sets (toolkits). Key features of the pedagogic design of the LOs are that:

they are activity-led
they combine different media
the activities encourage reflection and 'learning by doing'
several activities build on each other
feedback (examples, answers, explanations, review) supports students' learning
they aim to accommodate different ways of using and learning