Attended a Wolfson/RLO Workshop? Here's What To Do Now

So, you've attended one of the RLO-CETL's workshops on developing new RLOs. You're probably a bit tired and have lots of ideas, but the whole process might now seem a bit daunting.

This is a dangerous time - you'll either now steam through and complete your RLO or other things might get in the way - your day job, for example.

Here are some things that you can do now that don't take lot of time, but by chipping away at them, you'll make measurable progress:

1) Review the notes and ideas you wrote on the posters - break them down into screens if you can. The poster notes won't mean much to you in a few month's time so transcribe them now. I use Post It notes and stick them on a board - you can move them around easily.

2) Review the objectives of your RLO and reflect on them - are you putting in too much content for a 20 minute piece of learning? Remember you are writing a small object , not a module or course. Making things too big is a common pitfall and sets you up for a fall.

3) Write a list of question that cover the objectives of your RLO - i.e if the learner can answer them, then they have mastered the content of the object. Don't worry about what type of question it is or what the feedback will be, just get it down on paper - it will be the blueprint for your screens and content. Guidelines on writing effective the questions and feedback will be covered in the next post in January.

If you do these three things as soon as possible after attending a workshop, then you will have the blueprint for your object mapped out for you. The next bit , writing content, will be much easier as a result.

Rob Alton