The Brightspace Learning Object Repository (LOR)What is it and how can I use it? 

J.C. Turner, Ph.D. Riverland Community CollegeDeb McManimon, Ph.D. Riverland Community

College

Session AgendaOverview of Learning Object Repository (LOR)

Site Admin SetupFaculty UseQuestions and Answers

Overview of Learning Object Repository (LOR)

What is the LOR? Shared online space within D2L BrightspaceHouses learning objects

Any file or web resource you would normally use within your courses

Each object has identifying metadata (title, description, key words) to facilitate searches

Admin Level Setup

LOR Admin OverviewRoles/PermissionsCreation/Trusts

LOR Admin: Roles/PermissionsUnder Roles and Permissions, LOR is a separate category

At minimum, set these for Admins, Teachers, and Students, along with another other roles you wish to have access to a LOR

LOR Admin: Creation/TrustsCreate a LOR. Riverland has two types:

Organization - all faculty at Riverland are able to publish to it and share learning objects

Department – only faculty teaching courses within that department have access and can share learning objects

For each, you need to establish Trusts, which controls who has access Trusts can be based on existing roles or customized Department – by restricting it to a particular department, it

will only be visible to instructors of courses in that department

Faculty Use

Overview When to consider using LOR documents Step-by-step demonstration of publishing to the LOR

Updating LOR Files Step-by-step demonstration of using LOR files in D2L

When to use the LOR

Questions to Consider How will I use this document in my courses? Will one instructor use this document in multiple courses?

Will this document be used by multiple instructors? Will this document be used by multiple departments?

Use of LOR Depends on AnswersYes

If one instructor using same file for multiple courses

If using same file across multiple sections

If using same file within a department

If using same file across departments

No If file is used by one faculty member in one class

How to Publish to the LOR

Create File in Appropriate Application

LOR files can be of multiple varieties Word, Excel, PowerPoint, pdf, etc.

Use Edit Course toolFind Learning RepositoryChoose Publish

Choose Your FileBrowse for your fileChoose where to publish

If new, do not need to choose Overwrite Existing Object

Choose Next

Identify Object Properties- then PublishSelect Description and key words to help identify document

This is helpful when your LOR grows

Use terms, Course IDs, dates, etc. We include the course number in the title

Choose Publish

Manage/Search Screenshot

Updating LOR Files

Updating a LOR FileFollow same steps as publish

Choose Overwrite Existing Object

Choose Search to find file to replace

Search for File to Replace/Update

Type in file nameChoose Search

Finish by Updating and PublishingChoose fileChoose NextClick Publish Update Object Properties

Step-by-StepUsing the LOR in D2L Brightspace

Use Anywhere you can Insert Stuff Within a tool where you can Insert Stuff

Choose Insert Stuff

Choose Learning Repository

Choose Which Repository

Example – BUSA Repository

Find File – Can Sort by Different Categories

Choose the File –Select Dynamic Link

Choose Insert

Inserted File is Uploaded

Content - NewWithin Content

Choose NewChoose Add Object for LOR

Select item I use Dynamic link

Questions and Answers

Thank you!