Digital Learning Resources
If you try searching for electronic learning resources using Google you will find that there are a huge number of potential resources. The problem is that they are not all reliable in terms of the subject matter or their 'durability' (i.e. how likely they are to remain online). It is important to become familiar with the places where you can reliably locate resources. You probably already locate materials from a variety of locations, including:
The library - A good place to start looking for resources is through your institution's library. Most universities and colleges now have access to e-books and e-journals.
Publishers - Learning resources can also be purchased from publishers. Many publishers already have digital resources freely available to supplement texts. These resources are usually available from websites or can be purchased as materials that can be uploaded to VLEs.
National organisations (e.g. JISC, Higher Education Academy, National Learning Network): these have a wide range of reusable resources available. There is also a range of nationally available resources that have been commissioned by support organisations such as JISC.
http://www.jisc.ac.uk/index.cfm?name=services_contentlistInstitutional Audio Visual staff can author bespoke resources that are beyond tutors' areas of specialism (e.g. Flash animations, video clips)
Tutors can author specialist resources as well as contextualising existing materials for reuse within their courses.
Students can author their own resources, particularly within e-portfolios and shared workspaces.
