%0 Journal Article
%T Discovery and Use of Online Learning Resources: Case Study Findings
%A Mimi M. Recker
%A James Dorward
%A Laurie Miller Nelson
%J Educational Technology & Society
%D 2004
%I International Forum of Educational Technology & Society
%X Much recent research and funding have focused on building Internet-based repositories that contain collections of high-quality learning resources, often called  learning objects.  Yet little is known about how non-specialist users, in particular teachers, find, access, and use digital learning resources. To address this gap, this article describes a case study of mathematics and science teachers  practices and desires surrounding the discovery, selection, and use of digital library resources for instructional purposes. Findings suggest that the teacher participants used a broad range of search strategies in order to find resources that they deemed were age-appropriate, current, and accurate. They intended to include these resources with little modifications into planned instructional activities. The article concludes with a discussion of the implications of the findings for improving the design of educational digital library systems, including tools supporting resource reuse.
%K Case studies
%K Education
%K Human-computer interaction
%K Qualitative studies
%U http://www.ifets.info/abstract.php?art_id=66