2.6 - Activity 6: Criticisms of learning objects

Start with the easy one first as it's late.

1. In this 2009 video  [Transcript] Brian Lamb describes his experience with learning objects, which addresses many of the reasons why they didn’t realise the aims that Downes and others envisaged for them. Brian Lamb also explains some of the problems he encountered.
http://www.open.edu/openlearn/education/open-education/content-section-2.3

http://barrydahl.com/2009/10/26/who-the-hell-is-brian-lamb/
Brian Lamb at WCET

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N7YgvG4QlAY

OER Standards (IMS and SCORM) too complex and time consuming for resource developers to follow "75 forms to fill out".

2. The Reusability Paradox
http://cnx.org/content/m11898/1.18/

To an instructional designer, learning object "reuse" means placing a
   learning object in a context other than that for which it was designed.
   The fit of learning objects into these new contexts depends on the extent
   to which the learning object's internals contain explicit statements of
   context. For example, statements within a learning object like "as you will
   recall from the last module..." make it very difficult to reuse the learning
   object in a context other than that for which it was designed. To
   make learning objects maximally reusable, learning objects should contain
   as little context as possible.

It turns out that reusability and pedagogical effectiveness are completely orthogonal to each other.
   Therefore, pedagogical effectiveness and potential for reuse are
   completely at odds with one another.

Based on what evidence?
The "Supplemental links - Strongly related linkA more formal explication of the reusability paradox" is dead.

Where is the rest? Downloading the PDF just gave the same thing. Is this all there is?

3. Norman Friesen raises three objections to learning objects in this paper: Three objections to learning objects and e-learning standards .

A draft paper in the book:
 Title: Online education using learning objects
Author: Rory McGreal 1950- ; MyiLibrary.
Subjects: Internet in higher education ; Education, Higher -- Electronic information resources ; Education, Higher -- Computer-assisted instruction ; Electronic books
Relation: Series: Open and flexible learning series.
Publisher: London ; New York : RoutledgeFalmer
Creation Date: 2004
Identifier: ISBN 9786610239665
Format: xxv, 361 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Source Record Number: a1857076
a1816492
Language: English
Source: 44BAT LMS DS
44BAT LMS DS

Loads of money thrown at creating Learning Objects (LO).
Confusion over the definition
LO from OOP
This paper is all over the place
Conclusion - objects are not flexible.

You might reflect here on whether you have, or would, share teaching resources using the learning object approach. What do you think would be the main issues for educators and teachers?
No, I don't have the time or inclination to structure my resource to a standard that may mean having to remove context. I might find it too restrictive. I am not given the time to learn and train to do this.