Welcome to our Portal, a gateway to many resources about learning objects and repositories. We invite you to meander through the portal sections below based on your interest. If you are new to learning objects we suggest starting with the "Information" section; If you like to discover through interaction, we suggest you visit our "Activities" section.

This site is intended to serve the needs of novice and more seasoned folks interested in learning objects. Novice activities, resources, and the like are marked with a one-room schoolhouse icon (). More in depth activities, resources, and the like are marked with two, one-room schoolhouses ().

Humour bytes are hidden within the site to provide a break from the wealth of information about this promising sustainable approach to elearning! If you find a "smiley" icon (), click on it and smile. Quotable quotes are hidden within the site as well. If you find a "smart" icon (), click on it and ponder.

We encourage you to share your thoughts and comments. Please join us in the "Discussion" area, our "BLOG", or "Contact Us" directly via email (see links in the menu bar above).

For more about the site see the "About this site" section below. Enjoy.

The information section provides background information about learning objects and is a good place to start your investigation.

The resources section provides an annotated list of the resources used in the Learning Object Portal.

The repositories section provides links to some key learning object repositories and poses some exploratory questions for consideration.

The tools section summarizes some of the tools that can be used to evaluate, create and modify learning objects.

The best practices section provides some of the best practices for learning objects in the style of a "Top 10" list.

The issues section poses a number of exploratory questions in five key issue areas.

The activities section contains a number of learning activities for those who like to jump right in or for those who want to reinforce their learning.

The who's who section contains a list of the thought leaders in the Canadian learning object community. Meet the people who have made a difference.

The about this site section defines the learning objectives for this site and includes information about the people who put it together.