Resource type

Definition: The specific kind of resource, most dominant first (IMS).
Obligation: Compulsory
Type of element: Restricted vocabulary

Entry guidelines

A list of assigned terms and examples have been compiled to categorise and describe types of learning and teaching resources. More than one term may be selected, since some resources incorporate more than one mode of learning, or even more than one type of resource within a whole package. The terms are listed below:

Tutorial/explanation

eg: Lecture notes; Text book; Handout; Presentation slides; Worked examples.

Assessment/test

eg: Examination style; Questionnaire (IMS and SeSDL); Formative assessment.

Assignment/task

Problem statement; Exercise; Experiment; Work sheet.

Activity (incl. simulation)

eg: Modelling; Simulation.

Images/movie

eg: Diagram; Graph; Table; Illustration; Animation; Video.

Resource Pack

Definition: A complete package for a module including learning and teaching material of all types, and with tutors' instructions and learning objectives specified