North Carolina Learning Object Repository

<h2 id="history">History</h2>
<p>A centralized NCLOR was conceived in 2006 at the NCCCS to be a repository of digital learning content that will be accessed and utilized by all PreK-20 educational institutions in North Carolina, eliminating the duplicative costs of content development and allowing seamless integration with an LMS.
</p><p>Representatives from all NC educational sectors (NCCCS, UNC, Independent Colleges & Universities) participated in creation and development of NCLOR from inception to production.  It was conceptualized that the NCLOR would provide the following benefits:
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<ul><li>Centralize hosting to reduce costs of hardware and IT;</li>
<li>Capability for instructors to share <a href="/facts/Learning_Object/9HeRafv3">Learning Object</a> (LO) items;</li>
<li>Capability for newly developed LO items to be moderated, improved, deployed, and shared;</li>
<li>Reduce duplication of effort and save development resources statewide;</li>
<li>Integrate easily with a <a href="/facts/Learning_Management_System/2uk1HBX0">Learning Management System</a> (LMS) for ease of course creation</li>
<li>The ability to set permissions for client populations;</li>
<li>Report and usage capabilities; and</li>
<li>Conform to standards governing content, protocol, and federation.</li></ul>
<p>The NCLOR began production in January 2008, fully integrated with course management and data systems, and fully operational for <a href="/facts/North_Carolina/VhKNTULI">North Carolina</a> faculty to create and use sharable content.
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<h3>Technology</h3>
<p>The NCLOR partners with the North Carolina Office of Information Technology Services (ITS), which provides application hosting and broadband connectivity.  The underlying database technology by the Equella software allows easy searching, contribution, and classification by NCCCS staff or partner faculty. Safeguards are implemented to ensure that individual copyright and digital rights are not abused. Integration with an LMS such as <a href="/facts/Blackboard/sznfTHlD">Blackboard</a> or  <a href="/facts/Moodle/ou9I43oP">Moodle</a> allows ease of course creation.
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<h2 id="community">Community</h2>
<p>Supporting the NCLOR effort is the Virtual Learning Community (VLC).  The NCCCS awarded grants to fund three VLC Support Centers over three fiscal years through 2011. These grants were awarded to:
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<ul><li><a href="/facts/Surry_Community_College/BY5dVsDa">Surry Community College</a> (SCC) for Quality Assessment</li>
<li><a href="/facts/Fayetteville_Technical_Community_College/D3n2jqF6">Fayetteville Technical Community College</a> (FTCC) for the Technology Center</li>
<li><a href="/facts/Wake_Technical_Community_College/PWVfh2KM">Wake Technical Community College</a> (WTCC) for the Professional Development Center</li></ul>
<p>In addition, a Development Center at <a href="/facts/Fayetteville_Technical_Community_College/D3n2jqF6">Fayetteville Technical Community College</a> was created to develop courses in the following areas:
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<ul><li>14 STEM courses</li>
<li>10 Continuing Education courses</li>
<li>5 Business courses</li>
<li>1 Humanities course</li></ul>
<h2 id="notes">Notes</h2>

<h2 id="external-links">External links</h2>
<ul><li><a href="http://www.explorethelor.org/">North Carolina Learning Object Repository Official website</a></li>
<li><a href="http://vlc.nccommunitycolleges.edu/">Virtual Learning Community</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.equella.com/">Pearson Equella</a></li></ul>

<h2 id="references">References</h2>

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<li id="fn:1"><p>"Learning Technology Resources: List of North Carolina Community College System Wide Learning Technology Resources". NC Community Colleges. 2017-08-09. Retrieved 2019-02-05. <a href="https://www.nccommunitycolleges.edu/it-resources-and-services/vlc-tools-and-resources/learning-technology-resources" target="_blank">https://www.nccommunitycolleges.edu/it-resources-and-services/vlc-tools-and-resources/learning-technology-resources</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
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