Development of learning object for engineering courses in UTeM

This paper views e-learning initiative in UTeM with a focus on the development of learning object for engineering courses in UTeM. Having a learning management system called SPeL, UTeM further promote e-learning culture by encouraging knowledge sharing through SPeL´s learning object repository. UTeM is gradually building a collection of reusable learning objects to be shared across faculties. The paper discusses the concept of learning object in UTeM context, roles of Subject Matter Expert (SME), UTeM´s learning object design strategy and the development stages of learning object in UTeM. The paper further stated briefly on the benefits of learning object to UTeM.