Technical Requirements for the Development of Learning Object Collections
July 2010
NOTE: The following list provides the maximum character limits and media formats and sizes required of content for use with the Learning Object Input Tool. Any field which is not present in the list below does not have a limitation.
Institutional Profile
| Field Name | Format | Maximum Limit |
|---|---|---|
| Institution Logo | file size image size file type |
80Kb 200W x 90H pixels GIF or JPEG(24-bit) |
Learning Object Collection
| Field Name | Format | Maximum Limit |
|---|---|---|
| Collection Name | text box | 200 characters |
| Description | text box | 200 characters |
| Introduction | text box | 1250 characters |
Homepage Image
| Field Name | Format | Maximum Limit |
|---|---|---|
| Title | text box | 200 characters |
| Homepage Image | file size image size file type |
400 Kb 450W x 300H pixels GIF or JPEG(24-bit) |
| Short Description (Alt Text) | text box | 125 characters |
| Caption | text box | 500 characters |
| Creator | text box | 100 characters |
| Relevant Location(s) | text box | See NOTES (1) & (2) |
Learning Object
| Field Name | Format | Maximum Limit |
|---|---|---|
| Title | text box | 200 characters |
| Description | text box | 200 characters |
| Learning Objective | text box | 1250 characters |
| Relevant Location(s) | text box | See NOTES (1) & (2) |
Text
| Field Name | Format | Maximum Limit |
|---|---|---|
| Title | text box | 200 characters |
| Text | text box | See NOTES (3) |
| Footnotes | text box | See NOTES (3) |
| Creator | text box | 100 characters |
| Description | text box | 200 characters |
| Relevant Location(s) | text box | See NOTES (1) & (2) |
Audio
| Field Name | Format | Maximum Limit |
|---|---|---|
| Title | text box | 200 characters |
| Audio File | file size file type |
2Mb .wma (Windows Media Audio) |
| Caption | text box | 500 characters |
| Creator | text box | 100 characters |
| Short Description (Alt Text) | text box | 125 characters |
| Relevant Location(s) | text box | See NOTES (1) & (2) |
Video
| Field Name | Format | Maximum Limit |
|---|---|---|
| Title | text box | 200 characters |
| WMV Video File | file size video size file type |
2Mb 320W x 240H pixels .wmv (Windows Media Video) |
| MOV Video File | file size video size file type |
2Mb 320W x 240H pixels .mov (QuickTime Player) |
| Thumbnail File | file size image size file type |
80Kb 225W x 225H pixels GIF or JPEG(24-bit) |
| Caption | text box | 500 characters |
| Creator | text box | 100 characters |
| Short Description (Alt Text) | text box | 125 characters |
| Relevant Location(s) | text box | See NOTES (1) & (2) |
Image
| Field Name | Format | Maximum Limit |
|---|---|---|
| Title | text box | 200 characters |
| Image File | file size image size file type |
400Kb 450W x 300H pixels GIF or JPEG(24-bit) |
| Thumbnail File | file size image size file type |
80Kb 225W x 225H pixels GIF or JPEG(24-bit) |
| Short Description (Alt Text) | text box | 125 characters |
| Caption | text box | 500 characters |
| Creator | text box | 100 characters |
| Relevant Location(s) | text box | See NOTES (1) & (2) |
Flash
| Field Name | Format | Maximum Limit |
|---|---|---|
| Title | text box | 200 characters |
| Flash File | file size taille flash file type |
2Mb 680W x 410H pixels .swf (Shockwave Flash) |
| Thumbnail File | file size image size file type |
80Kb 225W x 225H pixels GIF or JPEG(24-bit) |
| Caption | text box | 500 characters |
| Creator | text box | 100 characters |
| Short Description (Alt Text) | text box | 125 characters |
| Relevant Location(s) | text box | See NOTES (1) & (2) |
NOTES :
(1) Canadian locations must conform to the NRCAN list of official names. To view the list of official names, click on the NRCAN GEOGRAPHIC NAMES link on the 'Add Relevant Locations' page which appears when you select 'CANADA' in the 'Country' drop-down list.
(2) International locations must conform to the international standard of the Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names (TGN). You may access the TGN here: http://www.getty.edu/research/conducting_research/vocabularies/tgn/.
(3) Only the first 1000 characters will be displayed when previewing the text on it's Learning Object page.
