Learning Objects - The Learning Federation (TLF)

The Learning Federation (TLF) is a project of Education Services Australia which is funded by the Federal and State governments. TLF contains a large bank of appropriate Learning Objects designed to work with the states and eventually the national curriculum. It contains appropriate content across all year levels. TLF’s current focus is on ensuring there are sufficient early year’s resources and content to support indigenous students’ learning.

TLF uses a design model in the development of its learning objects which focus on effective processes of learning rather than navigational structure. The processes of learning used for development of learning objects include active and critical thinking, decision making, experiential learning, experimentation, game formats, investigation and inquiry, modelling, predicting, observing and explaining, problem solving, research and simulation.

By using TLF resources the learning manager can reduce the time required to locate learning objects for the curriculum content, find learning objects free of advertising (and inappropriate content)  and ensures that it is designed to stimulate higher order thinking and self directed student learning.