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Figure 2. Diplek services scheme

is predisposed to be reused in multiple instructional
contexts”. According to the Polsani's definition,
a Learning Object can be anything from a simple
text document to an interactive multimedia game
or even a complete webpage. But more significant
is the fact that a Learning Object can be reused
in many educational contexts. McDonald (2006)
describes a LO as 'the result of applying a finite
set of rules to a simpler learning object, in order
to construct some meaning, activity or purpose
which is used for learning'. The reason for this
being so important is that an instructor can use an
already developed, used and tested LO to teach a

course without the need to create from scratch a
new one. Non computer expert instructors consider
this as a handy tool.
One of Diplek's key functions is the storage
and cataloguing of educational material. Each
instructor is responsible for finding and insert-
ing the appropriate resource to Diplek's main
repository. This repository is held into the plat-
forms storage database and access to it is granted
to all users. Each user has different access rights,
e.g. instructors can store their LO and view what
others have stored, whereas administrators can
view, change and store LO. Instructors have the