Hi Derek I think one significant "feature" of Connexions is the captured in the quote you quoted > open-source, online education system. It cuts out the > textbook
Implicitly, the OERs a big - full courses, textbook replacements, open textbooks. That's fine, and for many instructors and institutions this is a huge benefit. I started working with OERs in 2000 when the current thinking was "the smaller, the better" - more flexibility, more opportunity for reuse and customized collection and redistribution. Eventually, it became clear that some OER adopters needed bigger, more complete lessons and even whole courses - but not everyone. Like buying a computers - some folks just want to purchase something that works to enable/support what they want to do. Others want/need various level of customization to make it "just right" and are prepared to put in the time and money to get this. The OER space covers a vast spectrum of creators and users (instructors and learners). There is plenty of opportunity for everyone to be successful. Finding your way around is somewhat confusing as the tools are not well established, yet. Are you looking for the plug-and-play version? Or are you prepared to shop around and fiddle with the parts until it is just the way you want it? This is why I think Maria's work is so interesting. They may be onto providing some of the tools that will significantly improve locating (and using) OERs. This is very exciting and greatly needed IMHO. It's all here somewhere. Finding it is the first challenge. :o) ..Valerie On Jan 2, 5:12 am, "Derek Chirnside" <derek.chirns...@gmail.com> wrote: > Dabbling only in this discussion: at this stage. > I quote: > About this talk > > Rice University professor Richard Baraniuk explains the vision behind > Connexions, his open-source, online education system. It cuts out the > textbook, allowing teachers to share and modify course materials freely, > anywhere in the world. > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "WikiEducator" group. To visit wikieducator: http://www.wikieducator.org To visit the discussion forum: http://groups.google.com/group/wikieducator To post to this group, send email to wikieducator@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to wikieducator-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
