Hi Jim, Yes this is definitely of interest.
One of our community council members and dedicated WikiEducators has been experimenting with WikiQuizzes -- see: http://85.25.138.27/User:Kruhly/MCQ We're also keen to progress the idea of incorporating "instructional devices" (iDevices) a concept implemented by the eXe project -- an open source authoring tool designed for teachers. You can see examples here: http://wikieducator.net/widgets/index.html The idea is to figure out how to incorporate this functionality in WikiEducator. Ultimately the utility of OERs in WikiEducator will depend on the context and teaching approach used by individual teachers -- but we definetly want to explore ways which will enhance reusability -- for example different teachers developing their own activities drawing on a common OER resource. Appreciate your post. Cheers Wayne 2009/8/20 jim <[email protected]> > > Wayne, your comments interests me very much. Would a brief > descriptions of several different teaching activities for a given > concept with options for others to enter their activities, be > something you and WE members would be more inclined to use? I have > several examples (for RATIO and PROTRACTOR) in my sandbox and am > continuing to add to. Is this the direction WE is going toward? > http://www.wikieducator.org/User:Jkelly952 > > Jim Kelly > > > On Aug 14, 1:49 am, Wayne Mackintosh <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Hi Valerie, > > > > mmmm ... What do you mean by learning object? > > > > While I'm a little embarrassed to admit this, those of us who were > chasing > > the the "ideals" of digital learning objects back in the late 1990's > started > > recognising the challenges associated with the "reusability paradox" ( > http://cnx.org/content/m11898/latest/) . Namely the more pedagogy you > embed > > in a resource the less reusable it becomes in a different learning > contexts. > > > > So I'm not sure how relevant your questions relating to "point me to a > > learning object in Wikieducator" are? WE don't see OER as static > "learning > > objects" in our community. If you're looking for static learning objects > it > > would perhaps be better to look at repositories like Merlot ( > http://www.merlot.org/merlot/index.htm) or the Learning Fedaration ( > http://www.thelearningfederation.edu.au/default.asp) . > > > > Our philosophy and approach at WikiEducator is fundamentally different > from > > the learning object "bandwagon". We are first and foremost a global > > community of educators who work together on the collaborative development > of > > educational materials. Resources which are published under a permissive > > copyright license that permits radical remix and reuse of our materials > for > > different contexts. We subscribe to the free cultural works definition > which > > requires that our resources are available in open formats which are > editable > > by all educators (even if they can't afford the costs of purchasing > non-free > > software.) > > > > Candidly -- as a teacher, I've yet to find someone else's lesson plans or > > "lecture notes" that I feel comfortable with using. Teaching is a > personal > > art closely linked with the personality of the individual teacher and > unique > > needs of the learners in the classroom -- and we know that each student > > group is differs from year to year. Personally - I don't buy into the > > learning object paradigm nor does the WikiEducator community. We're into > > maximising remix and reuse through open content licensing and use of open > > standards and open file formats. > > > > If you're looking for the classicial learning object paradigm -- perhaps > > you're not in the right place. Our focus is on community and sharing of > > experience as professional educators rather than static learning objects. > > However, if you're prepared to release learning objects under an open > > content licence -- our community will receive these gladly so we can > remix > > and use these for our own educational purposes :-) > > > > Cheers > > Wayne > > > > 2009/8/14 valerie <[email protected]> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I need to get some examples of "ready to use" learning objects in WE. > > > If you have some that you would like to suggest, please provide the > > > following > > > > > * link to starting page in WE, > > > * intended audience, > > > * type of learning object (complete course, unit with a series of > > > related topics, indivudual topics/ modules/lessons), > > > * some backgroud about the development and how you think these can be > > > adopted and/or adapted for use by others. > > > > > I'm writing an article about learning objects and I would like to > > > showcase some of each type of learning object that WikiEducators have > > > developed. > > > > > I'd also like your thoughts about the term "learning object" and the > > > "types" that I have suggested. This is an issue because there are lots > > > of different definitions floating about. I don't expect to resolve > > > this but some discussion would be helpful in connection with the > > > article on Learning Objects. > > > > > Thanks > > > ..Valerie > > > > -- > > Wayne Mackintosh, Ph.D. > > Director, > > International Centre for Open Education, > > Otago Polytechnic, New Zealand. > > Board of Directors, OER Foundation. > > Founder and Community Council Member, Wikieducator,www.wikieducator.org > > Mobile +64 21 2436 380 > > Skype: WGMNZ1 > > Twitter: OERFoundation, Mackiwg- Hide quoted text - > > > > - Show quoted text - > > > -- Wayne Mackintosh, Ph.D. Director, International Centre for Open Education, Otago Polytechnic, New Zealand. Board of Directors, OER Foundation. 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