Wayne, I just checked the widgets and quiz pages and I like what I see. Warm wishes, Nellie Deutsch http://www.nelliemuller.com Doctoral Student Educational Leadership Curriculum and Instruction Get ready for CO10: http://connecting-online.ning.com/ Free online workshops on WikiEducator: http://www.wikieducator.org/Workshops
On Thu, Aug 20, 2009 at 8:50 PM, Wayne Mackintosh < [email protected]> wrote: > 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. > Founder and Community Council Member, Wikieducator, www.wikieducator.org > Mobile +64 21 2436 380 > Skype: WGMNZ1 > Twitter: OERFoundation, Mackiwg > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "WikiEducator" group. 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