Comments on: New LMS Entrant: NIXTY http://mfeldstein.com/new-lms-entrant-nixty/ What We Are Learning About Online Learning...Online Thu, 09 Feb 2012 04:31:53 +0000 hourly 1 By: Flexknowlogy – Jared Stein » Review: Nixty.com http://mfeldstein.com/new-lms-entrant-nixty/#comment-1885 Flexknowlogy – Jared Stein » Review: Nixty.com Fri, 30 Jul 2010 19:45:53 +0000 http://mfeldstein.com/?p=1684#comment-1885 [...] Seth Gurell and I reviewed Nixty pretty thoroughly this week an co-wrote the following review. Michael Feldstein, Alan Levine, and others[1],[2],[3] have already provided some insights and serious commentary on [...] [...] Seth Gurell and I reviewed Nixty pretty thoroughly this week an co-wrote the following review. Michael Feldstein, Alan Levine, and others[1],[2],[3] have already provided some insights and serious commentary on [...]

]]> By: Glen http://mfeldstein.com/new-lms-entrant-nixty/#comment-1884 Glen Wed, 28 Jul 2010 10:45:17 +0000 http://mfeldstein.com/?p=1684#comment-1884 Definitely. Speaking of an educated guess - would love to hear any additional thoughts on the WikiCourse. I can see a number of uses for the tool, but I'm wondering how others imagine it getting utilized. Also, FYI, we just rolled out a new drag and drop, reorder lesson tool for the WikiCourse. So, for example, if people upload a word doc, embed a lesson, and drop a discussion post, the instructor will be able to reorder them by dragging the items in different sequence. Definitely. Speaking of an educated guess – would love to hear any additional thoughts on the WikiCourse. I can see a number of uses for the tool, but I’m wondering how others imagine it getting utilized.

Also, FYI, we just rolled out a new drag and drop, reorder lesson tool for the WikiCourse. So, for example, if people upload a word doc, embed a lesson, and drop a discussion post, the instructor will be able to reorder them by dragging the items in different sequence.

]]> By: nixty (nixty) http://mfeldstein.com/new-lms-entrant-nixty/#comment-1881 nixty (nixty) Tue, 27 Jul 2010 23:24:49 +0000 http://mfeldstein.com/?p=1684#comment-1881 http://mfeldstein.com/new-lms-entrant-nixty/ - great new post by Michael Feldstein! Check it out and let us know what you think. http://mfeldstein.com/new-lms-entrant-nixty/ – great new post by Michael Feldstein! Check it out and let us know what you think.

]]> By: Michael Feldstein http://mfeldstein.com/new-lms-entrant-nixty/#comment-1883 Michael Feldstein Tue, 27 Jul 2010 22:09:55 +0000 http://mfeldstein.com/?p=1684#comment-1883 My pleasure, Glen. I don't think anybody has the magic recipe for mixing the social, open web into a coherent learning environment yet. NIXTY's guesses are as good as any at this point. My pleasure, Glen. I don’t think anybody has the magic recipe for mixing the social, open web into a coherent learning environment yet. NIXTY’s guesses are as good as any at this point.

]]> By: Glen http://mfeldstein.com/new-lms-entrant-nixty/#comment-1882 Glen Tue, 27 Jul 2010 21:01:46 +0000 http://mfeldstein.com/?p=1684#comment-1882 Michael, thanks for the analysis and for positioning NIXTY in the OER movement. You make a number of really good points in the post. One thread that seems woven through your observations is the idea of testing - the idea that this is a new space and we need to run a number of experiments to see what works and what does not work. To me, this is key. It suggests the need for humility. WikiCourses, to me and several others we have consulted with, seems like a great idea. Will it work in its current iteration? Probably to some extent. Will it require a number of iterations, so that most people feel comfortable adding lessons, adding content, upvoting/downvoting etc.? Most definitely. In your words, NIXTY is one big laboratory for open learning. We are just starting the experiment and I'm really looking forward to learning and iterating to make it better and better. Thanks again for the fair post and analysis! Michael, thanks for the analysis and for positioning NIXTY in the OER movement. You make a number of really good points in the post. One thread that seems woven through your observations is the idea of testing – the idea that this is a new space and we need to run a number of experiments to see what works and what does not work. To me, this is key. It suggests the need for humility. WikiCourses, to me and several others we have consulted with, seems like a great idea. Will it work in its current iteration? Probably to some extent. Will it require a number of iterations, so that most people feel comfortable adding lessons, adding content, upvoting/downvoting etc.? Most definitely. In your words, NIXTY is one big laboratory for open learning. We are just starting the experiment and I’m really looking forward to learning and iterating to make it better and better. Thanks again for the fair post and analysis!

]]> By: Bruce D'Arcus http://mfeldstein.com/new-lms-entrant-nixty/#comment-1880 Bruce D'Arcus Tue, 27 Jul 2010 16:03:40 +0000 http://mfeldstein.com/?p=1684#comment-1880 The vote-ability and karma stuff is an interesting idea (really models the collaborative aspect of learning), and I like the wiki-course stuff too; it's really critical to make it MUCH easier to share and collaborate on educational resource creation. The vote-ability and karma stuff is an interesting idea (really models the collaborative aspect of learning), and I like the wiki-course stuff too; it’s really critical to make it MUCH easier to share and collaborate on educational resource creation.

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