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Tag Archives: learning-design
Conversations About Learning Design
Some discussions have popped up recently on the Sakai Pedagogy discussion group that led to some interesting questions about the potential role of learning design (small “l”, small “d”) in higher education. Since the Sakai conversations tend to be technologist-heavy … Continue reading
Posted in Higher Education, Instructional Design, Tools, Toys, and Technology (Oh my!)
Tagged Learning-Activity-Management-System, learning-design, Sakai
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First Impression of Sakai 2.0: Better Than I Expected
Given that Sakai 1.5 was a feature-impoverished, unusable wreck, I fully expected 2.0 to be unusable as well. After spending half a day with it, I think it’s safe to say that I was wrong. While 2.0 is certainly not … Continue reading
Learning Objects Aren't Legos, Part II
In my last post, I agreed with Stephen Downes that we have to be careful not to take our analogies too literally and specifically pointed out flaws in the “learning-object-as-software-object” analogy. Sometimes the best way to make sure an analogy … Continue reading
Re-usable Learning Content Objects or Re-usable Learning Experience Objects?
Yesterday, Stephen Downes replied to my most recent post on educational pattern languages: Michael Feldstein is on the right track, mostly, with his exploration of the applicability of pettern language to learning. In this brief item, he asks, “Can we … Continue reading
Posted in Educational Pattern Languages, Instructional Design, Notable Posts
Tagged cognitive-science, learning-design, learning-objects, Stephen-Downes
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Open Pedagogy
Carnegie Mellon (apparently sponsored by HP) has created an interesting twist on the MIT “open courseware” (OCW) model. I find the Open Learning Initiative to be interesting for several reasons: They are giving away not just content but also pedagogical … Continue reading
