Tag Archives: learning-objects

Open Access, Furl, and Course Packs

Posted on October 29, 2004 by Michael Feldstein

I just took a quick look at The Learner’s Library As far as I can tell, the service breaks down as follows: LL contains a collection of academic journal articles that have been pre-cleared for copyright. There’s a search interface … Continue reading →

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Learning Objects Aren't Legos, Part II

Posted on October 10, 2004 by Michael Feldstein

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 →

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Learning Objects Aren't Legos, Part I

Posted on October 10, 2004 by Michael Feldstein

I’ve been looking forward to having the time and energy to respond to Stephen’s most recent response to the whole pattern language of educational experiences conversation. Stephen writes: Even so, [Michael] effectively finds the source of the tension: “I believe … Continue reading →

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Re-usable Learning Content Objects or Re-usable Learning Experience Objects?

Posted on October 3, 2004 by Michael Feldstein

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 →

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Pattern Languages and Learning Objects

Posted on August 10, 2004 by Michael Feldstein

It took me a while to find it on my shelves, but I finally dug out Patterns of Software: Tales from the Software Community, which is a book on applying Christopher Alexander’s ideas to software engineering. For a good chunk … Continue reading →

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