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Leading From Both EndsLinking Systemic Initiatives with Individuals and Communities
David PorterExecutive Director
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Push - Pull in the Learning Ecosystem For millennia we’ve been
gradually perfecting a model of the learning universe centred on curriculum and governed by authority
It works well Perhaps there’s no reason to
change
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Push - Pull in the Learning Ecosystem There are opportunities
emerging to design new learning models centred on learners and governed by experience We don’t know how to do this yet But, it could be revolutionary
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Observational Trends
The convergence of the learning sciences, cognitive sciences and human factors engineering with the first generation eLearning technologies. The dynamics of person-centered ('flat') online social hierarchies such as peer-
to-peer (P2P) communities.
The blending of materials and locations within the learning experience to meet the learner's need of the moment.
The blending/blurring of “working” and “learning”.
“Re-credentialing” creating a market for lifelong relearning.
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Evolutionary Trends
From "just in case" to "just in time" learning
From a job-centred world to a portfolio of work
From authority-based (institutional) to experiential (personal) learning management
From hierarchical knowledge systems to flat, social knowledge systems
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Learning Models in the Web World Personal empowerment augmented by software
Formal learning eUniversities
Communities of practicePeer-to-peer networks
Pull learningPersonal portals
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Focus Issues for Today Change and challenge in higher education
What networks and communications force us to think about
Valuing local wisdom Understanding the relationship between local and systemic initiatives, and their value to you and your
students
Defining your needs Understanding and setting your personal requirements for participation in object learning models
Key drivers for an eLearning future Removing technology barriers – new tools, new models What we can learn from 50 million Napster users
Applying web-centric thinking Tuning our response to changing learner expectations for learning and training opportunities
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Wisdom Sits in Places
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An ethnography about place The naming of the world
The relationship between different kinds of “knowing about places,” expressed in the maps of the terrain
An exploration of knowledge Explicit Tacit
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Wisdom in Our Domain Systemic initiatives
Core technologies and infrastructure
Standards and specifications Providing openness and
mechanisms for collaboration that will ensure our ability to communicate and build critical mass
Local initiatives The culture that drives
implementation The willingness to share resources
with peers and learners The opportunity to learn from and
adapt the work of others to improve personal practice
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Shaping Learning Object Theory Shaping object theory to meet your
personal needs
A new model for digital learning--one in which learning content is free from proprietary "containers," can flow among different systems and be mixed, reused, and updated continuously.
Tom Barron, 2000
A knowledge object is a chunk of electronic content that can be accessed individually, and completely accomplishes a single goal.
William Horton, 2001
Anything digital that can be reused a number of times in different learning contexts.
David Wiley, 2002
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Learning Object Models
“Granular” objects Stored in a data base Providing
Flexibility Customization Interoperability Ease of use, search, management Increased value through reuse
Learning Objectives+
Content Hierarchy
Courses(Network of Learning Objects, Assessment Items, and Associated
Resources)
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Atomic Structure of Object Content
ContextualNarrative
Learning Outcome or Competency
Assessment
Learning Activity
Learning Resource
It’s more like DNA than Lego
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The Cost of Success
Cost
Time
Complexity
Flexibility
Currency
Opportunity
Value
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Construction and ReuseMediaObjects
Lessons Units Courses
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Object Interoperability
Learners
Authors and Developers
LMS
CMS and Authoring Tools
Object-Based Content
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Output for Multiple Instructional MethodsLearners
Authors and Developers
CMS and AuthoringTools
Object-Based Content
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Multiple Custom Outputs
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So How Do We Make It Work? Capturing, structuring and
sharing objects is noble work for faculty and instructors
For our faculty, instructors, and developers What knowledge and tools
do they need? What technology architecture
will support their needs? How will they make
decisions about projects that suit an object model?
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Lessons from the Web Generation
Users will want to try before they buy
Users will buy by the piece Users will mix and match Users will want to reshape and
re-purpose materials Users will want to share Users will publish their own
“mixes”
“… his program does everything a Web application is supposed to do: it builds community, it breaks down barriers, it’s viral, it’s scalable, it disintermediates …”
TIME Magazine, October 2, 2000
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Context
Lessons from the web generation Standards and specifications
Catalysts for local innovation and initiative Peer-to-peer computing
Making repositories into self-managed environments Personal publishing tools
Giving a voice to diverse opinion and perspective across the Net
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Convivial Tools - Consumer Grade Finding and using convivial tools is
the “tipping point” Peer-to-peer computing Self-managed environments Collaborative tools
Various “media desktops” Personal media systems Metadata searching Personal collections Shared collections
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Convivial Tools - Academic Grade
Some examples of repository tools that point in the right direction
eduSplash Recombo Convertor Possibility Network
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P2P Network Tools Groove, Colloquia, Magi …
Enabling communities of practice
Self-administered peer to peer collaboration tools
File and resource sharing of tagged “objects”
Graphic images White boards Outlining Threaded discussions
www.groove.net www.colloquia.net www.endeavors.com
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eduSplash
www.edusplash.net
Turning your laptop or workstation into a network-savvy P2P repository
Assigning and publishing metadata for others to find
Integrating evaluation and quality assurance tools into the personal repository environment
Scaling the application to suit individuals or communities of practice
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eduSplash
www.edusplash.net
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www.recombo.com
Recombo Convertor Making it easier to create and
share learning resources Tools sitting inside Microsoft Office
(and in the future other authoring tools) that make it easy for anyone to quickly create SCORM content.
And, as everyone at MERLOT understands, a big part of sharing content is sharing ways to describe it Simple tools that make it easy for
people to add and to manage metadata, and to share metadata profiles that they have created
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Convivial Distribution and Structuring Tools Content structuring and editing for “play” within multiple learning management
systems (LMS), using commonly available desktop tools Adherence to packaging specifications
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Where This Path Leads
ContentProvider
AccreditationProvider
Mentors and Collaborators
Counselors and Advisors
ResourceProvider (DRM)
Learner with Laptop or PDA
Metadata Pointer Server & Digital Rights Management
Learner withWorkstation
Corporate HR & KM Tools
Student Information System
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The Possibility Network
Learning Assistant Technologies - Indiana Personal Learning Assistant Web services powering a
personal portal Aggregating information from a
variety of post-secondary providers
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The Possibility Network
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Personal Learning Strategy Designer
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A Closing Perspective Online learning benefits from object models Capturing, structuring and sharing learning resources is noble
work for faculty and instructors Systemic initiatives linked to local innovation will expand our
reach beyond the early adopters Build local wisdom
Finding and using convivial tools is the “tipping point” for widespread online learning practice in higher education
Repositories R Us The work of MERLOT members and participants will demonstrate
the linkage between local and systemic initiative
