Current directions in educational repositories

Current directions in educational repositories: my perspective Patrick McAndrew Institute of Educational Technology

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The legacy trap

Search Solving search trap http://www.flickr.com/photos/pulpolux/151695072

Metadata Trap

Build it and they will come trap http://openlearn.open.ac.uk

The system is everything trap

http://www.flickr.com/photos /marcemarc/2385399277/ The one stop shop trap http://www.flickr.com/photos/marcemarc/2385399277/

Forgetting the past trap

The Holy Grail trap http://www.flickr.com/photos/spiritual_marketplace/2207966935

The brick wall trap Viscious circle • Head brick wall http://www.flickr.com/photos/43204851@N00/182910562

The brick wall trap Viscious circle • Head brick wall

Reasons to be cheerful?

Be Open

Openness works http://www.flickr.com/photos/psd/1805374441/

Learning does happen

Listening to others

Testing ideas

Keep it simple

How many different types of learning and teaching approaches do you need?

How many different types of learning and teaching approaches do you need? Think… Pair… Share

Build on the work of others

Look for the unexpected 700 600 500 400 300 200 100 0 Content Social

Ask…

Traps • Searching – beat Google • Metadata – for the good of others • Audience – they will emerge from use • System – the backend takes over from the frontend • One stop shop – ignores reality • Forgetting the past – avoid reinventing the wheel • Holy Grail – seeking what does not exist • Brick wall – carry on regardless

Advice • Openness – be open • Participation – routes in • Involve others – experts and users • Keep simple – hide complexity • Build on work of others – mashup don’t build • Find the right questions

Dr Patrick McAndrew The Open University Institute of Educational Technology Walton Hall Milton Keynes MK7 6AA olnet.org

Current directions in educational repositories

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