Learning Repositories

Meeri Sild Tallinn Lillekyla Gymnasium

While training teachers…
Beginners
Advanced
Ready-made materials (mostly for printing)
Interactive exercises
Modification/adjustment of materials
Publication of own materials

Ready-made materials (1)
Search may be time-consuming
“ adjective”
Google- 8,590,000 results
Delicious- 528 results
LeMill- 3 results
More description- less time

Ready-made materials (2)
Not all materials are instantly usable
Modification needs
How to find the author to ask for permission
Some repositories (e.g. LeMill)- cooperation is one key features

Why teachers publish materials?
Sharing with students/colleagues
Acknowledgement, feedback
Practical need- e.g. while applying for courses…..

Why teachers don’t publish?
Lack of technical skills
Copyright
Myth- “everything published in the Internet is for free use”
Protection of work
Slow work of experts on some sites

Question of quality?
How to ensure quality of materials
experts public expertise
Slow work Lack of competence
Overcritical teachers

What teachers really need?
Quality material
Easy access
Find-fast for emergencies
Justified right for modifications
Feedback
Examples from practicing teachers
………………………….

How to achieve?
Learning materials repository as a practice community
Well- described materials (meta-data)
Feedback from colleagues
User-friendly platform
Copyright awareness and protection
Result- a collection of quality materials

Meeri Sild
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Learning Repositories

by Meeri Sild on Sep 15, 2008

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