The Open University Learning Design Project Martin Weller and Gr à inne Conole

Outline The OU LD project Case studies Compendium Where next? Some LD issues

The OU LD project

Case studies

Compendium

Where next?

Some LD issues

The OU LD experience SLED Dialog Plus Moodle LAMS Case studies OU LD Project

What do we want to do? Help OU academics design activities using new technologies Need to: capture practice scaffold design

Help OU academics design activities using new technologies

User requirements A range of case studies Information about the technologies available How these could be used effectively in courses. Guidance through the process of creating learning activities. A range of further resources and named contacts Pedagogy Technology

A range of case studies

Information about the technologies available

How these could be used effectively in courses.

Guidance through the process of creating learning activities.

A range of further resources and named contacts

Case studies Focus on pedagogy and new technologies Hour long interviews, transcribed. Differences between disciplines More presentation effort

Focus on pedagogy and new technologies

Hour long interviews, transcribed.

Differences between disciplines

More presentation effort

OU case studies 44 Total 1 Reflective practice for tutors 1 Podcasting (by students) 1 ‘ near – synchronous’ collaborative group project 1 Synchronous audio based collaborative learning 1 Problem based learning 4 Resource based learning 3 Group project 3 ePortfolio (Journal) 7 Asynchronous discussion based collaborative learning 4 Interactive assessment 1 Online tutorials (for global presentation) 2 Online residential 2 Online icebreaker 1 Wiki based dialogue 3 Wiki group project 9 Multimedia simulation/ modelling/ case study

Compendium OU open source tool Extendable and we have knowledge of it Allowed quick prototype Demo

OU open source tool

Extendable and we have knowledge of it

Allowed quick prototype

Demo

Feedback easy to use and groups quickly created learning activities. Using the tool in a group helped users reach consensus Different granularities of use The process helped surface hitherto hidden complexity The icon set was adequate and helped users to treat Compendium as a learning design tool The process facilitated an appreciation of the different roles required, e.g. tutor and helpdesk The process encouraged a separation of content from activity design.

easy to use and groups quickly created learning activities.

Using the tool in a group helped users reach consensus

Different granularities of use

The process helped surface hitherto hidden complexity

The icon set was adequate and helped users to treat Compendium as a learning design tool

The process facilitated an appreciation of the different roles required, e.g. tutor and helpdesk

The process encouraged a separation of content from activity design.

Where next? Add in wizards Build up case studies Link with Moodle Provide vocabularies Move to next software stage Add in metadata Allow user tagging (and go to Oz)

Add in wizards

Build up case studies

Link with Moodle

Provide vocabularies

Move to next software stage

Add in metadata

Allow user tagging

(and go to Oz)

The LD tool dilemma Guided Open

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The LD tool and… Openlearn SLED VLE Course models Content management system

Openlearn

SLED

VLE

Course models

Content management system

Future dimensions Future LE Open content iTunesU Openlearn Slideshare Social Network Facebook LastFM 43Things PLE Stringle Blog Pageflakes Learning design LAMS Compendium Virtual worlds SecondLife World of Warcraft Virtual Presence Gabbly Medium User generated content Wikiversity YouTube Flickr Devices Mobile tech MS Surface Nintendo Wii