Comments for Erlend Øverby - Blog http://blog.hypatia.no Sharing ideas and observations to foster a discussion Fri, 24 Apr 2009 23:44:29 +0200 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 Comment on Accessibility and Learning, Education and Training by Martyn Cooper http://blog.hypatia.no/?p=55&cpage=1#comment-48 Martyn Cooper Fri, 24 Apr 2009 23:44:29 +0000 http://blog.hypatia.no/?p=55#comment-48 Erlend, Thanks for the kind and thoughtful references to my blog (http://martyncooper.wordpress.com/) More information about accessibility in a learning context and the work of the the AEM team I lead at the Open University is available at: http://kn.open.ac.uk/public/workspace.cfm?wpid=954 Cheers, Martyn Erlend,

Thanks for the kind and thoughtful references to my blog (http://martyncooper.wordpress.com/)

More information about accessibility in a learning context and the work of the the AEM team I lead at the Open University is available at: http://kn.open.ac.uk/public/workspace.cfm?wpid=954

Cheers,

Martyn

]]> Comment on Learning Resources and Learning Resource Repositories by Tore Hoel http://blog.hypatia.no/?p=40&cpage=1#comment-9 Tore Hoel Wed, 25 Feb 2009 12:50:22 +0000 http://blog.hypatia.no/?p=40#comment-9 Maybe we should approach our colleague, Jan Pawlowski, and challenge him to come up with more on his ideas of Context metadata. I seems that the notion of context is missing from several of the repository use cases, concentrating on search, evaluate, get, use, reuse, modify, republish... etc. I have never come to terms with use cases that starts with search. My searches are always done in a context... And I suppose that's the case with learners as well. Maybe we should approach our colleague, Jan Pawlowski, and challenge him to come up with more on his ideas of Context metadata. I seems that the notion of context is missing from several of the repository use cases, concentrating on search, evaluate, get, use, reuse, modify, republish… etc. I have never come to terms with use cases that starts with search. My searches are always done in a context… And I suppose that’s the case with learners as well.

]]> Comment on Computers used in schools are monitored by Erlend Øverby http://blog.hypatia.no/?p=39&cpage=1#comment-8 Erlend Øverby Wed, 25 Feb 2009 08:48:52 +0000 http://blog.hypatia.no/?p=39#comment-8 Today this case is mentioned in Norwegian newspapers: http://www.dagbladet.no/2009/02/25/nyheter/innenriks/utdanning/juks/5027832/ http://www.vg.no/teknologi/artikkel.php?artid=547424 Today this case is mentioned in Norwegian newspapers:
http://www.dagbladet.no/2009/02/25/nyheter/innenriks/utdanning/juks/5027832/
http://www.vg.no/teknologi/artikkel.php?artid=547424

]]> Comment on Learning Resources and Learning Resource Repositories by Erlend Øverby http://blog.hypatia.no/?p=40&cpage=1#comment-7 Erlend Øverby Tue, 24 Feb 2009 09:58:21 +0000 http://blog.hypatia.no/?p=40#comment-7 The "Annofolio" solution is a great one, to bad the prototype is not longer running. In my view the Annotea based solution is the only viable and scalable way of solving the "mapping" of learning resources to a curricula-atoms. Mapping of a learning resource to a curricula in general is not that helpful, there are few digital learning resources that meets a full curricula in the same way as the text book does. One example from the Norwegian curricula, in mathematics from the school-year 8-10, it is allocated 313 hours of classes for the three year period and five separate topics that the curricula covers. As a consequence the teacher need to plan 300+ hours of classes in mathematics. It is easier for a teacher to pick a series of books that provides guidance for how to cover the 300+ hours of teaching. We need to ease the workload of the teacher in finding and selecting digital learning resources. The learning resource repositories (or maybe other service providers) should provide examples on which resources to select in a sequence to meet the goals of the curricula. And then use annotea for matching resources to the proposed class schedule... The “Annofolio” solution is a great one, to bad the prototype is not longer running. In my view the Annotea based solution is the only viable and scalable way of solving the “mapping” of learning resources to a curricula-atoms. Mapping of a learning resource to a curricula in general is not that helpful, there are few digital learning resources that meets a full curricula in the same way as the text book does.

One example from the Norwegian curricula, in mathematics from the school-year 8-10, it is allocated 313 hours of classes for the three year period and five separate topics that the curricula covers. As a consequence the teacher need to plan 300+ hours of classes in mathematics. It is easier for a teacher to pick a series of books that provides guidance for how to cover the 300+ hours of teaching.

We need to ease the workload of the teacher in finding and selecting digital learning resources. The learning resource repositories (or maybe other service providers) should provide examples on which resources to select in a sequence to meet the goals of the curricula. And then use annotea for matching resources to the proposed class schedule…

]]> Comment on Learning Resources and Learning Resource Repositories by Fredrik Paulsson http://blog.hypatia.no/?p=40&cpage=1#comment-6 Fredrik Paulsson Mon, 23 Feb 2009 22:22:26 +0000 http://blog.hypatia.no/?p=40#comment-6 Then you might want to have a look at our "curricullum mapping" project, "Annofolio". A papr describing it can be found at http://www.frepa.org/papers/paulsson-echallenges-2005-published.pdf This project is especially interesting when connected to the national learning resource broker, "the Sipder": http://www.frepa.org/wp/2008/09/12/spindeln-version-15/ where we also use a widget that syndicates a Spider's service to the local intrnet or learning environment. Then you might want to have a look at our “curricullum mapping” project, “Annofolio”. A papr describing it can be found at http://www.frepa.org/papers/paulsson-echallenges-2005-published.pdf This project is especially interesting when connected to the national learning resource broker, “the Sipder”: http://www.frepa.org/wp/2008/09/12/spindeln-version-15/ where we also use a widget that syndicates a Spider’s service to the local intrnet or learning environment.

]]> Comment on Computers used in schools are monitored by Øystein http://blog.hypatia.no/?p=39&cpage=1#comment-5 Øystein Fri, 20 Feb 2009 10:53:49 +0000 http://blog.hypatia.no/?p=39#comment-5 Snorre is right. This is a policy issue. N-T is adapting to regulations they are obliged to comply to. Snorre is right. This is a policy issue. N-T is adapting to regulations they are obliged to comply to.

]]> Comment on Computers used in schools are monitored by Erlend Øverby http://blog.hypatia.no/?p=39&cpage=1#comment-4 Erlend Øverby Fri, 20 Feb 2009 10:38:50 +0000 http://blog.hypatia.no/?p=39#comment-4 Maybe technology is not the answer this time? Maybe technology is not the answer this time?

]]> Comment on Computers used in schools are monitored by Snorre Løvås http://blog.hypatia.no/?p=39&cpage=1#comment-3 Snorre Løvås Thu, 19 Feb 2009 21:07:28 +0000 http://blog.hypatia.no/?p=39#comment-3 "hopefully this will be the last we will see to this attempt - but I fear not." Probably not. At the moment the technology has to be adapted to the evaluation policies which sets limitation on communication between the pupils. Quite a challenge when they at the same time should be able to access all internet resources. The school's ICT-departments have different approaches to solving this (nearly impossible) task. In the future these policies may change, but that's for someone else to decide. I predict difficult and heated discussions in the future. :) “hopefully this will be the last we will see to this attempt – but I fear not.”

Probably not. At the moment the technology has to be adapted to the evaluation policies which sets limitation on communication between the pupils. Quite a challenge when they at the same time should be able to access all internet resources. The school’s ICT-departments have different approaches to solving this (nearly impossible) task.

In the future these policies may change, but that’s for someone else to decide. I predict difficult and heated discussions in the future. :)

]]> Comment on Computers used in schools are monitored by Øystein http://blog.hypatia.no/?p=39&cpage=1#comment-2 Øystein Thu, 19 Feb 2009 19:05:38 +0000 http://blog.hypatia.no/?p=39#comment-2 This is new to me in my Sonatic Winter holiday exile. This is not as much a result of failed policies as much as a Zeitgeist - the spirit of the time, sadly. Before we start throwing any rocks, however, we should look into the realities of this matter. /Øystein This is new to me in my Sonatic Winter holiday exile. This is not as much a result of failed policies as much as a Zeitgeist – the spirit of the time, sadly.
Before we start throwing any rocks, however, we should look into the realities of this matter.
/Øystein

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