Erlend Øverby - Blog

The current metaphor is book on web, most national and international projects are about on-line content development as an alternative to the text book. On-line content have several advantages compared to the printed book. But still we have not changed the paradigm and there are few if any discussion on how computers could be used [...]

At its Wellington NZ March 2009 meetings, ISO/IEC JTC1/SC36/WG7 agreed to this new title and the following scope:
IT-related standardisation in support of diverse cultures, languages and individual needs in the field of learning, education and training, and its supporting technologies.
And Terms of Reference:
The responsibility of ISO/IEC JTC1/SC36/WG7 is to develop standards ensuring that relevant features [...]

When I meet teachers, I always ask them how they use learning resources and learning repositories. In most cases they do not understand my question… Then I ask them how they use computers in the classroom, how do they decide on what to use and where do they find this? In most cases I’m told [...]

I was commenting on the ISO/IEC FCD 12785-1 document, and realised that I do have a hang-up on the use of “ordered” in a standard.
To be clear – I’m not in favour of the use of “ordered” – in general implied semantic meaning to ordering of elements is a bad idea.
If there is implied semantics [...]