LearnHub

Learning objects are becoming a hot topic – a piece of pedagogical material that can be repackaged and combined with other pieces to build a learning experience for a student. For example, a video explaining how to make an ant farm might be a learning object, while a learning experience (I call them modules usually) can be not just the video, but an introduction, instructions, assessment materials, and the video.

The way I see these concepts applied in LearnHub is the lessons are the individual pedagogical pieces, while the courses are collections of individual pieces (collections of modules). However, I could also see a “lesson” as a module.

But yes – because there is so much information on LearnHub it is hard to focus. I am still working on finding my niche – which is where I find the communities particularly helpful.

csskarma and I were talking and he mentioned that there is a problem with code displaying in answering trivia questions. Apparently, when one puts code into the text boxes, the code doesn’t get displayed. In order to display code, he suggested adding htmlentities() in the php for the trivia question/answer output . Hope this helps!

This is a wonderful resource – particularly the updates for Bloom’s taxonomy! Theory always seems to go over well with instructors when deciding on ways to structure courses.

Hi – I’m an Instructional Designer working at a university – and these students are busy! They have so much coming at them that’s engaging (text messages, IMs, commercials, social networks, email, posters, fliers, etc…), education often seems dull compared to the rest of the world. Let’s face it, instructors don’t have the advertising industry behind them! There’s no reason learning can’t be fun – it’s just a matter of finding the right motivation for the audience and applying that to the content and knowledge-building activities.

Oh, absolutely!

At the university level, we often find it harder to implement collaborative learning – things are extremely grade-focused and as students begin to see a university education as a commodity they pay for, it becomes harder to foster a sense of collaboration and engagement among peers who are likely competing for the same jobs or are bombarded with so much information that a strong focus on any one subject is hard to foster.

In addition, some faculty are extremely skeptical of Wikipedia (and understandably so!). It seems like the educational paradigm around what is considered valid knowledge may need to begin adjusting. Sometimes, the community can be just as accurate as the expert!

Thanks!

It is hard to label the new wave, and it seems Web 2.0 has caught on! I’m a stickler for semantics, so I’ve never been quite sure what the labels intends. It harkens of software and now the concept of software is changing a bit with these new technologies, as you mentioned with your listing the latest web innovations. I’ll have to start rethinking the way I conceptualize “Web 2.0.” Good point!

I recently attended a conference session in which the validity of wikipedia as a source of information was discussed. The speaker made a great point that wikipedia is an example of a change in responsibility on the web. No longer are experts the only ones with the responsibility to monitor and correct information. Rather, EVERYONE is responsible for making sure information is correct. I’ve used this concept in course designs – setting up assignments so the students are responsible to each other for making sure the information they create is correct.

Just started following. You’ve got a great thing going here! The more I poke around, the better it gets!

What do you think?

Actually, I’m planning to blog about that…I do find many aspects of it overwhelming. It seems there are many audiences’ needs that are trying to be met all at once! It’s a difficult information design and UI project.

Actually, that’s where I found LearnHub. I’m thrilled they had it there.