E-learning Organisations and Resources
Offer funding, services and support
Questionmark Perception assessment software
JISC funded national datacentre at Edinburgh
The future?
web 1.0 ==> web 2.0
personal websites ==> blogging
domain name speculation ==> search engine optimisation
Page views ==> cost per click
publishing ==> participation
content management system ==> wikis
stickiness ==> syndication
MySpace – Youtube – Google Docs
Collaborative Learning – Why?
* accelerated learning by collective problem solving
* learning by doing
* situated learning
* social and networking benefits
In Shell collaborative learning approaches have been used successfully to run technical training sessions across the globe. A single expert can interact with and run sessions with different groups by running collaborative online exercises. Questions and answers are posted and shared by different groups who support and learn from one another. The postings form an ongoing “Knowledge Base” for the subject area.
The DTI has built four communities of practice for high tech companies without the time and costs of bringing members together. 2000 members have joined and the forums have facilitated knowledge sharing and partnerships.
Advantages of blogs
* Date stamped
* easy to update
* informal
* quick and visible responses via comments
* facilitates development of learning community