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

2. Outline

The OU LD project

Case studies

Compendium

Where next?

Some LD issues

3. The OU LD experience SLED Dialog Plus Moodle LAMS Case studies OU LD Project 4. What do we want to do?

HelpOU academicsdesign activities usingnew technologies

Need to: capturepractice scaffold design 5. 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 6. Case studies

Focus on pedagogy and new technologies

Hour long interviews, transcribed.

Differences between disciplines

More presentation effort

7. 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 8. Compendium

OU open source tool

Extendable and we have knowledge of it

Allowed quick prototype

Demo

9. Feedback

easyto use and groupsquicklycreated learning activities.

Using the tool in agrouphelped users reach consensus

Differentgranularitiesof use

The process helpedsurfacehitherto hidden complexity

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

The process facilitated an appreciation of the differentrolesrequired, e.g. tutor and helpdesk

The process encouraged aseparationof content from activity design.

10. 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)

11. The LD tool dilemma Guided Open 12. 13. 14. 15. The LD tool and

Openlearn

SLED

VLE

Course models

Content management system

16. 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