learning ecosystem

The thinking LMS

On 10/18/2010, in 21st century, 24x7x365 access, analytics, CMS/LMS, data related items, learner profiles, learning agents, learning ecosystem, online learning, by Daniel Christian

The thinking LMS — from InsideHigherEd.com by — Steve Kolowich

If Facebook can use analytics to revolutionize advertising in the Web era, McQuaig suggested, colleges can use the same principles to revolutionize online learning.

The trick, she said, is individualization. Facebook lets users customize their experiences with the site by creating profiles and curating the flow of information coming through their “news feeds.” In the same motion, the users volunteer loads of information about themselves.

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Unlike analog forms of student profiling — such as surveys, which are only as effective as the students’ ability to diagnose their own learning needs — Phoenix’s Learning Genome Project will be designed to infer details about students from how they behave in the online classroom, McQuaig said. If students grasp content more quickly when they learn it from a video than when they have to read a text, the system will feed them more videos. If a student is bad at interpreting graphs, the system will recognize that and present information accordingly — or connect the student with another Phoenix student who is better at graph-reading. The idea is to take the model of personal attention now only possible in the smallest classrooms and with the most responsive professors, make it even more perceptive and precise, and scale it to the largest student body in higher education.

“[Each student] comes to us with a set of learning modality preferences,” McQuaig said. The online learning platform Phoenix wants to build, she said, “reject[s] the one-size-fits-all model of presenting content online.” In the age of online education and the personal Web, the standardized curriculum is marked for extinction, McQuaig said; data analytics are going to kill it.

Tagged with: 1:1 • 21st century • 24x7x365 • analytics • CMS/LMS • data mining • learner profiles • Learning Agents • learning ecosystem • online learning

Some reflections re: web/cloud-based learner profiles

On 10/16/2010, in 21st century, 24x7x365 access, Artificial Intelligence/Agents/LLMs/and Related, assessment, cloud-based computing / apps / other cloud-related, CMS/LMS, colleges, community colleges, competency-based learning/education, Daniel S. Christian, data related items, digital learning, education technology, elearning, emerging technologies, human-computer interaction (HCI), innovation, instructional design, intelligent tutoring, internet, K-12 related, learning agents, learning ecosystem, learning preferences, lifelong learning, mobile learning, multimedia, online learning, online media, online tutoring, personalized/customized learning, training / L&D, ubiquitous learning, universities, workplace, by Daniel Christian

Reflections on web-based learner profiles -- by Daniel S. Christian

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Graphics that remind me of a learning ecosystem…

On 10/05/2010, in learning ecosystem, by Daniel Christian

From DSC:
Below are a group of graphics (and some videos) that remind me of a learning ecosystem…

As seen by Gource:

As seen by 7 years of Flickr commits:

— from
http://langwitches.org/blog/2009/04/21/connecting-colaboracion-kommunikation-across-languages-cultures/.

— From
http://educationaltechnology.ca/couros/799

— from
http://educationinnovation.typepad.com/my_weblog/2009/06/leveraging-the-networked-teacher-the-professional-networked-learning-collaborative.html

From DSC:
Clicking the below graphic will launch a (rather large but brief) presentation of what my view of a learning ecosystem is.

David Hopkins’ PLE — as seen on dontwasteyourtime.co.uk

My Personal Learning Environment — from Mark Wigan [UK]

— from http://www.articulate.com/rapid-elearning/3-things-to-consider-when-building-your-e-learning-courses/

— from Slide #11 at:
Creating a User-Centric Learning Environment with Campus Pack Personal Learning Spaces by Nancy Rubin

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Educause Quarterly — Learning Environments

On 10/01/2010, in education technology, faculty, IT in HE, learning, learning ecosystem, learning spaces, liberal arts, online learning, pedagogy, play, by Daniel Christian

Tagged with: educational technology • faculty • learning ecosystem • learning environments • learning spaces • liberal arts • online learning • pedagogy

Lynda.com — well worth the investment!

On 10/01/2010, in 21st century, 24x7x365 access, 3D, accessibility / UDL, Adobe, adult learning, animation, Apple, art, assistive technologies, Augmented Reality (AR), creativity, design, digital audio, digital learning, digital photography, digital storytelling, digital textbooks, digital video, education technology, elearning, emerging technologies, engagement / engaging students, Google, graphics, higher education, homeschooling/homeschoolers, hybrid learning, interactivity, interface design, learning ecosystem, mobile learning, mobile technologies, multimedia, music, new media literacies, online learning, online media, online tutoring, podcasting, productivity / tips and tricks, professional development, programming, RSS, simulations, storytelling, student-related, teaching & learning, teaching online, training / L&D, user experience (UX), user interface design, visualizing information, web design and production, web-based collaboration, by Daniel Christian

We use Lynda.com and the feedback has been excellent. Back in 1997, I took a 1-day seminar from Lynda Weinman out at SFSU’s Multimedia Studies Program. I learned more from her in a few hours then I have in many courses. She knows how to make things very understandable…and she’s a great teacher. If she doesn’t know the topic, she selects people who know how to explain that topic in easy-to-understand terms.

So when I saw this item — Connect@NMC: Panel Discussion Led By Laurie Burruss of Lynda.com – Implementing Lynda.com Campus-Wide — I felt that I should pass it along.

Tagged with: Apple • corporate training / universities • digital audio • digital learning • digital storytelling • digital textbooks • digital video • educational technology • instructional design • learning ecosystem • Mobile learning • mobile technology • multimedia • student-related • teaching & learning • web design

Educational technology trends 2010

On 09/17/2010, in education technology, future, learning ecosystem, trends, by Daniel Christian

Educational technology trends 2010 — from xplana.com by Rob Reynolds

We present these trends as broader categories and then point to specific topics within each. We will use these trends guidelines for our daily, weekly, and monthly research over the next six months, and will then issue a revised set of trends for the last half of the year.

From DSC:
One of the topics is “Containerless Education” which states:

Today, learning content is still consumed mostly in container formats — books, courses, LMS platforms, classes, and institutions. Increasingly, however, the notion of content is shifting to smaller, autonomous pieces that can be acquired and reconfigured by the end user in ways that are necessarily independent of traditional educational containers. Just as songs have been disaggregated from albums in the music world, educational content in general will be increasingly disaggregated from its containers in the coming year.

…hmmm….sounds like a Learning Ecosystem.

Tagged with: educational technology • future • learning ecosystem • trends

The Value of Academic Libraries (ACRL, September 2010)

On 09/14/2010, in colleges, community colleges, learning ecosystem, library / librarians, research, universities, by Daniel Christian

Excerpt from the Executive Summary:

Academic libraries have long enjoyed their status as the “heart of the university.” However, in recent decades, higher education environments have changed. Government officials see higher education as a national resource. Employers view higher education institutions as producers of a commodity—student learning. Top academic faculty expect higher education institutions to support and promote cuttingedge research. Parents and students expect higher education to enhance students’ collegiate experience, as well as propel their career placement and earning potential. Not only do stakeholders count on higher education institutions to achieve these goals,
they also require them to demonstrate evidence that they have achieved them. The same is true for academic libraries; they too can provide evidence of their value. Community college, college, and university librarians no longer can rely on their stakeholders’ belief in their importance. Rather, they must demonstrate their value.

Purpose – The following review and report is intended to provide Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) leaders and the academic community with 1) a clear view of the current state of the literature on value of libraries within an institutional context, 2) suggestions for immediate “Next Steps” in the demonstration of academic library value, and 3) a “Research Agenda” for articulating academic library value. It strives to help librarians understand, based on professional literature, the current answer to the question, “How does the library advance the missions of the institution?” The report is also of interest to higher educational professionals external to libraries, including senior leaders, administrators, faculty, and student affairs professionals.

Scope – This report is intended to describe the current state of the research on community college, college, and university library value and suggest focus areas for future research…

Tagged with: colleges • community college • learning ecosystem • learning objects • library / librarians • research • universities

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Mapping major changes to education and training in 2025 (Europe)

On 09/02/2010, in education technology, Europe, future, future of higher education, global / globalization, informal learning, learning ecosystem, lifelong learning, open courseware and systems, personalized/customized learning, tools, training / L&D, trends, by Daniel Christian

Tagged with: 1:1 • educational technology • Europe • future • Global learning • higher education • informal learning • learning ecosystem • Lifelong learning • open • personalized learning • training • trends

Tagged with: Apple • blended learning • convergence • digital learning • digital textbooks • disruption • educational gaming • educational technology • exchanges • future of higher education • game-changing environment • interactivity • learning ecosystem • learning objects • multimedia • new publishing models • online learning • online media • podcasting • vodcasting

In search of pioneering learning architects

On 09/01/2010, in corporate / business world, corporate universities / corporate training, instructional design, learning ecosystem, training / L&D, by Daniel Christian

In search of pioneering learning architects — Clive Sheperd

Meet the learning architect
A learning architect designs environments for learning. Like the architect who designs buildings, the learning architect will be responding to a specific brief:

What is the nature of the learning requirement? What knowledge, skills and attitudes is the employer (the client) wishing to engender in the employees working within the business, division or department in question? How will this learning contribute to effective performance?
What jobs are carried out in the target area? How many people are doing these jobs? What are these people like in terms of their demographics, prior learning, ability to learn independently, their motivation and preferences?
Under what constraints must this learning take place? How geographically dispersed is the population? How much time and money is available? What equipment and facilities can be deployed to support the learning?

The learning architect also has a professional responsibility to their client. This requires them to be fully conversant with current thinking in terms of learning methods, acquainted with the latest learning media and up-to-date with developments in the science of learning. As none of these is intuitive and obvious, the client cannot be expected to have this expertise. And for this reason, it is neither sufficient nor excusable for the learning architect to act as order taker.

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The learning architect does not need to directly facilitate learning or be present in all those situations in which learning might be taking place. However, they must know whether or not the learning that is occurring is in line with their plans and their client’s requirements, and that all this is happening at an acceptable speed and cost. And because the only constant in the modern workplace is change, they must be agile enough to respond to shifting requirements, new pressures and emerging opportunities.

From DSC:
I like this metaphor…it reminds me of a graphic that I developed a while back:

Tagged with: corporate training / universities • instructional design • learning ecosystem • training • workplace

Preparing teachers to work across a distributive learning [eco]system

On 08/24/2010, in education, education reform, future, game-changing environment, K-12 related, learning ecosystem, mobile learning, student teaching/teacher education, by Daniel Christian

“The teacher is still leader of that classroom and is also mentor, is a coach and is a facilitator managing groups of students, managing individual students.”

Martinez said that while she believes the school house can remain a “hub for where learning happens,” it will be a place that prepares teachers to work across a distributive learning system where they can access multiple resources.

— from New Tech Network’s Monica Martinez: Future of education more mobile, student-centered (New Zealand)

Tagged with: education • future • K-12 • learning ecosystem • Mobile learning • student teaching/teacher education

Learning Environments and Ecosystems in Engineering Education

On 08/24/2010, in engineering, learning ecosystem, professional development, by Daniel Christian

Tagged with: engineering • learning ecosystem • professional development

A corporate learning ecosystem

On 08/23/2010, in corporate / business world, learning ecosystem, by Daniel Christian

A corporate learning ecosystem — from Mark Berthelemy (UK)

Tagged with: corporate / business world • learning ecosystem

Advanced personal learning — from Engineering’s Grand Challenges

On 08/23/2010, in change, disruption, education technology, engineering, intelligent tutoring, learning ecosystem, learning preferences, learning theories, personalized/customized learning, by Daniel Christian

Tagged with: 1:1 • change • cognitive psychology / computing • customized learning • disruption • educational technology • engineering • intelligent tutoring • learning ecosystem • learning preferences • learning theories • personalized learning

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