Learning Objects seem to be the OER best fit to work within the framework I’ve been setting up for my research. The harnessing of the internet meme language as an educational tool could in turn produce a series of learnign objects that by definition alone could be re-contextualized, shared and remixed.
Open education resources are constructivist almost by definition. They almost always function as interchangeable modules capable of sharing information (hopefully even a bit of knowledge) to different users at different points in time always depending on their level of experience and ability to apply previous knowledge in the acquisition and development of new experiences. I plan to work in finding ways that the language of my internet memes can be harnessed in the creation of open educational resources such as learning objects that can be shared, reused an recycled. In the meantime a quick (or even better, in-depth) examination of OER Commons is a must.
Can thoughts on Online Collaborative Learning serve the ideas behind MemEducation?
When the report “Researching Online Education” (quoted and linked below) was released, a couple people contacted me. “Tell them what’s really going on in collaborative learning! Tell them what we really know from research!” I looked at their report and concluded that the work I’ve done and am most familiar with doesn’t really have much to do with what they’re exploring. I don’t know much about business models in on-line collaborative learning. I do think that some of the work that I did 10-20 years ago in computer-supported collaborative learning (CSCL) is relevant for today’s MOOCs and other on-line learning experiments.
The work led us to a few hypotheses: (1) We’re skeptical a business model that charges for content will work at scale and in the long run. (2) We expect education platforms that offer vertical content and/or specific education experiences will be more successful than horizontal platforms, though we…
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On the Language of Internet Memes 