Comments on: Real World Choices: Learning with Technology in Higher Education http://www.stephenp.net/2008/04/02/thinking-about-learning-with-technology-in-higher-education/ A specialist in inquiry-based, work-focussed, online supported learning Sat, 04 Feb 2012 07:24:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Shirley http://www.stephenp.net/2008/04/02/thinking-about-learning-with-technology-in-higher-education/comment-page-1/#comment-67444 Shirley Mon, 14 Apr 2008 21:51:29 +0000 http://www.stephenp.net/2008/04/02/thinking-about-learning-with-technology-in-higher-education/#comment-67444 Hi Stephen, I've been piloting Moodle (its OK, of course) and am involved (again) in VLE evaluation. My natural inclination is for the extremes of Option 1 but there are issues of data protection, intellectual property and university policy to contend with. I don't know which version of WebCT is used at Bolton, but Vista looked more community-oriented than the Campus edition - but with either version there is the possibility of using it as a home base and venturing out into social technologies (and/or bringing them in). I really liked elgg/eduspaces - perhaps worth following up on current discussions there, see if things have got moving again. It looks promising tonight :-) Shirley Hi Stephen, I’ve been piloting Moodle (its OK, of course) and am involved (again) in VLE evaluation. My natural inclination is for the extremes of Option 1 but there are issues of data protection, intellectual property and university policy to contend with.

I don’t know which version of WebCT is used at Bolton, but Vista looked more community-oriented than the Campus edition – but with either version there is the possibility of using it as a home base and venturing out into social technologies (and/or bringing them in).

I really liked elgg/eduspaces – perhaps worth following up on current discussions there, see if things have got moving again. It looks promising tonight :-)

Shirley

]]> By: Stephen http://www.stephenp.net/2008/04/02/thinking-about-learning-with-technology-in-higher-education/comment-page-1/#comment-65825 Stephen Thu, 10 Apr 2008 13:56:29 +0000 http://www.stephenp.net/2008/04/02/thinking-about-learning-with-technology-in-higher-education/#comment-65825 "I wonder would there be any place for virtual immersive world technologies in this mix" A few colleagues here at IEC are heavily into this area and I am sure that it will feature but probably as an exploratory activity. After all, the people we hope will do this Masters will face these questions in these very issues in own work-places and may chose to make them the focus of an inquiry. Cheers, Stephen. “I wonder would there be any place for virtual immersive world technologies in this mix” A few colleagues here at IEC are heavily into this area and I am sure that it will feature but probably as an exploratory activity. After all, the people we hope will do this Masters will face these questions in these very issues in own work-places and may chose to make them the focus of an inquiry.

Cheers, Stephen.

]]> By: Lydia http://www.stephenp.net/2008/04/02/thinking-about-learning-with-technology-in-higher-education/comment-page-1/#comment-63318 Lydia Fri, 04 Apr 2008 09:33:35 +0000 http://www.stephenp.net/2008/04/02/thinking-about-learning-with-technology-in-higher-education/#comment-63318 Hi Stephen Congratulations on getting the MA up and running - this is great news for online work based learning. The proven hybrid technology mix is one which may well please all - it has the solid central element and the innovative complement. To become wholly decentralised would be new and exciting - I have every faith that this is possible, but just like when Ultraversity started I suspect most of the barriers will be about institutional and practitioner resistance (formed out of history etc etc). The challenge I guess is to integrate the formal HEI with the informal without stifling the benefits of external freedom. I wonder would there be any place for virtual immersive world technologies in this mix - second life springs to mind? This seems to be of increasing interest to HEI's - would it feature in your technology team list? Hi Stephen
Congratulations on getting the MA up and running – this is great news for online work based learning. The proven hybrid technology mix is one which may well please all – it has the solid central element and the innovative complement. To become wholly decentralised would be new and exciting – I have every faith that this is possible, but just like when Ultraversity started I suspect most of the barriers will be about institutional and practitioner resistance (formed out of history etc etc). The challenge I guess is to integrate the formal HEI with the informal without stifling the benefits of external freedom. I wonder would there be any place for virtual immersive world technologies in this mix – second life springs to mind? This seems to be of increasing interest to HEI’s – would it feature in your technology team list?

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