Category Archives: Education

Learning: Communities versus Courses

By Oliver Wrede | Published: October 19, 2003
Lilia Efimova did a marvelous job on collecting thoughts on “Communities versus Courses”: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4. She also points to Sebastien Paquets weblog research directory. There is a lot of arguments that need consideration here. Some turn on light bulbs in my head – and I disagree with others. I [...]
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New courseblogs…

By Oliver Wrede | Published: October 14, 2003
The two seminars that started last week are picking up steam: One is about “Social software” and one about “Design with algorithms“. There are not as many students as I expected. So (as actually always): anyone should feel free to join the seminar online.
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Informal Learning & the other 80%

By Oliver Wrede | Published: October 12, 2003
Found this article from Jay Cross through Lilia Efimova’s weblog and her very iformative post on “Learning: communities vs. courses” I wish I had more time right now to do a deep dive into this stuff, because it really touches many issues I am interested in. Lilia is making a difference between novice learners and [...]
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MFA in Software?

By Oliver Wrede | Published: October 5, 2003
The University of Illinois is thinking about starting a Master of Fine Arts in Software. Elegant solutions, engaging ideas, inspiring work; these are some of the defining characteristics of art. Do they apply to software and is software design therefore an artform? [Solitude] Well, what I can tell for sure is that you need ideas [...]
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Distance Learning: Step by Step

By Oliver Wrede | Published: September 24, 2003
»New to teaching online? Consider this resource via Ray: Distance Learning: Step by Step (.pdf)…covers many areas of consideration for the online environment (including assessment and issues in moving to online).« [via elearnspace blog: Distance Learning: Step by Step] [BildungsBlog]
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Collaborative learning environments sourcebook

By Oliver Wrede | Published: August 19, 2003
»This is a sourcebook for academics and students who want to develop collaborative learning environments (or communities of practice) in which lecturers, students and others can work together to create new knowledge while learning new skills. Click on the links on the left to browse through the book. The book is currently in the process [...]
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Explorations in Learning & Instruction: The Theory Into Practice Database

By Oliver Wrede | Published: August 18, 2003
»TIP (theory into practics database) is a tool intended to make learning and instructional theory more accessible to educators. The database contains brief summaries of 50 major theories of learning and instruction. These theories can also be accessed by learning domains and concepts.«
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Encyclopedia of Educational Technology

By Oliver Wrede | Published: August 18, 2003
»The Encyclopedia of Educational Technology (EET) is a collection of short multimedia articles on a variety of topics related to the fields of instructional design and education and training.« [via BildungsBlog] What a wonderful collection!
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Ten Things We Know About Teaching Online

By Oliver Wrede | Published: August 17, 2003
Margaret Driscoll: »As a consultant, I frequently work with business unit managers who are making decisions about online learning. These managers have clear business needs and an in-depth knowledge of technical issues, but they sometimes lack the knowledge needed to make sound educational decisions. As online learning technology becomes more reliable and user-friendly, the real [...]
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The Hyperspace Classroom

By Oliver Wrede | Published: July 31, 2003
Spike Hall notes some of his experiences over the years using online teaching. Overestimation of technical skills of students and failure to detect problems early are his main two reasons for failure of online education. [Spike Hall's Weblog]
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Tech Support

By Oliver Wrede | Published: June 18, 2003
»The technical support team at B. F. Yancey Elementary keeps the school’s 43 iBooks in good order, tutors students, organizes websites and shows parents how to make presentations. The average age of the team is eight years old.« [Apple Hot News]
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Instructional Design for Flow in Online Learning

By Oliver Wrede | Published: June 10, 2003
Sandra C. Ceraulo: This tutorial describes how the instructional design of an online course can facilitate an optimal learning experience for the student. The optimal learning experience is the state termed “flow.” Flow, as defined by creativity researcher Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi (pronounced Me-high Chick-zhent-me-high), is the “state in which people are so involved in an activity [...]
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Students and Deuterolearning

By Oliver Wrede | Published: June 5, 2003
Spike Hall: For the moment I say that the pay-off of learning-to-learn, aka deuterolearning, is an achieveable, and eminently worthwhile, goal. Weblogs, I believe, are a possible mechanism. [Connectivity: Spike Hall's RU Weblog]
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Knowledge Management in Education

By Oliver Wrede | Published: May 8, 2003
»This monograph describes the opportunities and challenges faced by those working to improve the use and sharing of information in education through practices that have come to be known as knowledge management.« [elearningpost]
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Feed me

By Oliver Wrede | Published: April 5, 2003
Katharina Birkenbach started a seperate weblog documenting the process of their diploma work.
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