Conole, Grainne; McAndrew, Patrick and Dimitriadis, Yannis
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Abstract
Designing effective CSCL processes is a complex task that can be supported by existing good practices formulated as pedagogical patterns. From a cultural historical activity theory (CHAT) perspective previous research has shown that patterns served as Mediating Artefacts (MA) helping practitioners to make informed decisions and choices, being much closer to the practitioners' mindsets than complex learning design models, such as IMS-LD. However, a new challenge arises when the starting design element corresponds to Open Educational Resources (OER), i.e. free resources of high quality that are typically employed for individual learning. Recent research reported in this chapter has aimed to analyze the eventual contribution of CSCL patterns such as Collaborative Learning Flow Patterns (CLFP) in the repurposing process of existing OER for collaborative learning. Preliminary evidence coming from a set of workshops with educational technology experts shows that a small set of patterns drawn from a CSCL pattern language together with other MA, such as visual representations of Learning Designs, may be inspirational and effective in repurposing existing OER. Further research is under development that builds on the successful workshop format and involves practitioners in face-to-face and virtual workshops. This new set of experiences aims to analyze the effectiveness of the pedagogical patterns and other complementary MA in helping practitioners exploit the great potential of OER in the framework of the Open Learning Network (OLnet) project funded by The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation.
| Item Type: | Book Chapter |
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| Copyright Holders: | 2011 IGI Global |
| ISBN: | 1-61692-898-0, 978-1-61692-898-8 |
| Keywords: | CSCL; learning design; pedagogical pattern; collaborative learning; Open Educational Resources (OERs); mediating artefact |
| Academic Unit/Department: | Institute of Educational Technology |
| Interdisciplinary Research Centre: | Centre for Research in Education and Educational Technology (CREET) |
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| Item ID: | 23040 |
| Depositing User: | Grainne Conole |
| Date Deposited: | 16 Sep 2010 10:05 |
| Last Modified: | 27 Oct 2012 03:51 |
| URI: | http://oro.open.ac.uk/id/eprint/23040 |
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