design
M.I.T. Introduction to Design
This M.I.T. course on design is available for free through the web platform OER Commons, and provides an excellent resource for guiding the creative design process following the scientific method and peer review. Students learn to complete projects according to schedule and within a specific budget, as they create, design, build, and test their product ideas.
Studenţi din diferite ţări concep şi dezvoltă aplicaţii educative mobile
Acest articol prezintă un proiect de colaborare la nivel internaţional, în cadrul căruia studenţi din diferite universităţi au conceput şi dezvoltat aplicaţii educative mobile, lucrând în echipe interdisciplinare cu ajutorul mediilor sociale şi al tehnologiilor mobile. Autorii descriu conceptul, procesul şi rezultatele acestei colaborări, precum şi problemele care pot apărea în conceperea şi dezvoltarea aplicaţiilor educative mobile în cadrul echipelor on-line.
Workshop on Collaborative learning as design activity
The general themes are: interfaces supporting learning and empirical studies of active learners, and the specific theme is Wiki-inspired collaborative learning systems that combine the best ideas of visual models, end-user modifiable interfaces and collaborative inquiry environments.
Interactive learning environments invite a broad spectrum of participation. On one end of are interactive models of complex phenomena. For example in science learning, simulations of natural and artificial (mechanical, electrical, etc.) phenomena can be an effective way to represent complex relationships underlying a scientific law. On the other end, social learning environments stimulate discussion of ideas and clarification of issues by a process of collaborative inquiry, often guided by more knowledgeable people (e.g. teachers, mentors, and parents). Whereas individual learning refers to the difference between what a learner can perform independently compared to what he or she previously could perform only by guidance (“knowledge in the head”), social learning refers to what a group of learners can produce together as well as the process leading up to it (“knowledge in the world”).
Social media have enabled interactive learning environments to more fully reach the “social end” of the spectrum, whereas advances in user interface and interaction techniques for ubiquitous computing and mobile devices have improved access to and manipulation of models of scientific phenomena. It is when users become content producers and not merely consumers of information and the power and control are shifted from designated experts to a broader network of competent practitioners that the learning potential of social media will be fully realized. Thus, we feel that by combining interactive models with social sharing (or applying wiki principles to interactive learning environments) may prove invaluable in designing collaborative learning systems. In other words we aim for multiple perspectives on collaborative learning as a design activity.
Designs for Learning
The journal is at the crossroad of theoretical development and empirical examples related to learning resources, transformation processes, learning environments and digital resources. The subject areas covered include learning designs and resources, multimodal texts, didactic science and pedagogy.
Robotype
Robotype es un compositor tipográfico web del proyecto Inklude, que permite jugar con las letras como elementos gráficos, explorar cada uno en las formas, algo tan extendido como la tipografía, dibujar, diseñar, componer, crear.. nuestras propias figuras.
Aalto University presented by CNBC Europe
Study on Knowledge Maturing in Europe
The MATURE Integrating Project is based on the concept of knowledge maturing (KM): goal-oriented learning on a collective level. The project investigates how KM takes place within and across organisations, what barriers are encountered and how socio-technical solutions overcome those barriers.
ARPLE11 - Awareness and Reflection in Personal Learning Environments
The workshop aims to attract participants from educational science, psychology, social science, computer science, and design to challenge the understanding of the research fields of awareness and reflection in Personal Learning Environments. We also aim to attract developers from academia and economy that implement personalizable learning environments. The workshop might attract researchers from the projects ROLE, MATURE, MIRROR, ImREAL, LTfLLL, STELLAR.
Atelier-D - Achieving Transformation, Enhanced Learning and Innovation through Educational Resources in Design
The project will look at the development of a virtual design studio space to support student learning throughout the design programme
Sisteme de asistenţă pentru dezvoltarea profesională continuă şi online
Procesele de dezvoltare individuală strâns legate între ele, având loc într-un mediu online, au o caracteristică specială care constituie o condiţie prealabilă esenţială pentru dezvoltarea unui sistem de asistenţă. Punem în evidenţă patru diferenţe între sistemele de educaţie formale şi sistemele de asistenţă de care trebuie ţinut cont pentru a proiecta un sistem puternic ancorat în mediile online şi în mediile sociale. Aceste diferenţe sunt: 1) de la un conţinut pre-produs la unul generat de utilizator, 2) de la motivaţii individuale la interese comune în materie de competenţe, 3) de la o durată limitată la o activitate continuă şi durabilă, 4) de la subiecte şi domenii tematice la o perspectivă largă asupra competenţelor participanţilor.
Pa baza celor patru condiţii prealabile, sunt evidenţiate câteva trăsături fundamentale ale unui sistem de asistenţă. Sistemul se bazează pe forme deja existente în mediu online care sunt dezvoltate mai departe şi asistate în mod metodic şi sistematic. Un sistem de asistenţă poate consta într-o combinaţie de medii de învăţare personală, MIP-uri individuale (medii de învăţare personală), care sunt coordonate prin intermediul unor comunităţi de învăţare online (CIO) bazate pe schimb sau al unei reţele de de învăţare personală (RIP). O metodologie elaborată bazată pe modalităţi circulare de lucru sprijină procesele în diferitele tipuri de media şi ajută la dezvoltarea personală.