http://www.goldenswamp.com/2009/07/08/how-networks-will-make-learning-resources-free/ Emerging virtual education comments and links Sun, 18 Jul 2010 15:36:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 http://www.goldenswamp.com/2009/07/08/how-networks-will-make-learning-resources-free/comment-page-1/#comment-78493 Golden Swamp » David Wiley writes about digital textbooks and new business models Wed, 08 Jul 2009 21:21:03 +0000 http://www.goldenswamp.com/?p=2692#comment-78493 [...] Textbooks Call for New Business Models,” picks up on what I wrote earlier about the coming of free learning resources. Here is some from the Wiley [...] [...] Textbooks Call for New Business Models,” picks up on what I wrote earlier about the coming of free learning resources. Here is some from the Wiley [...]

]]> http://www.goldenswamp.com/2009/07/08/how-networks-will-make-learning-resources-free/comment-page-1/#comment-78469 James Wed, 08 Jul 2009 13:49:31 +0000 http://www.goldenswamp.com/?p=2692#comment-78469 As a teacher who has been using Moodle to create online courses I can tell you it is slow tedious work. The reason I do it with little compensation is because I enjoy the challenge and it is another source of content for students who need it delivered in a different way. I don't see 10's of thousands of teachers rushing out to create free content, teachers are barely using blogs or wikis now. Many textbook publishers are already creating online versions of their textbook, which is fine, but that is not the best use of tools that allow for interactive learning. The best use of the web for learning is for students to create their own content and share it with each other. As a teacher who has been using Moodle to create online courses I can tell you it is slow tedious work. The reason I do it with little compensation is because I enjoy the challenge and it is another source of content for students who need it delivered in a different way. I don’t see 10’s of thousands of teachers rushing out to create free content, teachers are barely using blogs or wikis now.
Many textbook publishers are already creating online versions of their textbook, which is fine, but that is not the best use of tools that allow for interactive learning. The best use of the web for learning is for students to create their own content and share it with each other.

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