Knowledge in the Public Interest (KPI)

In addition to bookmarking the home page of this site (follow tag: wep), I have bookmarked the About page where James Gee welcomes users and explains his vision for worked examples.

An online only grad school for teacher preparation in NY state helps teachers in their own classrooms instead of in a teacher prep class outside of where they work. Videos of teachers teaching and other techniques are used to train teachers.

Paper by Reuven M. Lerner, Dept. of Learning Sciences, Northwestern University, Sharona T. Levy, Faculty of Education, University of Haifa and Uri Wilensky, Depts. of Learning Sciences and Computer Science, Center for Connected Learning and Computer-Based Modeling, Northwestern Institute on Complex Systems, Northwestern University. Paper describes underlying principles of the Modeling Commons, a community for NetLogo modelers to share and collaborate.

Design principles for fostering public sharing and collaboration: Focus on artifacts; provide multiple entry points; be forgiving; maximize findability; provide flexible permissions; keep users informed.

Home page for NetLogo, a multi-agent programmable modeling environment. The platform environment is available to download and sample models are are available online. Many are simulations and can qualify as digital learning objects.

Community space for developers of models using NetLogo.

V3. Online data collection tool developed for purposes of LDSE project. Tool offers existing patterns that can be adopted or adapted as well as the opportunity to create a new pattern. The Learning Outcome for existing patterns are given as are methods and examples/ instances of a pattern.

possible inspiration for Rec Sys.

Video by Dave Cormier on YouTube, September 13, 2010.

On mobiMOOC

Offered by The Sloan Consortium. Course description and pricing. Shopping cart.

Table of Contents, including list of section headings.

on eduforge Open Source Learning Lab. Moodle Industry Training Management System (MITMS)

Login and register site for MOOC facilitated by Stephen Downes. Nice template though site is not complete; pages are under construction or improperly linked.

Online learning community.

Sample RFP for Learning Management System from Saba. Complete request for proposal with extensive list of detailed questions. Saba combines "learning, people management and collaboration technologies."

Clay Shirky TED.com. Filmed July 2005; Posted July 2008.

By Michelle M. Kazner in The Electronic Library vol 20 (5) 2002, p 395-400. This article looks at the library support that is required by the students of LEEP, the distance learning option at University of Illinois-Champaign.

Many of the ideas expressed here might be helpful as we navigate the role of digital librarian supporting the various existing KPI communities as well as any courses/new communities that might develop in the future. Part of SM's Instructional Design course 7/11.

pictures instead of words for explaining community management, a 7-slide show by Amber Naslund