Comments on: Classrooms – Teach Fresh http://gwegner.edublogs.org/2008/06/08/classrooms-teach-fresh/ Thu, 26 Nov 2009 19:37:15 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 hourly 1 By: bron http://gwegner.edublogs.org/2008/06/08/classrooms-teach-fresh/comment-page-1/#comment-13735 bron Tue, 17 Jun 2008 02:53:11 +0000 http://gwegner.edublogs.org/?p=596#comment-13735 Graham I can relate to your petrol station metaphor totally. There is more and more pressure on higher ed in NZ to follow the scheme you mention for improving services... A lot of collaborations have sprung up since the word elearning came into vogue. However in my organisation there is a move towards open educational resources which is seen by some as giving the "lollies" away for free. If you think about what draws people into a petrol station - bargain choc bars, variety of products, discounted petrol, necessity - using an OER approach and offering "taste before you buy" options has the potential to draw the crowds. We use the open WikiEducator platform for a lot of courses now and it is giving us lots of free marketing for the organisation. The benefits of collaborating and sharing resources saves us money. So as long as we keep offering high quality "petrol" , I do not see any danger that we will be giving anything away for free - it is a mutual exchange of benefits. OER is the new environment we are entering, and is a radical change from the 50s classroom - we have moved on too. If only the oil companies could see the benefits in a barter system. Graham I can relate to your petrol station metaphor totally. There is more and more pressure on higher ed in NZ to follow the scheme you mention for improving services…
A lot of collaborations have sprung up since the word elearning came into vogue.
However in my organisation there is a move towards open educational resources which is seen by some as giving the “lollies” away for free.

If you think about what draws people into a petrol station – bargain choc bars, variety of products, discounted petrol, necessity – using an OER approach and offering “taste before you buy” options has the potential to draw the crowds.

We use the open WikiEducator platform for a lot of courses now and it is giving us lots of free marketing for the organisation. The benefits of collaborating and sharing resources saves us money. So as long as we keep offering high quality “petrol” , I do not see any danger that we will be giving anything away for free – it is a mutual exchange of benefits. OER is the new environment we are entering, and is a radical change from the 50s classroom – we have moved on too. If only the oil companies could see the benefits in a barter system.

]]> By: Alexander Hayes http://gwegner.edublogs.org/2008/06/08/classrooms-teach-fresh/comment-page-1/#comment-13734 Alexander Hayes Mon, 16 Jun 2008 12:24:20 +0000 http://gwegner.edublogs.org/?p=596#comment-13734 "....That means many classrooms might appear at a glance to be throwbacks to an older era but the teacher has to be like the service station proprietor where many services have to be offered to keep the learning moving along." So where does edupunk fit into the classroom of today ? Or is it 'critical literacy' in disguise ? “….That means many classrooms might appear at a glance to be throwbacks to an older era but the teacher has to be like the service station proprietor where many services have to be offered to keep the learning moving along.”

So where does edupunk fit into the classroom of today ?

Or is it ‘critical literacy’ in disguise ?

]]> By: Ann Oro http://gwegner.edublogs.org/2008/06/08/classrooms-teach-fresh/comment-page-1/#comment-13732 Ann Oro Sun, 15 Jun 2008 06:10:16 +0000 http://gwegner.edublogs.org/?p=596#comment-13732 The other thing that strikes me about this post is that sitting in my living room in the US, I am immediately familiar with what you are writing about: Subway, Coke, and the change in petrol stations. With the exception that I would call it a gas station, the world has changed in many subtle ways. The metaphor does fly for me. It's two am in my part of the word, but I wanted to leave a quick comment while I was reading your post. I'll think more on it tomorrow. Ann The other thing that strikes me about this post is that sitting in my living room in the US, I am immediately familiar with what you are writing about: Subway, Coke, and the change in petrol stations. With the exception that I would call it a gas station, the world has changed in many subtle ways. The metaphor does fly for me. It’s two am in my part of the word, but I wanted to leave a quick comment while I was reading your post. I’ll think more on it tomorrow.
Ann

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