[elearning] Innovation and the next big thing(s)

[Paul Chandler]

In the spirit of sharing ...

> I intend that all of these ideas be shared because there might be something
> that will spark others into enhancing student learning experiences.

About a decade ago, as I was on the cusp of moving to a new school, I
also asked the list about the "next big thing".  The answer: virtual
worlds, vrml etc.  But what happened?  Web2.0!

I think projects like OpenCobalt have a real potential to be "the next
big thing".  Emerging out of Alan Kay's work, this is effort to
develop a collaborative, peer-to-peer virtual spaces.  Think of it as
being what gopher was to file sharing, and what web pages are to
sharing information.

Cheers,

-- 
Dr Paul Chandler
Research Fellow
'Multimedia grammatical design and authoring pedagogy' (Kahootz) project,
School of Education, University of New England
(Project website: http://www.une.edu.au/kahootzresearch)

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