peer production of content in digital education
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Peer Production of Content in Digital Education
Digital Learning
• Digital learning is a complicated concept.
• It’s focus is not commercial
• The real question becomes, should peerproduction of content structurally alter education?
Yes.
• Peer production of content is the ultimate form of interactivity
• Students and teachers will both benefit
• Creates room for creativity
Presentation Outline:
The Present and the Future
1.What signs of peer production are visible now?How will/should this change digital learning in the future for:
2. Students 3. Teachers
The Present
The Present
The Present
Back to the Future
How can peer production of content be expanded to improve digital
learning?
Student 2 Student
• Students are highly capable of using new media
• Television, Ipods, Youtube
• Emphasis on Audio-Visual content
Student 2 Student
• Web 2.0 --> Learning 2.0• Sharing • Collaborating• Reviewing • Storytelling Online (radio&video)
specialized channels made and updated by students
Student 2 Student
1: Universities publish recorded lectures online available for everybody!
2: Students collect the useful ones for their channel particular subject
3: Students can add and edit information and create new Pod-&vodcasts for their channel
Student 2 Student
• This is useful because:
• By combining visual and verbal info you remember better
• Enlivens and personalizes education
• Flexible and at one’s own pace
Teacher 2 Teacher
• The same system could apply to teachers
• Sharing content and experiences through digital channels
Teacher 2 Teacher
• More than a textbook
• Creativity in finding examples
• Up to Date Information
Teacher 2 Teacher
• How to use digital learning to its full potential
• Teachers lagging behind technology?
Media Literacy
Teachers and students need to be able to use digital media in an
efficient way
Media Literacy
• Students need to know which digital information is reliable
• Teachers need to know how to use digital information
So?
• Peer Production of Content should definitely alter digital learning structurally.
• But: it has to be monitored whether it is used responsibly
Why education is different
Other Creative industries: commercial gain & entertainment
Education: Responsibility, Reliability & Potential Danger
To Conclude
• Peer production of content provides great possibilities.
• Too bad we always have to take into account where it can go wrong.