Guillaume Paumier wrote:
Much ideas indeed, and much motivation ! Very nice.
This is going to
be very great. There's only one thing that bothers me :
On 8/18/06, *Robert Scott Horning * <robert_horning(a)netzero.net
<mailto:robert_horning@netzero.net>> wrote:
I would also hold "classes" via IRC to explain some of the
details and give a bit of a lecture of sorts, although this is
also more
a way for us to try and study the topic together.
One special thing about wiki-learning is it doesn't require
appointments. I find it very interesting that there would be an irc
channel where students from the same class can help each other, ask
questions, etc. I find it very interesting that "teachers" would come
on those channels to give some details. What I don't want is seeing
teachers holding courses on IRC, because this system excludes the
student from another time zone, who is sleeping while this happens.
please tell me if I didn't get the point.
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I find that sticking strictly to a Wiki interface has limitations of its
own. I'm using the IRC channel to offer addtional experiences, and give
some more one on one intimacy that you can't normally get with a wiki
page, as well as near instant feedback. Usually on a wiki page you get
feedback in days or weeks, which is not IMHO good for learning tough
subjects.
This isn't to say that a very motivated student couldn't go through and
learn all of the content without having to go onto IRC channels, but
this is but one way to help out.
BTW, why are you against holding classes on IRC channels anyway? I was
hoping to have more of a team teaching system where we would have
multiple "instructors" available in multiple time zones as well. In
addition, I was thinking of trying to set up a system (with approval of
those involved) to also log "class sessions" so the IRC logs would also
be available after the sessoin for those who wanted to read what was
covered even if they missed the class. Questions could still be asked
on the wiki pages afterward.
I know that this isn't the only type of instruction that is possible
through Wikiversity, but it is one way it can be accomplished. That is
all I'm trying to accomplish, and doing an experiment with a multi-media
approach.
To change the subject, something I'd also like to do is to write a
"virtual blackboard" system that would replace the need for IRC, or
suppliment it further. Think more along the lines of an IRC channel but
it also allows multi-media (including video) resources for the student.
I've seen commercial systems that are pretty good, but we would
necessarily need something that is open source and usable on systems
other than strictly Linux. That is a huge requirement, and something
that we don't necessarily need to start with. Just a thought.
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Robert Scott Horning