After listening to another presentation on the long tail, this
time by Jason Cole at the Savannah Moodle Moot on Friday, it occurred to me
that we are looking at the wrong end of the animal. I paraphrase Jasons comment that education
content is dead, long live content. Exclaiming
that content should be more open. These
comments were well received and make good sense. And VLEs like Moodle fit well into a variety of different learning
environments. However, content repositories seem to focus on systems where content
is complex and variegated, mainly in higher education. At this level the content is presented in relatively
simple manner to the sophisticated learner. While primary and secondary
educational content has simpler and less variegated content, its presentation
must be more complex and accommodate the unsophisticated learner with more
complex needs in learning styles. This
is especially true for subgroups with special learning requirements. And here
is the big head for content repositories. Only 1% of the world acquires a 4 year or higher degree. Where is the
content repository system that focuses on basic content materials in education
for the mass of humanity? Systematic
comparisons of product and systems in higher education do not entirely relate when looking at
primary education levels. I might be looking in
the wrong places, but research in this area seems to me to be somewhat lacking
in the open education community. Can
anyone help point me to data that looks at the issue of content management
systems for primary learners? Oh, and thanks go to Jason for get my mind spinning on this.
Comparisons and advocacy
Primary learning Content repositories
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