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Open Source Software in Education
Educause Quarterly has an new article on the use of open source software in teaching and learning by Shaheen E. Lakhan and Kavita Jhunjhunwala. The article first looks at the history of open source before moving on to the role of open source in learning. The authors also look at some of the different learning management tools out there (including Sakai) before talking about the direction all this might be headed: Web 2.0.
Why does this matter? Because it suggests a change towards student-centered learning:
The traditional learning structure—where students take a backseat while content is developed by instructors and then structured and delivered as courses—has undergone a radical change with the adoption of Web 2.0 technologies. Students have become an important component in the development and distribution of learning content.
For more, go read the rest: “Open Source Software in Education.”
In the meantime, what do you think? As digital learning evolves will it move towards more student-centered learning? The answer seems fairly clearly yes to me, since that’s a move in teaching in general, and Web 2.0 technologies certainly help facilitate that.
— michael | May 8, 2008 01:24 PM | Something to think about
