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Collaboration on learning objects – Expectations and Reality
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Esa Kujansuu
Tampere University of Applied Sciences
Finland
Collaboration on learning objects –Expectations and Reality
Codewitz Network
34 partners
2 EU funded projects:Codewitz-Minerva2003 - 2006Codewitz-Asialink2004 - 2007
198 Learning objects have been produced
Only interactiveprogram code visualizations
& exercises
Since 2001
Codewitz Learning Objects
Program code visualizationsExercisesBasic StrcuturesAdvanced StructuresIteration LogicObject Oriented ProgrammingAlgorithmsEmbedded Systems
Collaboration on visualizations
Making illustrations
Rewarding
Nice and productive
Challenging
Needs a lot of time
A lot of work
A single CodewitzLO required in
average 14 days of work…
Production of interactive visualization LOs is
Why not share the work → collaboration
Depos i t 1 LO – Ge t 10 LOs
Great idea!
Let’s do it!
I get 10 for 1, great!
Yes!Less work!
We’re in!
Ok, I know you have nice LOs ready. Please deposit (upload)!
Ok, but we need to finish those first…
Those are only for my course, not
suitable for public use…
Ok, next year I will make one for public
use…But your LOs are great. Please just upload!I don’t really want
to publish those
I need to ask about copyright….Just too much work,
not enough time…
I don’t have funding…
etc. etc. …
Codewitz idealistic approach:
Deposit 1LO – Get 10 LOs(Unrealistic approach)
Results up today since 2001
Not a single LO uploaded without funding!
Only network coordinator has
made non-funded deposits
All other LOs have been made with EU funding!
REALITY
“No funding → no LOs”
Case: Technology to use
Flash
Shockwave
Applet
Which one to use?
Common decision:Let’s use the best
technology available!
Result: Used technologies
FLASH
SHOCKWAVE
APPLET
No common agreement was possible…
Case: Layout & Interactivity
GOAL: Students should have a uniform user-interface
The only possible agreements were
RESULT: Great variation appears between LOs
Code on left Memory on right
Navigation in centre
Case: Techniques to be used
Original idea:Visualization is step-by-step illustration
The idea was mostly followed (excluding exercises)
Exceptions were mostly due to content or technique
But one partner decided to make instead a digital book with Flash
Despite numerous discussions with many other partners the decision remained
This one partner always explained their students do not need visualization or interactivity…
Case: Courses, modules or LOs
Should a project produce courses or modules or stand-alone LOs?
Full courses, of course!
Anything else is useless!
Naturally modules for a
teacher to build courses!
The only option is to make stand-alone
LOs!
The teacher should create the courses
with LOs!
All options have their dedicated supporters!
Remarks from projects
Collaboration is not always easy
Consensus may not be possible
Some ideas/designs may not work well with
other ideas
A partner may not agree with any other partner
To get partners to work synchronized is almost
impossible
There can be language problems
There can be cultural problems
Collaboration between different projects is very
difficult
Too high expectations may fail easily
Funding is mandatory!
If you begin a project
Prepare for resistance from
University
Faculty
Colleagues
Partners
Sponsor
Students
If you have a great project idea...
...it doesn’t mean students or staff would like it!
Conclusions
The importance of the partners/people
can not be overemphasized!
Carefully select the partners you begin to
work with!
People are important!
Not the famous universities!
When you have the right people all you need is funding…
When you have the funding all you need is to get the
people to work together for the same goal…
When people work together their work should be
integrated…
Only challenges…
It sounds like all you need is a miracle…
But with the right people involved it is possible and it will
be worth the trouble!
Don’t get it wrong
Share the work!
Find Partners!
Collaborate!
If you find a good partner who
NEVER LOOSE TOUCH WITH SUCH PARTNER!
…shares your ideas
…agrees withyou technically
…has time and resources
More information
www.codewitz.net
www.igualproject.org