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A Model for the Creation of Human-Generated Metadata within Communities
Andrew Brasher; Patrick McAndrew
Learning, Media and Technology Vol. 30, No. 2 (July 2005) pp. 219–240
This paper considers situations for which detailed metadata descriptions of learning resources are necessary, and focuses on human generation of such metadata. It describes a model which facilitates human production of good quality metadata by the...
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Automatic Generation of Audio Content for Open Learning Resources
Andrew Brasher; Patrick McAndrew
Journal of Interactive Media in Education Vol. 2009, No. 1 (2009)
This paper describes how digital talking books (DTBs) with embedded functionality for learners can be generated from content structured according to the OU OpenLearn schema. It includes examples showing how a software transformation developed from...
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Cloudworks: Social networking for learning design
Grainne Conole; Juliette Culver; Perry Williams; Andrew Brasher; Simon Cross; Paul Clark
ASCILITE - Australian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education Annual Conference 2008 (2008) pp. 187–196
Why do some social networking servicesi work and others fail? Can we apply the best of Web 2.0 principles to an educational context? More specifically can we use this as a means of shifting teaching practice to a culture of sharing learning ideas...
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A new methodology for learning design
Gráinne Conole; Andrew Brasher; Simon Cross; Martin Weller; Stewart Nixon; Paul Clark
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2008 (Jun 30, 2008) pp. 4585–4594
This paper describes the development of a new methodology for learning design. Our approach is predicated on the view that no one, simple, view of design is appropriate, because of the inherently messy and creative nature of design. Instead we are...
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Supporting Immigrant Language Learning on Smartphones: A Field Trial
Ann Jones; Agnes Kukulska-Hulme; Lucy Norris; Mark Gaved; Eileen Scanlon; Jan Jones; Andrew Brasher
Studies in the Education of Adults Vol. 49, No. 2 (2017) pp. 228–252
The challenge of supporting immigrant language-learning and social integration has increased recently, leading to initiatives and projects that aim to provide assistance, including using smartphones in the course of daily activities. However, most...