When existing tools (VLE and other) don’t provide a perfect fit, avoid reinventing them.
Look for alternatives, look for free, reusable resources. And consider changing the activities to fit – or make a virtue of the lack of fit, i.e. what can be learned from it?
There is a world of OERs (open educational resources) out there, many of them OU-produced materials, all waiting to be reused for free or very cheaply. OpenLearn is just the beginning.
Many OERs can be versioned to suit your needs. Remember them and point your faculty teams towards them.
Remember
The learning is the thing, not the technology; the technology helps you get there.
Ideally, the technology will be woven into the curriculum without jar or snag, such that the learner doesn’t notice where the one ends and the other begins.
Bespoke everything
When existing tools (VLE and other) don’t provide a perfect fit, avoid reinventing them.
Look for alternatives, look for free, reusable resources. And consider changing the activities to fit – or make a virtue of the lack of fit, i.e. what can be learned from it?
There is a world of OERs (open educational resources) out there, many of them OU-produced materials, all waiting to be reused for free or very cheaply. OpenLearn is just the beginning.
Many OERs can be versioned to suit your needs. Remember them and point your faculty teams towards them.
Remember
The learning is the thing, not the technology; the technology helps you get there.
Ideally, the technology will be woven into the curriculum without jar or snag, such that the learner doesn’t notice where the one ends and the other begins.