Interesting presentation on the future of VLEs from Scott Leslie. Takes a while to download (13MB) but worth persevering with for later stuff on so-called ‘e-learning 2.0’.
Also of interest, following recent conversations within CLT is Scott’s use of photos and screenshots through-out… not a PowerPoint bullet in sight!
And I also like and agree with this comparison of VLEs & TV remotes which comes from an EDUCAUSE presentation by Ali Jafari and Patricia A. McGee which i found via Scott’s blog EdTechPost while listening to his talk.
Having flicked through the presentation and seen the ‘remote’ image in context, I am not sure what Ali is getting at. Immediately before this image he states the need for a future CMSs to have a “comprehensive toolbox”, which presumably would need a comprehensive interface – à la remote 2? I think my ideal would look like remote 3, but have a flap under which there were 10 million other buttons for those that want to use them. And spaces so you could add your own buttons, bla bla etc.
I’m not remotely (ho! ho!) impressed by the presentation itself. I feel I’ve been seeing this same presentation at conferences for several years (although granted this does date from 2004). The slide “Assessment: Stakeholders” is of especially scream-inducing vapidity.
I like the idea of remote #3 with a flap or an interface that grows as you use more of it
The remote comparison attracted me cos I have 4 remotes like #2 at home and only ever use about 2 buttons on each. When I want to do anything else the quantity of options and the inexplicable visual depictions ‘explaining’ the buttons always defeat me… and I’m sure most VLEs must appear like this to many users
I didn’t take much notice of the rest of the presentation but am tempted to look again to find out what warranted the accusation of “scream-inducing vapidity”!!
It’s the usual ‘stakeholder’ slide:
We must engage stakeholders! Who are the stakeholders?!
I wish I was holding a stake when I hear this