Rhizomatic, schrmizomatic . . . all kidding aside, I had a fun time chatting with Dave C. yesterday during the Worldbridges Webcastathon – yes, on the Worldbridges network … the home of EdTechTalk.com! Dave has posted some interesting thoughts on his blog that dance around some loosely joined thoughts I've been hearing and reading about including:
- Designing Coproduction Experiences: In one of my instructional design classes, we are using a book (Creating Do It Yourself Customers – The Coproduction Revolution) written by my professor which centers on the design of what he terms "co-production" experiences. A central focus of the book is that if we want customers (or in the context of our discussion last night – learners) to achieve excellence as they take on roles in a co-production experience (like the Drupal CMS Academy), we must carefully contemplate the learner's "vision (goals / feedback), access, incentive and expertise" within the design. The book provides in-depth analysis and guidance regarding these themes.
- Engagement and Coproduction: The online book "The Journey to the Interface" addresses similar themes.
- Dynamic Personalization: I found the link to the online book noted above from a link to link in Josie Fraser's post about "Personalisation" – or as we say on this side of the pond "Personalization" – addressing "the active participation of citizens in designing services".
- Informal / Emergent / Incidental Learning: Last week, I was introduced to a blog by a graduate student at the University of Georgia. I was told by her colleagues that her research interests are in online informal (emergent and incidental) learning. I look forward to learning more about her research.
- Agile Instructional Design: See my post from a few weeks back about Peter Rawsthorme's Agile Instructional Design ideas.
- …and my ongoing obsession with Drupal as my Personal Learning Environment.
So, what does all this mean? Are there relevant connections among these themes? Well, I haven't got that figured out. Has anyone else? However, these ideas taken in whole seem to point toward instructional design focused on a common goal: creating dynamic learning environments focused on active learner participation! Whether we call the recipients Rhizomatic Dynamic Agile Coproducing Emergent Learners or not, I for one am happy to consider myself one!
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