Peer Production of Content in Digital Education

Digital Learning

• Digital learning is a complicated concept.

• It’s focus is not commercial

• The real question becomes, should peerproduction of content structurally alter education?

Yes.

• Peer production of content is the ultimate form of interactivity

• Students and teachers will both benefit

• Creates room for creativity

Presentation Outline:

The Present and the Future

1.What signs of peer production are visible now?How will/should this change digital learning in the future for:

2. Students 3. Teachers

The Present

The Present

The Present

Back to the Future

How can peer production of content be expanded to improve digital

learning?

Student 2 Student

• Students are highly capable of using new media

• Television, Ipods, Youtube

• Emphasis on Audio-Visual content

Student 2 Student

• Web 2.0 --> Learning 2.0• Sharing • Collaborating• Reviewing • Storytelling Online (radio&video)

specialized channels made and updated by students

Student 2 Student

1: Universities publish recorded lectures online available for everybody!

2: Students collect the useful ones for their channel particular subject

3: Students can add and edit information and create new Pod-&vodcasts for their channel

Student 2 Student

• This is useful because:

• By combining visual and verbal info you remember better

• Enlivens and personalizes education

• Flexible and at one’s own pace

Teacher 2 Teacher

• The same system could apply to teachers

• Sharing content and experiences through digital channels

Teacher 2 Teacher

• More than a textbook

• Creativity in finding examples

• Up to Date Information

Teacher 2 Teacher

• How to use digital learning to its full potential

• Teachers lagging behind technology?

Media Literacy

Teachers and students need to be able to use digital media in an

efficient way

Media Literacy

• Students need to know which digital information is reliable

• Teachers need to know how to use digital information

So?

• Peer Production of Content should definitely alter digital learning structurally.

• But: it has to be monitored whether it is used responsibly

Why education is different

Other Creative industries: commercial gain & entertainment

Education: Responsibility, Reliability & Potential Danger

To Conclude

• Peer production of content provides great possibilities.

• Too bad we always have to take into account where it can go wrong.