Martin Weller, Professor für Educational Technology an der Open University in Grossbritannien, nimmt das zwanzigjährige Bestehen von EDUCAUSE zum Anlass für einen kurzen Überblick über wichtige Entwicklungen im Bereich der Lerntechnologien. Ein Jahr – ein Schlagwort. Er startet mit dem Jahr 1998 (Wikis) und er endet mit 2017 (Blockchain).
Jede Technologie wird ein oder zwei Absätzen kurz erläutert und auch im Hinblick auf ihre aktuelle Bedeutung eingeordnet.
Hier ein Beispiel:
2008: E-Portfolios
Like learning objects, e-portfolios were backed by a sound idea. The e-portfolio was a place to store all the evidence a learner gathered to exhibit learning, both formal and informal, in order to support lifelong learning and career development. But like learning objects—and despite academic interest and a lot of investment in technology and standards—e-portfolios did not become the standard form of assessment as proposed. Many of their problems were similar to those that beleaguered learning objects, including overcomplicated software, an institutional rather than a user focus, and a lack of accompanying pedagogical change. Although e-portfolio tools remain pertinent for many subjects, particularly vocational ones, for many students owning their own domain and blog remains a better route to establishing a lifelong digital identity. It is perhaps telling that although many practitioners in higher education maintain blogs, asking to see a colleague’s e-portfolio is likely to be met with a blank response.
Weller, Martin (2018): Twenty years of edtech. EDUCAUSEreview, 2018-07-02
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