We can do the same with Commonwealth of Learning, http://www.col.org/colweb/site. OneVillage Foundation, a partner of Earth Treasury, has been in discussions with them about adapting their distance learning modules to computers.
On Sun, Nov 2, 2008 at 2:33 PM, David Van Assche <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > This is a uniquely interesting site with content for the entire > British curriculum that has been put into a format importable in all > VLEs, with a concentration on Moodle. They have over 1000 learning > objects, all related to their curriculum and available to any school > in the UK at no cost. They are doing pilot studies at International > schools, but it would be of great interest if someone with some clout > from sugar labs could talk to them to see if they wouldnt be willing > to share their content... I leave you with their intro below > > Funded by the LSC and available free to all authorised organisations > in the post-16 sector, the NLN materials represent one of the most > substantial and wide-ranging collections of e-learning materials in > the UK. > > The NLN Materials are small, flexible 'bite-sized' episodes of > learning. They are not whole courses but are designed to support a > wide range of subject and topic areas. The materials adopt a range of > approaches involving some knowledge acquisition, a chance to practice > and absorb, and some form of assessment to check that the learning has > been understood and the learning outcome(s) achieved. > > The materials give learners things to do and a chance to think for > themselves. They are designed to be fun. Learners can make mistakes > but can try again. There is plenty of in-built help if they get stuck > and opportunities to go back and revise. Many of the materials include > games or quizzes. Accessibility options are available on many of the > materials to suit learners' individual needs. The materials are also > designed to appeal to the different learning styles of your students. > > The materials were created by commercial developers, in partnership > with subject matter experts and a wide range of colleges and adult and > community learning experts. All the materials have been trialled by > tutors and students and tested for accessibility at the Royal National > College of the Blind in Hereford. > _______________________________________________ > IAEP -- It's An Education Project (not a laptop project!) > IAEP@lists.sugarlabs.org > http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/iaep > -- Don't panic.--HHGTTG, Douglas Adams http://www.obamapedia.org/page/polls In landslide territory! http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/User:Mokurai For the children Silent Thunder (默雷/धर्ममेघशब्दगर्ज/دھرممیگھشبدگر ج) is my name And Children are my nation. The Cosmos is my dwelling place, The Truth my destination. http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/User:Mokurai http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/User:Mokurai Give One, Get One, from Nov. 17 http://www.amazon.com/xo http://wiki.laptop.org/go/XO_Giving/International _______________________________________________ IAEP -- It's An Education Project (not a laptop project!) IAEP@lists.sugarlabs.org http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/iaep
