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New approaches to visualising, sharing and guiding design
Overview of Cloudworks A social networking site
for sharing designs
Gráinne Conole, The Open University UK JISC Online conference
November 2008
CloudworksFind and share designs
Web 2.0 principles: tagging, profiles, user generated
Clouds
Stormclouds
Resourcebank
Tools
People
Clouds
StormcloudsLearning and
teaching problems
Forum for shared debate
Exchange of ideas and tips
User details
Evolvingnetwork
Dynamic list of inputs
Tagging
Why is it useful?Means of eliciting design - common language/
understanding of learning activities
Sharing/reuse of designs not just content
Provides guidance on the design process
Makes process more explicit, aids reflection
Creates an audit trail
Highlights policy implications
Guides learner through activities sequences
Further information• OU Learning design initiative
• http://ouldi.open.ac.uk
• Visualizing design - CompendiumLD
• http://compendiumld.open.ac.uk
• Paul Clark - slidecast on using CompendiumLD
• http://www.slideshare.net/PerryW/using-compendiumld-to-design-a-learning-activity-435001/
• Sharing designs - Cloudworks
• http://cloudworks.open.ac.uk