Connexions: An Open Educational Resource for the 21st Century

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Title: Connexions: An Open Educational Resource for the 21st Century
Language: English
Authors: Burrus, C. Sidney
Source: Educational Technology. Nov-Dec 2007 47(6):19-22.
Availability: Educational Technology Publications. 700 Palisade Avenue, Englewood Cliffs, NJ 07632-0564. Tel: 800-952-2665; Web site: http://www.bookstoread.com/etp.
Peer Reviewed: N
Physical Description: PDF
Page Count: 4
Publication Date: 2007
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Higher Education
Descriptors: Information Technology, Educational Resources, Courseware, Information Management, Program Development, Program Descriptions, Computer Software Reviews, Shared Resources and Services, Higher Education, Educational Technology, Instructional Innovation
ISSN: 0013-1962
Abstract: The technology for information organization, communication, storage, and use today is the book. It has evolved over 3000 years (in its modern form over 500 years) to the mature object we currently enjoy. The book is now the primary technology used in education. But with the development of the computer and the Web, a new electronic information technology is challenging the book and laboratory, and it promises to allow significantly improved learning. The author and colleagues have developed and are using an Open Educational Resource called Connexions where the content is organized in small modules, open to use and reuse in creative ways consistent with modern pedagogy and open to new systems yet to be discovered or invented. This article presents the Connexions Project at Rice University as an example of that new technology and outlines the experience. (Contains 15 notes.)
Abstractor: Author
Entry Date: 2008
Access URL: https://asianvu.com/bookstoread/etp/
Accession Number: EJ792135
Database: ERIC
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