http://www.pontydysgu.org/2008/02/levi-strauss-bricolage-and-elearning-20/ Pontydysgu - Educational Research Wed, 08 Feb 2012 12:43:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.pontydysgu.org/2008/02/levi-strauss-bricolage-and-elearning-20/comment-page-1/#comment-22804 Wendy Drexler Thu, 28 May 2009 16:01:54 +0000 http://www.pontydysgu.org/2008/02/levi-strauss-bricolage-and-elearning-20/#comment-22804 I have that same aspiration. That is one reason why I'm so attracted to the emerging Web 2.0 applications and OER. I've been falsely accused of focusing too much on the tools, when it's actually the potential for learning that inspires me most. Even before Web 2.0, the best teachers have always been the bricoleurs, those not satisfied with the set curricula, those who prefer to build a course from scratch. They scavenge for this and that, build on old ideas, refine stumbled-upon lesson plans, reintroduce and renew obscure resources, and search for the optimal experience that makes it all real for the learner. With Web 2.0, every new tool is a potential building block. The more blocks we have, the more interesting and diverse the structure. My goal as a practiced bricoleur is to help my students better assess, navigate, and sift through the bricolage so they don't overlook the pearls while becoming buried in the scrap. The students are apprentices of sorts who will ultimately take the bricolage and build something unique and beautiful that is beyond my wildest imagination. I have that same aspiration. That is one reason why I’m so attracted to the emerging Web 2.0 applications and OER. I’ve been falsely accused of focusing too much on the tools, when it’s actually the potential for learning that inspires me most. Even before Web 2.0, the best teachers have always been the bricoleurs, those not satisfied with the set curricula, those who prefer to build a course from scratch. They scavenge for this and that, build on old ideas, refine stumbled-upon lesson plans, reintroduce and renew obscure resources, and search for the optimal experience that makes it all real for the learner. With Web 2.0, every new tool is a potential building block. The more blocks we have, the more interesting and diverse the structure. My goal as a practiced bricoleur is to help my students better assess, navigate, and sift through the bricolage so they don’t overlook the pearls while becoming buried in the scrap. The students are apprentices of sorts who will ultimately take the bricolage and build something unique and beautiful that is beyond my wildest imagination.

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