Modelling Wikiversity through Activity Theory

This page is about modeling Wikiversity through Activity Theory

Example model 1

SUBJECT: Wikiversity participants

OBJECT: Learning materials

MEDIATING ARTIFACTS: Wiki

RULES: Policies & guidelines in Wikiversity (and, to an extent, Wikimedia)

COMMUNITY: Wikimedia (projects + ‘organisation’), bloggers, OER projects, etc.

DIVISION OF LABOUR: Open and distributed (?), organised by “schools”, subject disciplines (?)

OUTCOME: Learning experiences

Questions • Where are the barriers to technology in this model? • Where is identity? • Where are theories of learning, and learning material production?

Example model 2

SUBJECT: Wikiversity participants

OBJECT: Wiki

MEDIATING ARTIFACTS: Theories/principles of educational and informational web design

RULES: ?

COMMUNITY: Designers, Wikimedia (as above), bloggers, OER projects…

DIVISION OF LABOUR: Open and distributed (?), organised by “taskforces”

OUTCOME: Increased participation

Questions What are the rules in this model? Is it theories of participation (and hence identity, access, etc.)?

Cormac Lawler; Friday, 25th May, 2007