User:McCormack/Learning by engagement

Learning by engagement is a new method being proposed as a driving concept for Wikiversity development.

Types of engagement
Engagement means a meaningful involvement, with dialogue and interaction. The following types of engagement are envisaged:


 * Engagement with existing resources on Wikiversity.
 * Engagement with major content contributors.
 * Engagement with non-contributing newcomers.
 * Engagement with larger external OER/educational projects.
 * Engagement with real educational institutions and authorities.

Failure of engagement
Wikiversity is still improving her efficiency as a marketplace of knowledge; [...] we are still not very efficient in matching the seller (editors, and writers and resources) with the buyer (those who are - or may be - interested in the resource). Hillgentleman|Talk 07:46, 2 June 2008 (UTC) Originally posted at Colloquium.

I hate this joke of what could have been a very valuable learning resource. I don't know enough about Neurobiology, but I know all wikiversity really needs is people arranging information that they could've gotten from anywhere, into a format that guides them through from no understanding to a full fledged comprehending individual. Both Wikipedia and currently this fail miserably at that attempt, due to their lack of a good flowing course. it's just a mess of information that is going to turn off more people than it must. --danthemango 07:55, 29 February 2008 (UTC) Originally posted at Category talk:Neurobiology.

Two conceptions of learning
"Two major conceptions of learning exist: reproducing new material and transforming material to make meaning." [http://www.newcastle.edu.au/group/ajedp/Archive/Volume_8/v8-brown-et-al.html Brown, G., Lake, R. & Matters, G. (2008). New Zealand and Queensland teachers’ conceptions of learning: Transforming more than reproducing. Vol. 8, pp. 1-14.]