Slides from an IET Technology Coffee morning on iSpot and participatory learning, given on 2 June 2010 in the Jennie Lee Building labs, the Open University

1. Doug Clow IET Technology Coffee Morning 2 June 2010

2. What’s iSpot?

5. Take a photo

9. No really, what is iSpot? (live demo)

10. iSpot ecosystem

12. So how’s that working out, then?

13. “… I am new to iSpot and have to say that having a community of people with the knowledge and enthusiasm to help with the identification of all the creatures people come across is a brilliant thing." “ Thank you so much, With all the books I have it is so hard identifying birds.... Thank goodness for iSpot” "I found out about iSpot in my husband's copy of Sesame and am addicted! Have been telling family and friends about it and am now waiting to start S159." "Thank you S159 / iSpot and all its contributors for getting me interested in nature :)" "I am really enjoying the way iSpot gets people thinking and talking about nature, and I can't go outside now without "seeing" things and I just want a camera with me all the time now!"

15. Euonymus Leaf Notcher ( Pryeria sinica ) Independent Six-year-old girl discovers Asian moth in UK Daily Express Six-year-old finds UK’s rarest moth Teletext Girl finds rare moth Daily Mirror A hairy moment for little Katie Daily Mail Spotted in Britain for the first time, the voracious Asian moth Newbury Today Rare moth found in West Berkshire

16. Experts

20. Plus many other groups with few observations >

22. So what? (Towards a theory of participatory learning)

23. Taylor, Sharples, et al (2006) Design concept Design space System specification Implementation Deployed system Testing Field studies General requirements Theory of use Task model

25. Taylor, Sharples, et al (2006) Control Technological (human-computer interaction) Semiotic (social rules) Technological Tool (mobile learning technology) Semiotic Tool (learn-space) Object Technological (access to information) Semiotic (knowledge and skills) Communication Technological (communication channels and protocols) Semiotic (conversation and division of labour) Changed object (revised knowledge and skills) Context Technological (physical context) Semiotic (community) Subject Technological (technology user) Semiotic (learner)

26. Laurillard (1993)

27. Laurillard (1993) OER participatory learning

28. Fairy Rings of Participation -Makriyannis & De Liddo (2010) Photo: Cofiem on Flickr http://www.flickr.com/photos/kramrecords/4468578071/

29. Fairy Rings of Participation -Makriyannis & De Liddo (2010)