OpenLearn Mash-up

29-October-2006

Great work by Tony Hirst showing the potential of reuse and repurposing of open learning materials using the rss feed from the UK Open University's new OpenLearn site.

The Open Content Community is going from strength to strength. On Thursday, Patrick Mc Andrew presented the new UK Open University open content site - OpenLearn at the OECD project seminar on Open Educational Resources . The site had been launched the previous evening.

On Friday, before the meeting had ended, I received an email from Tony Hirst

'Hi Graham', he said 'this may interest you - proof of concept openlearn content via rss - string'n'glue learning environment. Go to learning materials, living with the internet (rss derivation described in passing here).'

Interest me it certainly does and impress me also. OK - so Tony probably sat up half the night making this. But in a previous post I was impressed that the OU were making tools available to help remising. But this mash up shows the real potential for repurposing and reusing open resources in new ways. I love it!

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Graham Attwell; 29-October-2006 18:25:59;