Rethinking the Reuse of Electronic Resources: Contexts, Power and Information Literacy. Commentary by Martin Oliver on Littlejohn, A. (2003) Reusing Online Resources, Chapter 18: An Incremental Approach to Staff Development in the Reuse of Learning Resources, by Allison Littlejohn
Abstract: This paper is a response to Chapter 16 by McNaught (2003) and Chapter 18 by Littlejohn (2003a), from 'Reusing Online Resources: a sustainable approach to e-learning' (Littlejohn, 2003b). These two chapters are briefly summarised, and the points that each makes are examined and ch...
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| description | Abstract: This paper is a response to Chapter 16 by McNaught (2003) and Chapter 18 by Littlejohn (2003a), from 'Reusing Online Resources: a sustainable approach to e-learning' (Littlejohn, 2003b). These two chapters are briefly summarised, and the points that each makes are examined and challenged. Following on from this, the proposals within these two chapters are re-framed in terms of issues of information literacy and the exercise of power. This analysis suggests that, whilst these chapters may make an important contribution to understanding the process of reuse, they neglect issues relating to scholarship, wisdom and personal development; they also hide the ways in which reuse may serve to strengthen the position of learning technologists whilst marginalising academics.
This paper is intended to raise issues and questions in relation to two chapters from the book, Reusing Online Resources: a sustainable approach to e-learning (Littlejohn, 2003b). These chapters examine the complex contextual factors that influence reuse and the ways in which staff development can be used to encourage such practices (McNaught, 2003; Littlejohn, 2003a).
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| spelling | doaj.art-52b53d10fcf24abcad00fa43b518bb472022-12-21T18:21:11ZengUbiquity PressJournal of Interactive Media in Education1365-893X2004-04-012003110.5334/2003-1-reuse-2373Rethinking the Reuse of Electronic Resources: Contexts, Power and Information Literacy. Commentary by Martin Oliver on Littlejohn, A. (2003) Reusing Online Resources, Chapter 18: An Incremental Approach to Staff Development in the Reuse of Learning Resources, by Allison LittlejohnMartin Oliver0Education & Professional Development, University College London, 1-19 Torrington Place, London, WC1E 6BTAbstract: This paper is a response to Chapter 16 by McNaught (2003) and Chapter 18 by Littlejohn (2003a), from 'Reusing Online Resources: a sustainable approach to e-learning' (Littlejohn, 2003b). These two chapters are briefly summarised, and the points that each makes are examined and challenged. Following on from this, the proposals within these two chapters are re-framed in terms of issues of information literacy and the exercise of power. This analysis suggests that, whilst these chapters may make an important contribution to understanding the process of reuse, they neglect issues relating to scholarship, wisdom and personal development; they also hide the ways in which reuse may serve to strengthen the position of learning technologists whilst marginalising academics. This paper is intended to raise issues and questions in relation to two chapters from the book, Reusing Online Resources: a sustainable approach to e-learning (Littlejohn, 2003b). These chapters examine the complex contextual factors that influence reuse and the ways in which staff development can be used to encourage such practices (McNaught, 2003; Littlejohn, 2003a). Editors: Allison Littlejohn and Simon Buckingham Shum.https://jime.open.ac.uk/articles/68commentarybook chapterlearning objectspedagogical methodologyinformation literacypowerscholarshipwisdompersonal developmentTechnological Changeissuesobstacleslearning interactionsscalabilitysharingreuselearning resourceslearning object economy |
| spellingShingle | Martin Oliver Rethinking the Reuse of Electronic Resources: Contexts, Power and Information Literacy. Commentary by Martin Oliver on Littlejohn, A. (2003) Reusing Online Resources, Chapter 18: An Incremental Approach to Staff Development in the Reuse of Learning Resources, by Allison Littlejohn Journal of Interactive Media in Education commentary book chapter learning objects pedagogical methodology information literacy power scholarship wisdom personal development Technological Change issues obstacles learning interactions scalability sharing reuse learning resources learning object economy |
| title | Rethinking the Reuse of Electronic Resources: Contexts, Power and Information Literacy. Commentary by Martin Oliver on Littlejohn, A. (2003) Reusing Online Resources, Chapter 18: An Incremental Approach to Staff Development in the Reuse of Learning Resources, by Allison Littlejohn |
| title_full | Rethinking the Reuse of Electronic Resources: Contexts, Power and Information Literacy. Commentary by Martin Oliver on Littlejohn, A. (2003) Reusing Online Resources, Chapter 18: An Incremental Approach to Staff Development in the Reuse of Learning Resources, by Allison Littlejohn |
| title_fullStr | Rethinking the Reuse of Electronic Resources: Contexts, Power and Information Literacy. Commentary by Martin Oliver on Littlejohn, A. (2003) Reusing Online Resources, Chapter 18: An Incremental Approach to Staff Development in the Reuse of Learning Resources, by Allison Littlejohn |
| title_full_unstemmed | Rethinking the Reuse of Electronic Resources: Contexts, Power and Information Literacy. Commentary by Martin Oliver on Littlejohn, A. (2003) Reusing Online Resources, Chapter 18: An Incremental Approach to Staff Development in the Reuse of Learning Resources, by Allison Littlejohn |
| title_short | Rethinking the Reuse of Electronic Resources: Contexts, Power and Information Literacy. Commentary by Martin Oliver on Littlejohn, A. (2003) Reusing Online Resources, Chapter 18: An Incremental Approach to Staff Development in the Reuse of Learning Resources, by Allison Littlejohn |
| title_sort | rethinking the reuse of electronic resources contexts power and information literacy commentary by martin oliver on littlejohn a 2003 reusing online resources chapter 18 an incremental approach to staff development in the reuse of learning resources by allison littlejohn |
| topic | commentary book chapter learning objects pedagogical methodology information literacy power scholarship wisdom personal development Technological Change issues obstacles learning interactions scalability sharing reuse learning resources learning object economy |
| url | https://jime.open.ac.uk/articles/68 |
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