Developing a knowledge capture system based on sharable and self documenting learning objects via Stephen
Quote: "Today's organizations have well developed systems for capturing financial data and producing reliable and accurate information. An area that is often overlooked is the importance of knowledge held by individuals associated with the organization. This is also true in an educational setting, where learners can often contribute real-world and personal experiences."
Comment: I agree with the main premise of this article - learners should have the ability to add (or annotate) existing course content. When dealing with adult learners, an instructor is usually not the authoritative dispenser of knowledge...but rather a facilitator for discussion and learning. Often, in this model, the work/discussion of learners can improve future offerings of the course. One concern - making the learner-created resources useful for other learners involves: a) a time consuming editorial process to determine what goes into the system or b) some form of valuation of the content, and c) a search engine (more information alone won't help learners).