I’ve been looking into both Pattern Languages
Pattern Languages in Programming and Interface Design
Notes on pattern languages and Christopher Alexander's legacy on software programming and Computer-Supported Collaborative LearningA Naïve Exploration of Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning
Notes on the academic field of CSCL and major papers in the discipline over the past month.The Knowledge Hydrant is where these two meet in a lovely swirl of collaborative learning and organically emergent systems.
It’s a draft document written up by Joshua Kerievsky in 199927ya . The mini-manifesto describes a set of Design Patterns that people can use to set up their own indie study groups outside of formal structures like universities.
While the original focused on IRL, “co-present” Getting real good at the Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning
A Naïve Exploration of Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning
Notes on the academic field of CSCL and major papers in the discipline buzzwords and jargon over here groups, I’m fascinated by how we might adapt these patterns and turn them into internet-friendly, distributed digital versions.Here’s notes on the original while I’m thinking it through…
