Used dipity this week as an example of a web2 tool that allows learners to generate content for learning. In my context I have asked the students to put on their "instructional designer" hats and create a timeline that teaches the audience about a person, thing, or event. This will give them an opportunity to apply some instructional design concepts that we have discussed into their work and also have some fun with a different multimedia tool.
Dipity has limited variations in appearance and can exhibit some quirky behaviour at times (being an online tool) however it has a lot of features which I have earmarked as important to e-learning, including
- allows the audience to interact with the end product as a form of discovery
- incorporates true multimedia via support for text, images, video, maps, etc
- the multimedia assists audience engagement and motivation
- an element of play
- can be collaborative, ie a number of people can contribute to a single timeline
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