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For David Preston, the term “open source learning” -- a variation on inquiry learning or passion-based learning -- is about helping students choosetheir own learning path, an approach that already has some well-known champions among educators.
The association’s purpose, he says, would be “inviting people to the policymaking table that don’t normally have a direct voice. And I’m not just talking about learners and tech-savvy teachers and administrators. I am also talking about neurologists, leaders in the Internet culture,” and people across other contemporary professions.
This appears to be a development on the ideas of project based learning, a way of tapping into childrens own interest and field of knowledge in order offer rich, authentic learning opportunities.
Watching that spark of interest in children, when they are offered the opportunity to immerse themslves in something of sincere and personal interest, seems to alleviate many behaviour management issues that arise from a sense of boredom with the standard material offered to a class.