Content Curation

Nicole Myerscough

ELC 012: Content Curation for Learning from the eLearning Coach Podcast

Collaborative curation is definitely used in a variety of ways. It can be used to supplement basic textbooks/materials provided by the schools and go beyond the basics of common core to promote intrinsic learning. Curation is a way to help other and/or ourselves and encourage collaborative work. This idea is a part of a personal learning environment/network. Content curation probably comes natural to most students, particularly the millennials, but maintaining organization of what we curate is essential so that it can be accessed with minimal effort when needed.

This podcast explores ways in which different groups curate, and provides an extensive list of tools available (free and paid) for individual and/or collaborative work (ie. images, lists, archiving). I found the suggestion if curating for others (ex: classroom of students), that the topic for curation is of just as importance as the intended audience. One needs to take into account preexisting knowledge, often the case with different age groups, and this will then determine the variation of materials curated.