Learner Generated Learning – SpaceAge

I have always been interested in the model of learning where learners become teachers. In this process, the goal of the learner(s) is to design learning materials that are used by their peers to learn. I have seen this process in classrooms using Thinking Worlds many times.

Here’s a link to a really ambitious project that uses this appraoch – Prof Carl Pennypaker from University California has a passion and intellect for space and astronomy. He has gathered groups of teenage students across the globe – California, Poland and Kenya – to design and build 3D learning games that teach others about space research.

Read more about the project here