<s>
The	O
term	O
learner-generated	B-Operating_System
context	I-Operating_System
originated	O
in	O
the	O
suggestion	O
that	O
an	O
educational	O
context	O
might	O
be	O
described	O
as	O
a	O
learner-centric	O
ecology	O
of	O
resources	O
and	O
that	O
a	O
learner	B-Operating_System
generated	I-Operating_System
context	I-Operating_System
is	O
one	O
in	O
which	O
a	O
group	O
of	O
users	O
collaboratively	O
marshall	O
available	O
resources	O
to	O
create	O
an	O
ecology	O
that	O
meets	O
their	O
needs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
many	O
discussions	O
about	O
user-generated	O
content	O
(	O
UGC	O
)	O
,	O
open	O
educational	O
resources	O
(	O
OER	O
)	O
,	O
distributed	O
cognition	O
and	O
communities	O
of	O
practice	O
but	O
,	O
although	O
acknowledging	O
the	O
importance	O
of	O
the	O
learning	O
process	O
,	O
there	O
has	O
been	O
little	O
focus	O
on	O
learner-generated	B-Operating_System
contexts	I-Operating_System
or	O
the	O
impact	O
of	O
new	O
technologies	O
on	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
teacher	O
,	O
learner	O
and	O
institution	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
term	O
learner-generated	B-Operating_System
context	I-Operating_System
(	O
LGC	O
)	O
is	O
grounded	O
in	O
the	O
premise	O
that	O
learning	O
and	O
teaching	O
should	O
not	O
start	O
with	O
the	O
embracing	O
of	O
new	O
technologies	O
,	O
but	O
rather	O
that	O
it	O
is	O
a	O
matter	O
of	O
contextualising	O
the	O
learning	O
first	O
before	O
supporting	O
it	O
with	O
technology	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
learner-generated	B-Operating_System
context	I-Operating_System
concept	O
is	O
concerned	O
with	O
examining	O
the	O
rapid	O
increase	O
in	O
the	O
variety	O
and	O
availability	O
of	O
resources	O
and	O
tools	O
that	O
enable	O
people	O
to	O
easily	O
create	O
and	O
publish	O
their	O
own	O
materials	O
and	O
to	O
access	O
those	O
created	O
by	O
others	O
,	O
and	O
ways	O
in	O
which	O
this	O
extends	O
the	O
capacity	O
for	O
learning	O
context	O
creation	O
beyond	O
the	O
traditional	O
contexts	O
of	O
,	O
inter	O
alia	O
,	O
teachers	O
,	O
academics	O
,	O
designers	O
and	O
policymakers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
also	O
a	O
concept	O
which	O
challenges	O
existing	O
pedagogies	O
insofar	O
as	O
it	O
sees	O
a	O
new	O
generation	O
of	O
read/write	B-General_Concept
,	O
participatory	O
technologies	O
as	O
enabling	O
learners	O
to	O
take	O
ownership	O
of	O
both	O
their	O
learning	O
and	O
their	O
actions	O
in	O
the	O
real	O
world	O
and	O
to	O
contribute	O
to	O
the	O
co-design	O
of	O
learning	O
resources	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
learner	B-Operating_System
generated	I-Operating_System
contexts	I-Operating_System
,	O
technology	O
is	O
seen	O
to	O
offer	O
new	O
dimensions	O
for	O
active	O
participation	O
and	O
creativity	O
in	O
learning	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
interdisciplinary	O
research	O
group	O
based	O
at	O
the	O
defines	O
a	O
learner	B-Operating_System
generated	I-Operating_System
context	I-Operating_System
(	O
LGC	O
)	O
as	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
key	O
aspect	O
of	O
Learner	B-Operating_System
Generated	I-Operating_System
Contexts	I-Operating_System
is	O
that	O
they	O
are	O
generated	O
through	O
the	O
enterprise	O
of	O
those	O
who	O
would	O
previously	O
have	O
been	O
consumers	O
in	O
a	O
context	O
created	O
for	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
