Michael:

I could only find a definition and examples of learning stacks but no peer reviewed sources, which I have attached:

"A learning stack is a learning environment designed from the ground-up to be flexible, extensible, interoperable, and dynamic" (Hype Cycle For Education, 2014).

Best regards,

Debra

http://hypecycle.umn.edu/hype-cycle-technologies/learning-stack

https://learningstacks.com/

A learning stack as an architectural construct is a collection of elements, such as applications, personal productively tools

Thanks, Debra and Siavash - so it seems the term has not yet been used in the literature. There may be a different term for this construct, though.

Yes it does seem that way. Please let me know if you would be doing research in this area as I would be very interested.

Debra

Debra, I finally found some more information on the term 'learning stack' and it's getting more and more confusing. I was aware of the hype cycle definition regarding learning stacks when I asked the question 

Unforutnately, there are others uses of this term as well (linked below).

https://www.politesi.polimi.it/bitstream/10589/33462/1/NEWTHESIS.pdf

Michael:

Thanks for "digging" some more. I think we need to dig some more to understand it's varied uses.

Debra

@Michael, This is not a concept that I have come across, or can find anything solid about. However, I imagine that it could be a useful concept to think about. Use the computer science view of a Last-in, first-out (FIFO) queue of Learning Objects.

@Debra, in practical terms, you might like to think of a tin containing a pack of cards and on each is written the knowledge-to-be-assimilated by the student. Let us say by way of example, that each card contains a headterm and its definition. But, each definition uses words that the learner does not yet know! So we (know-all!) educators arrange the cards in a logical “exemplary” order with a basic headterm at the top of the tin and the capstone headterm at the bottom of the pile in the tin. The contents of the tin now contain a “learning stack”: a list of things the learner needs to learn, in the order of learning. The learner takes the top card, learns it (it contains no unfamiliar terms in its definition), and is allowed to progress to the next card, which contains a new headterm, which may use in its definition the headword of the first card. The tin contains the learning stack.

Ian's example is a useful way to help students understand how to structure their learning materials regarding content applying some basic pedagogy.

Unfortunately, the kind of learning stack I am interested in is more related to technology itself and enables Learning Tools Interoperability (LTI), a term that I've come across recently. Any idea what a technological learning stack would be?

Google, Scholar, ACM, ERIC, Xplore and even ARXIV (cs) know nothing about "technological learning stack", so the way is clear for you to use it in your novel research or even to Trademark it!

A highly interesting discussion indeed. From my experience, MOODLE, CLICKEDU, are good examples of technological learning stack. Both of them are largely used in educational environments and students can benefit  from them a lot. So, the tools are out there for use. The problem, as usual, is to come up with a motivating way to get students involved in their learning. Technology applied to education is still in its infancy. From your opinions, I see a parallel between constructivism (learning must be built brick after brick, as it were). Ian's example of a tin containing a pack of cards is very illuminating.

Decidedly, I encourage you, Michael, to keep delving into this concept.

After a while, I'm back on this. It makes sense from my perspective as far as the technological part is concerned. This is what I've found in a German language text (should be easy to understand, though) by Hansruedi Tremp.

I like conceptual work, so anyone interested in working on this is invited.

• Sequence was always the guiding principle in the process architecture of learning, Learning Stack appears to be wound somewhere there. Layers make a stack in its literal meaning and layers are sequenced.Now electronic intelligence will the path of least resistance : Water Logic ;forming stacks.Now we can lace the term with educational inputs for building the process. Given an exposure,Social media will find its place.