Open Education and virtual communities: an experience A. Fini A. Formiconi A. Giorni N.S. Pirruccello E. Spadavecchia E. Zibordi

The “OpenED 2007” course ”Introduction to Open Education” Utah State University David A. Wiley 2007: open participation Paper reading Blog: working and assessment tool

”Introduction to Open Education”

Utah State University

David A. Wiley

2007: open participation

Paper reading

Blog: working and assessment tool

Participation Credit Non-credit Informal

Credit

Non-credit

Informal

Objectives current state of the field of open education copyright, licensing, and sustainability; locate open education in the context of mainstream instructional technologies learning objects; current practices & possible alternatives in open education; OER projects locally

current state of the field of open education

copyright, licensing, and sustainability;

locate open education in the context of mainstream instructional technologies

learning objects;

current practices & possible alternatives in open education;

OER projects locally

Contents Open Educational Resources human rights in education free access to educational resources OER: strong and weak points OER: good practices intellectual property rights learning objects & the future of OE ?

Open Educational Resources

human rights in education

free access to educational resources

OER: strong and weak points

OER: good practices

intellectual property rights

learning objects & the future of OE

The collective interaction Starting process wiki tools, resources, time, assignments Interactions cross-blogging feed RSS Restructuring of the process final version, modified & broadened spiral renewal

Starting process

wiki

tools, resources, time, assignments

Interactions

cross-blogging

feed RSS

Restructuring of the process

final version, modified & broadened

spiral renewal

The Italian Group LTE, University of Florence LTEver – January 2007 students, alumni , professionals, teachers Educational Technology… informal learning professional training Elgg community of practice blog/files/communities/RSS resources/…

LTE, University of Florence

LTEver – January 2007

students, alumni , professionals, teachers

Educational Technology…

informal learning

professional training

Elgg

community of practice

blog/files/communities/RSS resources/…

The role of the community conventional e-learning course reaction and discussion, course re-modulation Learning Community cross-reading & cross-blogging LTEver: virtual place, cooperative e-learning “ wrap up”

conventional e-learning course

reaction and discussion, course re-modulation

Learning Community

cross-reading & cross-blogging

LTEver:

virtual place, cooperative e-learning

“ wrap up”

To conclude … A case study for three reasons: Course nature (open) A new role for institutions? Course contents (OER) Dissemination Course development (ICT & lifelong learning) Role of the community

A case study for three reasons:

Course nature (open)

A new role for institutions?

Course contents (OER)

Dissemination

Course development (ICT & lifelong learning)

Role of the community

LTEver http://www.lte-unifi.net/elgg Antonio Fini: [email_address] LTEver, University of Florence - Italy

Antonio Fini: [email_address]