Knock Down the Walls: Toward a Model of Open Teaching

Open & Networked Teaching moodle moot canada ‘09 alec couros Thursday, April 2, 2009

#hackcouros Thursday, April 2, 2009

#HeyAlecIReallyWantToLet YouKnowWhatIAmThinking AndWouldLikeToGiveYouSo meInputIntoYourPresentatio nSoHereAreMyThoughtsFor YourConsiderationThnks Thursday, April 2, 2009

who is this guy? Thursday, April 2, 2009

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open doctrine? Thursday, April 2, 2009

journey Thursday, April 2, 2009

knowledge what is k? • how is k acquired? • how do we know what • we know? why do we know what • we know? what do humans know? • who controls k? • how is k controlled? • Thursday, April 2, 2009

assumptions re: school knowledge is scarce • access can be controlled • boundaries make sense • expertise rests only in individuals • learning can be managed • change is slow • we can rest on reputation • we can predict the future • is the best way to learn • Thursday, April 2, 2009

“A key to transformation is for the teaching profession to establish innovation networks that capture the spirit and culture of hackers - the passion, the can-do, collective sharing.” ~ Hargreaves Thursday, April 2, 2009

reactions: forms of openness open education free software open source software open educational resources open content open access publication open access courses open teaching open accreditation Thursday, April 2, 2009

how are creative works produced and shared? cathedral vs. the bazaar Thursday, April 2, 2009

how we view knowledge and creative works copyright/copyleft/commons Thursday, April 2, 2009

open content, access, publication, accreditation how we view learning - institutional & informal Thursday, April 2, 2009

access we have to free or inexpensive tools Thursday, April 2, 2009

Rocky Mountain News 1859 - 2009 Thursday, April 2, 2009

social networks redeﬁne communities, • friends, citizenship, identity, presence, privacy, publics, geography. enable learning, • communication, sharing, connections, collaboration, community. networks formed around • shared interests & objects. Thursday, April 2, 2009

Each technology creates a new environment. The old environment becomes content for the new environment. The effects of media come from their form not their content. Thursday, April 2, 2009

370 student registered 443 digital devices. 14 students brought desktop computers, 93 brought iphones/Touch devices. Only 5 students reported landline service. 432 of 438 new students on Facebook, College group had 3225 posts before start of school. Source: Academic Commons Thursday, April 2, 2009

media literacy Accessing, analyzing, • evaluating, and creating messages in a variety of forms. • Enable skillful creators, consumers, and disseminators of media. • Facilitate an understanding of strengths, weaknesses, and inﬂuences of media forms. Thursday, April 2, 2009

how ideas spread Thursday, April 2, 2009

cautions Soulja Boy Thursday, April 2, 2009

cautions new challenges Thursday, April 2, 2009

affordances new motivations Thursday, April 2, 2009

new forms Thursday, April 2, 2009

going open Thursday, April 2, 2009

mindset changes sharing by default • rethinking privacy • publish, then ﬁlter • educators as learners • knowledge as fallible/incomplete • expertise found in networks • relevance of remix/mashup • recognizing alternate forms of creativity • minutia and presence as social bonds • Thursday, April 2, 2009

build your PLN become a learner (again) • play with the tools • absorb the media • ﬁnd a network guide • explore online communities • participate in events • be critical, but open minded • share what you have learned • Thursday, April 2, 2009

tell everyone Thursday, April 2, 2009

invite everyone Participants in Jan 2008: 20 registered students • 10 experts in the ﬁeld • over 200 informal • participants (teachers, admin, professors, admin, k12 students, etc.) Thursday, April 2, 2009

rethink constraints Thursday, April 2, 2009

rethink social architecture Thursday, April 2, 2009

adapt Thursday, April 2, 2009

advantages greater access • currency & adaptability • improved economics • adaptive pedadogies • preserved knowledge • greater diversity of voice • sustainable communities • transparency for critique • long-term connections • Thursday, April 2, 2009

web: couros.ca twitter: courosa google: couros alec.couros@uregina.ca Thursday, April 2, 2009

Knock Down the Walls: Toward a Model of Open Teaching

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