OpenEd 2011: Amplifying Openness

Amplifying Opennessthrough Rewards Recognition Emily Puckett Rodgers Pieter Kleymeer

Follow Along Detailed Handout http://openmi.ch/opened11-handout

Evaluation and Impact “I share learning materials with my colleagues to…” ?http://openmi.ch/om-eval2011

Evaluation and Impact Establish Open.Michigan in main channels of U-M communication Clarify copyright in OER and provide resources Make short-term improvements to OER Encourage cultural shifts in learninghttp://openmi.ch/om-eval2011

dScribes Work

dScribes Don’t Work Rote work and little continuity between cohorts resulted in the dScribes being segregated from the other members of the Open.Michigan community.dScribe OCW meeting – tvol on flickr – CC-BY

Strategic Vision Open.Michigan enables University of Michigan faculty, students, staff and others to share their educational resources and research with the world. Open.Michigan’s efforts contribute to two primary goals: 1. to sustain a thriving culture of sharing knowledge at U-M; and 2. to provide comprehensive public access to all of U-M’s scholarly output.http://openmi.ch/om-strategy

Face-to-Face Community"Participation has the mostimpact when designers can scaleup collaborative opportunities toall interested visitors. This meansoffering every visitor a legitimateway to contribute to theinstitution, share things ofinterest, connect with otherpeople and feel like an engagedand respected participant."- Henry Jenkins, ConvergenceCulture

Community Interviews Open.Michigan participants want recognition for practicing openness and acknowledgement of the skillsets they develop through those practices. They also want to know about the supporters and experts of open practices within their professional or academichttp://openmi.ch/badges-interviews networks.

Goals for Building CommunityHow do we acknowledge, support andconnect our largely face to face communityonline and in social networks?How do we remove Open.Michigan as thegatekeeper or bottleneck around openbehavior?

What Motivates AcademicsI want to share my knowledge and increase the visibility of my work.I want to build my reputation as an expert in my field.I want to be promoted within my field and be compensated for myefforts.I want to improve the impact of my domain knowledge.I want to help the world and contribute to society.I want to intellectually explore topics that interest me.I want to be gainfully employed and establish a successful career.I want to build relationships through shared experiences.I want to help the world and contribute to society.I want to build professional skills and use them to support myinstitution.I want to increase the visibility and use of my work.I want to be promoted within my field and be compensated for my

Recognition, but Not RewardThese words of motivation: share, gain visibility, buildreputation, get promotion, make animpact, create relationships,contribute to society...all scream “recognition.”

Erin Knight design – awarded to Philipp Schmidt and Piet Kleymeis.badges badges are symbols of identity, signifying levels of achievement or character, participation in events or activities, or

Infrastructure, So They Sayhttp://openbadges.org

It’s Always a Process

Badges Here, Badges Therehttp://open.umich.edu/connect/badges

Open Season thanks!

OpenEd 2011: Amplifying Openness

by Emily Puckett Rodgers

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