This document discusses how social media is changing higher education. It explores flexible and online learning models including MOOCs, open educational resources, and informal learning. Social media allows learning to take place anywhere and anytime through open sharing of knowledge and digital resources on platforms and courses that are free to participate in and often free to use for any purpose. However, questions still remain around the validation and accreditation of skills and knowledge gained through informal learning networks and online platforms.

1. Social
learning
- how social media
are changing higher
education
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2. Alastair Creelman
alastair.creelman@lnu.se
Blogs on IT and learning
Corridor of Uncertainty (English)
Flexspan (Swedish)
Twitter: @alacre
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3. Flexible …
Distance …
Online…
E- …
Net-based…
Mobile …
Game-based …
Learning
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4. Flexible learning
More colours in your palette
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5. Openness
Digital literacy
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Collaboration
Mobility
Informal
learning

6. E-learning 1.0 …
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7. Trapped in the
classroom
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8. Innovation?
Creativity?
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9. What are we testing?
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10. Charter learners
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11. Digital natives?
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12. Where do we
learn?
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13. Content has escaped!
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14. Content is king
Context

15. Attitudes
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16. Why do we
lock away
knowledge?
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17. Learning is sharing
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18. Open Educational Resources (OER)
• Educational material
freely available
• Video, audio, text,
animation
• Clear terms for
copying and
adaptation
(Creative Commons)
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19. http://creativecommons.org/

20. Shades of openness
Copyright
©
Creative Commons
Public domain

21. “Open” resources
Free to view
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iTunes U
Academic Earth
YouTube EDU
TED
… and most MOOCs
Free to use (OER)
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OER Commons
MIT OpenCourseWare
Merlot
Khan Academy
Wikiversity
Wikibooks
Openstax college
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22. Why open
learning?
university
teacher
student
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23. Other open models
Peer 2 peer University
University of the People
OER university
OpenStudy

25. Flip the classroom
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26. Informal learning
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27. Massive Open Online Course
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28. MOOCs – learning networks
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29. xMOOC
Consortia of major
universities
http://www.moocs.co/

30. What is a MOOC?
• Lifelong learning
• Complement to higher
education
• Course? Course material?
Arena for learning?
• Different business models
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31. Do-it-yourself
Udemy – platform and marketplace
Open Tapestry – create your own courses
Eliademy, Canvas, CourseSites – cloud-based platforms
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32. Blurred
definitions
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33. Layered model for education
University/college
Other actors
Fee
Validation, examination
Fee/Free
Tutoring, feedback, community
Free/fee
Courses, MOOCs, self-study
Free
Educational resources (shades of openness)
Advanced
search
Quality
criteria

34. Validation of informal learning
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35. Open Badges
• Validation of informal
learning
• Digital badges with links
to awarding body
• Certification of practical
experience and knowhow
• Open standard

36. Learning to learn…
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37. Learning anywhere,
any time
… if you
know how
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38. Backpack learners
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39. Assessment
Learning
Copyright
Teacher’s role
Student’s role
University’s//
school’s role
Examination
Policies and
strategies
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Publication

40. My digital footprints ...
Blogs about net learning
• Corridor of Uncertainty (English)
• Flexspan (Swedish)
• Corridor of Learning (what I’m
reading)
• Flexflow (magazine with news from
my network)
Twitter (links to articles and news)
http://twitter.com/alacre
My bookmarks
http://delicious.com/alacre
http://www.diigo.com/user/alacre
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