Slides used for my presentation during Open Education Week, March 11, 2013.

1. The multiple facets of openness
in #udsnf12
Mathieu Plourde
• Ed.D. candidate
• Instructor
• Educational Technologist

2. A state-assisted, privately governed
institution, UD offers a broad range of
degree programs: 3 associate programs,
147 bachelor’s programs, 119 master's
programs, 54 doctoral programs, and 15
dual graduate programs through our seven
colleges and in collaboration with more
than 70 research centers. Our student body
encompasses more than 17,000
undergraduates, more than 3,600 graduate
students and nearly 800 students in
professional and continuing studies from
across the country and around the globe.
www.udel.edu
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3. Mathieu’s career at a glance
‘12
Designed
‘97 and
Start of ‘00 delivered
college, Bachelor’s in `09 #udsnf12 for
Université Graphic ’06 Project the School of
Laval Design, MBA, Leader, LMS, Ed.,
(Quebec Université Université University of University of
City) Laval Laval Delaware Delaware
‘99 ’02 ‘07 `11
First faculty Instructional Instructional Start of
support Designer, Designer, Ed. D.,
contract, College of University of University of
College of Business, Delaware Delaware
Business, Université (Newark, DE)
Université Laval
Laval
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6. About EDUC439/639, aka #udsnf12
• Title: Social Networking (for educators)
• Fall 2012 (September to December)
• New class, elective
• Origin: Expressed need from classmates
• Built from the ground up by me
• First cohort:
– 20 students, half K12 teachers, half other
professionals
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7. Influencers
• From Delaware: • Outsiders:
– Anu Sivaraman (Use of blogs) – Howard Rheingold (Mind
– Fred Hofstetter (Use of web amplifiers)
conferencing for face-to-face – David Wiley (Open learning)
events) – Alec Couros (Personal
– Nancy O’Laughlin learning network)
(ePortfolios) – Jon Mott (Open learning
– Pat Sine (Digital footprint) network)
– Dr. Chuck (Open by default)
• Communities: – Seymour Papert
(Construtionism)
– Sakai
– Open education movement – George Siemens
(Connectivism)
– Educon
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8. OPEN FEEDBACK
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9. My course evaluation
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10. Your final grade
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11. OPEN TOOLBOX
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12. Wordpress as a course gateway
http://openteaching.ud-css.net
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13. Open by default
Social bookmarking Google Group LMS
PUBLIC PRIVATE
Social media Cloud storage Email
http://openteaching.ud-css.net/social-presence/
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14. Open invitation to outsiders
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15. Outsiders have answered the call!
• Experts are everywhere online
– Pat Sine
– Steven Mangat, Alumni relations
– Laura Gibbs, online educator, University of Oklahoma
– Jane Bozarth, author, social media guru
– Kristen Swanson, author and Google-certified
educator
– Jenny Brand, social media marketing professional
– Kim Hayworth, Stanford University
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16. OPEN SYLLABUS
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18. Course structure
21st century Teacher stories
teaching and and practices
learning
Making connections for
professional Personal
development learning
environment/
network
Personal productivity and
Information management
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19. OPEN CONTENT
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20. Open content
Used Created
• Only used materials openly • Licensed all materials I
available online created as Creative
Commons - Attribution
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21. A flipped
experience
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22. OPEN LEARNING
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23. About.me profiles
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24. Student blogs
Emphasis on
discovery,
creation, and
reflection.
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25. My sharing loop (2012)
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26. Personal learning network
Credit: Alec Couros, The Networked Teacher
http://www.flickr.com/photos/courosa/2922421696/
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27. OPEN CLASSROOM
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28. Synchronous experience
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29. Classroom roles
• Google Jockey
• Backchannel Moderator
• Archivist
• Recapper
• Ed Tech Analyst
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30. OPEN ARCHIVE
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31. #udsnf12’s digital footprint
• UD Capture
• Google Hangouts on Air
• Posts
• Slides
• Google Docs
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32. OPEN COMMUNITY
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33. Credit: Jon Mott and David Wiley, Open for Learning: The CMS and the Open Learning Network
http://www.ineducation.ca/article/open-learning-cms-and-open-learning-network
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34. Post-semester activity
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35. Post-semester activity
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36. Quotes from students
• “… it allowed us to connect with not only our
peers within the University on many different
levels, but also colleagues in the field from
across the country. It was truly one of the
most valuable collaborative experiences I have
had thus far in my doctoral coursework.”
– Alex Reid
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37. Quotes from students
• “As a result of taking #udsnf12, I challenged
myself to improve a technology course I teach
at a regional university.”
– Janice Hill
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38. Quotes from students
• “And do you want to know the super-cool
thing? All of the resources that Matt creatively
pulled together for us were absolutely 100%
free.” – Jann Sutton
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39. Quotes from students
• “You introduced me to communities of
learners that allow me to grow and share in
real time. I learned how to locate, access, and
connect with other people from around the
world about issues that we shared an interest
in.” – Tina Trimble
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40. Conclusion
• Opening up your course doesn’t
require more efforts than having
it hosted in a learning
management system.
• Can you risk missing an
opportunity?
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41. “Chance favors
the connected
mind.”
Steven Johnson, Where Good Ideas Come From: The Natural History of Innovation
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42. Questions, Comments?
• Mathieu Plourde
Profile: bit.ly/mathplourde
• Questions and comments on Google
Hangouts: bit.ly/oew-gplus
• Materials and references:
bit.ly/oew-udsnf12 Thank you!