EDUC638 Openness in Education

EDUC638 Learning Technologies Across the CurriculumOctober 1, 2013

Mathieu Plourde

bit.ly/educ638-open

Mathieu Plourde, MBA, Ed.D. Candidate

bit.ly/mathplourde

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BEFORE WE START…

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What is open?

• Let’s gather definitions of the word “open”

• http://bit.ly/def-open

What is free?

• Let’s gather definitions of the word “free”

• http://bit.ly/def-free

HISTORY LESSON

A little

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Traditional software model

Credit: somethingstartedcrazy and Rob on Flickr.

Open source software

USERS DEVELOPERS

Open encyclopedia

Gratis

Libre&

(free of charge)

(freedom of use)

Open education

Evolution towards MOOCs

Gerard L. Hanley, http://jolt.merlot.org/vol9no2/hanley_message_0613.htm

WHY OPEN MATTERS

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Increase in textbook prices and college tuition

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Demand for degrees

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15McCoy, D., Schiller, S. R., Frank, E., & Schiller, S. (2011, April 4). Textbook Affordability: Emerging Solutions in Ohio. Webinar, . Retrieved from http://www.educause.edu/Resources/TextbookAffordabilityEmergingS/226560

Low-cost pathways

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Adopting an open textbook

• Andrea Everard, Associate Professor

• Accounting & MIS

• MISY427 Information Technology Applications in Management - Fall 2011

• Link to blog post and video testimonial

Costs associated with potential textbooks for MISY427

State of Washington

The Open Course Library has saved students $5.5 million in textbook

costs to date, including $2.9 million during the 2012-2013 academic year

alone.”

Open textbooks in K12

• State of Utah pilot provides a printed copy for $5 per student.

• Replaces a 7 year cycle.

• Fresh content every year, students keep the book.

David Wiley, http://www.slideshare.net/opencontent/the-5-texbook

OER Repositories/Referatories

• https://sites.google.com/a/udel.edu/oew13/dig-in

WHAT MAKES SOMETHING OPEN?

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Copyright licensing

• Open educational resources (OER) are powered by Creative Commons. The author sets the acceptable uses from the get-go.

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/

BEWARE: OPENWASHING

“What's getting lost here is the power of "free" to benefit

not only institutions, but students as well.”

- Anya Kamenetz

The OER spectrum

Textbook Learning object

The OER spectrum

Textbook Learning object

Whole

Traditional

Fixed

Peer-reviewed

"Nugget"

Innovative

Evolving

"Wisdom of the crowd"

What makes a resource open?• David Wiley's 4Rs:• Reuse: the right to reuse the content in its

unaltered/verbatim form (e.g., make a backup copy of the content)

• Revise: the right to adapt, adjust, modify, or alter the content itself (e.g., translate the content into another language)

• Remix: the right to combine the original or revised content with other content to create something new (e.g., incorporate the content into a mashup)

• Redistribute: the right to share copies of the original content, the revisions, or the remixes with others (e.g., give a copy of the content to a friend)

THE BIG BAD MOOC

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Are you afraid MOOCs might take away your job?• Yes

• No

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What is a MOOC anyway?

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Casey Green at #digedcon, April 2013

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The value of MOOCs

• San Jose State U. Puts MOOC Project on Hold

• Prior learning assessment:

• Western Governors University

• SUNY REAL

• Wrapping

• Mozilla open badges

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Connectivist MOOCs

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OTHER OPENNESSES

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Open access research

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L5rVH1KGBCY

Open educational practices

• http://openteaching.ud-css.net/2013/03/openeducationwk-udsnf12/

Personal learning networks

Attribution: Alec Couros (courosa) on Flickr.com

CONCLUSION

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Course continuous improvement with OER

WE NEED YOU!

Mathieu Plourde, MBA, Ed.D. Candidate

bit.ly/mathplourdeSlides: bit.ly/educ638-open

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