The multiple facets of openness in #udsnf12

The multiple facets of openness in #udsnf12

Mathieu Plourde • Ed.D. candidate • Instructor • Educational Technologist

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.

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‘97 Start of college,

Université Laval

(Quebec City)

‘99 First faculty

support contract, College of Business, Université

Laval

‘00 Bachelor’s in

Graphic Design,

Université Laval

’02 Instructional

Designer, College of Business, Université

Laval

’06 MBA,

Université Laval

‘07 Instructional

Designer, University of

Delaware (Newark, DE)

`09 Project

Leader, LMS, University of

Delaware

`11 Start of Ed. D.,

University of Delaware

‘12 Designed

and delivered

#udsnf12 for the School of

Ed., University of

Delaware

Mathieu’s career at a glance




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


Influencers

• From Delaware: – Anu Sivaraman (Use of blogs)

– Fred Hofstetter (Use of web conferencing for face-to-face events)

– Nancy O’Laughlin (ePortfolios)

– Pat Sine (Digital footprint)

• Communities: – Sakai

– Open education movement

– Educon

• Outsiders: – Howard Rheingold (Mind

amplifiers)

– David Wiley (Open learning)

– Alec Couros (Personal learning network)

– Jon Mott (Open learning network)

– Dr. Chuck (Open by default)

– Seymour Papert (Construtionism)

– George Siemens (Connectivism)


OPEN FEEDBACK


My course evaluation


Your final grade


OPEN TOOLBOX


Wordpress as a course gateway

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Open by default

PUBLIC PRIVATE

Social bookmarking

Social media

Google Group

Cloud storage

LMS

Email

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Open invitation to outsiders


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


OPEN SYLLABUS



Course structure

21st century teaching and

learning

Making connections for professional

development

Personal productivity and Information management

Personal learning environment/ network

Teacher stories and practices


OPEN CONTENT


Open content

Used

• Only used materials openly available online

Created

• Licensed all materials I created as Creative Commons - Attribution



A flipped experience

OPEN LEARNING


About.me profiles


Student blogs


Emphasis on discovery,

creation, and reflection.

My

shar

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loo

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20

12

)


Personal learning network


Credit: Alec Couros, The Networked Teacher http://www.flickr.com/photos/courosa/2922421696/

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OPEN CLASSROOM


Synchronous experience


Classroom roles

• Google Jockey

• Backchannel Moderator

• Archivist

• Recapper

• Ed Tech Analyst


OPEN ARCHIVE


#udsnf12’s digital footprint

• UD Capture

• Google Hangouts on Air

• Posts

• Slides

• Google Docs


OPEN COMMUNITY


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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Post-semester activity


Post-semester activity


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



• “As a result of taking #udsnf12, I challenged myself to improve a technology course I teach at a regional university.” – Janice Hill



• “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



• “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


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?


“Chance favors the connected

mind.”

Steven Johnson, Where Good Ideas Come From: The Natural History of Innovation


http://www.amazon.com/Where-Good-Ideas-Come-ebook/dp/B003ZK58TA/ref=tmm_kin_title_0

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!

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