BREAKING DOWN CLASSROOM
WALLS@VERENANZ
My Story
Mom, Teacher and Open Learner
How Did I Get Here?
From: http://victoriadee.blogspot.ca/2010/01/monday-meditation-voice-by-shel.html
Open in Africa Open in North America
Let’s Consider what Open Classrooms look like:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/cisabroad/5737441972/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/jud
ybaxter/992169584/in/photostream/
Are Open Classrooms Public Spaces?
http://www.flickr.com/photos/connectirmeli/8027532130/lightbox/
Have you heard this before?
Integrating Technology Into Our
Classeshat ignited the idea even more...
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Have you used it?
Have you edited it?
Have you created anything for it?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page
http://www.danpontefract.com/the-90-9-1-collaboration-paradox-org%E2%80%99s-should-aim-to-reverse-it/
Focus:
http://thecleversheep.blogspot.ca/2012/06/seven-degrees-of-connectedness_06.html
1. Lurker
2. Novice
3. Insider
4. Colleague
5. Collaborator
6. Friend
7. Confidant
7 Degrees of Connectedness
http://morethanenglish.edublogs.org/for-teachers/blooms-revised-taxonomy/
CREATEBe the change that you want to see…
Open Learnin
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OER
Open Leadersh
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Open Instructio
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We are all Learners – Together
• Reuse–copy verbatim• Redistribute–share with others• Revise–adapt and edit• Remix–combine with others
• Constant opportunity to meet the needs of the learner
• http://www.slideshare.net/opencontent/why-be-open
4 R’s of OER
Open Content
http://www.slideshare.net/courosa/open-collaborative-learning
Arguments for OER
http://www.slideshare.net/courosa/open-collaborative-learning
• Everyone there to learn together (no hierarchy)
• Teachers encouraged to connect with learners
• "Nodes" (Digital Learning areas) to interact and connect with others outside of “regular” instruction
• Flipped Learning – Multimedia - UDL
• Content given in Digital Format
• Choice of Activities/Task – INQUIRY Based Learning
• Activities presented in open forum for feedback
• Competency Based Assessment/Badges/Dual Credit
• All activities presented using social media
Open Instruction and Pedagogy
Continuum of Open Learning k12
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Starting Places:
EdmodoSolid Open Platforms:
Blogs and WikisConsider:
Open LMS (Learning Management Systems)
Canvas, Coursesites, Google CourseMaker, P2PU
Open Online Options
Open Classroom Model
CreateCollaborateConnect