This document outlines Alec Couros's presentation on open and networked teaching at the 2009 Moodle Moot Canada conference. Some of the key topics discussed include the transition to more open forms of education through open educational resources, open access publishing, and open teaching practices. Couros also addresses the role of social networks and new technologies in redefining communities, learning, and knowledge sharing. He advocates building personal learning networks and adapting teaching approaches to take advantage of open opportunities online.
10. knowledge
what is k?
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how is k acquired?
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how do we know what
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we know?
why do we know what
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we know?
what do humans know?
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who controls k?
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how is k controlled?
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11. assumptions re: school
knowledge is scarce
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access can be controlled
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boundaries make sense
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expertise rests only in individuals
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learning can be managed
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change is slow
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we can rest on reputation
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we can predict the future
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is the best way to learn
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12. âA key to transformation is for
the teaching profession to
establish innovation networks
that capture the spirit and
culture of hackers - the
passion, the can-do, collective
sharing.â ~ Hargreaves
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13. reactions: forms of openness
open education
free software
open source software
open educational resources
open content
open access publication
open access courses open teaching
open accreditation
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14. how are creative works
produced and shared?
cathedral vs. the bazaar
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15. how we view knowledge
and creative works
copyright/copyleft/commons
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21. Each technology
creates a new
environment.
The old environment
becomes content for
the new environment.
The effects of media
come from their form
not their content.
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24. 370 student registered 443 digital devices.
14 students brought desktop computers,
93 brought iphones/Touch devices.
Only 5 students reported landline service.
432 of 438 new students on Facebook, College
group had 3225 posts before start of school.
Source: Academic Commons
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26. media literacy
Accessing, analyzing,
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evaluating, and creating
messages in a variety of
forms.
⢠Enable skillful creators,
consumers, and
disseminators of media.
⢠Facilitate an
understanding of
strengths, weaknesses,
and inďŹuences of media
forms.
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35. mindset changes
sharing by default
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rethinking privacy
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publish, then ďŹlter
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educators as learners
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knowledge as fallible/incomplete
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expertise found in networks
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relevance of remix/mashup
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recognizing alternate forms of creativity
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minutia and presence as social bonds
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37. build your PLN
become a learner (again)
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play with the tools
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absorb the media
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ďŹnd a network guide
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explore online communities
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participate in events
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be critical, but open minded
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share what you have learned
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40. invite everyone
Participants in Jan 2008:
20 registered students
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10 experts in the ďŹeld
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over 200 informal
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participants (teachers,
admin, professors,
admin, k12 students, etc.)
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