4. Design-Based Research
● Balance between theory and practice
○ Participants & Researchers have voice
○ Collaborative Design intervention
○ Authentic Research Learning Environments
○ Practical application & replication
○ Iterative Cycles and Prototypes
● Flexible Design for Emerging Research
● Blends both Qualitative and Quantitative Research
● Evaluation of Innovation for continual improvement
Image CC BY @kazuend
5. Research Context
● 1 Teacher, 34 Grade 10 Students, High
School Students (15 years)
● Sociocultural Constructivist Program:
Connecting Community Partnership
(Housebuilders) with Grade 10
Interdisciplinary Program
● Students Offered Alberta Ed Program of
Studies, Career and Technology Studies
& Competency Focused Projects
● Focus on:
○ Building Authentic Relationships
○ Developing Identity
○ Expanding Learning Beyond Classroom
Walls
Retrieved from http://schoolblogs.rockyview.ab.ca/buildingfutures/
6. We want High School students to, “use this online presence as a way to
start networking their interests and passions so that they have a leg up on
all their peers once they leave high school by developing their social
reputation, online digital identity and voice. This project is also about
teaching and working with your son/daughter about how to be mindful
about what they are posting and how to use the power of the net for good”
(Building Futures Teacher Letter Home to Parents)
10. Roberts, V., Blomgren, C., Ishmael, K. & Graham, L. (2018). Open Educational Practice (OEP) in K-12 Online and Blended
Learning Environments. In R. Ferdig & K. Kennedy’s Handbook of Research on K-12 Online and Blended Learning.
Pittsburgh, PA: ETC Press.
● Designing For Sharing
● Participatory Learning
● Safe Learning Spaces
● Expanding Learning
between Formal, Informal,
Non-formal Learning
Environments
K-12
Indicators of
Open
Educational
Practice:
Roberts, 2018
11. Open educational practice (OEP) in K-12 learning
contexts describes an intentional design
that expands learning opportunities for all learners
beyond classroom walls by collaboratively and
individually sharing and building knowledge and
encouraging networked participation by interacting
with others from multiple cultural perspectives.
Roberts, 2018
Description of OEP in K-12 Learning Contexts
17. Visitors and Residents Mapping
Activity towards the middle
of the continuum
is in ‘closed’ groups or
communities
Highly Resident activity is
visible online
CC BY Lanclos, White & Phipps
Personal
Institutional
21. Possible Implications for Practice
● Increase in student agency, choice and voice
● Increase in Access to Learning for All
● Increased Participatory Learning
● Expanded Learning Environments
● Increased Connections with Authentic
Learning Opportunities Outside Classroom
Walls
● Increase Development of Learner PLN’s
● Increase in Digital Literacies for All Learners
Share” by Zdenek Svoboda is licensed under CC BY 2.0
22. Possible Implications
for Policy:
● Sharing & Collaborating with Others
Outside of Classrooms & Districts
● Increased understanding of privacy and
data collection
● Increased awareness of OER and Open
Learning
● Emphasis on Policy that Supports
Learning Over Technology Tools
● Increased Professional & Learner
Accountability
Sharing” by Sodanie Chea is licensed under CC BY 2.0
23. Questions for Colleagues
1)How can open learning expand learning opportunities for
High School students?
2) How can educators facilitate open learning between face
to face and digital learning environments? What are the
benefits of expanding into digitally open learning
environments?
3) How can the Visitors and Residents mapping tool be used
24. Contact Information:
Verena Roberts
Doctoral Student
University of Calgary
Werklund School of Education
@verenanz
verena.roberts@ucalgary.ab.ca
“Sharing” by DncnH is licensed under CC BY 2.0
Hinweis der Redaktion
Introduce the idea of resident activity in ‘closed’ groups. This is an important idea, especially in an institutional context.
By “closed” groups we mean groups where people find themselves and others, but that are not highly visible or easily google-able. Examples can be closed Facebook or Twitter groups and private message boards. These are still places where people can be found, where connections are made, but they are less visible online unless you are a member of these communities and have the means to get into these closed spaces.
Notes about activity in the middle of the continuum (closed groups)
Make it clear this isn’t about how trendy the tech is or the amount of time you spend in any single ‘place’ or ‘tool’
Demo mapping--Dave White’s map as an example here. Make it clear as you draw your own map there are no “right” or “wrong” ways to place things, just representations of practice. Also reiterate that Visitor modes are not “worse” than Resident, or vice-versa. This is not a value judgement, but a visualization.
Create your own map on a flipchart pad in front of the group. Be as honest and open as you can to break the ice. This video might help you to tune into the process. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MSK1Iw1XtwQ (10mins) - less reflective groups might be tempted to replicate only the platforms you have put on your map. You may need to make it clear more than once that there are no right answers.
Remind people that this is about their practices not about their identity. V is not not better or worse than R.. You want to preserve the ability of people to relate to the discussion, and identities can become barriers to understanding and connecting with the practices of others.
Resident practices, for example, can occur in a range of more or less visible digital places---that is, people can be in Resident mode, but only visible to particularly curated groups of people (eg private Twitter groups, FB groups, Google+ circles, etc)
Mainly making the point that this is not a perfect process – emphasise the importance of the conversations around the maps.