7. Anyone with a friend or with sufficient
digital/linguistic literacy (+ other literacies)
and a good amount of motivation who also
knows where to look can learn a lot of
mostly Western oriented things that already
exist, anywhere with connectivity, for free
some sort of cost (in theory), but these
people won’t actually know if they learned
anything...but what is the point anyway?
Mozfest 10/2016
8. Anyone with motivation with access to
tools/internet (or other mechanisms) +
digital/linguistic literacies and social
support in a state that doesn’t block
materials can learn some content (maybe
not pedagogical lessons) in your language,
anywhere that you can access the tools
needs to access the materials, for free some
cost of your time/transport/tools.
Berkman Klein Center 11/2016
16. ● Not a content expert
● Comfortable with online course platform
● Invested in community
● Available to host each week and moderate
discussion
Facilitator
17. ● Highly accessible space
● Consistent internet/power
● Mission of open access
● Strong links to diverse audiences
● Highly-skilled employees who work to
disseminate knowledge for all
Libraries
18. ● Everybody has expertise
● Sharing and connecting are often the best ways
to learn
● Feedback is necessary in order to improve
● Recognition that tech is not neutral
Peer learning
19. Weekly Structure
Beforehand:
● Edit reminder
● Review
materials
● Set up space
Afterwards:
● Clean up
● Share weekly
feedback
During:
● Check-in
● Activity (recipe
card)
● Coursework
● Plus/delta
20. Recipe cards
● Week One: Manage expectations
● Week Two: Help set goals
● Week Three: Give good feedback
● Week Four: Draw connections
● Week Five: Celebrate mistakes
● Week Six: Reflect on goals
24. CPL 2015 pilot
● 65% first time online learners
● 45%-55% retention over 6-8 weeks
● 80% did work outside of Learning Circle
● 90% are interested in taking another
● 60% may want to facilitate in future
25. Reflection on pilot
● Increases digital skills and academic
mindsets alongside course content
● Community can overcome bad courses
● Supports diverse learner pathways
● Successful when aligned with library
mission
27. “[The best thing about my Learning Circle was] knowing that I
was not the only one out there with a dream of writing and
being able to share this with my fellow Learning Circle
members.”
39. Get involved
● Facilitate a learning circle → www.p2pu.org
● Join our community → bit.ly/p2pucommunity
● Develop learning circle material → howto.p2pu.org
● Help us:
○ expand to new communities
○ publicize our work
○ looking for a freelance web designer