open education resources
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Introducing
Open Educational Resources for the South African landscape
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Contexts abound ...
http://www.flickr.com/photos/khym54/600539107/
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All are challenging ...
http://www.parklands.co.za/photo-gallery
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Collaboration
Sharing is fundamental to teaching
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Effective Sharing
Open everything ...
open processes – iterative, transparent and collaborative
open copyright licences – freedom to distribute, adapt and enhance
open standards – formats that enable the freedoms
opensource software – freedom distribute, adapt and enhance
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Cape Town Open Education Declaration
Required reading ...
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Our Work
Increase the library of openly shared resources
(OERs)
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Our Work
Identify innovative and
engaging ways of delivering curriculum
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Our Work
Support communities and conduct professional development
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Case Study in Openness
Adaptation, contextualisation ...
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Case Study in Openness
Java
Adaptation, contextualisation ...
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Case Study in Openness
JavaC++
Adaptation, contextualisation ...
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Case Study in Engagement
http://www.torreytrust.com/
Severe Autism Spectrum Disorder
Michael, Grade 3, couldn't:
- do simple addition - tell time - identify coins - solve puzzles - identify shapes
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Case Study in Engagement
http://www.torreytrust.com/
Addition (0’s, 1’s, 2’s)
Flashcards: 20 minutes; Math Fact Cafe
Written Quiz and Review: 10 minutes; Math-Drills.com
Severe Autism Spectrum Disorder
Michael, Grade 3, couldn't:
- do simple addition - tell time - identify coins - solve puzzles - identify shapes
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Case Study in Engagement
http://www.torreytrust.com/
Time (Hours and Half Hours)
Move the Hands (I would move the hands, he would tell me the time): 15 minutes; Online Analog Clock
Clock Game: 20 minutes; Kinder Web Games
Written Quiz and Review: 5 minutes; Dad's Worksheets
Severe Autism Spectrum Disorder
Michael, Grade 3, couldn't:
- do simple addition - tell time - identify coins - solve puzzles - identify shapes
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Case Study in Engagement
http://www.torreytrust.com/
Motor Visual/Spatial Skills
Let’s Tans Lite: 25 minutes; Let's Tans Lite iPod App
Online Puzzle to complete: under 5 minutes; The Kidz Page: Puzzles
Severe Autism Spectrum Disorder
Michael, Grade 3, couldn't:
- do simple addition - tell time - identify coins - solve puzzles - identify shapes
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Case Study in Engagement
http://www.torreytrust.com/
Numbers to 1000
Flashcards: 10 minutes; Number Nut
Writing Numbers in Standard and Word form Quiz: 10 minutes; Dad's Worksheets
Severe Autism Spectrum Disorder
Michael, Grade 3, couldn't:
- do simple addition - tell time - identify coins - solve puzzles - identify shapes
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Case Study in Engagement
http://www.torreytrust.com/
Michael, Grade 3, could:
- add single digit numbers (80%) - tell time to half hour - write, count and identify up to1000 - solve 6 & 12 piece puzzles - identify coins
2 months later
Severe Autism Spectrum Disorder
Michael, Grade 3, couldn't:
- do simple addition - tell time - identify coins - solve puzzles - identify shapes
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Technology & Community & Openness
Dan Meyerwriter, speaker, learner, worker, go-getter
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General Advice: Connect
Who will sneeze first?
83 day lead time for your popular friends doing self-diagnosis
46 day lead time for your popular friends visiting health professionals
The US Centre for Disease Control lags by a week
Google Flu Trends can tell you the peak
Infectious personalities May 13th 2010 | From The Economist
Connect to the “popular” teachersConnect to the “popular” teachers
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General Advice: Collaborate
Would you bet money that two people here
share a birthday?
pjf@cpan on FlickrNC=
N P×N P−1
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Connect to local teachersConnect to local teachers
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General Advice: Consume
The internet is very very very very big!
There is a huge amount of content freely and
openly available
There is a huge amount of content freely and
openly available
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Our Work
Increase the library of openly shared resources (OERs)
Identify innovative and engaging ways of delivering curriculum
Support communities and conduct professional development
Community & Openness & Technology
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Contact us!
If you have any questions, comments or suggestions regarding Open Educational Resources and the work Siyavula is doing – contact us, we'd love to hear from you!
[email protected]@siyavula.comWww.siyavula.com