openshare block for moodle (2008)
DESCRIPTION
Introduces concepts of openness in education, and explains concepts behind the OpenShare modification that allows Moodle teachers to share just parts of their online courses.TRANSCRIPT
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Open Educational Resources
with the Open Mod for MoodleJared M. Stein
Ken WoodwardUtah Valley University
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open
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Biosphere 2 photo by Ryan Thomas: http://flickr.com/photos/ryanthomas/297717379/
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“Rusty Cage” photo by Pietroizzo: http://flickr.com/photos/pietroizzo/327485958/
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Leigh Blackall’s “There Is Another Way” slidehttp://www.flickr.com/photos/leighblackall/64955399
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Hoodia gordonii photo by M. Heigan: http://flickr.com/photos/martin_heigan/423391945/
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• Teaching/learning materials
• Online
• Freely available
• For everyoneOpen Educational Resources Commonsoercommons.org/help/learn-more-about/oer
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OCW = OpenCourseWare
•Free and open
•Digital publications
•High quality
•Organized as coursesOpenCourseWare Consortiumocwconsortium.org/about/
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Open Education
“…educational opportunity to everyone”
David Wiley, PhDCenter for Open and Sustainable Learning
Utah State University
Utah Open High Schoolhttp://opencontent.org/blog/archives/499
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Advantages of Being Open
• Faculty pride / “reputation economy”• Institutional PR• Student preparedness• Value of pre-existing content• Remix/reuse; share & share-alike• “Teaching is sharing” – David Wiley
http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/HowTo/MakingTheCase.htm
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http://creativecommons.org/license/
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OCW & OER Platforms
Publish and Forget
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• Download: http://mediawiki.org/wiki/MediaWiki
• Example: http://wikieducator.org
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• Download: http://educommons.org• Example: http://open.usu.edu
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• Download: http://wordpress.org• Example:
http://opencontentdiy.wordpress.com/
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http://openlearn.open.ac.uk/
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Leigh Blackall’s “There Is Another Way” slidehttp://www.flickr.com/photos/leighblackall/64955399
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LMS and OCW
• 2 Birds, 1 Stone• Low cost• Currency• Pick and choose• Open educational activities• Faculty responsibility
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Technical Needs
1.Open/Closed
2. IP metadata
3.Workflow4.Usability
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Mechanics of Moodle
Roles Groupings
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UI and Workflow
1. Enable / Install2. Course “Open”3. Workflow Resources or Activities
a. Creative Commons/Copyright Cleared1)Pick a CC license
b. Closed (Private) or Shared/OpenOne-at-a-time or en masse
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Technical Needs
1. Open/Closed2. IP metadata3. Workflow4. Usability5. Findability6. Interoperabilit
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