This is a presentation that I made on Open Educational Resources and the concept of “openness” in Reykjavík, Iceland, November 2011. There is an english translation of the text in the works below the slide show.
Erindi flutt á Ráðstefnu um opið menntaefni í Reykjavík, nóvember 2011.
English translation of text on slides:
Title: “Open” how? “Openness” and the construction of knowledge communities.
1. What do we mean by “open”?
Three uses of “open” in OER literature:
Open = unhindered access to products of the construction process
Open = unhindered participation in construction process
Open = transparent construction process
How we define “open” is critical to understanding the purpose and aims of OER.
2. Definitions and Goals
“[OER is] ‘technology-enabled, open provision of educational resources for consultation, use and adaptation by a community of users for non-commercial purposes.” Commonwealth of Learning (2011)
“Open educational resources includes democratic development of educational resources and tools that are suitable for teaching and learning.” Sigurbjörg Jóhannesdóttir (2010)
– Increase access to educational resources
– Encourage collaboration among educators to construct educational resources
3. The Overlooked Goal
“[Those who hide their contnet] will … be increasingly excluded from opportunities to improve their teaching practice and domain-specific knowledge by sharing and collaborating with growing networks of educators around the world.” Commonwealth of Learning (2011)
“OER has potential to build capacity by providing institutions and educators access at low or no cost to the means of production to develop their competence in producing education materials …” Commonwealth of Learning (2011)
– OER supports knowledge construction and knowledge development among educators.
4. What is Knowledge?
Information ≠ Knowledge
5. What is Knowledge?
What is happening here?
We do not know!
6. What is Knowledge?
What is happening here?
– Personal factors
– How is participation rewarded?
Need for systemic change and long-term planning!
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