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Beyond the Open Educational Resource move towards Open and
Participatory Learning Ecosystems
Andreas Meiszner
The Open University (UK) / Sociedade Portuguesa de Inovao
(PT)
FKFT Free Knowledge, Free Technology Education for a free information society First International Conference, Barcelona July 15th to 17th 2008
Agenda
Part 1 Introduction: Web 2.0 from an educational perspectivePart 2 The case of Free / Libre Open Source Software (FLOSS) CommunitiesPart 3 The Open Educational Resource (OER) movement Part 4 Towards open and participatory learning ecosystems (OPLE) - The NetGeners.Net pilot course
Part 1
Web 2.0 from an educational perspective
Web 2.0 a message beyond the hype
I think we're --in a lot of ways --in a period of the most profound reinvention of ...education and how people need to learn since the invention of literacy. Tim O'Reilly
Web 2.0 the impact
ICT and the web 2.0 ENABLES us to do things different and more efficiently, but they are also significantly CHANGE the way we live and work REQUIRING us to acquire new skills and mindsets
Knowledge sharing & learning as an active creation process in disperse environmentsWeb 2.0 or so its called
What does the future expect from us?
Ability of being self-taught & self-learning
Having a mental model of how the world works to let you figure out what's important
A new "digital divide" between those who know how to think about search and those who don't; those who know where the current hot information is being shared, and those who don't
The importance of "doing things," "tinkering,", and "exploratory learning"
That "engagement" is not new to Web 2.0, but the opportunity is being democratized by the technology
Source: Tim O'Reilly, May 2007
Web 2.0 what it brings along for our citizens
Web 2.0 what it brings along for our citizens
Part 2
The case of Free / Libre Open Source Software (FLOSS) Communities
The diverse FLOSS learning ecosystem
Today The FLOSS Case
Content & Support in FLOSS
Today The FLOSS Case
What does the FLOSS case show us?
Looking at informal virtual learning environments, like Free / Libre Open Source Software (FLOSS) communities, shows that:
Content is not something static but dynamic
Learning resources are manifold
Users are also active creators
Support and learning resources are closely connected
Open and transparent structures foster re-use and discourse, but also continuous improvement and evolutionary growth
Existence of a wide range of possible activities to engage at around the core product
Self-studying and learning from what others did are pre-dominant forms of learning, plus gaining soft skills on the fly
Today The FLOSS Case
A greater range of inputs not just from the educator, but from all contributors so the collective is the source of knowledge, not one individual
A more personalized learning experience instead of learning objectives that apply to a whole cohort, this approach allows learners to gather the elements of knowledge they require.
Greater sharing of knowledge in (higher) education much of the previous input is lost, whereas here the dialogue, resources, and outputs remain as learning resources.
Peer production active engagement in producing something with a set of peers is a powerful motivational and educational driving force.
Real activities engaging in legitimate activities that are not restricted to an artificial educational setting also provides valuable experience.
Peer support a large support network provided voluntarily by peers in a collaborative manner nearly 24/7.
Open learning environment The whole is bigger than the sum of its parts, thus there is the need of providing new educational models and scenarios that are not limited to students formally enrolled at a course.
What type of learning environment does FLOSS provides?Today The FLOSS Case
Part 3
The Open Educational Resource (OER) movement A first step towards Free / Open Education!?!
Today The OER Case, high quality, largely static
Teaser & Courses from EXPERTS
OER from a traditional educational understanding
Open education resources are little used
and still less adapted and repurposed
Graham Attwell 2007
Today OER vs. Web 2.0 & FLOSS
Part 1
OER from a modern understanding
Open education resources are widely used
and also re-used and adapted
but maybe not the way we thought off
Today OER vs. Web 2.0 & FLOSS
Static OER vs. dynamic Web 2.0
Today OER vs. Web 2.0 & FLOSS
Re-using revised: How (re-)useful is your learning activity?
Today OER vs. Web 2.0 & FLOSS
Who designs what, for which reason and to which extend?Traditional OER are build
By Professionals
In a static manner
For formal settings (or similar)
Within a given (funded) period
Modern/Future OER are build
By professionals and passionate user
Involving stakeholders from formal and informal education
In dynamic ways and
Within continuous evolving environments
Towards OPLE
At the current OER movement
We create repositories, but not learning communities
Content is defined and produced in the traditional way
Content is static, not manifold and rarely updated
Formal students do not directly engage with OER and thus do not engage with external students or free learners
Students' / Free learners' learning process and learning outcome does not become part of something (course, learning resource, product, etc)
Support and learning resources are not connected
We don't really look at motivations and activities to attract free learners to become active contributors
In which way is the Web 2.0 & FLOSS approach different from the OER movement?
Today OER vs. Web 2.0 & FLOSS
Part 4
Towards open and participatory learning ecosystems (OPLE) The NetGeners.Net pilot course
How could a future OPLE model look like?
Towards OPLE
Existence of a great range of inputs with dynamic content from manifold resources
Sharing of knowledge and peer production with users being active creators
Personalized learning experience with engagement in personally meaningful activities
Real activities with a wide range of possible activities to engage at around the core product (e.g. think about Firefox Add-Ons)
Peer support where support and learning resources are closely connected
Open learning environment with open and transparent structures that allows users to adapt them and a continuous evolution
Self-studying and learning from what others did are pre-dominant forms of learning, plus gaining soft skills on the fly
FLOSS aspects that might be considered:Towards OPLE
Meta-design & Courses as Seeds (also inspired by FLOSS):
Making changes must be possible
Open to change during use time and involve all stakeholders in the design process during design time and use time Changes must be technically feasible
Benefits must be perceived
Environments must support tasks that people engage in
Low barriers must exist to share changes
Systems need to be underdesigned at design time to allow users (owner of problems) to create solutions at use time.
Taken from dePaula, Fischer, Giaccardi for details please see: http://wiki.netgeners.net/index.php?title=Rationale
Concepts that might be considered: (1/2)Towards OPLE
Meta-design & Courses as Seeds (also inspired by FLOSS):
Creating a culture of collective inquiry where...
Students take an active role in their own learning process that is...
Embedded in collaborative activities and...
Supported by innovative technologies...
With students adapting a mindset that understands that initial plans must not correspond to final outcomes and that they are...
Prepared for interpreting unexpected results, and...
Where discussions and decisions are captured and therefore...
Become artifacts that help future students in their learning process and...
Create an environment of current improvement and building upon what others built
Taken from dePaula, Fischer, Giaccardi for details please see: http://wiki.netgeners.net/index.php?title=Rationale
Concepts that might be considered: (2/2)Towards OPLE
Learn more about this at the Panel Discussion on FLOSS-like approaches in educational settings and also the NetGeners.Net pilot Towards OPLE
Thank you for your attention!
Contact: A.Meiszner@open.ac.uk And finally...be invited to join:
The discussion on future Free / Open educational approaches at http://www.netgeners.net/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=30&Itemid=2
The 2nd course round of the NetGeners.Net pilot, starting in September 2008 at www.netgeners.net
For further information on the FLOSSCom project see: www.flosscom.net
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