Online Open Courses: A model for connected learning
George SiemensSeptember 6, 2011Pretoria, South Africa
What is open online learning?
1. Open
No fee
No barriers to entry
No restrictions on participation
No requirement of core readings from books or closed journals
2. Online
All content fully accessible online
All conversations (synch/asynch) fully accessible online
How to deliver an open online course.2-step model
1. Do what you do in a regular online course. 2. Open it up.
For-credit learnersCCK08/09/11
Activities of the educator
1. Amplifying2. Curating3. Wayfinding and socially-driven sensemaking4. Aggregating5. Filtering6. Modeling7. Persistent presence
http://www.connectivism.ca/?p=220
2007/08/09/10/11
2008, 2009
, 2011
Starts September 12, 2011
Course interaction is distributed
Course content is distributed
To make sense, participants weave a coherent structure
Getting Credit for open online courses
Grading and evaluation
I’m quite fine with grading in open online courses.
Evaluation is still an important currency in education.
Evolution of open coursesFirst offerings:
MoodleElluminateBlogsWikisSecondLifeGoogleGroupsUstreamPageflakesDeliciousPodcasts
Recent offerings:
Same as earlier offerings:No learning management systemgRSShopper as hub (more on that later)TwitterFacebookPersonal aggregation toolsNetworking comments (again, grsshopper)
This stuff is additive (except for the LMS :))
Interaction Cycle
Learners own and use their personal spaces and existing identities
Curriculum is a starting point
Re-centering with new artifacts
Benefit for learners
Build networksGlobal interactionKnowledge growthCreation and co-creationDevelop identityDevelop digital literacyDevelop sensemaking and wayfinding skills
How to assist learners
Sub-networks and clusteringMentors (Couros)Video and tutorial supportGive learners permission to exploreDon’t.have.to.read.it.allShare as you start to make sense of formatShare as you start to make sense of contentBuild and expand knowledge domainNovel, random connectionsTrust peer-support processes
change.mooc.ca (Starts September 12, 2011)
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