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Presentation by Carl Blyth at "The Power of Openness: Improving Foreign Language Learning Through Open Education", held at the University of Texas at Austin and online on August 9-10, 2012.
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Session 1: Defining Open Education
Carl Blyth Director, COERLLAugust 9, 2012
Symposium (n.)
1. A meeting for the discussion of a single topic, usually including many speakers and an audience (virtual and F2F).
2. (in Ancient Greece) A convivial gathering that included eating, drinking and intellectual conversation.
Agenda
1. Introduction to COERLL2. Presentation: “The Impact of Open
Education on Foreign Language Learning”
3. Activity: “Envisioning Open Education”
4. Lunch (in the Atrium)
Coral
Coral by flightsaber http://www.flickr.com/photos/flightsaber/2204190345
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Curl
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Corelle
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Corral
OER in COERLL
Newest of the 15 National Foreign Language Resource Centers (2010 – 2014), grant from US Department of EducationLocated at The University of Texas at AustinFormerly the Texas Language Technology Center (TLTC) Focused on Open Educational Resources (OER) for Language Learning
About COERLL
LRC Mission: to improve the teaching and learning of foreign languages by producing resources (materials and best practices) that can be profitably employed in K-12 and higher education settings.
COERLL's Mission: to produce and disseminate Open Educational Resources (OERs) (e.g., online language courses, reference grammars, assessment tools, corpora, etc.).
Mission
Agenda
1. Introduction to COERLL2. Presentation: “The Impact of Open
Education on Foreign Language Learning”
3. Activity: “Envisioning Open Education”
4. Lunch (in the Atrium)
What we mean by Open Education
US Dept. of Education, Creative Commons& The Open Society Foundations sponsored
“Why Open Education Matters Video Competition”http://whyopenedmatters.org/videos/
…first place winner from Blinktower Creative Agency, Cape Town, South Africa
Defining Open Education
“A collective term that refers to forms of education in which knowledge, ideas or important aspects of teaching methodology or infrastructure are shared freely over the Internet.” (Wikipedia)
Open Education Movement
“The open education (OE) movement is based on a set of intuitions shared by a remarkably wide range of academics: that knowledge should be free and open to use and re-use; that collaboration should be easier, not harder; that people should receive credit and kudos for contributing to education and research; and that concepts and ideas are linked in unusual and surprising ways and not the simple linear forms that today’s textbook present.”(Baraniuk 2007: 229)
The term OER refers to any educational material offered freely for anyone to use, typically involving some permission to re-mix, improve, and redistribute.
What we mean by OER
What we mean by OPEN
1. Free Access (online, no passwords, no fees)
2. Enable the “4 R’s”Reuse - copy verbatimRedistribute - share with othersRevise - adapt and editRemix - combine with others
“Gratis” vs. “Libre”
Photo source: free (http://www.flickr.com/photos/tonx/2698947622/) / tonx (http://www.flickr.com/photos/tonx/) / CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/)
Degrees of Open: Materials
Traditional MaterialAll rights reserved
CLOSED OPEN
OERsReuse / Redistribute / Revise / Remix
Degrees of Open: Classrooms
Online
• Virtual classroom• Formal (enrolled) student• Informal learner
CLOSED OPEN
Traditional• Physical classroom• Enrolled student
Degrees of Open: Research
Open research• Known to group• Online journals• LL&T• Internet public
CLOSED OPEN
Traditional research• Methods/data known to few• Traditional print journals• Foreign Language Annals• Subscribed readers
Big vs. Little OERBig OER Little OER Typically generated by institutions. Typically generated and shared by
individuals.
Advantages = high reputation, good teaching quality, little reversioning required, easily located.
Advantages = cheap, web-native, easily remixed and reused.
Disadvantages = expensive, often not web native, reuse limited
Disadvantages = lower production quality, reputation can be more difficult to ascertain, more difficult to locate
Examples: MIT Courseware, UK’s OpenLearn
Examples: Blog posts, podcasts, etc.
Source: Martin Weller http://nogoodreason.typepad.co.uk/no_good_reason/2009/12/the-politics-of-oer.html
share-computer-key-260 : taken from - http://www.flickr.com/photos/eq/4990131757/Author: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/deed.en
OER Enablers
Open StandardsHow to design OERs for sharing
Open LicensesPermission to share OERs
TechnologyTools for creating & sharing OER
Communities of practiceSharing ideas & OERs w/ others
Mosaic Cow in St. Joseph, Michigan : taken from - http://www.flickr.com/photos/vxla/6183285404/in/photostream/Author: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/deed.en
Attribution(Derivatives)(Commercial)(Share Alike)
Open Licenses
Creative Commons“some rights reserved”
Mosaic Cow in St. Joseph, Michigan : taken from - http://www.flickr.com/photos/vxla/6183285404/in/photostream/Author: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/deed.en
Degrees of Open: Licenses
CLOSED OPEN
Standards
LARC Standards-Based Lesson Plan Generator (California)https://lpg.sdsu.edu
State Standards
National Standards
Technology
Social sharing sitesReuse :: RedistributeRevise :: Remix
COERLL’s Technology Strategies
Modular content Embeddable Media (YouTube)Editable formats (Google Docs)Multiple formats (print-on-demand and mobile)
Communities
Collaboration among communities of:
EducatorsLearnersAdministratorsDevelopers.edu + .org + .com
Hybrid Spanish (U of Utah)Fernando Rubio
Open Learning Initiative (CMU)Chris Jones
Acceso (U of Kansas)Amy Rossomondo & Jonathan Perkins
Français interactif (UT-Austin)Georges Détiveaux & Amanda Dalola
Open LCTL Textbooks
Yoruba Yemihttp://coerll.utexas.edu/yemi
Open Spanish Corpus & Materials
Spanish in Texas Websitehttp://sites.la.utexas.edu/spanishtx
Projects: Open Source Tools
eComma collaborative annotation toolhttp://coerll.utexas.edu/ecomma
Other COERLL projects:OERs for LCTLs
Gateway to Chinese http://www.laits.utexas.edu/ppp
Suite of tools for students to practice with online interactive exercises. Portal site will launch in July, 2012.
Conversa Brasilierahttp://www.coerll.utexas.edu/brazilpod/cob
Set of 35 high-quality conversation videos with annotations and commentary
Aswaat Arabiyyahttp://www.laits.utexas.edu/aswaat
Authentic Arabic videos for listening practice. New exercise sets for 20 videos will be released this summer.
Benefits to Learners
Lowering costs.Materials can be adapted to meet local and personal needs.Community involvement = quality control and a better overall product, “inreach”Learners can be part of the creation process and feel a sense of ownership
Benefits to Educators
Greater impact; reach more learners and gain recognitionMore control over materialsProgram fees from print-on-demand help with sustainability for updating materialsHigh quality materials for less commonly taught languagesBecome a member of a community of practice
Challenges of OER
Work involved in selecting and assembling all the pieces needed for a complete language program.Educators need training and support. Skepticism about quality controlLack of awareness about OERSustainability
Visualizing Cognitive Surplus
Slides and Links
Check website for details:http://sites.la.utexas.edu/power-of-openness
Q&A Period
What questions do you (still) have about Open Education and Language Learning?
Agenda
1. Introduction to COERLL2. Presentation: “The Impact of Open
Education on Foreign Language Learning”
3. Activity: “Envisioning Open Education”
4. Lunch (in the Atrium)
“Envisioning Open Education”
1. React to what you just heard about Open Education. What are your reactions to this presentation? [10 min discussion]
2. Imagine your ideal OER. What do you want future pedagogical materials to look like? [10 min]
3. Brainstorm solutions to one or two of the challenges to Open Education. What can we do to overcome the obstacles? [10 min]
Lunch Period!School lunches from around the world
