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Presentation at the Open Education 2011 conference: http://openeducation2011.sched.org/event/4e6620a64659c97293428aa952688e86
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Open Education 2011: Questioning Our Assumptions
Does researcher scholar* participation in online networks democratize knowledge production and
dissemination?
George Veletsianos, PhDThe University of Texas at Austin
Royce KimmonsThe University of Texas at Austin
Information Technology: “The greatest opportunity for scholars and scholarship in human history”
Networked Participatory Scholarship:The emergent practice of scholars’ use of participatory technologies and online social networks to share, reflect upon, critique, improve, validate, and further their scholarship (Veletsianos & Kimmons, in press)
Does scholar participation in online networks democratize knowledge production and dissemination?
Task for the rest of our time:Discuss research findings, relevant projects/initiatives, and first-hand experiences relevant to the question.
Royce and George will be taking notes on:http://www.piratepad.net/scholar
At the end of the session, please feel free to add more resources/information.
Post-session• Remember to add your notes/resources to:http://www.piratepad.net/scholar • Download this presentation from:• We have three papers relevant to the topic (two in press and one under
review):– Veletsianos, G. (in press). Higher Education Scholars’ Participation and Practices on
Twitter. Journal of Computer Assisted Learning. – Veletsianos, G. & Kimmons, R. (in press). Networked Participatory Scholarship:
Emergent Techno-Cultural Pressures Toward Open and Digital Scholarship in Online Networks. Computers & Education.
• If you’d like copies, email George for these