BREAKING DOWN CLASSROOM

WALLS@VERENANZ

Open Learning k12

The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teachers Who Use Technology – Angela Meiers

From: http://victoriadee.blogspot.ca/2010/01/monday-meditation-voice-by-shel.html

My Story

Mom, Teacher and

Open Learner

ADLC School Bus

http://www.flickr.com/photos/viydook/7957840724/

The OC@ADLC

http://www.flickr.com/photos/gorbould/3946877026/

Are Open Classrooms Public Spaces?

http://www.flickr.com/photos/connectirmeli/8027532130/lightbox/

Open in Africa Open in North America

Let’s Consider what Open Classrooms look like:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/cisabroad/5737441972/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/jud

ybaxter/992169584/in/photostream/

What is Open Learning ?

Using Technology to help everyone

learn from each other

Authentic learning

experiences

Using social media to connect

Using Web 2.0 Tools to create digital artifacts

A way to experience

Digital Citizenship and Digital Identity

Open Learning

Continuum of Open Learning k12

1 2 3

Have you used it?

Have you edited it?

Have you created anything for it?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page

http://www.danpontefract.com/the-90-9-1-collaboration-paradox-org%E2%80%99s-should-aim-to-reverse-it/

Focus:

http://thecleversheep.blogspot.ca/2012/06/seven-degrees-of-connectedness_06.html

1. Lurker

2. Novice

3. Insider

4. Colleague

5. Collaborator

6. Friend

7. Confidant

7 Degrees of Connectedness

http://morethanenglish.edublogs.org/for-teachers/blooms-revised-taxonomy/

We are all Learners – Together

People build up walls, not to keep others out, but to see who cares enough to break them

down

http://www.flickr.com/photos/linneberg/4467578542/sizes/m/in/photostream/

Synchronous – Cohort or Collaborative Group Activity/Course/Project

No Hierarchy – Everyone is learning

together

Teachers are encouraged to connect

and interact with students using

authentic means of communication

"Nodes" (Digital Learning spaces)used to

interact and connect outside of “regular”

spaces

Flipped Learning – Multimedia - UDL

Content given in Digital Format

Choice of Activities/Task – Inquiry Based

Learning, Projects

Activities presented in open forum for

feedback

Assessment: Competency Based /Badges/Dual Credit

All activities can be “tracked” using

social media

Peer Feedback

CREATEBe the change that you want to see…

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OER

Open Leadersh

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Open Instructio

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• Reuse–copy verbatim• Redistribute–share with others• Revise–adapt and edit• Remix–combine with others

• Constant opportunity to meet the needs of the learner

• http://www.slideshare.net/opencontent/why-be-open

4 R’s of OER

Open Content

http://www.slideshare.net/courosa/open-collaborative-learning

Arguments for OER

http://www.slideshare.net/courosa/open-collaborative-learning

Open Classroom Model

CreateCollaborateConnect

CONNECT:1) Become a Connected Educator –Reread

the 7 Stages of Connected Learning2) Encourage your students to become,

“Connected Learners” – Start learning with them

3) Learn about social media – get on twitter and follow people

4) Read other people’s blogs, start to create your own

5) Join an Online Community like Classroom 2.0

How to Become an Open Learner:

COLLABORATE:1. Start to link posts and answer the people you

follow on twitter. Create a Storify about your conversation and share it.

2. Reply to people’s blogs, twitter questions and in discussion posts in open educational communities

3. Think about your Digital Identity Online – and how to help and support others

4. Participate in open projects like Flat Classroom or collaborate with another class on skype or on a blog/Wiki

How to Become an Open Learner:

Open Courses

Blog Course Philosophy

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Open Online Coursess –

k12 style like #Beyond Facebook12

Open Projects

Global Classroom wiki

2012-13

OC Projects

Robotics  Macbeth Module

FNMI VoicethreadCarnaval Project -

Languages

Open Interactions

Twitter ChatsGoogle Hangout Quests

Classroom2.0 Open

OnlineWebinarsOpen Webinars for HS students

CREATE

Open at ADLC

Open Opportunities at ADLC:

1) Become a Connected Educator

2) Consider the idea that we are all learners. That our role is to support and guide other learners.

3) Join “Yammer” - It’s a walled garden, or sandbox in which to practice and learn social media skills.

4) Join twitter - When you start to collaborate with others, please add the hashtag #adlc

5) Browse through:

ADLC - OER LiveBinderOpenLearningk12 wiki

6) Contact me about how I can support your “open ideas”