Leveraging Open Content for Global Education
What is open content?
• 4 R's o Reuse o Revise o Remix o Redistribute
• Creative Commons licenses
What is unique about global education?
• Mobile is a big deal • Connectivity is uncertain and uneven • Multiple languages • Cultural di!erences
Goals for online instruction
E!ectiveness E"ciency
Engagement
Needs
Discover
Adapt
Deliver Track
Share
Discover
• Standards Alignment • Media Type • License
Problem: How do you find relevant online learning resources?
Discover
• Search & filtering • Audience-focused portals • Recommendations • Search providers integration
Solution: Search, browse, & provide recommendations
Adapt
• Grain size • Language • Context • Assessment • Sequencing
Problem: How do you adapt content for instruction in your context?
Adapt
Solutions: • Use content where it is • Simple, powerful
authoring tools • Integrate with everyone (best breed
tools)
Deliver
Problem: How do you deliver distributed learning content to your learners?
• Coherence • Interactivity • Feedback • User control
Deliver
Solutions: • Educational mashups • Integrate with existing
tools • Mobile delivery
Track
Problem: How do you track usage and e!ectiveness of distributed content? • Resource needs improvement or
replacement? • Context for interacting with learners?
Track
Solution: Integrated learning analytics • Proxy-based analytics • LMS integrations
Share
• Authoring • Learner support • Evaluation • Problem solving
Problem: How do you support nurturing online teaching and learning communities?
Share
Solution: Integrate with existing communities and best of breed tools • Social bookmarking • Discussion boards
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References
Images by: • Creativecommons.org • Horia Varlan via Flickr • Ambro via freedigitalphotos.net • Graur Razvan Ionut via freedigitalphotos.net • Dan via freedigitalphotos.net • Stockimages via freedigitalphotos.net • Jscreationzs via freedigitalphotos.net • David Castillo Dominici via freedigitalphotos.net • Sujin Jetkasettakorn via freedigitalphotos.net • Master isolated images via freedigitalphotos.net
