Building
Open Education Learning
Ecosystems
Presented By:
Cheryl Capozzoli
Ed. Consultant/CAIU
School Board Director/Newport School
District
TODAY’S GOALS
• Identify and explore Open Ed. Resources
• Organize ideas and possible OER solutions
• Create steps and rationale for implementing
OERs
• Build internal organizational capacity
• Learn how to begin building 21st Century
Open Learning Ecosystems
“Too few schools are exploiting digital instructional
content for all of its benefits.
Many in education continue to perpetuate the
decades-old textbook-centric use of instructional
materials.
The gap is widening between what technology
allows us to do in our lives; communicate, work,
learn, and play and
how we’re educating our kids.
Fletcher, G., Schaffhauser, D, & Levin, D. www.Setda.org
21st Century Learning
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Where do you go to learn something new?
How do you find answers to questions?
Who provides the information?
What’s the quality and quantity of
information?
• When can you access the information?
• Why do you choose to learn this way?
OPEN EDUCATION RESORCES
• Open Educational Resources (OER) are
learning content that’s freely available to
reuse, revise, remix, and redistribute. (4R’s)
• A framework for universal access to learning
• Free licenses to education tools and resources
• The desire to learn does not cost anything
• FREE!
OER
Metaphor
From: https://openeducationalresources.pbworks.com/w/page/25228307/OER%20Myths
OER MYTHS
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Poor quality
Hidden costs
Developers have sinister or shady motives
Illegal resource sharing
Cause viruses
Not compatible with other paid services
Too difficult to implement
Not worth the effort
COST OF OWNERSHIP/USE
• Direct Costs - Shifting $$
– Open Resources = Free
– Digital devices – lease or purchase options
• Indirect Costs
– Tech. Maintenance - labor
– Network upgrades
– Training and support
– Content planning and development
WHY OER?
• On Demand Access - 24/7 teaching and learning
• Locally relevant content options for
curriculum/instruction
• Customization, personalization and variability for
teachers and learners
• Extended Learning - mobility and flexibility
• Decreased cost for instructional resources
• Frequently updated resources
• Increased cost for PD and digital
devices/infrastructure
• Learning goes beyond the brick and mortar
ROI
• Increased internal capacity
• Funds are spent on learning tools that enhance
learning options
– General Budget, Title I, eRate, IDEA funds, Grants
– Infrastructure – Capital Reserve funds
• Funds distributed to greater areas of need
• Creative and local customization of course
offerings and content
• Content is up-to-date and flexible
• 21st Century learner-centered environments
WHAT RESOURCES?
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Open Online Productivity Suites – Google Apps
Textbooks
Curriculum/Lesson Plans
Interactive supplemental resources
Course Management Systems – K-20+
Virtual Field Trips
Professional Development
Student Management Systems
PLANNING IS ESSENTIAL
• Weighing the Options
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Costs – direct and indirect
Infrastructure and accessibility
BYOT/BYOD
Teacher and Tech Staff Knowledge and Skills
• Curriculum/Instruction Needs
– Who needs to be involved – Curriculum/Technology
Directors, consultants
– Training and support (tech. dept. teachers, students)
• Equity in Accessibility – Universal Access
– Blended learning
– School/Home access
SYSTEMS DESIGN MODEL
Comprehensive District and School Level Planning
• Analysis – evaluate the needs within
schools/district, prioritize needs
• Design – Collaborative approach to designing an
effective plan (1, 3, 5, 10+ years)
• Develop – Create action plans and steps to set
the plan in motion
• Implement – Implementation timeline – who,
what, when, where, how – run test pilots
• Evaluate – Review, revise and expand initiative
See the planning template
EXAMPLE - MOOCs
• Massive Open
Online Courses
• On demand
learning
• Participatory
OPEN COURSEWARE
Open tools for creating open online or cloud based learning environments.
Customize and remix for personalized learning options for students.
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Open Courseware Consortium (OCW) MIT
Coursera
Udacity
Udemy
edX
P2PU
Sophia
Carnegie Mellon Univ. Open Learning Initiative
iTunes U
CURRICULUM/INSTRUCTION
Free curriculum and instructional resources to build, support and enhance
up-to-date standards aligned curriculum and instruction
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Curriki – online curriculum share and save
CAST – Universal Design edu. resources
MERLOT – Multimedia resources
Concord Consortium – tools and resources
Scitable – a collaborative Science learning space
Saylor – Online learning portal for many courses
NSDL – National Science Digital Library
Geogebra – digital tool for Geometry
Khan Academy – Online portal for Math, Science …
Common Sense Media – Digital Citizenship Curriculum
iCivics – free civics curriculum/lessons
SmartHistory – free history resources
ONLINE LEARNING PORTALS
Open tools for creating school level online classroom learning environments.
Customize and remix for personalization.
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Moodle – Course Management System
SAKAI – Open social learning platform
NROC – National Repository of Online Courses
Edmodo – Social learning platforms
Open Study – Study with students from
around the world
TEXTBOOKS
Customize and remix online texts for personalized learning options.
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CK12 Flexbooks
Flatworld Knowledge
Bloomsbury Academic
Connexions
Project Gutenburg and Feedbooks - Literature
Bookboon
ICDL – Children’s Digital Library
iTunes U
Open Library
Open Textbooks
Ibiblio
The Book Depository
The National Academy Press
OPEN PRODUCTIVITY
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Google Apps in Education
Evernote – Notes on the go
Dropbox – online cloud storage
Zoho – free office in the cloud
Kindle Readers – no need to buy the Kindle
Professional Learning Communities (PLC)
Just in Time PD
Learning isn’t just for the kids, teachers must continue to perfect their
skills. Online professional networks continue to provide relevant and
timely professional development opportunities for educators.
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Classroom 2.0
ASCD Edge , EduCore
Teaching Channel
ePals
iEARN
Skype in Education
GCF Learn Free
CONSIDERATIONS
NEXT STEPS
1. Vision, Mission, Core Beliefs???
2. Open discussions with District Leadership – Ask
Why or Why not?
3. Leveraging existing options and removing barriers
4. Policy updates
5. Planning and Pilots – Find early adopters
6. Build 21st Century School Imp. Initiatives
7. Infrastructure and digital device analysis
8. Copyrighting Content – SmartCopy
Now You Know….
What’s Your
Next Step??
CONSULTATION
Research OER with an Instructional Specialist
Cheryl Capozzoli
ccapozzoli13@gmail.com
ccapozzoli@caiu.org
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