The following are a list of my responses to others’ posts and my posts of resources and interesting findings:
Hi Michael,
I so agree that we should stop dishing out money for textbooks and start investing in iPod for students. I rarely use textbooks in my classroom. I have brought a laptop, iPad, tablet of my own for my students to use. I also let them use my Mac and my phone to search for information. If we could supply our students with iPads or even tablets there would be a lot that could be accomplished. Our students could access up-to-date information.
I think about “open education” as accessible. In a small way I think some of us are trying to expose our students to what is “out there”. I think that is a beginning to showing our students that education does ot need to be within four walls with a teacher “instructing.”
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Interesting article, Alec.
After reading this article, I started thinking about commercial courseware providers and how they want a return on their course development work and how the "change" to the MOOC system will be morphed "to become yet another online vendor of services to higher ed." I would hope that there would be more to it than that. I would hope that there would be more substance to the MOOC/institutionalized programs than just another online course. If that is the road the "new" MOOCs are heading, then where is the "access" and "open" to all, part? We just go back to only being able to access the courses if you are a student of that particular institution. I know - what if "we", the students and "experts" develop courseware that can be open and accessible to all. There certainly is enough information "out there" to pull from, isn't there? Or am I being naive and don't understand all of the parameters around what is involved in developing a course?
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Hi Marieke,
I so agree with you especially about the myriad of resources that are out there. I, too, am finding it really overwhelming. One of the challenges I have is that I go to one site and within that site are other links to other sites. I get so sidetracked that I lose sight of the initial thing I was focusing on. This can be a good thing or a bad thing depending on the outcome. It can be good if it takes you to a better thing than where you started, but a bad thing if you get more confused. Unfortunately, I think sometimes I have been more confused than not.
As to evaluating resources, I too, wish there was some way of them being easier to be categorized or somehow evaluated for ease of reviewing them. On the other hand, it is sometimes fun to "play" so that you get a true since of the resource.
Great post! May 20
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Hi Justin,
I absolutely loved the part about you meeting Trevor Linden. I too, am a Canuck fan.
I thought it was interesting also about when Stephen mentioned that massive did not necessarily mean thousands. I also didn't know about "Green OERs" being hosted in a local repository and "Gold OERs" being hosted by a publisher. Something else to look into in more detail. I also thought that Stephen's idea of what makes a course work is when there is "autonomy, diversity, openness, and are interactive." It will be interesting to see how the path of MOOCs go. I have been looking into cMOOCs and xMOOCs after listening to Stephen. I have discovered that the real difference is that cMOOCs are built around a community of connections and that they are not centred around an instructor but around joint collaboration with the students and the instructor. xMOOCs are more in line with a traditional institution, dishing out content. I am really excited to see where cMOOCs lead us.
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Wow Kris,
What an amazing story!!!
The things that you have instilled in your students, a sense of giving, accomplishment, and pride is not something you can "teach". You gave them the portal with which to shine and achieve. Isn't what you did right in line with one of the things we have been looking at during 505? You used something that was "shared" and then you "shared" with your mom's class. I wonder if you could go a bit further and "share" with a wider source, as with "19 pencils" (http://19pencils.com/) for example. I am sure that others, other than our small group would love to hear of your success story.
I want to thank you, Kris, I got quite choked up when reading your post. Now, I am motivated to do what you did too!
June 1, 2013
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Hi Tracy,
Great post! I too, was, and still am a little overwhelmed by some of the technical jargon. Prior to the OLTD program I had had absolutely no experience at all with this level of technical skills and knowledge. Even though, like you, I have to spend extra time to "research" things that others may already know about, I am loving every minute of it. I am by no means near being as fluent in all the ins and outs as many of our cohorts, but what I am finding interesting is that through the support and sharing of our cohorts I am learning so much more. I am now the person at my school of whom my fellow teachers come to for ideas or help when they want to do something to do with online with their class. I am so proud to be able to do something tangible in my school.
Getting back to your post, before I get too carried away, I remember when I was doing my bachelor's that there were older people, probably my age ( ha ha) who would audit a course. I see, in part, today's MOOCs as an avenue for all those people who don't necessarily want credit. How much easier it is for those who do not want credit for a course but wish to "audit" one to enroll in a MOOC. Before a person had to go to a campus to audit a course, but now they can be anywhere in the world and enroll in anything they want, not just a course at the nearest university. June 1, 2013
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Hi Justin,
You hit the nail on the head about the reason you find it difficult to share. I too, feel the same way. I know that within my school I have shared things I have done with my students only to have someone say, "Why would you do that, that doesn't really work", even though it did work with my students. The example is that I teach my students to write the way they speak. If you pause then you put a comma, if you stop you put in a period. As they develop in their writing we add question marks, etc... I have had great success with this and non-writers are now writing reams of things. Their confidence is raised and they have a tool to use to help them know where to put the punctuation.
I guess what I saying is that I do have a fear of being criticized about what I am doing. Here I thought, and still do think, that I had a great tool, and it took one person's comment to shoot down my pride. I guess the question is, am I strong enough to take that kind of stuff with a grain of salt and go with my experience and gut feelings and put myself out there and take a chance? My answer has to be, yes. I shouldn't let my pride get in the way of possibly helping others. I see now that there are things I do in my classroom that so many others could benefit from. I also need to realize that not all shoes fit every foot, and that what one person may think won't work for them, may work for someone else.
Thank you, Justin, for giving me a push in sharing more. June 1
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Jane Christensen
General Discussion Jun 1, 2013
I was just looking through my "Weebly" under my "Community Connections" page and realized that I didn't have my Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, or Instagram links posted. Wow, what an oversight! Here I have been thinking all along that "Community Connections" were supposed to be on a more academic note, such as with "Linkedin", when some of the most important sharing and connecting that is done is through the likes of Twitter, Facebook, and the like. I have now corrected the oversight and have added the above links to my "Community Connections" page. Whew.
Jane ChristensenJun 1, 2013 1
Just added this to my OERs list, and posted to Twitter. Thanks, Jean
Jane Christensen
Week 3 - May 15, 2013
I found this site "iTunesU" (retrieved from:http://www.apple.com/ca/education/itunes-u/) when I was reading the article from the University of Ontario that I posted yesterday. You can get an app for your iPad or iPhone that lets you develop and distribute a course. I haven't delved into the bits and pieces yet, but wow, how far we have come. You can have audio and video, do presentations, write documents, use PDF formats, use iBooks textbooks for iPad, use ePub books, use iOS apps, and have web links. Thoughts on this?
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Jane Christensen
Week 4 - May 18, 2013
I was hanging out in "Facebook" and searching for groups for education. I came across two that were interesting. I have added them to my "education interests" page. The first one, "Facebook in Education", I hadn't seen before, however the "Guardian" one I have seen, but as a webpage, not as in a "Facebook" format.
https://www.facebook.com/education
https://www.facebook.com/educationguardian
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AWE....so cute1111 dated May 28
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LOVE THIS!! Dated May 28
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Love your vlog, Marieke!!! I especially appreciated that you shared personal information as well. Adding to the sense of our community, thank you.
Dated May 31
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Jane Christensen
Week 5
May 29, 2013
Interesting article on "What Teens Feel About Privacy and Social Media" by: Holly Korbey - May 22/13. (retrieved from:http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2013/05/what-teens-feel-about-privacy-and-social-media/) Interesting to note that many teens are veering away from "Facebook" as an avenue for social networking. The "new wave" seems to be Snapchat (http://www.snapchat.com) and Instagram (http://instagram.com) as their social connection venues. I haven't connected with "Snapchat" yet, however, I do have "Intagram".
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Jane Christensen
General Discussion
May 29, 2013
YouTube video on "The Future of Higher Education: MOOCs and Disruptive Innovations" Posted May 1/13. Dr. Doug Guthrie speaks.The Future of Higher Education: MOOCs and Disruptive Innovations
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GA2px1NymJw
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Jane Christensen
Week 5
May 27, 2013
I just fired off the following email to Stephen Downes. I wanted to ask him his opinion on the following, but my cursor froze so I couldn't do anything!!!!
Hi Stephen,
I just wanted to let you know what a thrill it was for you to meet with our OLTD 505 group on Saturday.
I had wanted to ask a question, but my cursor froze, so I couldn't do anything. I didn't want to shut down my computer and restart, because I didm' t want to miss anything.
I watched your video on You-Tube explaining about the difference between LMSs and PLEs, LMS vs PLE I loved your "high tech" way of diagraming. Actually, the paper diagrams really did help me to visualize what you were talking about. I love the idea of PLEs and I believe that they are more in keeping with "openness". I also read an article from the "Ontario Online Learning Portal for Faculty and Instructors" (http://www.contactnorth.ca/trends-directions/open-educational-resources)
The article's title is: "How Really Relevant and Practical are Open Educational Resources". I was intrigued because the article talks about how MOOCs are more of a "push" of content and that there should be more of a "pull" of resources to make learning more individualized. I couldn't help see a relationship between your video and the article. I would love to hear your thoughts on this.
Again, thank you so much for being a part of our learning!
Jane Christensen (OLTD 505)
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Jane Christensen
Week 4 - May 21, 2013
As I was thinking about privacy issues with posting students' work online, I remembered our first course (Oltd 501) when Julia Hengstler talked to us a little about FIPPA (retrieved from: www.bclaws.ca/EPLibraries/bclaw_new/document/ID/freeside/96165_00) I found Julia's blog (retrieved from: http://jhengstler.wordpress.com/2013/05/17/a-k-12-primer-for-british-columbia-teachers-posting-students-work-online/) where I read her post on "Ed Tech Thoughts" about privacy issues with posting students' work online. Within her blog post about privacy issues she has a link to her work on a primer document to address the issues around publishing students' work online: " A K-12 Primer for British Columbia Teachers Posting Students’ Work Online“.
A K-12 Primer for British Columbia Teachers Posting Students' Work Online
http://jhengstler.wordpress.com/2013/05/17/a-k-12-primer-for-british-
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Hi Marieke,
I made a comment on your website. Great post! May 20
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I am going to "play" with this now.
Thanks, Alec May 20
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Jane Christensen
Week 4
May 18, 2013
"Social Networking for Kids" (retrieved from:http://www.commonsensemedia.org/website-lists/social-networking-kids) has kid friendly social networking sites that are supposed to be "safer" for younger children to use. I will investigate further.
Social Networking for Kids
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Jane Christensen
Week 4 - May 18, 2013
I started looking into the viewings and readings for this week this morning. I started out with watching Dean Shareski's video on "Moral Imperative Talk" (retrieved from: http://blip.tv/k12online/sharing-the-moral-imperative-4216381) I was captivated by what Dean had to say. I totally agree about the importance of educators sharing. It is so important for keeping up with today's innovations. I absolutely loved the project that George Couros did on "The Identity Fair". This kind of project makes an impact on so many levels. Not only does it enhance and bolster students' confidence, but because it was sent "out there" it affects others from different parts of the world. There were amazing connections being made and another educator used George's idea with their own students. In the "old days" , before the internet, and even up until the recently, this would not necessarily have happened.
The other thing that I see as very powerful, is the ability for understanding. We so often judge others without really knowing them. A story I will share is when I was a paraprofessional at a middle school. A teacher asked me why a particular student I worked with was always sneering. The teacher had a dislike for this student because she thought the student was being disrespectful. I explained to the teacher that the student had had nerve damage to the right side of her face which caused the "sneer", but in fact the student was actually smiling at the teacher. The teacher was so upset because of her initial assumption of the child. The moral to this story is, first of all, to try not to judge too quickly, and secondly, that understanding "who" someone is, is more than the exterior package. The students at George's school, who did this project, have paved the way for understanding, compassion, not only within their school, but for the world as well. They have shared an inner part of their "package".
I do, however, have a question about publishing students' pictures and projects on the "Web". I teach very young students and would love to do more sharing of my students and their work with the "World". There are some parents who are dead set against having their students even using our class "Weebly" for blogging. My question about putting students work "out there" is how to do this effectively and safely? I will be looking into this over the next few days. If anyone has ideas or suggestions, I would appreciate it.
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Jane Christensen
Week 3
May 15, 2013
I found this site "iTunesU" (retrieved from:http://www.apple.com/ca/education/itunes-u/) when I was reading the article from the University of Ontario that I posted yesterday. You can get an app for your iPad or iPhone that lets you develop and distribute a course. I haven't delved into the bits and pieces yet, but wow, how far we have come. You can have audio and video, do presentations, write documents, use PDF formats, use iBooks textbooks for iPad, use ePub books, use iOS apps, and have web links. Thoughts on this?
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Apple (Canada) - iTunes U - Learn anything, anywhere, anytime.
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Jane Christensen
Week 3 May 14, 2013
Wow, I just read an article from the "Ontario Online Learning Portal for Faculty & Instructors" (retrieved from:http://www.contactnorth.ca/trends-directions/open-educational-resources) that kind of threw me for a loop. You have to read this article. It talks about how we are "pushing" the use of OERs through MOOCs but that they are still controlled by the instructor and institution and that the future of the use of OERs should be more focused on "pulling" OERs into an LMS based platform. The real "push" for OER's should be more around the use of instructors as facilitators around how the students' "learning can be developed and facilitated for, in and by our students" Wow, does that sound like the "constructivist" model or what?
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Hi Jean,
I have just signed up for 19 Pencils. Love, love, love it!!! Thanks so much.
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Wow, this sounds awesome, Jean. I am definitely going to check this out.
Thanks May 12
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Jane Christensen
Week 3 May 12, 2013
I have been looking into "Open Tapestry" (retrieved from: http://www.opentapestry.com) It is a lot like "Pinterest"(http://pinterest.com). My interest lies in how to find online resources that were geared toward educators and students in the elementary level and the ease with which to find resources.
Later this week I hope to have some comparisons between "Open Tapestry" and one or more of the other OERs. Right now I am "playing" with "Open Tapestry" and dabbling in some of the other OERs on this week's list.
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Jane Christensen
General Discussion - May 10, 2013
I came across the following youtube video when trying to find out the connection between MOOCs and OERs and how many MOOCs actually use OERs. So now I am a little off topic. The following video is a conversation between Howard Rheingold and George Siemens discussing MOOCs. (retrieved from:George Siemens on Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs)) The reason I am posting this video is because George give a really good description of MOOCs and he mentions Alec in the video.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VMfipxhT_Co&feature=player_embedded
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Jane Christensen week 2
May 9, 2013
Wow, what a lot of food for thought! My head is still spinning and I know that there is a lot "out there" that I haven't even begun to sift through.
I read about the different licenses and then started thinking about what each entails. First of all, I didn't realize how involved "Creative Commons" were with the different licenses and layers involved.
(retrieved from: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/) Initially, I thought a "Creative Commons" license was separate from "Copyright" when in fact it is used in conjunction with "Copyright". It helps that you can find the right license for you whether it is the most stringent of CC licence (Attribution-Non Commercial - No Dirivs CC BY-NC-ND) to the least restrictive license (Attribution CC).
What has intrigued me the most when looking at "Creative Commons" were the issues around non-commercial use of someones work and the effects of someone disrespectfully altering a piece of work and attributing the original author with the new work.
As far as the first issue, if you have advertisements on your site, does that mean your site is considered commercial? I have posted this question on "Twitter" with the hashtags of #OLTD505 and #creativecommons, but have yet to have a response. I did however, find a blog post on Bobbi Newman's website, "Librarian By Day". (retrieved from: http://librarianbyday.net/2013/01/27/the-danger-of-using-creative-commons-flickr-photos-in-presentations/) Bobbi shares a personal example of what happened to her during the making and sharing of a one of her presentations. She makes reference to how the person who "owned" a photo she used in her presentation, changed their CC license and then accused her of using it on a commercial site. The person demanded that she remove the photo from her presentation. The person thought that because there was an "upgrade" option on the "slideshare" site she had her presentation on that, that meant her site was for commercial use. I think that there needs to be some work done to clarify what IS a commercial site so that it is very clear what is considered commercial and what is not. Also, if someone changes their CC license, shouldn't there be some kind of notification to those who have used the said work that it has changed? I found on the Creative Commons site (retrieved from: http://wiki.creativecommons.org/4.0/NonCommercial) twelve proposals to change the 4.0 version of the noncommercial license suit. These range from giving more detail of the definition of what noncommercial is to totally eliminating or "re-branding" the noncommercial license to not use the CC name or stand on its own. It will be interesting to see the end result of the revamping of the noncommercial language in the licenses.
The second issue, is, if someone changes my work and I don't like what they have done but they continue to use my name attached to it, is a little frightening to me. I find this a little unnerving as there could be ramifications associated with a piece of work that has been changed where it could be embarrassing or unprofessional. Dr. Charles Severance makes reference to this exact issue on his blog, "Creative Commons Has Failed Me and My Heart Is Breaking", retrieved from: http://www.dr-chuck.com/csev-blog/2013/04/creative-commons-has-failed-me-and-my-heart-is-breaking/. "Dr. Chuck" had issues with a "spammer" who abused the use of a video he had made. He "doesn't want people to simply clone (his) material on competitive sites as link and search bait." "Dr. Chuck" has decided to go with "copyright" or "Attribution-Non Commercial - No Dirivs CC BY-NC-ND" instead of "Attribution CC". I can understand Dr. Chuck's indignation and that he wants to share his work and have people use his work as their own, but on the same token use it with respect and for enriching others knowledge.
As I have pondered these two issues and some of what they entail, I have come to the conclusion that it really wouldn't matter how clear the descriptions of what is commercial or noncommercial or what license you use to enable respectful use of your work, there will be, unfortunately, others who will abuse those privileges regardless of the openness or safeguards in place. I think the big question that needs to be asked is if a person was willing to take the chance that there may be misunderstandings and that there will be people out there who will continue to abuse any system that is in place. Fortunately, there are more people who are respectful and grateful for the openness and sharing of ideas and materials that the "Creative Commons" brings about.
I am excited about works being "open" and the future of the amazing things that are happening and will happen as we travel on this journey of education for everyone, no matter where you live or how much money you have.
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About The Licenses - Creative Commons
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I just put a CC on my Weebly.
Thanks, Tracy. May 9
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I actually really like this platform. We don't have to log in to our D2L site, this is just a click away. I also like the way this site looks. It is more visually appealing than D2L. I am a very visual person. May 1
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Jane Christensen
General Discussion - May 6, 2013
Check out this video with Stephen Downes about "MOOSE" (Massive Open Online Support for Education) (retrieved from: http://www.downes.ca/presentation/314)
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Jane Christensen
Week 2 May 6, 2013
I came across the article, "Creative Commons: Copyright Tools for the 21st Century" (retrieved from: http://www.infotoday.com/online/jan10/Gordon-Murnane.shtml). The article discusses some intriguing issues with the uses of Creative Commons.
One issue is that the licenses are non revocable. You can stop distributing your work, but you can't stop someone else who has already accessed your material from continuing to use your work. Another issue is around "non commercial" use. Some questions arise around if you can use someone's work if you have any kind of advertisement on your site. Technically, the advertiser is receiving money every time someone views your site, so, in theory, if you are using someone else's work on your site you are promoting the advertiser, thus, you are in violation of the "non commercial" use of someone's work. Are we splitting hairs or is this a serious issue? Another issue is with "derivative works", what if you don't like what someone has done to your work? What are your options? You can ask them to remove your name from their remix, but what if they refuse? What are the options? I am going to delve further into some of these issues al little further and get back to you.
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infotoday.com
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Jane Christensen
General Discussion
May 6, 2013
Check out this video with Stephen Downes about "MOOSE" (Massive Open Online Support for Education) (retrieved from: http://www.downes.ca/presentation/314)
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Jane Christensen
Week 2 - May 6, 2013
I came across the article, "Creative Commons: Copyright Tools for the 21st Century" (retrieved from: http://www.infotoday.com/online/jan10/Gordon-Murnane.shtml). The article discusses some intriguing issues with the uses of Creative Commons.
One issue is that the licenses are non revocable. You can stop distributing your work, but you can't stop someone else who has already accessed your material from continuing to use your work. Another issue is around "non commercial" use. Some questions arise around if you can use someone's work if you have any kind of advertisement on your site. Technically, the advertiser is receiving money every time someone views your site, so, in theory, if you are using someone else's work on your site you are promoting the advertiser, thus, you are in violation of the "non commercial" use of someone's work. Are we splitting hairs or is this a serious issue? Another issue is with "derivative works", what if you don't like what someone has done to your work? What are your options? You can ask them to remove your name from their remix, but what if they refuse? What are the options? I am going to delve further into some of these issues al little further and get back to you.
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Hey Michael,
I just registered for "Open Tapestry". It reminds me of "Pinterest". I amstarting to "weave". May 1
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Thanks Tracy,
I needed this, easy to digest!!! Brain is a little foggy, old age or.....? May 1
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Hey Michael,
Loved your blog post on "Open Education", especially about an iPad for every student instead of textbooks. I have made a comment on your Weebly site. April 29
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The following is a list of the tweets I have made throughout 505:
Jane Christensen @playnjayn26m
#oltd505, #edchat, #pedagoofriday, #satchat Great link Jean, thanks http://bit.ly/10Q0BTa
1:04 PM - 1 Jun 13 · Details
@playnjayn2 forgot to say wat it was. great resource for tons of ideas and such for teachers
Jane Christensen @playnjayn229 May
#edchat #pedagoofriday #satchat #oltd505 Interesting views from teens about privacy and social media http://bit.ly/13Z9k9D
Jane Christensen @playnjayn223 May
Interesting! pay for someone else to do online course #oltd505 http://bit.ly/16csCMp
1:24 PM - 23 May 13 · Details
Jane Christensen @playnjayn220 May
Check out Cortex, a beautiful new way to share fast. #oltd505 I got it! http://bit.ly/cBirKv
Jane Christensen @playnjayn219 May
http://www.educationworld.com/a_tech/chat-room-get-new-life-in-classrooms.shtml … Thanks @education_world #oltd505 Chat for kids
Jane Christensen @playnjayn219 May
101 Websites That Every Elementary Teacher Should Know About http://buff.ly/19Rm0z7
Jane Christensen @playnjayn218 May
I must say, I am having a lot of fun "playing" with social media. LOL #oltd505
Jane Christensen @playnjayn218 May
#oltd505 #Edchat #pedagoofriday #satchat Check these out https://www.facebook.com/educationguardian?hc_location=stream … and https://www.facebook.com/education
Jane Christensen @playnjayn218 May
Social Networking for Kids http://buff.ly/12Ki68S
Jane Christensen @playnjayn218 May
http://pinterest.com/pin/531987774703688939/ … Social Networking for Kids #oltd505
Jane Christensen @playnjayn218 May
Online Diagram Software and Flowchart Software - Gliffy http://buff.ly/17KOi1H
#oltd505I Found this site "iTunesU" (retrieved from:http://www.apple.com/ca/education/itunes-u/ …) Thoughts?
Jane Christensen @playnjayn26 May
What I wish Tim Berners-Lee understood about DRM http://gu.com/p/3ect5/tw via @guardian #OLTD505 blog about attaching a DRM to the new HTML.
Jane Christensen @playnjayn26 May
#creativecommons Is it a violation of CC with "noncommercial" if you use someone's work on your site if you have advertisements? #OLTD505
Jane Christensen @playnjayn23 May
#OLTD505 Achieve OER Evaluation Ruberics and Tool http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JISqBa6HAbo&list=PL0FAF3D76A72FA1B9 …
Jane Christensen@playnjayn2
Are MOOCs Really the Future of University? #OLTD505, #edchat, #pedagoofriday, #satchat http://bit.ly/10Q31Bd
Jane Christensen@playnjayn2
#oltd505, #edchat, #pedagoofriday, #satchat Julie Hengstler's K-12 Primer for BC Students' Work online http://bit.ly/10Q3lzZ
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Jane Christensen @playnjayn21m
Crickweb - free online ed resources. #oltd505, #edchat, #padagoofriday, #satchat http://bit.ly/10Q3Mu5
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Facebook: added to my interests page in Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/education
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Diigo posts
Edcanvas
build a canvas of "pinned" resources for class use
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Free Tech 4 Teachers
lots of great resources and ideas technology
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Archive
tons of videos, music, audio, text
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OER Commons
Teacher designed Ideas
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Crickweb
Sheppard software fun educational games and quizzes
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Resources for elementary teachers
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Presentation tools
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Tons of resourses
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repository of educational content
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free collaboratively- built digital textbooks
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80 Open Education Resource (OER) Tools for Publishing and Development Initiatives - OEDB.org
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http://www.contactnorth.ca/sites/default/files/contactNorth/files/pdf/publications/how_relevant_are_oers.pdf
Awesome article about the future of MOOCs and OERs.
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12 May 13
CK-12 Community Site | General information about CK-12
lessons/activites for online learning interactive
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01 May 13
OER KnowledgeCloud |
Lots of links to research on OER
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Educause
OER
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Hi Michael,
I so agree that we should stop dishing out money for textbooks and start investing in iPod for students. I rarely use textbooks in my classroom. I have brought a laptop, iPad, tablet of my own for my students to use. I also let them use my Mac and my phone to search for information. If we could supply our students with iPads or even tablets there would be a lot that could be accomplished. Our students could access up-to-date information.
I think about “open education” as accessible. In a small way I think some of us are trying to expose our students to what is “out there”. I think that is a beginning to showing our students that education does ot need to be within four walls with a teacher “instructing.”
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Interesting article, Alec.
After reading this article, I started thinking about commercial courseware providers and how they want a return on their course development work and how the "change" to the MOOC system will be morphed "to become yet another online vendor of services to higher ed." I would hope that there would be more to it than that. I would hope that there would be more substance to the MOOC/institutionalized programs than just another online course. If that is the road the "new" MOOCs are heading, then where is the "access" and "open" to all, part? We just go back to only being able to access the courses if you are a student of that particular institution. I know - what if "we", the students and "experts" develop courseware that can be open and accessible to all. There certainly is enough information "out there" to pull from, isn't there? Or am I being naive and don't understand all of the parameters around what is involved in developing a course?
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Hi Marieke,
I so agree with you especially about the myriad of resources that are out there. I, too, am finding it really overwhelming. One of the challenges I have is that I go to one site and within that site are other links to other sites. I get so sidetracked that I lose sight of the initial thing I was focusing on. This can be a good thing or a bad thing depending on the outcome. It can be good if it takes you to a better thing than where you started, but a bad thing if you get more confused. Unfortunately, I think sometimes I have been more confused than not.
As to evaluating resources, I too, wish there was some way of them being easier to be categorized or somehow evaluated for ease of reviewing them. On the other hand, it is sometimes fun to "play" so that you get a true since of the resource.
Great post! May 20
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Hi Justin,
I absolutely loved the part about you meeting Trevor Linden. I too, am a Canuck fan.
I thought it was interesting also about when Stephen mentioned that massive did not necessarily mean thousands. I also didn't know about "Green OERs" being hosted in a local repository and "Gold OERs" being hosted by a publisher. Something else to look into in more detail. I also thought that Stephen's idea of what makes a course work is when there is "autonomy, diversity, openness, and are interactive." It will be interesting to see how the path of MOOCs go. I have been looking into cMOOCs and xMOOCs after listening to Stephen. I have discovered that the real difference is that cMOOCs are built around a community of connections and that they are not centred around an instructor but around joint collaboration with the students and the instructor. xMOOCs are more in line with a traditional institution, dishing out content. I am really excited to see where cMOOCs lead us.
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Wow Kris,
What an amazing story!!!
The things that you have instilled in your students, a sense of giving, accomplishment, and pride is not something you can "teach". You gave them the portal with which to shine and achieve. Isn't what you did right in line with one of the things we have been looking at during 505? You used something that was "shared" and then you "shared" with your mom's class. I wonder if you could go a bit further and "share" with a wider source, as with "19 pencils" (http://19pencils.com/) for example. I am sure that others, other than our small group would love to hear of your success story.
I want to thank you, Kris, I got quite choked up when reading your post. Now, I am motivated to do what you did too!
June 1, 2013
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Hi Tracy,
Great post! I too, was, and still am a little overwhelmed by some of the technical jargon. Prior to the OLTD program I had had absolutely no experience at all with this level of technical skills and knowledge. Even though, like you, I have to spend extra time to "research" things that others may already know about, I am loving every minute of it. I am by no means near being as fluent in all the ins and outs as many of our cohorts, but what I am finding interesting is that through the support and sharing of our cohorts I am learning so much more. I am now the person at my school of whom my fellow teachers come to for ideas or help when they want to do something to do with online with their class. I am so proud to be able to do something tangible in my school.
Getting back to your post, before I get too carried away, I remember when I was doing my bachelor's that there were older people, probably my age ( ha ha) who would audit a course. I see, in part, today's MOOCs as an avenue for all those people who don't necessarily want credit. How much easier it is for those who do not want credit for a course but wish to "audit" one to enroll in a MOOC. Before a person had to go to a campus to audit a course, but now they can be anywhere in the world and enroll in anything they want, not just a course at the nearest university. June 1, 2013
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Hi Justin,
You hit the nail on the head about the reason you find it difficult to share. I too, feel the same way. I know that within my school I have shared things I have done with my students only to have someone say, "Why would you do that, that doesn't really work", even though it did work with my students. The example is that I teach my students to write the way they speak. If you pause then you put a comma, if you stop you put in a period. As they develop in their writing we add question marks, etc... I have had great success with this and non-writers are now writing reams of things. Their confidence is raised and they have a tool to use to help them know where to put the punctuation.
I guess what I saying is that I do have a fear of being criticized about what I am doing. Here I thought, and still do think, that I had a great tool, and it took one person's comment to shoot down my pride. I guess the question is, am I strong enough to take that kind of stuff with a grain of salt and go with my experience and gut feelings and put myself out there and take a chance? My answer has to be, yes. I shouldn't let my pride get in the way of possibly helping others. I see now that there are things I do in my classroom that so many others could benefit from. I also need to realize that not all shoes fit every foot, and that what one person may think won't work for them, may work for someone else.
Thank you, Justin, for giving me a push in sharing more. June 1
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Jane Christensen
General Discussion Jun 1, 2013
I was just looking through my "Weebly" under my "Community Connections" page and realized that I didn't have my Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, or Instagram links posted. Wow, what an oversight! Here I have been thinking all along that "Community Connections" were supposed to be on a more academic note, such as with "Linkedin", when some of the most important sharing and connecting that is done is through the likes of Twitter, Facebook, and the like. I have now corrected the oversight and have added the above links to my "Community Connections" page. Whew.
Jane ChristensenJun 1, 2013 1
Just added this to my OERs list, and posted to Twitter. Thanks, Jean
Jane Christensen
Week 3 - May 15, 2013
I found this site "iTunesU" (retrieved from:http://www.apple.com/ca/education/itunes-u/) when I was reading the article from the University of Ontario that I posted yesterday. You can get an app for your iPad or iPhone that lets you develop and distribute a course. I haven't delved into the bits and pieces yet, but wow, how far we have come. You can have audio and video, do presentations, write documents, use PDF formats, use iBooks textbooks for iPad, use ePub books, use iOS apps, and have web links. Thoughts on this?
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Jane Christensen
Week 4 - May 18, 2013
I was hanging out in "Facebook" and searching for groups for education. I came across two that were interesting. I have added them to my "education interests" page. The first one, "Facebook in Education", I hadn't seen before, however the "Guardian" one I have seen, but as a webpage, not as in a "Facebook" format.
https://www.facebook.com/education
https://www.facebook.com/educationguardian
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LOVE THIS!! Dated May 28
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Love your vlog, Marieke!!! I especially appreciated that you shared personal information as well. Adding to the sense of our community, thank you.
Dated May 31
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Jane Christensen
Week 5
May 29, 2013
Interesting article on "What Teens Feel About Privacy and Social Media" by: Holly Korbey - May 22/13. (retrieved from:http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2013/05/what-teens-feel-about-privacy-and-social-media/) Interesting to note that many teens are veering away from "Facebook" as an avenue for social networking. The "new wave" seems to be Snapchat (http://www.snapchat.com) and Instagram (http://instagram.com) as their social connection venues. I haven't connected with "Snapchat" yet, however, I do have "Intagram".
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Jane Christensen
General Discussion
May 29, 2013
YouTube video on "The Future of Higher Education: MOOCs and Disruptive Innovations" Posted May 1/13. Dr. Doug Guthrie speaks.The Future of Higher Education: MOOCs and Disruptive Innovations
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GA2px1NymJw
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Jane Christensen
Week 5
May 27, 2013
I just fired off the following email to Stephen Downes. I wanted to ask him his opinion on the following, but my cursor froze so I couldn't do anything!!!!
Hi Stephen,
I just wanted to let you know what a thrill it was for you to meet with our OLTD 505 group on Saturday.
I had wanted to ask a question, but my cursor froze, so I couldn't do anything. I didn't want to shut down my computer and restart, because I didm' t want to miss anything.
I watched your video on You-Tube explaining about the difference between LMSs and PLEs, LMS vs PLE I loved your "high tech" way of diagraming. Actually, the paper diagrams really did help me to visualize what you were talking about. I love the idea of PLEs and I believe that they are more in keeping with "openness". I also read an article from the "Ontario Online Learning Portal for Faculty and Instructors" (http://www.contactnorth.ca/trends-directions/open-educational-resources)
The article's title is: "How Really Relevant and Practical are Open Educational Resources". I was intrigued because the article talks about how MOOCs are more of a "push" of content and that there should be more of a "pull" of resources to make learning more individualized. I couldn't help see a relationship between your video and the article. I would love to hear your thoughts on this.
Again, thank you so much for being a part of our learning!
Jane Christensen (OLTD 505)
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Jane Christensen
Week 4 - May 21, 2013
As I was thinking about privacy issues with posting students' work online, I remembered our first course (Oltd 501) when Julia Hengstler talked to us a little about FIPPA (retrieved from: www.bclaws.ca/EPLibraries/bclaw_new/document/ID/freeside/96165_00) I found Julia's blog (retrieved from: http://jhengstler.wordpress.com/2013/05/17/a-k-12-primer-for-british-columbia-teachers-posting-students-work-online/) where I read her post on "Ed Tech Thoughts" about privacy issues with posting students' work online. Within her blog post about privacy issues she has a link to her work on a primer document to address the issues around publishing students' work online: " A K-12 Primer for British Columbia Teachers Posting Students’ Work Online“.
A K-12 Primer for British Columbia Teachers Posting Students' Work Online
http://jhengstler.wordpress.com/2013/05/17/a-k-12-primer-for-british-
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Hi Marieke,
I made a comment on your website. Great post! May 20
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I am going to "play" with this now.
Thanks, Alec May 20
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Jane Christensen
Week 4
May 18, 2013
"Social Networking for Kids" (retrieved from:http://www.commonsensemedia.org/website-lists/social-networking-kids) has kid friendly social networking sites that are supposed to be "safer" for younger children to use. I will investigate further.
Social Networking for Kids
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Jane Christensen
Week 4 - May 18, 2013
I started looking into the viewings and readings for this week this morning. I started out with watching Dean Shareski's video on "Moral Imperative Talk" (retrieved from: http://blip.tv/k12online/sharing-the-moral-imperative-4216381) I was captivated by what Dean had to say. I totally agree about the importance of educators sharing. It is so important for keeping up with today's innovations. I absolutely loved the project that George Couros did on "The Identity Fair". This kind of project makes an impact on so many levels. Not only does it enhance and bolster students' confidence, but because it was sent "out there" it affects others from different parts of the world. There were amazing connections being made and another educator used George's idea with their own students. In the "old days" , before the internet, and even up until the recently, this would not necessarily have happened.
The other thing that I see as very powerful, is the ability for understanding. We so often judge others without really knowing them. A story I will share is when I was a paraprofessional at a middle school. A teacher asked me why a particular student I worked with was always sneering. The teacher had a dislike for this student because she thought the student was being disrespectful. I explained to the teacher that the student had had nerve damage to the right side of her face which caused the "sneer", but in fact the student was actually smiling at the teacher. The teacher was so upset because of her initial assumption of the child. The moral to this story is, first of all, to try not to judge too quickly, and secondly, that understanding "who" someone is, is more than the exterior package. The students at George's school, who did this project, have paved the way for understanding, compassion, not only within their school, but for the world as well. They have shared an inner part of their "package".
I do, however, have a question about publishing students' pictures and projects on the "Web". I teach very young students and would love to do more sharing of my students and their work with the "World". There are some parents who are dead set against having their students even using our class "Weebly" for blogging. My question about putting students work "out there" is how to do this effectively and safely? I will be looking into this over the next few days. If anyone has ideas or suggestions, I would appreciate it.
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Jane Christensen
Week 3
May 15, 2013
I found this site "iTunesU" (retrieved from:http://www.apple.com/ca/education/itunes-u/) when I was reading the article from the University of Ontario that I posted yesterday. You can get an app for your iPad or iPhone that lets you develop and distribute a course. I haven't delved into the bits and pieces yet, but wow, how far we have come. You can have audio and video, do presentations, write documents, use PDF formats, use iBooks textbooks for iPad, use ePub books, use iOS apps, and have web links. Thoughts on this?
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Apple (Canada) - iTunes U - Learn anything, anywhere, anytime.
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Jane Christensen
Week 3 May 14, 2013
Wow, I just read an article from the "Ontario Online Learning Portal for Faculty & Instructors" (retrieved from:http://www.contactnorth.ca/trends-directions/open-educational-resources) that kind of threw me for a loop. You have to read this article. It talks about how we are "pushing" the use of OERs through MOOCs but that they are still controlled by the instructor and institution and that the future of the use of OERs should be more focused on "pulling" OERs into an LMS based platform. The real "push" for OER's should be more around the use of instructors as facilitators around how the students' "learning can be developed and facilitated for, in and by our students" Wow, does that sound like the "constructivist" model or what?
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Hi Jean,
I have just signed up for 19 Pencils. Love, love, love it!!! Thanks so much.
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Wow, this sounds awesome, Jean. I am definitely going to check this out.
Thanks May 12
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Jane Christensen
Week 3 May 12, 2013
I have been looking into "Open Tapestry" (retrieved from: http://www.opentapestry.com) It is a lot like "Pinterest"(http://pinterest.com). My interest lies in how to find online resources that were geared toward educators and students in the elementary level and the ease with which to find resources.
Later this week I hope to have some comparisons between "Open Tapestry" and one or more of the other OERs. Right now I am "playing" with "Open Tapestry" and dabbling in some of the other OERs on this week's list.
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Jane Christensen
General Discussion - May 10, 2013
I came across the following youtube video when trying to find out the connection between MOOCs and OERs and how many MOOCs actually use OERs. So now I am a little off topic. The following video is a conversation between Howard Rheingold and George Siemens discussing MOOCs. (retrieved from:George Siemens on Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs)) The reason I am posting this video is because George give a really good description of MOOCs and he mentions Alec in the video.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VMfipxhT_Co&feature=player_embedded
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Jane Christensen week 2
May 9, 2013
Wow, what a lot of food for thought! My head is still spinning and I know that there is a lot "out there" that I haven't even begun to sift through.
I read about the different licenses and then started thinking about what each entails. First of all, I didn't realize how involved "Creative Commons" were with the different licenses and layers involved.
(retrieved from: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/) Initially, I thought a "Creative Commons" license was separate from "Copyright" when in fact it is used in conjunction with "Copyright". It helps that you can find the right license for you whether it is the most stringent of CC licence (Attribution-Non Commercial - No Dirivs CC BY-NC-ND) to the least restrictive license (Attribution CC).
What has intrigued me the most when looking at "Creative Commons" were the issues around non-commercial use of someones work and the effects of someone disrespectfully altering a piece of work and attributing the original author with the new work.
As far as the first issue, if you have advertisements on your site, does that mean your site is considered commercial? I have posted this question on "Twitter" with the hashtags of #OLTD505 and #creativecommons, but have yet to have a response. I did however, find a blog post on Bobbi Newman's website, "Librarian By Day". (retrieved from: http://librarianbyday.net/2013/01/27/the-danger-of-using-creative-commons-flickr-photos-in-presentations/) Bobbi shares a personal example of what happened to her during the making and sharing of a one of her presentations. She makes reference to how the person who "owned" a photo she used in her presentation, changed their CC license and then accused her of using it on a commercial site. The person demanded that she remove the photo from her presentation. The person thought that because there was an "upgrade" option on the "slideshare" site she had her presentation on that, that meant her site was for commercial use. I think that there needs to be some work done to clarify what IS a commercial site so that it is very clear what is considered commercial and what is not. Also, if someone changes their CC license, shouldn't there be some kind of notification to those who have used the said work that it has changed? I found on the Creative Commons site (retrieved from: http://wiki.creativecommons.org/4.0/NonCommercial) twelve proposals to change the 4.0 version of the noncommercial license suit. These range from giving more detail of the definition of what noncommercial is to totally eliminating or "re-branding" the noncommercial license to not use the CC name or stand on its own. It will be interesting to see the end result of the revamping of the noncommercial language in the licenses.
The second issue, is, if someone changes my work and I don't like what they have done but they continue to use my name attached to it, is a little frightening to me. I find this a little unnerving as there could be ramifications associated with a piece of work that has been changed where it could be embarrassing or unprofessional. Dr. Charles Severance makes reference to this exact issue on his blog, "Creative Commons Has Failed Me and My Heart Is Breaking", retrieved from: http://www.dr-chuck.com/csev-blog/2013/04/creative-commons-has-failed-me-and-my-heart-is-breaking/. "Dr. Chuck" had issues with a "spammer" who abused the use of a video he had made. He "doesn't want people to simply clone (his) material on competitive sites as link and search bait." "Dr. Chuck" has decided to go with "copyright" or "Attribution-Non Commercial - No Dirivs CC BY-NC-ND" instead of "Attribution CC". I can understand Dr. Chuck's indignation and that he wants to share his work and have people use his work as their own, but on the same token use it with respect and for enriching others knowledge.
As I have pondered these two issues and some of what they entail, I have come to the conclusion that it really wouldn't matter how clear the descriptions of what is commercial or noncommercial or what license you use to enable respectful use of your work, there will be, unfortunately, others who will abuse those privileges regardless of the openness or safeguards in place. I think the big question that needs to be asked is if a person was willing to take the chance that there may be misunderstandings and that there will be people out there who will continue to abuse any system that is in place. Fortunately, there are more people who are respectful and grateful for the openness and sharing of ideas and materials that the "Creative Commons" brings about.
I am excited about works being "open" and the future of the amazing things that are happening and will happen as we travel on this journey of education for everyone, no matter where you live or how much money you have.
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I just put a CC on my Weebly.
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I actually really like this platform. We don't have to log in to our D2L site, this is just a click away. I also like the way this site looks. It is more visually appealing than D2L. I am a very visual person. May 1
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Jane Christensen
General Discussion - May 6, 2013
Check out this video with Stephen Downes about "MOOSE" (Massive Open Online Support for Education) (retrieved from: http://www.downes.ca/presentation/314)
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Jane Christensen
Week 2 May 6, 2013
I came across the article, "Creative Commons: Copyright Tools for the 21st Century" (retrieved from: http://www.infotoday.com/online/jan10/Gordon-Murnane.shtml). The article discusses some intriguing issues with the uses of Creative Commons.
One issue is that the licenses are non revocable. You can stop distributing your work, but you can't stop someone else who has already accessed your material from continuing to use your work. Another issue is around "non commercial" use. Some questions arise around if you can use someone's work if you have any kind of advertisement on your site. Technically, the advertiser is receiving money every time someone views your site, so, in theory, if you are using someone else's work on your site you are promoting the advertiser, thus, you are in violation of the "non commercial" use of someone's work. Are we splitting hairs or is this a serious issue? Another issue is with "derivative works", what if you don't like what someone has done to your work? What are your options? You can ask them to remove your name from their remix, but what if they refuse? What are the options? I am going to delve further into some of these issues al little further and get back to you.
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Jane Christensen
General Discussion
May 6, 2013
Check out this video with Stephen Downes about "MOOSE" (Massive Open Online Support for Education) (retrieved from: http://www.downes.ca/presentation/314)
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Jane Christensen
Week 2 - May 6, 2013
I came across the article, "Creative Commons: Copyright Tools for the 21st Century" (retrieved from: http://www.infotoday.com/online/jan10/Gordon-Murnane.shtml). The article discusses some intriguing issues with the uses of Creative Commons.
One issue is that the licenses are non revocable. You can stop distributing your work, but you can't stop someone else who has already accessed your material from continuing to use your work. Another issue is around "non commercial" use. Some questions arise around if you can use someone's work if you have any kind of advertisement on your site. Technically, the advertiser is receiving money every time someone views your site, so, in theory, if you are using someone else's work on your site you are promoting the advertiser, thus, you are in violation of the "non commercial" use of someone's work. Are we splitting hairs or is this a serious issue? Another issue is with "derivative works", what if you don't like what someone has done to your work? What are your options? You can ask them to remove your name from their remix, but what if they refuse? What are the options? I am going to delve further into some of these issues al little further and get back to you.
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Hey Michael,
I just registered for "Open Tapestry". It reminds me of "Pinterest". I amstarting to "weave". May 1
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Thanks Tracy,
I needed this, easy to digest!!! Brain is a little foggy, old age or.....? May 1
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Hey Michael,
Loved your blog post on "Open Education", especially about an iPad for every student instead of textbooks. I have made a comment on your Weebly site. April 29
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The following is a list of the tweets I have made throughout 505:
Jane Christensen @playnjayn26m
#oltd505, #edchat, #pedagoofriday, #satchat Great link Jean, thanks http://bit.ly/10Q0BTa
1:04 PM - 1 Jun 13 · Details
@playnjayn2 forgot to say wat it was. great resource for tons of ideas and such for teachers
Jane Christensen @playnjayn229 May
#edchat #pedagoofriday #satchat #oltd505 Interesting views from teens about privacy and social media http://bit.ly/13Z9k9D
Jane Christensen @playnjayn223 May
Interesting! pay for someone else to do online course #oltd505 http://bit.ly/16csCMp
1:24 PM - 23 May 13 · Details
Jane Christensen @playnjayn220 May
Check out Cortex, a beautiful new way to share fast. #oltd505 I got it! http://bit.ly/cBirKv
Jane Christensen @playnjayn219 May
http://www.educationworld.com/a_tech/chat-room-get-new-life-in-classrooms.shtml … Thanks @education_world #oltd505 Chat for kids
Jane Christensen @playnjayn219 May
101 Websites That Every Elementary Teacher Should Know About http://buff.ly/19Rm0z7
Jane Christensen @playnjayn218 May
I must say, I am having a lot of fun "playing" with social media. LOL #oltd505
Jane Christensen @playnjayn218 May
#oltd505 #Edchat #pedagoofriday #satchat Check these out https://www.facebook.com/educationguardian?hc_location=stream … and https://www.facebook.com/education
Jane Christensen @playnjayn218 May
Social Networking for Kids http://buff.ly/12Ki68S
Jane Christensen @playnjayn218 May
http://pinterest.com/pin/531987774703688939/ … Social Networking for Kids #oltd505
Jane Christensen @playnjayn218 May
Online Diagram Software and Flowchart Software - Gliffy http://buff.ly/17KOi1H
#oltd505I Found this site "iTunesU" (retrieved from:http://www.apple.com/ca/education/itunes-u/ …) Thoughts?
Jane Christensen @playnjayn26 May
What I wish Tim Berners-Lee understood about DRM http://gu.com/p/3ect5/tw via @guardian #OLTD505 blog about attaching a DRM to the new HTML.
Jane Christensen @playnjayn26 May
#creativecommons Is it a violation of CC with "noncommercial" if you use someone's work on your site if you have advertisements? #OLTD505
Jane Christensen @playnjayn23 May
#OLTD505 Achieve OER Evaluation Ruberics and Tool http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JISqBa6HAbo&list=PL0FAF3D76A72FA1B9 …
Jane Christensen@playnjayn2
Are MOOCs Really the Future of University? #OLTD505, #edchat, #pedagoofriday, #satchat http://bit.ly/10Q31Bd
Jane Christensen@playnjayn2
#oltd505, #edchat, #pedagoofriday, #satchat Julie Hengstler's K-12 Primer for BC Students' Work online http://bit.ly/10Q3lzZ
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Jane Christensen @playnjayn21m
Crickweb - free online ed resources. #oltd505, #edchat, #padagoofriday, #satchat http://bit.ly/10Q3Mu5
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Facebook: added to my interests page in Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/education
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Diigo posts
Edcanvas
build a canvas of "pinned" resources for class use
more from www.edcanvas.com - Not Cached - Edit - Delete - Share▼ - Preview
01 Jun 13
Free Tech 4 Teachers
lots of great resources and ideas technology
more from www.freetech4teachers.com - Cached - Text View - Edit - Delete - Share▼ - Preview
Archive
tons of videos, music, audio, text
more from archive.org - Cached - Text View - Edit - Delete - Share▼ - Preview
OER Commons
Teacher designed Ideas
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Crickweb
Sheppard software fun educational games and quizzes
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19 Pencils
Resources for elementary teachers
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Cogdogroo
Presentation tools
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Open Tapestry
Tons of resourses
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CNX
repository of educational content
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CK12
free collaboratively- built digital textbooks
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Earth Album
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Kids National Geographic
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Story Jumper
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18 May 13
80 Open Education Resource (OER) Tools for Publishing and Development Initiatives - OEDB.org
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15 May 13
http://www.contactnorth.ca/sites/default/files/contactNorth/files/pdf/publications/how_relevant_are_oers.pdf
Awesome article about the future of MOOCs and OERs.
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12 May 13
CK-12 Community Site | General information about CK-12
lessons/activites for online learning interactive
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01 May 13
OER KnowledgeCloud |
Lots of links to research on OER
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Educause
OER
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