Up to this point in the course we’ve done a lot of talking. We’ve had great discussions about the history of the open education movement, usage rights, sustainability models, reusability, remixability–even hippies!–and just about everything in between. But now it’s time to get to work! No more talking! This is going to be fun. So, [...]
Aaron’s Rogue Quest 1 “Carefully review the following sites that publish open educational resources, noting the types of media predominantly used by each site and any site characteristics that seem unique. Pay close attention to the quality of reusability exhibited by the media from each site. Be certain to review a sufficient sample of courses [...]
“Carefully review at least 50 pages of information on issues relating to the sustainability of the open education movement. Write a post describing the nature and level of success of sustainability work in the field.” Success is doing what you set out to do or, in other words, achieving your goals. And this really is [...]
“Carefully review the Creative Commons licenses (http://creativecommons.org/). Write a post describing the different licenses.” The Creative Commons website identifies six main license types. For each license listed is provided a brief summary, a link to a “human-readable” description of the specific conditions of the license, and a link to the full-blown license text, which one [...]
“Carefully review at least 20 pages describing motivations for the open education movement. Write a substantive post with references on the motivations of the movement.” Carmack, J. K. (2004). The Perpetual Education Fund: A Bright Ray of Hope. Ensign, (January), 37-43. Hinckley, G. B. (2002). Reaching Down to Lift Another. Liahona, (January), 60-62, 67. Wiley, [...]
“Carefully review five (5) random courses from MIT OCW (http://ocw.mit.edu/) and five (5) random courses from CMU OLI (http://www.cmu.edu/oli/). Write a post on the different ideals of quality expressed in the differing course designs; describe how you feel the different designs reflect on the different universities.” Click here to see a list of the courses [...]
“Carefully review at least 50 pages of historical information on the open education movement. Write a brief summary post on the history of the movement.” The modern history of the Open Education movement essentially began in 1992 with the development of the internet. While some may argue this point, I believe it is true to [...]
