And so to Block 2....
We are asked to write a blog post discussing our history with Open Education, so here goes:
I worked for a number of years on a project that aimed to encourage primary school class groups to make short films. It did so by providing resources, starting with a resource pack, that were open to all schools to use, free of charge. It progressed from there and offered sharing platforms for content that had been created. At one point we operated a video hosting platform that was closed in the sense that access was limited to registered school groups but open in the sense that this protection allowed for a greater level of sharing due to our negotiated music copyright license. As a self-employed individual I operated several websites in an open sense, sharing resources and learner-created content. I have also worked on a number of initiatives that sought to encourage participation in learning from less-represented groups. So in a number of ways I have been involved in open education.
If I find the time I may expand this blog post as it could serve as an effective device for discussing openness. Is it openness to new participants? Or sharing to the world the product of a learning experience? Or an open attitude to reusing the work of others?
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Or is it making resources open to everyone, such as in MOOCs?
Your work on videos with primary schools sounds fascinating.
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The example you mention about primary schools and hosting videos is an interesting one as I imagine it's one where the sharing of learner-created content is very difficult to navigate!New comment
Hi Paul, sounds a very interesting project (and certainly a far cry from my memories of primary school!)
I think one of the fundamentals of openness where you mention being open to letting others use your work, is the openness to let them use and expand/edit/develop you work. For instance, if you were to post in an oer the process and outcomes of your primary school filming projects, this could be used as a basis for others who may make changes to your process to fit their context and culture. In turn, hopefully that feeds back into the learning loop as something they develop may trigger a new angle for you and others.