Session Title: Supporting the Global Open Education Community: OpenEd
Presenters: Ahrash Bissell, Executive Director, ccLearn
Jane Park, Communications Coordinator, ccLearn
Alex Kozak, Program Assistant, ccLearn
Time & Date: 10:15 A.M. - 11:00 A.M., Wednesday, August 12, 2009
Location: Rm. C100
Session Description: The open education movement is global. As such, there is a perceived need for greater coordination and collaboration among different open educational projects and organizations, as well as greater efforts to encourage participation in and awareness of the myriad efforts underway, particularly in the non-English-speaking world. However, much of the strength of the movement is derived from its entrepreneurial and innovative spirit, where anyone with a good idea and some capacity to contribute is encouraged to do so. This lack of centralization partially defines the overall thrust of the movement and in effect, the open education community. Is it possible to provide support and coordination for this community?
The answer is “yes”. ccLearn, the education division of Creative Commons, has been providing such support and coordination since it launched two years ago. Our capacity is limited, however, so it was necessary to consider methods of increasing our effectiveness even as we delegate much of the ongoing coordination to active members of the open education community. In this session, we will demonstrate the functions and thinking behind OpenEd (opened.creativecommons.org), a site we built and will maintain on behalf of the global open education community. The site is designed for two overlapping purposes: 1) to provide information and methods of engagement for people who are new to the projects and concepts of open education, and 2) to provide for easier collaboration and coordination among active projects and organizations within the open education movement.
There exist many interesting opportunities for further enhancement of the site. For example, we are exploring methods of generating for greater participation at an international level, including integration of open translation schemas, hosting of specific communities of practice within open education, and so on. Come join us as we seek to catalyze the incredible work of the open education community, and to bring the community together in useful and transparent ways.
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**Connie can do camera op for this session
This session was rich with links.
http://opened.creativecommons.org/Where_to_Publish
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