Week 8: Openness and Transparency
George Siemens on Nov 2nd 2009
In order for connections to form, openness is important.
But how open? Is there such a thing as too open?
Should all content and materials be freely available? What value does a university gain from keeping research “closed”? What about teaching? Should that be open as well?
Transparency is related to openness. Openness is most often related to content. Transparency, in contrast, involves making our learning explicit through forums, blogs, presentations, podcasts, and videos. Throughout this course, I’ve made the statement that “when you are transparent in your learning, you are teaching others”. Most people, however, are uncomfortable taking the risk of posting half-baked ideas publicly. Trust and personal sense of security is important for learners. Learning is an act of vulnerability. Given the somewhat intense flame-wars that arise online or the rude level of discourse (have a look at the comments of any popular YouTube video) in forums, feelings of vulnerability trump participation.
This week:
1. This week is an opportunity for you to reflect on what openness means to you, what benefits you get from being open, and concerns with transparent learning (as well as how you expect to overcome those concerns).
2. View videos/presentations by Alan Levine on Amazing Stories of Openness.
2. Share your own story of openness – post to Blip/Youtube, create a podcast, or a blog post. Be sure to tag CCK09.
3. Attend live session – this Thurs at 6 pm CST (time zone conversion) here in elluminate.
4. And, of course, stop by the moodle discussion forum for week 8, post your comments on your blog, etc.
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