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Balancing Acts: Leveraging Open Content, Tools, and Processes to Support Learning and Teaching Communities
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Title:Balancing Acts: Leveraging Open Content, Tools, and Processes to Support Learning and Teaching Communities (ID: WRC07059)
Author(s):Olga Trusova (Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching), Peter Spangler (Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching), and Toru Iiyoshi (Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching)
Origin:Presented at Western Regional conferences (05/08/2007)
Type:Presentations/Speeches
Abstract:As a fundamental shift from one-way knowledge dissemination in teaching to learner-centered collaborative knowledge sharing and building is taking place, and the importance of openness in facilitating such a transition is increasing. This session will explore how open technology, content, and knowledge and Web 2.0 concepts can promote and sustain educational innovation.
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http://www.educause.edu/ir/library/pdf/WRC07059.pdfBalancing Acts
http://gallery.carnegiefoundation.orgGallery of Teaching and Learning
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http://www.cfkeep.orgKEEP Toolkit
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http://www.carnegiefoundation.org/KMLKnowledge Media Lab
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Empowerment vs. Control: What's Your Openness Quotient?
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Title:Empowerment vs. Control: What's Your Openness Quotient? (ID: MAC07089)
Author(s):Scott Garrigan (CAPE (A Community for the Advancement of Partnerships in Education ))
Origin:Presented at Mid-Atlantic Regional Conferences (01/19/2007)
Type:Presentations/Speeches
Abstract:Technology attracts students but institutions restrict network activity. Instructors try to incorporate technology in courses, but policies specify what they can install or access. In visiting 15 institutions, the presenter observed a variety of approaches to open source discipline (not enterprise) software, open content (copyright issues), and open networks (what's blocked).
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http://www.educause.edu/ir/library/pdf/MAC07089.pdfOpen Quotient Presentation Slides Handout
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Open Content and the Emerging Global Meta-University
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Title:Open Content and the Emerging Global Meta-University (ID: ERM0630)
Author(s):Charles M. Vest (MIT)
Origin:EDUCAUSE Review Articles (2006)
Type:Articles, Papers, and Reports
Abstract:

Open-access projects are stimulating a broader open-content movement, which in turn is leading to the emergence of a meta-university—an accessible, dynamic, and communally constructed framework of open materials and platforms on which much of higher education worldwide can be constructed or enhanced.

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http://www.educause.edu/apps/er/erm06/erm0630.asp
http://www.educause.edu/ir/library/pdf/ERM0630.pdf
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The Importance of Open Access, Open Source, and Open Standards for Libraries
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Title:The Importance of Open Access, Open Source, and Open Standards for Libraries (ID: CSD4014)
Author(s):Edward Corrado (The College of New Jersey)
Source:Issues in Science and Technology Librarianship
Origin:Contributed by Organizations or Campuses (2005)
Type:Articles, Papers, and Reports
Abstract:The open access, open source software, and open standards concepts have been garnering increased attention in the field of librarianship and elsewhere. These concepts and their benefits and importance to libraries are examined. Benefits include lower costs, greater accessibility, and better prospects for long-term preservation of scholarly works.
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http://www.istl.org/05-spring/article2.html[Off site]
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Open Source and Free Software: Concepts, Controversies and Solutions
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Title:Open Source and Free Software: Concepts, Controversies and Solutions (ID: CSD3359)
Origin:Contributed by Organizations or Campuses (2004)
Type:Presentations/Speeches
Abstract:This May 2004 conference on Open Source and Free Software: Concepts, Controversies and Solutions, includes multimedia presentations on various open source issues.
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http://epresence.tv/website_archived.aspx?dir=May~9-11,~2004:~Open~Source~and~Free~Software:~Concepts,~Controversies~and~Solutions[Off site]
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