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)
Topics:Community-oriented Technologies, Open Access, Open Systems, Support for Teaching and Learning, Teaching and Learning, Web 2.0, Web Content Management
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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