From Sept. 2013 to May 2014 I helped co-design and facilitate an open, online course for educators (Open Online Experience 2013) on topics ranging from connected learning to digital literacy to digital storytelling to open education. The domain we had is no longer kept up and has some other website on it, so you can’t get information there. But you can see a couple of other posts about it under the OOE13 category here on my blog.
In this post and the next one I’ll be pasting in Tweets from Twitter chats we had in April of 2014, when I was in charge of that month’s topic, open education. Now that storify.com is going away, I need to archive what I had there, here on my blog!
OOE13 Twitter chat on OER, April 23, 2014
Introductions
Welcome to the #OOE13 chat for this evening. This is @clhendricksbc behind the OOE13 acct. Please introduce yourself!
— Brendan Murphy ooe13 (@ooe2013) April 24, 2014
http://twitter.com/clhendricksbc/status/459135122571137024
Hi #OOE13 – I'm Heather, secondary math/physics teacher from Manitoulin Island, ON, Canada. I'll be popping in and out tonight!
— Heather Theijsmeijer (@HTheijsmeijer) April 24, 2014
http://twitter.com/dendari/status/459135360904491009
Hi there – this is karen. (I'm brutally tired so apologies in advance for any inanity :) #ooe13
— Karen Fasimpaur (@kfasimpaur) April 24, 2014
Welcome Karen, Heather and Brendan! Thanks for joining us. #OOE13
— Brendan Murphy ooe13 (@ooe2013) April 24, 2014
We’ll be talking tonight about open educational resources, or #OER. and other “open” stuff! #OOE13
— Brendan Murphy ooe13 (@ooe2013) April 24, 2014
First question: what are OER?
Q1 What do the words “open educational resources” mean to you? #OOE13
— Brendan Murphy ooe13 (@ooe2013) April 24, 2014
http://twitter.com/clhendricksbc/status/459136108798832640
To me #oer has a very specific meaning of ed resources that r licensed in a way that they can b used, remixed, + redistributed freely #ooe13
— Karen Fasimpaur (@kfasimpaur) April 24, 2014
Fyi, the defn of #oer I offered up is a consensus defn from the #oer community (incl @Hewlett_Found + @creativecommons ) #ooe13
— Karen Fasimpaur (@kfasimpaur) April 24, 2014
A1) Free, meant-to-be-shared resources, usually from a community of people who are looking to improve what's already out there. #OOE13
— Heather Theijsmeijer (@HTheijsmeijer) April 24, 2014
http://twitter.com/clhendricksbc/status/459137741792374784
http://twitter.com/dendari/status/459136576959053824
http://twitter.com/clhendricksbc/status/459136825496313856
http://twitter.com/dendari/status/459137826521886720
http://twitter.com/clhendricksbc/status/459136620004794368
Very true that "open" more broadly has many different meanings + interpretations #ooe13
— Karen Fasimpaur (@kfasimpaur) April 24, 2014
http://twitter.com/dendari/status/459137108180230145
@dendari Been thinking a lot abt whether #oer is necessary 4 #open learning. Think not but am still thinking http://t.co/XfmbBDQ8xR #ooe13
— Karen Fasimpaur (@kfasimpaur) April 24, 2014
Second question: Have you used OER?
Q2 Have you used any open educational resources (OER) in teaching/learning? If so, which/what? #OOE13
— Brendan Murphy ooe13 (@ooe2013) April 24, 2014
http://twitter.com/JanWeb3/status/459139767578292224
http://twitter.com/clhendricksbc/status/459137903038169089
http://twitter.com/dendari/status/459138270392512512
http://twitter.com/jeannettemelee/status/459138505588088832
http://twitter.com/clhendricksbc/status/459139130278952961
I use a lot of #oer in #moocs and have also remixed into ebooks for Ss #ooe13
— Karen Fasimpaur (@kfasimpaur) April 24, 2014
http://twitter.com/clhendricksbc/status/459139527546646528
Re: ebooks, I use a tool called Calibre which is also open source http://t.co/I4uRbQ3fLy #ooe13
— Karen Fasimpaur (@kfasimpaur) April 24, 2014
Many moocs , but certainly not all, are open licensed. Need to look for that @creativecommons license #ooe13
— Karen Fasimpaur (@kfasimpaur) April 24, 2014
Youtube also supports @creativecommons licensing now #ooe13
— Karen Fasimpaur (@kfasimpaur) April 24, 2014
The #oer I probably use most is CC lic Flickr photos which I include in almost every preso, website, ebook, etc. I do (+ use w/Ss 2) #ooe13
— Karen Fasimpaur (@kfasimpaur) April 24, 2014
http://twitter.com/clhendricksbc/status/459139964060831744
"Why does open matter?" from @nwpdigital_is http://t.co/Y3kQKrOlh8 #oer #ooe13
— Karen Fasimpaur (@kfasimpaur) April 24, 2014
http://twitter.com/clhendricksbc/status/459140583974785024
Is OOE13 itself an OER? Have we made it clear that the materials created for OOE13 are openly licensed?
http://twitter.com/clhendricksbc/status/459139314358550528
Does main #ooe13 content have a CC license on it? That would make it #oer
— Karen Fasimpaur (@kfasimpaur) April 24, 2014
http://twitter.com/clhendricksbc/status/459141792265289728
http://twitter.com/dendari/status/459141974013276160
http://twitter.com/clhendricksbc/status/459142517229764608
http://twitter.com/dendari/status/459143583493541888
http://twitter.com/dendari/status/459148174054391808
http://twitter.com/clhendricksbc/status/459148335174008832
http://twitter.com/dendari/status/459148812721061888
http://twitter.com/jeannettemelee/status/459149361860325376
http://twitter.com/dendari/status/459150050682490880
http://twitter.com/clhendricksbc/status/459142731609022464
@clhendricksbc If not , you can set that in the Youtube advanced settings. Would be much appreciated! #ooe13
— Karen Fasimpaur (@kfasimpaur) April 24, 2014
http://twitter.com/clhendricksbc/status/459143166805819394
http://twitter.com/dendari/status/459143737709723648
http://twitter.com/clhendricksbc/status/459143945012797440
Open versus free; using an open license versus making your work public
@clhendricksbc Is there a difference between open licensing, and just putting materials out there for anyone to use? #OOE13
— Heather Theijsmeijer (@HTheijsmeijer) April 24, 2014
http://twitter.com/clhendricksbc/status/459138754632876032
http://twitter.com/jeannettemelee/status/459138925123338241
http://twitter.com/dendari/status/459139311506821120
@clhendricksbc Often ppl think they're open but maybe didn't go to the step of putting that license on it which really makes it #oer #ooe13
— Karen Fasimpaur (@kfasimpaur) April 24, 2014
http://twitter.com/jeannettemelee/status/459142430907170817
Yes, free does not equal #oer ! #ooe13
— Karen Fasimpaur (@kfasimpaur) April 24, 2014
@kfasimpaur @clhendricksbc I never think of that. Anything I post online, I assume anyone can just go ahead and use if they find it #OOE13
— Heather Theijsmeijer (@HTheijsmeijer) April 24, 2014
http://twitter.com/clhendricksbc/status/459142938925101058
http://twitter.com/clhendricksbc/status/459143333718151168
@clhendricksbc …except for fair use, which is, shall we say, complicated :) #ooe13
— Karen Fasimpaur (@kfasimpaur) April 24, 2014
http://twitter.com/clhendricksbc/status/459143853199470592
@clhendricksbc @kfasimpaur ah! I always assumed the opposite-materials can be used unless the opposite is stated/expressed. #nowIknow #OOE13
— Heather Theijsmeijer (@HTheijsmeijer) April 24, 2014
http://twitter.com/clhendricksbc/status/459143496738160641
@clhendricksbc No, not at all – just getting used to using (and referencing) creative commons graphics. #OOE13
— Heather Theijsmeijer (@HTheijsmeijer) April 24, 2014
http://twitter.com/clhendricksbc/status/459144308482789376
http://twitter.com/clhendricksbc/status/459144720250593280
@clhendricksbc That could be beneficial, too. Good to know – thanks! #OOE13
— Heather Theijsmeijer (@HTheijsmeijer) April 24, 2014
Question 3: Where to find OER?
Q3 Where, in your experience, is a good place (or places) to find OER for what you teach? #OOE13
— Brendan Murphy ooe13 (@ooe2013) April 24, 2014
Best places for K-12 #oer imo are listed at http://t.co/OyMI1ersEa Always adding so send your favs! #ooe13
— Karen Fasimpaur (@kfasimpaur) April 24, 2014
http://twitter.com/dendari/status/459141204824055809
http://twitter.com/jeannettemelee/status/459140548914601984
http://twitter.com/clhendricksbc/status/459141119658307584
http://twitter.com/dendari/status/459140691097300992
@dendari But this isn't unique to #oer, is it? :) #ooe13
— Karen Fasimpaur (@kfasimpaur) April 24, 2014
http://twitter.com/dendari/status/459142339005784064
A3 Moodle courses that are cc licensed. #ooe13
— Michael Walker (@micwalker) April 24, 2014
http://twitter.com/clhendricksbc/status/459141403121958914
@clhendricksbc Here's a good place to start! http://t.co/yYbQcwrMDg #ooe13 Kudos to @mrjon for leading the way!
— Michael Walker (@micwalker) April 24, 2014
http://twitter.com/jeannettemelee/status/459141147013967872
http://twitter.com/clhendricksbc/status/459141947177709569
http://twitter.com/jeannettemelee/status/459142238032109568
http://twitter.com/dendari/status/459141853653499904
http://twitter.com/jeannettemelee/status/459143969436606465
http://twitter.com/jeannettemelee/status/459141562958897152
You can also do an advanced google search and limited it to CC licensed content. Very useful #oer #ooe13
— Karen Fasimpaur (@kfasimpaur) April 24, 2014
Do folks know how to open license their own work? #ooe13
— Karen Fasimpaur (@kfasimpaur) April 24, 2014
http://twitter.com/jeannettemelee/status/459141907596460032
also u can write "licensed under Creative Commons CC BY" on the front of your work to make it #oer (but cc lic tool is preferred) #ooe13
— Karen Fasimpaur (@kfasimpaur) April 24, 2014
http://twitter.com/clhendricksbc/status/459142048642519040
One of the best things about #oer is that u can remix to be higher quality for YOUR learners #ooe13
— Karen Fasimpaur (@kfasimpaur) April 24, 2014
http://twitter.com/jeannettemelee/status/459142921435217920
Question 4: Have you created any OER?
Q4 Have you created any OER yourself? If so, what, and where have you posted them? #OOE13
— Brendan Murphy ooe13 (@ooe2013) April 24, 2014
I post most of my k-12 #oer on @curriki Great place because it gets found, modified + used by others worldwide #ooe13
— Karen Fasimpaur (@kfasimpaur) April 24, 2014
http://twitter.com/jeannettemelee/status/459144397876387841
http://twitter.com/clhendricksbc/status/459145001486651394
Believe it or not, I have to run to another #oer thing, but great to c u all. Stay in touch + let me know if I can help w/any #oer #ooe13
— Karen Fasimpaur (@kfasimpaur) April 24, 2014
http://twitter.com/dendari/status/459144833182208000
http://twitter.com/clhendricksbc/status/459145081086545921
http://twitter.com/jeannettemelee/status/459145159587135489
http://twitter.com/clhendricksbc/status/459145605109932032
http://twitter.com/jeannettemelee/status/459145957264076801
@jeannettemelee @clhendricksbc The more time I spend learning through sharing/Twitter, the more summer projects I seem to pick up :) #OOE13
— Heather Theijsmeijer (@HTheijsmeijer) April 24, 2014
http://twitter.com/clhendricksbc/status/459145282731515904
http://twitter.com/clhendricksbc/status/459145435907502080
http://twitter.com/clhendricksbc/status/459145865764954112
http://twitter.com/clhendricksbc/status/459146152198549504
@clhendricksbc that's a good idea. our students do create stuff, some share, etc but maybe they are not even aware of #OER #OOE13
— Lenandlar Singh (@Lenandlar) April 24, 2014
@Lenandlar @clhendricksbc My Ss are in that boat. We're making more&more to share with others, but no talk of OER/CC. Time to change! #OOE13
— Heather Theijsmeijer (@HTheijsmeijer) April 24, 2014
http://twitter.com/clhendricksbc/status/459147220822945792
http://twitter.com/clhendricksbc/status/459146639421104128
@clhendricksbc yes definitely so. we have that experience with some students who develop software, some big on FOSS others not so #ooe13
— Lenandlar Singh (@Lenandlar) April 24, 2014
http://twitter.com/dendari/status/459147283712704512
@dendari @clhendricksbc thing is some of my students are excited to share their newly built personal websites (simple) #ooe13 #oer
— Lenandlar Singh (@Lenandlar) April 24, 2014
http://twitter.com/clhendricksbc/status/459149010704400384
@dendari @clhendricksbc but maybe they are more reluctant to share other bits. would be useful to start that process. create n share #ooe13
— Lenandlar Singh (@Lenandlar) April 24, 2014
@dendari @clhendricksbc does the subject area makes it less/more difficult to make quality #oer ? #ooe13
— Lenandlar Singh (@Lenandlar) April 24, 2014
@clhendricksbc This semester gone i thought of asking my class to co-author the content for our course. didn't work out #oer #ooe13 will try
— Lenandlar Singh (@Lenandlar) April 24, 2014
http://twitter.com/clhendricksbc/status/459147079915290626
@clhendricksbc good point about expertise. the course i teach can be used. intro to web dev. lots of it easy to do i think #ooe13 #oer
— Lenandlar Singh (@Lenandlar) April 24, 2014
@clhendricksbc that would be a challenge in at least 2 ways – identifying and creating new/useful content #oer #ooe13
— Lenandlar Singh (@Lenandlar) April 24, 2014
http://twitter.com/clhendricksbc/status/459146488564559872
http://twitter.com/jeannettemelee/status/459147978302029825
http://twitter.com/clhendricksbc/status/459148236444278784
http://twitter.com/clhendricksbc/status/459146933005594624
http://twitter.com/jeannettemelee/status/459147168109305856
http://twitter.com/jeannettemelee/status/459147268797771777
http://twitter.com/clhendricksbc/status/459147426066993152
Last question: how might you convince a colleague to create OER?
Q5 How might you convince a colleague to make their teaching resources open for others to use? #OOE13
— Brendan Murphy ooe13 (@ooe2013) April 24, 2014
http://twitter.com/clhendricksbc/status/459147906793349120
http://twitter.com/clhendricksbc/status/459148611087917056
http://twitter.com/clhendricksbc/status/459148772652503040
@clhendricksbc Yikes. Dislike. #OOE13
— Heather Theijsmeijer (@HTheijsmeijer) April 24, 2014
http://twitter.com/jeannettemelee/status/459149119924477952
http://twitter.com/clhendricksbc/status/459149829105401856
http://twitter.com/clhendricksbc/status/459149440389902336
http://twitter.com/clhendricksbc/status/459149621885812736
@clhendricksbc Same as you, but also that the decision was made by the institution unilaterally. Tough to make progress. #OOE13
— Heather Theijsmeijer (@HTheijsmeijer) April 24, 2014
http://twitter.com/clhendricksbc/status/459149934571163648
http://twitter.com/dendari/status/459149894654382080
http://twitter.com/clhendricksbc/status/459150081757679616
http://twitter.com/jeannettemelee/status/459150143376609280
http://twitter.com/jeannettemelee/status/459150254861197312
@clhendricksbc @dendari @HTheijsmeijer and who will be the watchdog if/when someone decides to share. what's penalty? #ooe13 #oer
— Lenandlar Singh (@Lenandlar) April 24, 2014
http://twitter.com/clhendricksbc/status/459150762442911745
http://twitter.com/dendari/status/459150772857737217
http://twitter.com/clhendricksbc/status/459150958753112064
http://twitter.com/dendari/status/459150966085152770
http://twitter.com/jeannettemelee/status/459150692792664064
@jeannettemelee @clhendricksbc @dendari @HTheijsmeijer yes def lots of lessons from OSS esp how sharing leads to improvements #ooe13
— Lenandlar Singh (@Lenandlar) April 24, 2014
http://twitter.com/clhendricksbc/status/459151269072879616
@jeannettemelee @clhendricksbc @dendari @HTheijsmeijer also lots to be learned from how the process works #ooe13 . dev #OER s can be chaotic
— Lenandlar Singh (@Lenandlar) April 24, 2014
http://twitter.com/jeannettemelee/status/459148686170529792
http://twitter.com/clhendricksbc/status/459149140757209088
http://twitter.com/clhendricksbc/status/459150434939068416
Thanks for joining us for another interesting chat! Next month in #OOE13: celebration and reflection!
— Brendan Murphy ooe13 (@ooe2013) April 24, 2014
http://twitter.com/jeannettemelee/status/459150894110900224
http://twitter.com/dendari/status/459151064030543872
http://twitter.com/clhendricksbc/status/459151398676869120
@clhendricksbc Good night, everyone! Thanks for a very informative chat! I learned a lot. #OOE13
— Heather Theijsmeijer (@HTheijsmeijer) April 24, 2014
One of us will collect all these tweets on Storify soon! Otherwise, goodnight … #OOE13
— Brendan Murphy ooe13 (@ooe2013) April 24, 2014
