Last week my second of four columns as Multiliteracies Department Editor for JAAL was published. The column, titled Teaching, Learning, and Sharing Openly Online discusses the challenges and opportunities as educators and students teach and learn openly online.
Open learning is becoming a critical focus for K-12 technology-supported programs, both those strictly online as well as blended classroom practices extending into online environments. Open learning, also known as open education, can be defined as a set of practices, resources, and scholarship that are openly accessible, free to use and access, and to re-purpose.
We uploaded a pre-publication draft of the column to allow for review, remix, and commentary. Please click here for the Google Doc, or review below.
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As a multimodal supplement to the column I assembled a group of experts and asked them four questions each about the column. You can review the videos below, and click through to learn more about each of the interviews.
Four Questions for Ronda Dorsey
Ronda Dorsey is an open education advocate, self-described “higher ed improver.” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SBjRFM8aKTQ
Four Questions for Verena Roberts
Verena Roberts is a teacher, learner, advocate for many cool educational initiatives. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YxHN9l0GCrk
Four Questions for David Reinking
David Reinking is a researcher known for his work with formative and design experiments and how literacy is affected by technology. He is the Eugene T. Moore Professor of Teacher Education at Clemson University. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6103SycSgls
Four Questions for Don Wettrick
Don Wettrick is a father, educator, author, speaker, and innovator in the classroom. He is the innovation specialist at Noblesville High School outside of Indianapolis, IN. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L\_8JJV3WxaQ#t=860