Paul Hibbitts
Educator, interaction design practitioner and software developer.
Developing a Course
in the Open
A case study, presented for
Thompson Rivers University
Paul D Hibbitts
Has the “open educational resources”
movement changed your teaching?
movement changed your teaching?
The Various Aspects of “Open”
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Result
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Price
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Culture
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Network
- Process
Benefits/Risks of
Developing a Course in the Open
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Honesty
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Accountability
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Collaboration
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Criticism
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Interest (e.g. enrollment)
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and others?
Making Your Progress Visible
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Channels
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Structure
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Content
Channels
- Blog
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Twitter
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LinkedIn
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Google+
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Instagram
What is your favorite method to map out your course structure?
Structure
- Outlines
- Post-it notes
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Tree diagrams
- Mind maps
Content
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Readings
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Discussion Topics
- Activities/Exercises
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Slides
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Course Website
Time for Questions and Discussion
- What we’ve covered so far
- The various aspects of “open”
- Benefits/risks of developing a course in the open
- Making your progress visible
- Channels
- Structure
- Content
- Coming up
- Case studies
Example of open (re)development for a 13 week university course...
Simon Fraser University (SFU) Computer Science Department
CMPT 363 User Interface Design, Fall 2013
Top Lessons Learned
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Developing a course in the open was a game changer (for me)
- Forced me to better articulate learning objectives
- Made me re-think course development less from content (shame on me...) and more from student activities
- Twitter better for in-progress items, LinkedIn for final versions
- Reaching intended student audience can be a challenge
- Proved to myself that one naturally raises the bar when anyone can see your work!
Time for More
Questions and Discussion
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What we’ve covered in this section
- CMPT 363, a case study
- Channels
- Structure
- Content
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Coming up
- IY 103 case study (Continuing Studies course)
Example of open development for a
3 week continuing studies course...
University of British Columbia (UBC) Continuing Studies
IY103 Designing Multi-device Learning Experiences, Spring 2014
Top Lessons Learned
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Developing a course in the open is applicable to continuing studies courses (i.e. traditionally closed courses)
- Solidified my change to activities first (i.e. “true” outcomes)
- Public outlines are now my preferred documentation tool
- From now on, open course development will be my (one and only?) default approach
Next Steps
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Explore some of the tools used
- http://www.mindmeister.com/
- http://fargo.io (last minute arrival!)
- https://workflowy.com/
- http://www.gliffy.com/
- https://docs.google.com/
- http://slides.com/
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Learn more about Creative Commons Licenses
Thank you! Any Questions?
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Contact info
- Web: paulhibbitts.com
- Email: paul@paulhibbitts.com
- Twitter: @hibbittsdesign
- LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/paulhibbitts
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Current course undergoing open development (CMPT 363 Fall 2014)
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Course companion prototype
(not public anymore, to lessen student confusion...) - Live course companion
- Detailed course map, built with WorkFlowy
TRU - Developing a Course in the Open: A Case Study
By Paul Hibbitts
