Standards compliant learning content, device agnostic learning, BYOT (bring your own technology), OER (open education resources) and more.

1. Breaking down the walls The benefits of being OPEN
Lunchtime Bytes - South Australian Department of
Education & Child Development
Leo Gaggl, Managing Director
Brightcookie.com Educational Technologies
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Open Education
Open Resources
Open Source
Open Hardware
Open Standards
Case Closed
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3. It's a mindset...
... not a particular technology
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4. Walled Gardens
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Monocultures
Void of diversity
Dependence
Wastelands
Benefits select few
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5. Open Education
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Barriers of entry
Constructionist philosophy
Freedom of choice
Promotion of ‘sharing’
Improving quality
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6. School of Open
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Copyright for educators
School of Ed
Collaborative Workshops
Grant writing
Open Science
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7. Open Educational Resources (OER)
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Open licensing
Public domain
WikiEducator
Wikiversity
Government funding
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8. Open Source
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Source code
Free (as in puppy)
Collaboration
Free your mind
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9. Example - Moodle LMS
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Open Source
Created in Australia
No. 1 LMS
Community
Integrations
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10. Open Hardware
● Open design blueprints
● Collaboration
● Faster production
cycles
● There is no spoon
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11. Example - Raspberry Pi
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Open Hardware
Created for Education
>1,000,000 units in first year
Ecosystem growing
exponentially
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12. Superior Educational Value ?
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Open
Closed
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13. Superior Educational Value ?
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Hands-on
Spectator
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14. Superior Educational Value ?
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Building
Destruction
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15. Superior Educational Value ?
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Producer
Consumer
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16. Potential Dangers
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Technology focus deters from learning
Quality control
Availability (Digital Divide)
Ownership (©)
Business models
#firstworldproblem
Future is not user friendly
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17. Lure of the 'dark side'
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Nobody ever got fired for buying XYX *
venturing into the 'unknown'
The 'SHINY' factor
Training
Support
* Originally 'IBM', however can be substituted by 'Apple',
'Micrososoft' and increasingly Google
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18. Go forth and be open ...
... and may the source be with you !
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19. About Brightcookie
● Established 2003
● Adelaide & Perth offices
● IT and educational backgrounds
● Consulting
● Learning technologies
● Learning content
● Support
● 8 employees
● Various specialist contractors
● www.brightcookie.com
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20. QUESTIONS ? IDEAS ? COMMENTS ?
● Twitter: leogaggl
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● LinkedIn: leogaggl
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● Flickr: leogaggl
● Blog: http://brightcookie.com/blog/
● Private Blog: http://leo.gaggl.com/
● Email: leo [at] brightcookie.com.au
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