Content curation or organised theft?

Exploring what the current trend towards curation means for the Open Polytechnic

What is curation?

OverviewWhat is curation, how does it look and what does it

mean for us? [10 min - Leah]Why is curation important in education right now? [5

min - Leah]Key issues and challenges with curation [5 min -

Leah]Opportunities for curation at Open Polytechnic [5

min - Aaron]Case study: Developing links with and across

industry by curating “their” content for “our” Learners (School of Business) [10 min - Aaron]

Discussion [20 min – all of you]

Content

Trust

Meaning

Curators provide…

How does it look?PinterestPearl tree, Scoop.itMassive Open Online Courses (MOOCs)

What does it mean for us?Curation is a good way to learnBut curation on its own is not equal to

educationA teacher is a curator + 1Marketing/Promotion and

Education/Information

Why is curation important now?

Key issues and challengesContent curation or organised theft?

Aggregation/Republishing – when curation goes badCharacteristics of “good” curation

www.curatorscode.org

Opportunities for curation at OPYou’re already doing itCuration in MoodleFuture directions – MOOCsCurating industry content – a case study

Can we kill off Moodle then?Let’s not be too

hastyIntegration in

Moodle

Case study: Curating industry contentContext

Response to School of Management Developing links with industry through curating their

content for our students What?

What content would be curated Overview of the framework

How? Define, Describe, Interpret, Support, Educate

Why? What’s in it for learners, business, the Open Polytech

Please refer to your handouts

What is industry curation? It is derived from the idea of heritage interpretation.

Heritage interpretation is used to communicate the nature, origin, and purpose of historical, natural, or cultural resources, objects, sites and phenomena using personal or non-personal methods.

Examples include audio tours of well-known tourist spots or information boards at national parks, or at Te Papa museum, where displays are interpreted for a wide audience.

Context• Our context: the

School of Management, developing links with industry

• All industry can be categorised into key areas/themes

• The framework = free website

• The website points to quals/LMS/eportfolio

Curation

Industry

Education

Marketing

Curation model for NZ Bus ManThink of a matrix

MarketingAccounting Small BusinessHuman Resources (broken down into policy,

legislation etc)FinanceLegislation

Refer to page 3 of handout

How it worksDescribeDefineInterpretSupportEducation

Please refer to page 4 of your handout

Human Resources examplePlease refer to page 5 of your handout

WIIFM?The studentIndividual

businessesThe Open

PolytechnicStudent

Industry

Us

Marketing

ResourcesThe one minute guide to MOOCs:

http://www.emoderationskills.com/?p=914Content curation tools: http://

www.webadvantage.net/webadblog/30-plus-more-content-curation-tools-5572

Getting started: http://onecoolsitebloggingtips.com/2012/06/12/content-curation-baby-steps/

Digital curation for teachers: http://www.scoop.it/t/digital-curation-for-teachers/p/2805105638/digital-curation-a-comprehensive-resource-guide

Context > content: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lDo6YrJKaoM