Developing a Course in the Open

Paul D Hibbitts @hibbittsdesign #etug

ETUG Spring Workshop 2014

What does “open” mean to you?

The Various Aspects of “Open” !  Result !  Price !  Culture !  Network !  Evaluation !  Process !  and others?

Benefits/Risks of Developing a Course in the Open

!  Honesty !  Accountability !  Collaboration !  Criticism !  Interest (e.g. enrollment) !  and others?

Making Your Progress Visible !  Channels !  Structure !  Content

Channels !  Twitter !  LinkedIn !  Google+ !  Facebook !  Instagram !  Pinterest

What is your favorite method to map out your course structure?

Structure !  Outlines !  Post-it notes !  Tree diagrams !  Mind maps

Content !  Readings !  Discussion Topics !  Activities/Exercises !  Slides !  Course Website

Time for Questions or Comments

!  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, a mid-size university with three campuses in Western Canada.

CMPT 363 User Interface Design (3rd year course)

Top Lessons Learned !  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 activities – Twitter better for in-progress items, LinkedIn for

final versions – Reaching intended student audience can be a

challenge – You naturally raise the bar when anyone can see

your work!

Time for More Questions or Comments

!  What we’ve covered so far – CMPT 363, a case study

•  Channels •  Structure •  Content

!  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,

part of the largest university in Western Canada.

IY103 Designing Multi-device Learning Experiences

Top Lessons Learned !  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. outcomes first)

!  From now on, open course development will be my (one and only?) default approach

Next Steps !  Explore some of the tools used – http://www.mindmeister.com/ – https://workflowy.com/ – http://www.gliffy.com/ – https://docs.google.com/ – http://slides.com/

!  Learn more about Creative Commons Licenses – http://creativecommons.org/

Thank you! Any questions? !  Contact Info – Web: paulhibbitts.com – Email: paul@paulhibbitts.com – Twitter: @hibbittsdesign – LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/paulhibbitts