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Balancing Acts: Leveraging Open Content, Tools, and Processes to Support Learning and Teaching Communities

Session Details

Tuesday, May 08, 2007
9:30 a.m. - 10:15 a.m.
Nikko III

Session Type: Track 1

Speaker(s)

Toru Iiyoshi, Senior Strategist, OEIT, MIT
Peter Spangler, Program Associate, Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching
Olga Trusova, Program Associate, Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching
Session convener: Karalee A. Woody, Director of Operations, University of Washington

Abstract

As a fundamental shift from one-way knowledge dissemination in teaching to learner-centered collaborative knowledge sharing and building is taking place, and the importance of openness in facilitating such a transition is increasing. This session will explore how open technology, content, and knowledge and Web 2.0 concepts can promote and sustain educational innovation.

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