Open Educative Systems

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Open Educative Systems

• Presentation by Liza Loop
• Learning Options Center
• Palo Alto, CA
• www.loopcenter.org

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Ill give you a word

• You write down the first 5 things that pop into
  your head. Heres a practice word.
• Ready?
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Now heres the real word

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Thesis

• Our traditional conceptions of
• school
• hold us back from realizing the enhanced human
  learning potential offered by 21st century media.
  This presentation revisits a vision of future
  schools first published by the author in 1983.

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The Approach

• If we didn't have a school system and we had to
  invent something to encourage learning,
• what would we design?
• Not textbooks, blackboards, desks or teachers
• School systems

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Lizas Nod to Theoretical Frameworks

• Process
• Think
• Read
• Think (with the book closed)
• Write (with no footnotes)
• Rediscover theoretical predecessors
• Add supporting quotes and references

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Some Quotes

• I have come to believe that design inquiry can be
  characterized as a confluence of three traditions
  of inquiry
• What is true?
• What would be ideal?
• What should become real?
• Nelson, H. G (2004). Bela H. Banathy The
  Legacy of a Design Conversation Systems Research
  and Behavioral Science Vol.22.3, 2004
• Or http//www.kolumbus.fi/moxi/Reading_material/Wh
  ole_Systems_Design/2-Nelson-Banathy.pdf

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More Giants with shoulders

• Barney Glaser Grounded Theory
• George Leonard Education and Ecstasy
• Seymour Papert Logo
• John Seely Brown Digital Kids
• H. Dean Brown Teaching and Learning
• Maria Montessori The Montessori Method
• James Miller Living Systems

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School Functions

• Various functions performed by schools during the
  20th century
• Administration
• Curriculum Development (content)
• Curriculum Delivery
• Learner Placement
• Achievement Certification
• Counseling
• Recordkeeping
• Custodial Care/Social Environment

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The School Functions Puzzle
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How do we fulfill these functions today?

• Non-formal Learning
• Face-to-Face Classes
• Placement Testing
• Course Mastery Certification
• Professional Certification/Licensing
• Parent/Student Counseling
• District Record Keeping
• Care Centers
• Open Portal (Online Resources)
• Expansion

• Not tracked
• Traditional School
• In School
• In School
• Government or Professional Boards and
  Associations
• Minimal In School/Private Sector Consultants
• Local Transcripts Kept By Institution
• School/Private/Relative Day Care
• By Institution or Open Source (http//learn.creati
  vecommons.org/projects/oesearch/oesearch-faq/)

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How will the Open Educative System fulfill these
functions?

• Non-formal Learning...
• Face-to-Face Classes and Courses.
• Placement Testing.
• Course Mastery Certification.
• Professional Certification/Licensing.
• Parent/Student Counseling
• District Record Keeping.
• Care Centers
• Open Portal (Online Resources)...

• Register all educative experiences
• Make available to those who prefer them and those
  who do not progress in Open Portal system
• Continuously available
• Available in challenge format and at completion
  of course
• Government or Professional Boards and
  Associations (no change)
• Most important and developed function of
  Educative System
• Centrally archived, owned by learner
• Local gov. or Private non-academic continuous
  Open Portal access
• By Institution or Open Source (http//learn.creati
  vecommons.org/projects/oesearch/oesearch-faq/)

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School Defined

• School definition A school is an administrative
  unit dedicated to and designed to impart skills
  and knowledge to students. A school is organized
  to efficiently deliver sequential instruction
  from one or more teachers. In most cases, but not
  always, a school is housed in one or more
  buildings. Also, multiple schools may be in one
  building. By statute, a home-based private
  educational program is not a school.

Source http//dpi.wi.gov/lbstat/defini.html
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Compulsory School Attendence

• Every parent, guardian or other person in this
  state having charge, control or custody of a
  child not enrolled in a public, private,
  parochial, parish school or full-time equivalent
  attendance in a combination of such schools and
  between the ages of seven years and the
  compulsory attendance age for the district is
  responsible for enrolling the child in a program
  of academic instruction which complies with

Source http//www.moga.state.mo.us/statutes/C100-
199/1670000031.HTM
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Home School Rules I

• Offer at least one thousand hours of instruction,
  at least six hundred hours of which will be in
  reading, language arts, mathematics, social
  studies and science or academic courses that are
  related to the aforementioned subject areas and
  consonant with the pupil's age and ability. At
  least four hundred of the six hundred hours shall
  occur at the regular home school location

Source http//www.moga.state.mo.us/statutes/C100-
199/1670000031.HTM
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Home School Rules II

• As evidence that a child is receiving regular
  instruction, the parent shall, except as
  otherwise provided in this subsection
• (a) Maintain the following records
• a. A plan book, diary, or other written record
  indicating subjects taught and activities engaged
  in and
• b. A portfolio of samples of the child's academic
  work and
• c. A record of evaluations of the child's
  academic progress or
• d. Other written, or credible evidence equivalent

Source http//www.moga.state.mo.us/statutes/C100-
199/1670000031.HTM
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Vocabulary Review

• Used in Statutes
• Student
• School, College, University
• Instruction
• Subject
• Hours
• Location
• Plan
• Record

• What about
• Learner
• Community of Practice
• Learning Objects
• Interest
• Concentration
• Learning Environment
• Flow
• Production

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Conclusions from the 1983 Paper

• The paper concludes that the required
  technologies have arrived and are affordable. Now
  the stewards of formal education must update
  their mindset to avoid being made obsolete by
• edutainment
• and
• private, commercial training centers

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Custodial Care/Social Environment
How do walls affect

• Age and Physical Ability Appropriateness
• Supervision
• Facilities ? Length of Stay
• Rest
• Food
• Personal Hygiene
• Group Size
• Access to Educational Opportunities

model after community centers.
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Recordkeeping
How do walls affect

• IT Function
• Equipment Data Storage
• Communications Input Output
• Security/Privacy

model after data centers.
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Counseling
How do walls affect

• Two Person Small Group Meeting Spaces
• Privacy
• Records Access

model after medical counseling centers.
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Achievement Certification
How do walls affect

• Some In-person Test Administration (Proctored
  Exam Facility)
• Multiple Desks for Paper Online Response
• Remote Access from Any SchoolStation

model after school or university high-tech
classroom.
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Learner Placement
How do walls affect

• Some In-person Test Administration (including
  Simulators)
• Some Counseling Sessions
• Some Physical Competency Demonstration
• Remote Access from Any SchoolStation

model after school or university high-tech
classroom, counseling center, laboratory
playing fields.
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Curriculum Delivery
How do walls affect

• Access from Any SchoolStation
• Traditional Classrooms
• Some Physical Competency Practice Areas
  (Laboratories, Stages, Playing Fields, Gardens
  with Equipment Storage)
• Collaboration Rooms (Small group meetings)

model after school or university high-tech
classroom, counseling center, laboratory
playing fields.
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Curriculum Development (content)
How do walls affect

• SOHO (small office, home office)
• Small Group Meeting Rooms
• Access from Any LearningStation

model after 2005 workplaces.
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Template for a School Teacher(non ideal)

• Slides 22 through 37 are from a public domain
  template for elementary teachers
• What assumptions are imbedded in this approach?
• What would an Open Educative System elementary
  teacher say at the first class meeting?

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Welcome to Third Grade!

• I will introduce you to third grade and to our
  classroom.
• If you have any questions during my presentation,
  please raise your hand and wait to be called on.

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All About Me

• My background
• I grew up in Pine Creek.
• I attended Bay Elementary, Bay High, and East
  College.
• My experience
• Ive been teaching for 20 years.
• I have also taught fifth and sixth grades, but
  third is my favorite.

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My Family

• My husband
• Bob
• My children
• daughters, Jan and Suzie
• son, Jeff
• Our pets
• dog, Spot
• cat, Fluffy

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My Goals

• To give you the academic and social skills you
  need to progress to fourth grade.
• To provide a supportive and fun classroom
  environment.
• To help you make new friends and discover new
  interests.

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Class Subjects

• The subjects we cover during third grade are
• Reading and writing
• Math
• Science
• Social studies
• Music and art

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Reading

• Briefly describe the topics you will cover this
  year in Reading.
• This may take more than one slide.

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Writing

• Briefly describe the topics you will cover this
  year in Writing.
• This may take more than one slide.

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Math

• Briefly describe the topics you will cover this
  year in Math.
• This may take more than one slide.

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Science

• Briefly describe the topics you will cover this
  year in Science.
• This may take more than one slide.

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Social Studies

• Briefly describe the topics you will cover this
  year in Social Studies.
• This may take more than one slide.

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Music and Art

• Briefly describe the topics you will cover this
  year in Music and Art.
• This may take more than one slide.

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Classroom Community

• Our classroom is a community. In our community,
  we have rules to help us get along with each
  other.
• Our class rules are
• Be respectful and responsible.
• Be organized and follow directions.
• Be on time.
• Be prepared.

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Homework

• I will assign about 45 minutes of homework every
  night. This includes 20 minutes of reading.
• Your homework packet is due on Friday morning.
• If you need extra time to work on your homework,
  you can go to homework club during recess to work
  on it.

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Tardiness

• School starts at 905 A.M.
• If you arent in the classroom by the time the
  second bell rings, please check in at the school
  office before coming to class.
• If you are tardy four times, the school will
  contact your parents.

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Field Trips

• We have lots of fun field trips planned for this
  year!
• We will attend two plays at the Childrens
  Theater as part of our reading units.
• We will visit Maple Grove park and take water
  samples from the river as part of our science
  unit on the environment.
• We will tour a bakery as part of our social
  studies unit on community.

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Lets Have a Great Year!