1. Free, Open, Flexible: Rethinking Learning Materials Online Alexandre Enkerli Department of Sociology and Anthropology Concordia University http://enkerli.wordpress.com/

2. Whoami? Nobody Live online Blogger Wannabe geek Think out loud Radical idea?

3. We live in fascinating times Did You Know/Shift Happens Pay Attention The Machine Is Us/Ing Us

4. Anthropological Perspective Non-deterministic Exposure Reuse Rethink – Copyright, authorship, identity, ethics, aesthetics, rhetorics, governance, privacy, commerce, love, family, ourselves.

5. Web 2.0 and Sixth Internet Cultures Participation Participating in…? Learning Learning as creative process Constructing knowledge Creating “content”

6. Learning Material Everything used in learning – Gathered for learning – Created for learning – Created through learning Verbal emphasis

7. Types of material General Learner-created Teacher-generated Published

8. General Email messages Forum posts Blog entries Comments

9. Learner-Created Course notes Term papers Presentations Exam answers

10. Teacher-Generated Syllabi Slides Lesson plans Exam questions Lectures

11. Published Journal articles Monographs Textbooks Reference

12. Personal Approach Simple Comfortable Adapted Workflow…

13. TextNotesOutlinesTeachingFeedbackRethink Steps

14. Outlines Organise thoughts Slides during lecture Shared as lesson plans Use as study guides Overview for exam preparation

15. Podcasting Repetition Encourage engagement Build upon Archive

16. Put Online Free Open Flexible

17. Free Speech Information Beer

18. Open Accessible Transparent Boundless

19. Flexible Timely Dynamic Adaptive

20. “Check this out!” Sharing Peer-teaching Exposure Increase awareness

21. Repurposing Adapt each semester Grow understanding Find new ways explain

22. Still Need Textbooks?

23. Problems with textbooks Keeping up with editions Standardised Static Cost to students Unnecessary material Inconsistent expertise

24. Simple Idea Create material together

25. Online Learning Materials (Community Created) Constructing knowledge Collaborative learning Collaborative editing Critical thinking Diversity of voices

26. Issues Open Access Academic freedom Diverse learning and teaching styles Attitudes toward technology Authority

27. Free, Open, Flexible: Rethinking Learning Materials Online Alexandre Enkerli Department of Sociology and Anthropology Concordia University http://enkerli.wordpress.com/