moocs, rhizomes & networks
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MOOCs, Rhizomes & Networks:
Information Literacies ���in a Time of ���
Complexity & Abundance
@davecormier & @bonstewart���University of Prince Edward Island
WILU 2013
Untangling 4 Threads"
• Information abundance = context • Networks & Rhizomes = structure • MOOCs = possibilities • A challenge: Where do we go from here?
The system of higher ed is in shift"
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What comes next?
Multiple axes of change
knowledge scarcity
knowledge abundance
open
public funding
neoliberalism
closed
h#p://www.flickr.com/photos/michaelheiss/2871996129/
Part 1 – A context Oral to catechetical to textbook to " " " " " " " " " "digital/market"
http://www.flickr.com/photos/killfile/3344595791/
Part 2a – Identities ���The structure of networks"
www.flickr.com/photos/sjcockell/4398929160/
Structures beyond institutional "structures"
Networked Identities = Multiple, Public, Participatory"
Always Connected "
h#p://www.flickr.com/photos/ryanr/142455033/
Networks expand participation"
My Networked Connections"
greater access, diversity, visibility… also increased noise & time.
Belonging is always
partial, always multiple"
Always hybrid"
h#p://www.flickr.com/photos/daveduarte/3420117809/
h#p://www.flickr.com/photos/striaEc/2191408271/
Hard to hear"
Signal/Noise Literacies"
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Different legitimacy practices
Institutional
• product-focused • mastery
• hierarchical ties • plagiarism
• authority in role
• audience = teacher
Networked
• process-focused • participation
• peer-to-peer ties • crowdsourcing
• authority in reputation
• audience = world
Part 2b – Rhizomes���Ways of navigating networks"
ED 366
What do they need to know?"
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How do I know?"
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I don’t know."
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Rhizomes:"• are aggressive, chaotic and resilient. • are difficult to contain • follow their own paths • are multiple
http://www.flickr.com/photos/usfwsnortheast/5951029777/sizes/l/in/photostream/
The rhizomatic approach is about"1. Preparing for uncertainty 2. Learning when there is no answer 3. Dealing with complexity 4. Being responsible to your own learning 5. Drawing your own map
Part 3a – A convergence An example on the open web"
h#p://www.flickr.com/photos/gforsythe/8028605773/
What’s a MOOC?"
“MOOCs are the internet happening to education.” ! ! ! ! ! !- George Siemens, 2012!
Massive"
Open"h#p://www.flickr.com/photos/neosnaps/2596044654/
Online"
Course"
Part 3b – Implications What this means for higher education"
MOOCs = Many Things
h#p://www.flickr.com/photos/garymacfadyen/6860003781/
h#p://www.flickr.com/photos/noiseprofessor/8270908219
Education = the final frontier
IBIS Capital: Global e-‐Learning Investment Review, 2013
Education = online"
GSV Advisors, 2012
“Education is Broken”
networks neoliberalism Institutional education
Major MOOCs merge ���
networked critique of institutional education with ���
neoliberal shock doctrine: ���“here’s a disaster, here’s a solution.”
But MOOCs don’t HAVE to be like that.
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Approaches to MOOCs"
Neoliberal ���= About���Market ���
Solutions
Networked���= About ���
Connections
Some MOOCs…" Harness & contribute to knowledge abundance Are participatory Are distributed Generate knowledge & connections that extend beyond course Share the processes of knowledge work, not just the products
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Part 4 – Going forward What should I do now?"
h#p://alonetogetherbook.com/
Move online together"
@bonstewart @davecormier
Participate "or "
Perish."