The Freedom to Read

Bonus Assignment #5: The Freedom to Read

Due: Sat., Feb. 20
Maximum Score: 15 points (9 points for post, 3 points each for 2 replies at 140 characters each)
Minimum Length: : 75 words minimum
Scoring Rubric:   Use this Discussion Forum Rubric as a guide for assessing your own work.  I will use it to guide my

scoring.

Read The Freedom to Read by American Library Association and Association of American Publishers. Describe your understanding of intellectual freedom. Why do you think this value is so important to a democratic society?

Open Content

Bonus Assignment #4: Open Content

Maximum grade: 14 points  (8 points for post, 3 points each for 2 replies)
Minimum length:  100 words for post, 140 characters (Twitter message length) for each reply.  Be concise and to the point.
Due:                   Saturday, February 13
Where:               Post to the Class Blog
Scoring Rubric:   Use this Discussion Forum Rubric as a guide for assessing your own work.  I will use it to guide my scoring.

Open education is the simple and powerful idea that the world’s knowledge is a public good and that technology in general and the web in particular provide an extraordinary opportunity for everyone to share, use, and reuse knowledge.  http://www.hewlett.org/oer

Washington state community and technical colleges are launching an Open Course Library project.  Read the Horizon Report below.  In your opinion, Will free or low-cost open textbooks make higher education more affordable?  Why or why not?  Share your thoughts on the public class blog.

January 14, 2010, 11:00 AM ET
'Horizon Report' Highlights 6 Technologies to Watch in Education

By Marc Parry

B02 Bonus Assignment
Social Media

Maximum grade: 14 points  (8 points for post, 3 points each for 2 concise and thoughtful replies)

Minimum length:  100 words for post, 140 characters (Twitter message length) for each reply.  Be concise and to the point.

Due:                   Saturday, February 6; Replies due Saturday, February 13

Scoring Rubric:   Use this Discussion Forum Rubric as a guide for assessing your own work.  I will use it to guide my scoring.  

"Did You Know? (Shift Happens 4.0)"  YouTube. Fall 2009.  Web.  January 31, 2010. v=6ILQrUrEWe8>  (4:45 min.)
This video has facts and statistics on the changing media landscape with a focus on a convergence theme.  What does this video mean to you? According to your opinion, what changes our schools should make to respond to a fast-changing new world?  What changes can you as an individual make?  (Answer all questions.)

Please include your name or initials for credit.

Social Media:  Twitter. Facebook. MySpace. Smart phones. Blogs. YouTube.  Flicker.

Wikipedia

Week One Bonus Assignment

Wikipedia

Maximum grade: 10 points

Due:        11:55 pm, Saturday, Jan. 29

Where:    Post your assignment to the class Blog. See instructions below.

Criteria:   Review this Discussion Forum Rubric. Use it as a guide for assessing your own work.  I will also use it as a scoring guide.

Wikipedia is the most popular, reader-written and edited, online encyclopedia. The name is a combination of the Hawaiian word “wiki” which means “fast” and the word “encyclopedia.” Some call the Wikipedia an irresponsible information source. Some rely on it as a handy reference. What do you think?

Instructions

1. View the video  The Word - Wikiality (4:10 min.) What does the word “wikiality” mean?

2.  Badke, William. "Stepping Beyond WIKIPEDIA." Educational Leadership 66.6 (2009): 54-58. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. Web. 24 Jan. 2010.  Badke is the author of Research Strategies, one of our online textbooks.  Read the first two pages of the pdf version.  Do you agree or disagree with Badke's observation and suggestion?  Why or why not? 

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