User:Whiteknight/BookPlan

Outline

(this should be a "talking outline", as opposed to just a bulleted list)

Introduction

Introduction to open content, open culture, and open-education. Rising cost of education, and dearth of quality education in poor places. Mention of some of the "big names" in the area. Introduction to open-content licenses.

Technologies

Overview of some of the technologies for use in open-education. Web2.0 stuff. Wikis. Online Collaboration. E-Books. Problems/criticisms with information sources like Wikipedia and Google.

Distributed Learning

Distance learning, telepresence, and classes "via satellite". Bringing learning into the classroom (as opposed to only taking learning out from it). Any-time learning. Online autodidacticism.

Free Course Materials

Where to get free materials. The quality of free materials. Quality and trustworthiness of materials created collaboratively. Timeliness of online materials, and staying up-to-date. Open Curricula, and issues with them.

Creating Course Materials

Places to write books and materials, compared/contrasted. Creating and hosting educational media (pictures/videos).

Group Collaboration

Using Web2.0 to teach classes interactively. Increased returns: Class one year creates materials for the next year. Learning by teaching. Getting students interested and involved.

Training Educators

Training educators in Web2.0 learning technologies. Comparing with traditional teaching skills.

Classroom Integration

Administering web2.0-based learning projects. Evaluating student contributions. Your class is not an island unto itself: interacting with external volunteers and communities.

Dissemination

Distributing technology-based materials to disconnected areas. Localization and automatic translation.