Cooperative Freedom and Transparency in Moodle
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The document presents Morten Flate Paulsen's work on cooperative freedom and transparency in online education, emphasizing the balance between individual rights and collaborative learning. It details his pioneering contributions to online education, outlines notable Norwegian members and events in the educational field, and discusses the dimensions of cooperative and flexible learning. Furthermore, it highlights the significance of transparency in enhancing quality and cooperation in online learning environments, particularly through the use of Moodle.
Cooperative Freedom and Transparency in Moodle
- 1. Cooperative Freedom and Transparency in Moodle www.NooA.no Morten Flate Paulsen Campus.NooA.no A 30-minute presentation at Gjøvik University College April 3, 2013 http://twitter.com/MFPaulsen www.linkedin.com/in/mfpaulsen www.slideshare.net/MortenFP www.facebook.com/mfpaulsen http://nettstudier.blogspot.com www.eden-online.org/blog/ http://issuu.com/mfpaulsen 1
- 2. About me • Worked with online education at NKI Nettstudier 1986 – 2012 • Established Campus NooA in 2012 • Professor II at Gjøvik University College • President of European Distance and E-learning Network (EDEN) • Doctor of Education from the Pennsylvania State University • American Center for the Study of Distance Education (1990 -1992) • Adjunct Professor Athabasca University (1999 - 2005) • Professor associado Universidade Aberta, Portugal (2009-2010) 2
- 3. EDEN-members in Norway Norwegian member institutions • Campus NooA • Norwegian Association for • eCademy Distance and Flexible Education • Folkeuniversitetet Nettstudier - NADE • Gjovik University College • Norwegian Institute for Adult Learning - VOX • Globalskolen AS • Norwegian Ministry of • Lillehammer University College Education and Research • NKI Nettstudier • Sogn og Fjordane University • NKS Online Studies College • Norway Opening Universities • Studiesenteret.no • University of Nordland • University of Oslo 3
- 4. Annual Conferences Open Classroom 22. Oslo 2013 9. Athens 2011 21. Oporto 2012 8. Oporto 2009 20. Dublin, 2011 7. Stockholm 2007 19. Valencia 2010 6. Poitiers 2005 18. Gdansk 2009 5. Copenhagen 2002 17. Lisbon 2008 4. Barcelona 2000 16. Naples 2007 15. Vienna 2006 3. Balatonfüred 1999 14. Helsinki 2005 2. Crete 1997 13. Budapest 2004 1. Oslo 1995 12. Rhodes 2003 11. Granada 2002 10. Stockholm 2001 Research Workshops 8. Moscow 1999 7. Leuven 2012 7. Bologna 1998 6. Budapest 2010 6. Budapest 1997 5. Paris 2008 5. Poitiers 1996 4. Barcelona 2006 4. Birmingham 1995 3. Oldenburg 2004 3. Tallinn 1994 2. Berlin 1993 2. Hildesheim 2002 1. Krakow 1992 1. Prague 2000 4
- 5. Pioneer work in Online Education at NKI Nettstudier 1986: First LMS – specifically developed for distance learning 1987: First online distance education course 1992: Mandatory course for new NKI tutors on the Internet 1996: First web-based courses 2002: First m-learning courses 2003: Speech synthesis in all courses 2004: Individual planning and follow up according to each student’s plan 2004: Continuous tracking of turn-around time 2006: Learning partner system 2008: Global student profiles 2010: Peer counselling system for tutors 2011: Quality barometer for tutors and course materials 5
- 6. The most interesting pedagogical challenge in our lifetime is to provide online education that combines individual freedom with meaningful cooperation. I have struggled with this challenge since I first introduced my Theory of Cooperative Freedom in 1992. www.ednews.org/articles/10626/1/An-Interview-with-Morten-Flate-Paulsen- Focusing-on-His-Theory-of-Cooperative-Freedom-in-Online-Education/Page1.html 6
- 7. Six Dimensions of Freedom Compilation of resources made by my students at Universidade Aberta in Portugal http://ppel4.pbworks.com/ It is difficult to combine individual flexibility and cooperation
- 8. Cooperative online education Independence with the help of others Affinity to learning community Collaborative Cooperative learning learning depends on takes place in groups networks Rigid Flexible individual learning individual learning is controlled by is controlled by the school the student Individual flexibility
- 9. Cooperative learning • Cooperative learning seeks to develop virtual learning environments that allow students to have optimal individual freedom within online learning communities. • Cooperative learning is based on voluntary participation in a learning community • Cooperative learning benefits from transparency 9
- 10. Cooperative Freedom is discussed in my books which are available from http://issuu.com/mfpaulsen 10
- 11. More resources on Cooperative Freedom • Cooperative online education www.youtube.com/user/nki2008#p/a/u/2/HVXtbLg5ycE • Online education barometers www.youtube.com/watch?v=gyoe7dGIwkE&feature=relmfu • Transparency in Cooperative Online Education www.irrodl.org/index.php/irrodl/article/view/671/1267 • E-viva em Portugal http://nettstudier.blogspot.com/ • Cooperative Online Education http://seminar.net/index.php/volume-4-issue-2-2008- previousissuesmeny-124/100-cooperative-online-education • Cooperative Freedom and Transparency in Online Education www.slideshare.net/MortenFP/futuralia-3400339 • Visualizing student profiles www.slideshare.net/MortenFP/visualizing-student-profiles-through-nkis-online-catalogue- and-student-network • Transparency for Cooperation http://toonlet.com/archive?m=s&i=11245
- 12. Transparency or privacy? 12
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- 14. Transparency improves quality …of system data, course content, course work etc…. 14
- 15. Scandinavian Online Program in Multimedia Journalism www.webjournalisten.com Audio Journalism: Berghs School of Communication (Sweden) Video Journalism: UPDATE – Danish School of Media and Journalism Text Journalism: NKI Distance Education (Norway)
- 16. Transparency promotes cooperation Dalsgaard, C. and Paulsen, M.F. (2009) Transparency in Cooperative Online Education. IRRODL, Vol 10, No 3. 16
- 17. Three degrees of transparency 1. Low: Private e-mail 2. Medium: Class forum 3. High: Global web2.0 services Transparency provides better quality and more cooperation, but both students and teachers should be comfortable with the chosen transparency level. 17
- 18. NooA uses Moodle to support Cooperative Freedom and Transparency
- 19. Cooperative and transparent course in social media
- 21. Thank you I care, so I share: www.NooA.no http://nettstudier.blogspot.com https://twitter.com/MFPaulsen www.slideshare.net/MortenFP www.facebook.com/mfpaulsen www.eden-online.org/blog 21