Free course

Here s a free course in social media & open education. As a non-credit participant you will get access to a lot of the resources and webinars and the program format looks very interesting.

The goals of this course are as follows. Participants will:

• better understand the historical role technology and media have played in educational & social change;
• become knowledgeable of social learning tools & FLOSS (Free/Libre and Open Source Software) as tools for teaching, facilitating learning, & designing educational environments;
• become familiar with the wealth of open educational resources (OERs), learning-related content, & media available for teaching & learning;
• become knowledgeable of relevant social learning theories and philosophies that respond to learning in the digital age;
• better understand the many social, educational, political, cultural, and administrative issues often associated with technology & media in education and society;
• become critical consumers and producers of digital media and information; and,
• build sustainable, personal learning environments and networks.