NMC 09 
ISKME presents...
Using Open Content and the Collaboratory Model 
for Real-World Science Learning
be  inspired about open and collaborative models for learning
who is ISKME?
Amee Godwin
Megan Simmons
Some other great people
An education research non-profit based in Half Moon Bay, CA

We conduct social science research in education, develop research-based innovations to improve knowledge sharing that impacts improved learning and success in K-20 education.

Forefront of understanding how developments in open source, social networking, resource use, and social media can impact education practice and policy.

we help others use stories, reflection, feedback, analysis, evaluation as the building blocks of continuous improvement

We created OER Commons: www.oercommons.org

why open?
not using closed systems
using feedback cycles
re-defining science education around problem posing, practice, modeling real research 
talking about what works
asking for help, giving answers
real discovery inspires our participatory science pedagogy
what does open mean to you?
teaching faculty and students to model scientific research
a collaboratory is a place online 
to practice "doing science" 
and 
a mindset about sharing
what is citizen science?
What does open mean for learning?
When you use a collaboratory and make a problem space, 
you create a new 
Open Educational Resource
Recast teachers as curriculum creators 
See students, teachers, and scientist mentors as makers of learning
Develops the field of active participants and social learners
Encourages focus on real-world problems and use of real-world data