REMIXING TO LEARN

A representation of the overflow of information that I am experiencing and how I am

attempting to put it all back together to make sense.

A REMIXER’S MANIFESTOHTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=ZDW

N6RRU0XK&LIST=PL44F4EBDBE6879CE5

1.

WHO OWNS MEDIA??

And net neutrality is under attack from these same corporate

giants...

http://www.slate.com/articles/technology/future_tense/2014/05

/fcc_chairman_tom_wheeler_s_lame_excuses_for_his_net_neutr

ality_proposal.html

But some folks - like Reddit's co-founder, Alexis Ohanian, are

fighting

back. http://www.pcworld.com/article/2151020/crowdfunding-

campaign-wants-net-neutrality-billboard-where-us-regulator-cant-

miss-it.html

Up until now, we have managed to maintain the net as a place

where ideas could circulate relatively freely (Yes, some people

claim to have had politically charged feeds mysteriously disappear

from FB pages), but this new move by the FCC would end the

freedom of the net and allow media giants to curtail and control

the flow of information - Jay Ishaya

a) The generally accepted understanding of the term

"property" is that it is a "right" and rights are often

considered to be intrinsic. The term "intellectual

property" implies that creators' rights are "intrinsic"

in the same way as material ownership of the fruits of

labour or expression of personality. They are,

however, only privileges, the legitimacy of which

derives from their social utility.

b) This confusion leads one to regard as self-evident

the legitimacy of creators' rights, whereas their

usefulness needs to be assessed on a case-by-case

basis, depending on the types of creation and the

social context.

c)The American constitution provides a guarantee of protection

for material property, not for "intellectual property". Creators'

rights figure in it as temporary and relative to the social progress

that they bring about. This amounts to recognition of the rights of

the public over works and inventions.

d) "Intellectual property" creates the illusion that there might exist

something like a "common right" governing all non-material

property whereas, in reality, works, inventions, brands, etc.

present specific legal problems that have to be dealt with

separately if we are to have any hope of resolving them. In

practice, this illusion helps to confuse these two quite different

systems, with the result that they become less likely to control the

processes that they were meant to regulate.

e) The illusion of "Intellectual property" leads to an unjustified

alignment of the degree of protection enjoyed by owners of non-

material property with that afforded to owners of material goods;

this only serves to increase the profits of "creation magnates".

Retrieved from http://www.eurozine.com/articles/2010-09-16-xifaras-en.html

WHAT IS OER?

Just took a quick browse around this

website and I am sure I will be revisiting

it often. This site provides information

on how to find, use, create, adapt, and

share OERs. It also has information on

licensing including copyright clearance.

http://wikieducator.org/OER_Handbo

ok/educator

- Toni KormishCreative Commons Attribution License

Flickr username: Clearly Ambiguous

url: http://flickr.com/photos/clearlyambiguous/531347

57/

Stewart McKelvey …..describes

copyright as residing with me

unless I create something because

my employer asks me to (activities,

lesson plans, etc, related to my

job). - Graeme Campbell

“Copyleft is an idea. To understand it you first

need to understand copyright.”

“Nothing forces someone to publish their

work, but once they do the public should have

the right use, modify, and share it and this is

normally done by way of a licence. The licence

covers the specific terms of how others are

able to use the work.” - Jason Self

Retrieved from:

http://jxself.org/what-is-copyleft.shtml

CONCURRENCE O R

JUXTAPOSITION

SHOULD TEACHERS

SHARE ONLINE?

• for me it's a confidence issue: "This

isn't good enough", rather than "this

is my property”

• Part of the reason was that I

"borrowed" heavily from some

publishers and I wasn't sure the

legality of handing it over

• Definitely a difference between

borrowing and copying directly..

One naturally assumes that raising

that individual bar will raise the

bar for the whole of society. I find

myself wondering if that

assumption is correct

–Jay Ishaya

I hesitate because…

BLOGGING IT

TOGETHER

• I like that idea of Open Educational

Resources and the use of Creative

Commons Licensing as discussed by

Larry Lessig

(http://www.ted.com/talks/larry_lessig_

says_the_law_is_strangling_creativity). -

Craig Olson

I have noticed a shift happening in how people

my age think about what and how they contribute

to the world at large. I feel that the rise of DIY

culture, Maker (sub)culture and the free culture

movement are all linked in a mutually supportive

way. -Stephanie Boychuk

I have noticed a shift happening in how people

my age think about what and how they contribute

to the world at large. I feel that the rise of DIY

culture, Maker (sub)culture and the free culture

movement are all linked in a mutually supportive

way. -Charlene S

QUESTIONS

I have been pondering the balance that

needs to be struck to encourage creativity

yet respect and acknowledge people’s ideas.

Where do we draw the line on what is

appropriate use and what is not with regards

to other people’s ideas?

- Carla Wilson

So what does this mean for open textbooks? Will

they be as scrutinized before being utilized by

classroom teachers and students? Will teachers be

able to trust the content of the resource and the

people who publish them?

- Heidi Woernle

THOUGHTS…

Walt Disney often built on other

people’s ideas to propel himself to

greatness. In fact, much of his early

work exists thanks to the public

domain

- Larry Lessig

the concept of offering education/resources

for free and reaping more than altruism, seems

counter intuitive to what I have known

-Denise Anderson

I think the actual decision to share may not be

comfortable for some at first. Like most things in life, it

probably gets easier with practice as we develop confidence,

and as we realize that we actually receive (and learn) the

most when we give.

-Karen Hunter

Acknowledgements:

I would like to acknowledge all of the members of my cohort for their

willingness to learn and ask questions. Because of all of you, I am

learning to see the possibilities of online learning in a completely

remixed way.

I would also like to acknowledge those individuals who have made it

their business to share and as a result to create opportunities.

My learning is at its infancy and this remix my first steps…