Association for the
Advancement of Computing in Education
Celebrating 30+ Years of
Service to the IT in Education / E-Learning Community
Celebrating 30+ Years of
Service to the IT in Education / E-Learning Community
Invited Speaker
This presentation draws from research & practical experience gained through the development of open undergraduate and graduate courses focused on social media in teaching & learning. Through the development of 'open teaching' strategies, learning environments can become a vibrant mixture of credit and non-credit students; individuals working together from locations around the world in an environment of sharing, transparency, and collaboration. The session facilitator will lead participants through a rationale and discussion of open pedagogical strategies, discuss what was learned through the 'open teaching' experience, and will assist individuals in understanding the benefits of and processes involved in becoming an open educator.
Dr. Alec Couros is a professor of educational technology and media and the Coordinator of Information and Communications Technology at the Faculty of Education =, University of Regina. Alec is scholar and advocate of openness in distributed learning environments. He has given hundreds of workshops and presentations, nationally and internationally, on topics such as openness in education, social/networked learning, instructional design, digital citizenship, and critical media literacy. His graduate and undergraduate courses help current and future educators understand how to use and take advantage of the educational potential offered by the tools of connectivity.
