Levels of “OPEN” in Course Design
Platform for Participation
Open to the World
Open to VCU
Echo Streaming, Video capabilities for broadcasting classes.
Google Communities for Program Cohorts and alumni to create topic learning communities.
Open to people enrolled in the course as active participants, but not necessarily only VCU students.
Student blog responses and writing, draft essays and discussion, debates and presentations,
Research questions and data
Collaboration, cooperation, cohort, built around shared learning goals, expectations.
Blackboard Collaborate for real time. Blackboard groups for logistics of forming the groups. Discussion Boards around assignments and projects.
Google Docs, drives, shared spaces, concept maps, wikis,