Date: 
Saturday, December 19, 2009
Time:  
9:00am Pacific/10:00am Mountain/
11:00am Central/12:00pm Eastern
Location: Elluminate

Recording (full):
https://sas.elluminate.com/site/external/jwsdetect/playback.jnlp?psid=2009-12-19.0911.M.ACE02B5F35AA7E7975F015AAC6F794.vcr

Tiny url for full recording: http://tinyurl.com/AlecCouros

Recording (chat): http://wiki.classroom20.com/CR+20+LIVE+dec+12+20+09

Recording (audio): http://www.humyo.com/F/3527937-2323916234

Portable Video File: http://www.humyo.com/F/3527937-2328730602

Newbie question of the week: What is an open, online course and why does it matter?

Topic: Open, Online University Courses   

Special Guest: Alec Couros

Follow-up Reading/Viewing Suggestions:

Gl.am link for 12/19/09:  http://gl.am/V1KX4

http://educationaltechnology.ca/couros/ (Alec Couros: Blog-Open Thinking)
http://eci831.wikispaces.com/  (Alec Couros: Main page for EC&I 831: Social Media & Open Education, an open access graduate course)
http://eci831.wikispaces.com/Session+List (Alec Couros: EC&I 831 Computers in the Classroom Course Syllabus)
http://eci831.wikispaces.com/Edublosophere (Alec Couros: EC&I 831 List of Educational Bloggers)http://delicious.com/tag/eci831readings (Alec Couros eci83i readings using delicious bookmarks
http://www.scribd.com/doc/3363/Dissertation-Couros-FINAL-06-WebVersion?autodown=pdf  (Downloadable PDF of Alec's Doctoral Dissertation: Examining the Open Movement-Possibilities and Implications for Education)
http://k12onlineconference.org/?p=310 (Alec Couros: K12 Online Conference 2008 Presentation-Open, Social, Connected: Reflections of an Open Graduate Course Experience)
http://k12online.ning.com/video/alec-couros-lan-party (K12 Online Conference LAN Party Chat with Alec Couros to view/discuss his 2008 presentation)
http://couros.wikispaces.com/tools  (Alec Couros: Wiki compilaton of software and online tools for education)
http://educationaltechnology.ca/couros/1444/comment-page-1 (Alec Couros: Keynote presentation at MoodleMoot 09 in Edmonton Alberta "Knock Down the Walls: Toward a Model of Open Teaching")
http://www.scribd.com/doc/3663504/Open-Connected-Social-Implications-for-Educational-Design  (Alec Couros: Scribd document-Open, Connected, Social - Implications for Educational Design)http://www.slideshare.net/courosa/presentations  (Alec Couros: presentations on Slide Share)http://education.uregina.ca/index.php?q=faculty.html&type=faculty&uid=45 (Alec Couros: profile at the University of Regina)
http://www.ocwconsortium.org/ (a free and open digital publication of high quality educational materials, organized as courses)
http://education-portal.com/articles/Universities_with_the_Best_Free_Online_Courses.html (comprehensive list of universities offering open courses as well as articles related to online learning)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZYz9M70KVR0  (Twitter in 60 sec)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L-tRHNElTo4  (Palm Pre webOS - new Sprint Commercial)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vVbO2q0ZSok  (EC&I 831 - Grad Course Movie Trailer - Final Take)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VcRctjvIeyQ (David Wiley's Keynote on Open Education-"Openness, Disaggregation and the Future of Education)