1	Our Common Wealth Teaching the Commons Debbie Abilock
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3	Off-balance in school practice… “Demonstrates an understanding of intellectual property, copyright, and fair use of copyrighted material.”
4	Chilling effect “Shortly after the new school year began the freshmen were assigned a research project that required using the MLA format. My part in this work included going over the correct bibliographic forms and stressing the importance of citing the work of others. Several days before the assignment was due, two freshmen came to me with a minor question about MLA form. However, in the course of discussing their work, they told me they had consciously limited their research because they were concerned about violating copyright! Here was exactly what Lessig was talking about in his book but it was happening with 14 year olds doing a report on creation myths! Lessig’s concerns about creativity and “the commons” was already being impacted by students who were afraid of violating copyright law.” --Barbara Weathers/Upper School Librarian/Duchesne Academy/Houston, TX
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6	Each field of knowledge has norms
7	Discuss ethics broadly What is “worth” citing? What intellectual wealth belongs to all? Is the goal to pass or to learn? “Brand Name Bullies” Mc Donald’s- McVegan/McSushi Fahrenheit 9/11 - Fahrenheit 451
8	The arts are “a continuing conversation with the past”* Preliterate storytellers Bible Bob Dylan Jazz Cameron Moll “design inspiration” Andy Warhol
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12	Masters as models Aristotle’s mimesis “Model and scaffold” teaching Oral recitation (e.g. poetry) Graduate student works with advisor Parody in writing “If you can’t imitate him, don’t copy him.” -- Yogi Berra
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14	Competing and Non-competing resources If I have a cookie and you have an cookie, and we trade cookies…we still each have only one cookie. 1 = 1 If I have an idea and you have an idea, and we trade ideas…we have two ideas! 1 + 1 = 2
15	Scientific research rests on the shoulders of giants… “If I have seen further, it is by standing on the shoulders of giants.” Isaac Newton, Oxford Dictionary of Quotations
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17	Redesign assignments to build a “commons climate” Persuasive essay Literary analysis Political report Biography, interview Book report Historical period report Debate team speech Dinner of authors Committee briefing Oral history archive Book review database Scrapbook persona to a simulation
18	The School Web Site… A “Walled Garden” Schools are increasingly using the walled garden approach in creating browsing environments in their networks. Students have access to only limited Web sites, and teachers need a password in order to leave the walled garden and browse the Internet in its entirety. Webopedia Computer Dictionary
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20	Collaborative work Commons Workshop research peer editing Open content encyclopedia “Grand Conversations” World Reach/ESL Planning a magazine – KQ Online communities - open source school
21	Service learning Commons Sharing expertise Science data collection Asset mapping Restoration project plant database
22	Learning objects Commons Small reusable digital resources (modular) Uniquely identified (metadata) Shared database (aggregated) Each stakeholder has equal interest Gateway Repositories: Web Quests, Merlot, Canada’s School Net, GEM, UC Berkeley IU Peer-to-Peer: Splash
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24	Knowledge Commons Telling their Stories NoodleBib knowledge base HAISLN summer reading list 2004 Digital archives: American Memory
25	Societal factors inhibiting a Common’s culture… Individual effort applauded Competition valued Bottom line economics Reduce government without safeguards Rampant consumerism Growing economic stratification Big winners are our heroes Ends vs. means mentality “Cheating Culture” is “Doing School”
26	…but great potential gains for society Bypass elitist editorial bottlenecks Balance mass media consolidation trends Facilitate collaborative scholarly research Enable global grassroots discourse Develop civic involvement Enhance social responsibility Ameliorate class-based information access Support wide and rapid innovation cycles Facilitate creativity
27	My new definition of information literacy is… … a transformational process in which the learner finds, evaluates and uses information in many forms for a personal, social or global purpose. Debbie Abilock http://www.NoodleTools.com
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