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Teaching the open web

The Mozilla community is dedicated to protecting and growing "the open web." But what does that mean exactly? And how do we explain it to newcomers? This session will share stories, tips and tricks, and resources for helping everyday people understand what the open web is and why it matters. And also prototype a course on this subject for Peer 2 Peer University's January semester. The goal is to help learners of all stripes -- students, educators, and everyday folks -- not only understand the open web, but also arm them with stories and tools they can use to spread the message and become teachers and stewards for the open web themselves.

Organizer: Matt Thompson, Mozilla     matt [at] mozillafoundation.org


Goal. What do we want to achieve?

  • Come away with winning ideas and best practises for teaching and explaining the open web. We've all encountered that "blank look" on a friend or family member's face as they struggle to understand this stuff -- participants will leave with concrete examples & tools to help make the light bulb go off next time around.
  • Create a list of helpful resources, presentations, stories and tools for teaching the open web.
  • Outline a course for P2PU on "Teaching the open web." Brainstorm and agree on six key buckets or classes for a 6-week course.
  • Brainstorm & try to program potential guest presenters for each of those classes.


Audience. Who should come?

  • Teachers & educators. Anyone interested in teaching the open web to learners of all ages and backgrounds.
  • Media-makers. Journalists, bloggers and other media makers interested in writing about open web issues and demystifying them for their audiences.
  • Open web evangelists and activists. Anyone who cares about the open web, and wants to explain it better.


Activities. What will they do when they get there?


1) Lightning Talk Presentations

  • Kick things off with five-minute lightning presentations on "What is the open web?"
  • Fun, fast-paced and eclectic. TEDx or Ignite style. A chance to show-off your killer slide deck, metaphor, story, etc.

2) Group brainstorm

a) Provide feedback on the presentations. What worked? What didn't? What did we learn?

b) Look for patterns. Are there recurring themes we can draw out? Barinstorm on poster paper, etc.

c) Try to then boil those out into 6 major topics or themes. These become the course outline.

3) Break into small groups

  • Divide up into six small groups. Assign a theme / course to each.
  • Brainstorm a) existing resources, b) potential guest lecturers, and c) potential assignment ideas for each course.

4) Report back

  • Report results back to large group. Summary, next steps & wrap-up.


Outputs. What will you / they have at the end?

  • Stories, resources and presentations participants can take away and use
  • The outline for a six-week course
  • Potential guest faciliator, resources & assigments for each course
  • Hopefully some volunteer course leaders. People who volunteer to take the lead on presenting one of the six classes in the course.


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