Day 1 Skill areas

  1. Understanding Open
    1. Theory and history of Open
      1. the values + philosophy underlying
      2. history of open movements (collected data and done simple timeline in polish done by volunteers, can easily translate to eng.)
      3. what does an ideally open world look like?
      4. what are the threats to openness?
      5. what should the proper limits be to openness?
      6. is the law open or closed?
      7. understand open/closed system theory  (idea we did in pl for OER movement: pyramid of openness: copyright (analog and DRM) > openaccess > licensed with limitations (NC, ND) > free cultural works definition compatible, OER) http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Piramida_otwartosci.svg
      8. how is a system closed and not open?
      9. how to recognize the limitations of closed systems
      10. how to manage/participate in an open system
      11. how to manage quality in an open systemhttp://pad.p2pu.org/p/school_of_open_skills_map
      12. the role of control in openness
    2. Practical Application
      1. the value of open for me
      2. in what ways the things i do are already open
      3. what does open mean?
      4. what is the commons?
      5. who is the "public"?
      6. knowing the spectrum of open
      7. what is the public domain? (nation-states)
      8. how to differentiate openness and transparency
      9. comparing and contrasting an open versus closed system
      10. cultural limitations to openness
  2. CC license basics
    1. What can you do with a CC license
    2. How to interpret a CC license
    3. What are the elements of a CC license
  3. Choosing an open license
    1. What is the best license for __?
    2. How to license different kinds of media / works
    3. Other non CC licenses
  4. How to build in the open
    1. Finding open content
      1. How to find CC licensed content
      2. how to recognize a licensed object
      3. How to find public domainc ontent
      4. improving access through digitization
      5. how to find gov't data
      6. how to take a closed resource and make it open
      7. how to replace closed tools with open ones
    2. How to create an open resource in your domain
      1. Creating a CC licensed work
        1. Remixing/reusing a CC licensed work
          1. How to create a CC licensed video from beginning to end
          2. How to remix differently licensed content
        2. Attribution
          1. How to attribute a CC licensed object
          2. What is the difference between attribution and citation
        3. Marking
          1. How to implement CC licensing in your web platform/site
    3. How to start an open project
      1. What is an open alternative to your project?
    4. How to build an open tool
      1. open vs. closed hardware
      2. how API's fit into the open world
  5. CC and the commercial sector
    1. how to make cash-money on open content
    2. how do content industries work
    3. how do collecting societies work
    4. how are rights coverned by contracts
  6. Managing rights
    1. Copyright
      1. what is protected by copyright
      2. when am I breaking the law
      3. what are the exceptions and limitations to copyright
      4. history of copyright
      5. what does it mean to hold the copyright in a work (who controls open content)
    2. Privacy
      1. how to control my privacy
      2. how to know what I'm sharing
    3. Others
      1. how do I retain control of my individual rights
      2. hot to manage individual rights
      3. respecting rights of individuals in an open environment
      4. how to read a terms of use/service
      5. where to find terms of use/service
  7. How to practice open
    1. which open tools to build for what and when?
    2. how to browse the web openly?
  8. Open Advocacy
    1. how to advocate for open policy
    2. how to convince a policymaker
    3. how to tell an "open" story
    4. how to convince others to share their work
    5. what opportunities does sharing create
    6. how to explain the difference between open and closed to others
    7. how to assess whether or not a policy supports/facilitates openness
  9. Domains
    1. OER
      1. what is open education/OER?
    2. Open Software
      1. what is F/LOSS
    3. Open data
      1. what is open data
      2. how is licensing for data different than other content
    4. Open Science
      1. what is open science?
      2. how to recognize an open scientist/researcher?
    5. Open Cultur(al Heritage)
      1. what is free/open culture
      2. how to make archive/cultural heritage works available
    6. Open government
      1. what is open government?
    7. Open Access
      1. what is open access
      2. knowing the difference between free access and open
      3. understanding differences between open access policies (gold, green, etc.)
  10. Open Governance/Processes (Transparency)

Notes from Day 2: 

= Openness (framework) =

  1. Transparency
    1. Visibility
    2. Participation
  2. Accessibility
  3. Usability
  4. Shareability
  5. Adaptability

The stuff you use
The stuff you make
The stuff you do

Accessible
Visible
Usable
Shareable
Adaptable
Participatory
Accountable


= Why Open Web Browsing? (exercise) =

= Open verbiage =
(loosely organized into groups)

Govern
tax
manage
lead
plan

debate
collaborate
work
think
brainstorm

read 
write
teach
research 
learn

consume
browse
find

develop
design
translate
build
create
adapt
(re)use
imagine

store
record
document
collect
preserve

publish
share

volunteer
earn money
commodify
fundraise

fix/repair
break

give
borrow/lend
take/receive

change
modify

communicate
express

judge

doctor/nurse

calculate
analyze
assess
measure
evaluate

quit
fail
win/lose
destroy
discard

travel
move
navigate

play
worship
believe
nourish
grow
birth
die
kill
injure/harm
clean
sleep
drink
eat
groom
socialize
sex 
love
hate
joke
sing
jam
fight

Notes from Day 3: 
http://pad.p2pu.org/p/school-of-open-actions

Practices map (link to picture)