Knock Down the Walls: Toward a Model of Open Teaching

This document outlines Alec Couros's presentation on open and networked teaching at the 2009 Moodle Moot Canada conference. Some of the key topics discussed include the transition to more open forms of education through open educational resources, open access publishing, and open teaching practices. Couros also addresses the role of social networks and new technologies in redefining communities, learning, and knowledge sharing. He advocates building personal learning networks and adapting teaching approaches to take advantage of open opportunities online.