When Open Encounters Different Classroom

Justin Reich

Fellow, Berkman Centerblogs.edweek.com/edweek/edtechresesearcher

@bjfr

blogs.edweek.org/edweek/edtechresearcher

Builders

FacilitatorsLearners

OER Ecosystem

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OER Innovation

OER & Inequitable School Systems

Builders

Low-Income High-Income

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Low-income students

Affluent students

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EdTech Innovation EdTech Innovation

Closing Gaps Rising Tide

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Classroom Wikis as Case Study

Scale: In 2008, ~250,000 education-related PBworks wikis created globally, ~70% of which were publicly viewable

Depth: Every wiki edit by every user on every page recorded continuously to the second.

Does wiki usage differ in schools serving different populations?

Low Income Schools(n=117)

Mid to High Income Schools

(n=133)

Failed or Trial Wiki 50% 30%

Teacher-Content Wiki 34% 35%

Individual Student-Owned Wiki

15% 35%

Collaborative Student-Owned Wiki

2% 1%

Median Lifetime 6 days 33 days

Low Income Schools(n=117)

Mid to High Income Schools

(n=133)

Failed or Trial Wiki 50% 30%

Teacher-Content Wiki 34% 35%

Individual Student-Owned Wiki

15% 35%

Collaborative Student-Owned Wiki

2% 1%

Median Lifetime 6 days 33 days

Low Income Schools(n=117)

Mid to High Income Schools

(n=133)

Failed or Trial Wiki 50% 30%

Teacher-Content Wiki 34% 35%

Individual Student-Owned Wiki

15% 35%

Collaborative Student-Owned Wiki

2% 1%

Median Lifetime 6 days 33 days

Low Income Schools(n=117)

Mid to High Income Schools

(n=133)

Failed or Trial Wiki 50% 30%

Teacher-Content Wiki 34% 35%

Individual Student-Owned Wiki

15% 35%

Collaborative Student-Owned Wiki

2% 1%

Median Lifetime 6 days 33 days

OER & Inequitable School Systems

Builders

Low-Income High-Income

Series1

Low-income students

Affluent students

EdTech Innovation

Rising Tide

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Reponses to inequity in wiki usage:

1) If there is more net learning, whoever is learning, that’s good.

2) We should prioritize serving middle and high income learners to develop political support

3) We should rethink our delivery mechanisms to ensure that innovation targets those who need the most support

Thank you!

Justin Reich

Fellow, Berkman Centerblogs.edweek.org/edweek/edtechresesearcher

@bjfr

Edtechteacher.org