2016
DOI: 10.1108/oth-05-2016-0025
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Working in the Open: lessons from open source on building innovation networks in education

Abstract: Purpose -This article makes the case that the education community can learn from professional learning and innovation practices, collectively called "Working in the Open" (or "Working Open"), that have roots in the free/open source software (F/OSS) movement. These practices focus on values of transparency, collaboration and sharing within communities of experimentation. This paper aims to argues that Working Open offers a compelling approach to fostering distributed educational professional networks that focus… Show more

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“…For example, the "working in the open" model adapts practices and values from the world of open-source digital production to education settings (Santos, 2018). Drawing from research exploring how social networks promoted innovation (Frank, Zhao, Penuel, Ellefson, & Porter, 2011;Moolenaar, Daly, & Sleegers, 2011;Obstfeld, 2005;Reagans & McEvily, 2003;Ruef, 2002;Spillane, Kim, & Frank, 2012), scholars studying scale as reinvention may analyze the network structures that support reinvention within schools and evaluate strategies for generating such network structures (Santo, Ching, Peppler, & Hoadley, 2016).…”
Section: Implications For Researchersmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…For example, the "working in the open" model adapts practices and values from the world of open-source digital production to education settings (Santos, 2018). Drawing from research exploring how social networks promoted innovation (Frank, Zhao, Penuel, Ellefson, & Porter, 2011;Moolenaar, Daly, & Sleegers, 2011;Obstfeld, 2005;Reagans & McEvily, 2003;Ruef, 2002;Spillane, Kim, & Frank, 2012), scholars studying scale as reinvention may analyze the network structures that support reinvention within schools and evaluate strategies for generating such network structures (Santo, Ching, Peppler, & Hoadley, 2016).…”
Section: Implications For Researchersmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…These types of communities help youth in finding and building identities with respect to interests that matter to them. Santo et al (2016) described how the free/open-source software movement offers models for developing educational networks, emphasizing that professional learning communities can be organized in ways that innovate rather than just reflect on practice. Drawing from their work with Hive NYC, Santo et al named participation structures that support a "working open" approach, which include in-person events, such as regular meetups and pop-up learning events; community and small group calls; and online sharing, such as through project portfolios and a network blog.…”
Section: Connectivity Across Settings: Forging Connections Into Infra...mentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Meetups: in-person meetings, typically oriented toward fostering digital • literacy skills among members or collaborations between organizations. The methods for collaboration used by Hive Toronto also overlap significantly with Hive New York City (see Santo, Ching, Peppler & Hoadley, 2016). From the social innovation literature, Robin Murray, Julie Caulier-Grace, and Geoff Mulgan (2010) note the significance of organizational forms, such as networks, in fostering innovation, but the processes for joining together are not always well understood.…”
Section: The Peoplementioning
confidence: 99%