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'''*** [http://vimeo.com/25109769 Watch the video] from the event ***'''
  
=== Monday, May 3, 2010 ===
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In the 21st century we are more connected to each other and to information than ever before. As curious and social creatures living in a digital age, we tend to share and distribute the information we receive at remarkable speed and with remarkable outcomes. The end result? Every single one of us, on any given day, is both a learner and an educator. Some of us are more one than the other; some of us are both at the same time. But every single one of us stands to benefit from a revitalized look at what education means in the 21st century.
  
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Join us Monday, June 13 at pariSoma Innovation Loft for a panel discussion exploring the ways we can facilitate this desire to improve learning. How do we maximize the impact of education in a digital age, taking care not to leave anyone behind? How can we set up environments where information is free flowing? How can we shift business as usual so that it is the learners and educators themselves who shape the learning and educating?
  
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Come hear how Creative Commons, Open Educational Resources (OER), technology, and openness in general have been crucial in reshaping the way we teach and learn (online, offline, in the classroom and out), and join the discussion of how we can continue to make it so.
  
The power of Open Education
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Panelists include:
  
Presentations from 7:15-8pm:
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'''Cathy Casserly''' (moderator), CEO, Creative Commons. Cathy’s career is dedicated to openness, and particularly to leveraging possibilities at the boundaries of formal and informal learning to equalize educational opportunity. She has been a long-time advocate of open educational resources (OER). Before CC, Cathy worked at the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, where she spearheaded work in the areas of transparency and technology as a Senior Partner and the Vice President of Innovation and Open Networks.
  
* Brian Bridges, Director of [http://www.clrn.org/ California Learning Resource Network (CLRN)]
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'''David Bill''', Director of Educational Technology at the Urban School of San Francisco. As a teacher and director of academic technology, David has used Creative Commons materials in and out of the classroom. David is an educator consumed by the idea of improving our educational landscape. To him, learning is not something forced but rather an exploration that can and should be driven by being an inquisitive and passionate problem solver. In order to create such a learning environment, David focuses his energy on the intersection of Design Thinking, open educational resources, learning spaces, instructional models, and the power of technology in education..
* Murugan Pal, co-Founder and President of [http://www.ck12.org/ CK-12 Foundation]
 
* Carolina Rossini, [http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/people/crossini Berkman Fellow], Advocate for OER in Brazil, and [http://p2pu.org/ Peer2Peer University] community member 
 
  
Panel discussion from 8:15-9pm:
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'''Pete Forsyth''', Owner and Lead Consultant at Wiki Strategies. Pete is an Internet and communications consultant with deep expertise in online peer production communities, specifically the production of open educational resources using wiki-based web sites like Wikipedia. Pete's most recent engagement has been as the Wikimedia Foundation’s first Public Outreach Officer, working with Wikimedia’s vast network of volunteers and supporters to improve the experience of new project contributors. He was a key architect of the Wikipedia Public Policy Initiative, an innovative pilot project to support professors in the use of Wikipedia editing as a teaching tool.
  
* Brian Bridges
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'''Felipe Ortega''', Researcher and Project Manager at Libresoft, research group at University Rey Juan Carlos, Spain. Felipe is one of the main organizers of WikiSym, the premier conference on open collaboration and related technologies for researchers, industry, entrepreneurs and practitioners worldwide, to be held in the Bay Area in October. Felipe develops novel methodologies to analyze open collaborative communities (like FLOSS development projects, Wikipedia and social networks). He has done extensive research with the Wikipedia project and its community of authors. He actively participates in
* Amee Godwin, Director, Strategic Initiatives, [http://www.iskme.org/ Institute for the Study of Knowledge Management in Education] (ISKME)
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research, promotion and education/training on libre software, and he is a
* Murugan Pal
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strong supporter of open educational resources, open access in scientific
* Carolina Rossini
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publishing and open data in science.
  
The Internet and digital technologies have transformed how people learn. Educational resources are no longer static and scarce, but adaptable and widely available, allowing educational institutions, teachers, and learners to actively participate in a global exchange of knowledge via [http://wiki.creativecommons.org/OER Open Educational Resources (OER)]. We're gathering together preeminent individuals involved in shaping the future of education and harnessing the power of the internet and digital technologies as forces for good in this field. There will be a presentation period, followed by an informal panel/discussion where we'll explore more in depth the issues, challenges, and opportunities emerging in the field of education.
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'''Amy Roth''', Research Analyst at Wikimedia Foundation's Public Policy Initiative (PPI). The Public Policy Initiative is a pilot project whereby Professors at public policy programs in universities in the U.S. engage their students to improve articles on the English-language Wikipedia as part of the curriculum. Amy graduated from Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo in Biology with a minor in Biotechnology. She went on to get a masters degree in public policy, during which time she analyzed the largest public health surveys in the nation and worked as a health inspector. Her thesis is a quantitative analysis of qualitative foster youth data; it identifies factors that correlate to an increased likelihood of incarceration for foster youth. Amy's background gives her a lot of experience in both quantitative and qualitative research and she enjoys challenging projects that require creative solutions and specific analysis. As Research Analyst for the PPI, she is tasked with program evaluation and assessing article quality and content improvement in Wikipedia.
  
This is a great chance to meet CC staff, learn more about Creative Commons, and connect with Bay Area creators and innovators. Hope to see you there!
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No RSVP necessary, but you can let us know you're coming on [http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=104137469677954 Facebook].
  
==== Location ====
 
'''PariSoMa Innovation Loft'''<br / >
 
'''1436 Howard St. San Francisco, CA 94103'''<br / >
 
[http://maps.google.de/maps?q=1436+howard+st+san+francisco&oe=utf-8&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a&um=1&ie=UTF-8&split=0&gl=de&sa=X&oi=geocode_result&resnum=1&ct=image Google Map/Directions]<br / >
 
http://www.parisoma.com/
 
  
==== Time ====
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==== Date & Time ====
  
* 7:00-9:00 PM
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* Monday, June 13, 2011
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* 7:00- 9:00 PM PST
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* Refreshments provided
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* Free but $5-15 donation suggested
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* Plenty of street parking
  
==== Other info ====
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'''pariSoma'''<br / >
* Light refreshments will be provided.
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'''169 11th Street, San Francisco, CA 94103'''<br / >
* Donations for CC will be taken at the door.
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[http://maps.google.com/maps?oe=utf-8&client=firefox-a&ie=UTF8&q=parisoma&fb=1&gl=us&hq=parisoma&hnear=Oakland,+CA&cid=0,0,9664195992360879058&z=16&iwloc=A Google Map/Directions]
* Plenty of street parking is available at pariSoma.
 
* PariSoma is located up two steep flights of stairs, and unfortunately does not have wheelchair access at this time.
 
* RSVP on Facebook
 
  
=== Tuesday, February 16, 2010 ===
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<h2>[[/Archive|See past SF Salons]]</h2>
  
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'''[http://vidsf.com/2010/feb/16/creative-commons-salon/ Check out the video from the Salon, thanks to VidSF]'''!<br/><br/>
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|Event Name=San Francisco Salon
Panel discussion about CC from an international perspective, featuring:
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* CC CEO Joichi Ito
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* CC Arab World Media & Development Manager Donatella della Ratta
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* International Project Manager Michelle Thorne
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|Location=San Francisco, CA, USA
* David Sasaki, Outreach Director for Global Voices.
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This will be a great chance to learn about how globally diverse communities use Creative Commons, as well as challenges faced in various regions and projects around the world. How do sharing norms, for example, or compelling use cases differ from country to country? What works in one context may not carry over to another, so where do models fail and what lessons can be learned? How can specific fields, such as open education or citizen journalism, solve some of these issues and foster healthier sharing communities?
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[[Category:Salon]] [[Category:Event]]
 
 
==== Location ====
 
'''PariSoMa Innovation Loft'''<br / >
 
'''1436 Howard St. San Francisco, CA 94103'''<br / >
 
[http://maps.google.de/maps?q=1436+howard+st+san+francisco&oe=utf-8&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a&um=1&ie=UTF-8&split=0&gl=de&sa=X&oi=geocode_result&resnum=1&ct=image Google Map/Directions]<br / >
 
http://www.parisoma.com/
 
 
 
==== Time ====
 
 
 
* 7:00-9:00 PM
 
 
 
==== Other info ====
 
* Light refreshments will be provided.
 
* Donations for CC will be taken at the door.
 
* Plenty of street parking is available at PariSoMa.
 
* PariSoMa is located up two steep flights of stairs, and unfortunately does not have wheelchair access at this time.
 
* RSVP on [http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=255765366441 Facebook] or [http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/5277290/CA/San-Francisco/Creative-Commons-Salon/PariSoMa-Coworking-Space/ Upcoming]
 
 
 
=== Thursday, December 17, 2009 ===
 
 
 
==== Theme ====
 
* This special ccSalon SF will be a celebration of CC's 7 years and the wrap-up of our 2009 annual fundraising campaign.
 
* This will be a great chance to meet and talk to members of the CC staff and connect with other free culture enthusiasts from the Bay Area, or just learn more about Creative Commons. We hope to see you there!
 
 
 
==== Agenda ====
 
 
 
* Twitter's General Counsel, Alexander Macgillivray, will be giving a talk. Alex was previously Deputy General Counsel at Google and has been a supporter of Creative Commons from our very beginning.
 
* A unique installation of the dublab/Creative Commons art and music collaboration, Into Infinity (http://intoinfinity.org/), which is built on audio loops and circular canvases paired together in infinite combination. Salon-goers will have the chance to help draw on some of these 12-inch canvases as well as participate in a live recording of an 8-second audio loop. We encourage you to bring a noisemaker (kazoo, bell, travel guitar, etc.) to make some sweet sounds!
 
* CC's Vice President, Mike Linksvayer, will highlight some of CC's major accomplishments from 2009 and talk about what's in store for 2010!
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
==== Location ====
 
'''PariSoMa'''<br / >
 
'''1436 Howard St. San Francisco, CA 94103'''<br / >
 
[http://maps.google.de/maps?q=1436+howard+st+san+francisco&oe=utf-8&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a&um=1&ie=UTF-8&split=0&gl=de&sa=X&oi=geocode_result&resnum=1&ct=image Google Map/Directions]<br / >
 
http://www.parisoma.com/
 
 
 
==== Time ====
 
 
 
* 7:00-9:00 PM
 
 
 
==== Other info ====
 
* Light refreshments will be provided.
 
* Donations for CC will be taken at the door.
 
* Plenty of street parking is available at PariSoMa.
 
* PariSoMa is located up two steep flights of stairs, and unfortunately does not have wheelchair access at this time.
 
* RSVP on [http://www.facebook.com/creativecommons#/event.php?eid=189665371358 Facebook]
 
 
 
=== Thursday, October 15, 2009 ===
 
==== Theme ====
 
* Creative Commons, KALW, and Chicago Public Radio’s Sound Opinions are pleased to present author Greg Kot in conversation with music journalist David Downs. Kot's new book, "Ripped: How the Wired Generation Revolutionized Music," explores the changing face of the music industry. Downs and Kot will discuss the book, as well as how digital sharing and participatory culture are shaping how music is created and consumed. Audience questions and discussion will follow the conversation.
 
 
 
==== Location ====
 
'''PariSoMa'''<br / >
 
'''1436 Howard St. San Francisco, CA 94103'''<br / >
 
[http://maps.google.de/maps?q=1436+howard+st+san+francisco&oe=utf-8&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a&um=1&ie=UTF-8&split=0&gl=de&sa=X&oi=geocode_result&resnum=1&ct=image Google Map/Directions]<br / >
 
http://www.parisoma.com/
 
 
 
==== Time ====
 
 
 
* 7:00-9:00 PM
 
 
 
==== Other info ====
 
* Light refreshments will be provided.
 
* Donations for CC will be taken at the door.
 
* Plenty of street parking is available at PariSoMa.
 
* PariSoMa is located up two steep flights of stairs, and unfortunately does not have wheelchair access at this time.
 
 
 
=== Wednesday, August 12, 2009 ===
 
==== Theme ====
 
* Creative Commons, technology, and open source.
 
 
 
==== Presenters ====
 
* Creative Commons' Chief Technology Officer, [http://creativecommons.org/about/people/#31 Nathan Yergler], presenting on the latest in CC's tech developments.
 
* [http://evan.prodromou.name/ Evan Prodromou], co-Founder, [http://wikitravel.org/en/Main_Page WikiTravel] and Founder, [http://creativecommons.org/weblog/entry/8428 Identi.Ca].
 
* [http://sites.google.com/a/dibona.com/dibona-wiki/Home/Biographies-and-Photos Chris DiBona], Open Source Program Manager for [http://google.com/ Google, Inc].
 
 
 
==== Location ====
 
'''PariSoMa'''<br / >
 
'''1436 Howard St. San Francisco, CA 94103'''<br / >
 
[http://maps.google.de/maps?q=1436+howard+st+san+francisco&oe=utf-8&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a&um=1&ie=UTF-8&split=0&gl=de&sa=X&oi=geocode_result&resnum=1&ct=image Google Map/Directions]<br / >
 
http://www.parisoma.com/
 
 
 
==== Time ====
 
 
 
* 7:00-9:00 PM
 
 
 
==== Other info ====
 
* Light refreshments will be served.
 
* Donations for CC will be taken at the door.
 
* Plenty of street parking is available at PariSoMa.
 
* PariSoMa is located up two steep flights of stairs, and unfortunately does not have wheelchair access at this time.
 
 
 
 
 
=== Wednesday, June 24, 2009 ===
 
==== Theme ====
 
* The digital intersection of art, history, and culture, and how CC can play a defining role in enriching all three.
 
 
 
==== Presenters ====
 
* [http://www.magnes.org/narratives.htm Francesco Spagnolo], Director of Research and Collections at [http://www.magnes.org/ the Magnes Museum]. Francesco will explore the sharing and marketing of cultural heritage through the lenses of the Magnes' “Digital Narratives,” a project that seeks an alignment between a narrative approach to history, a collaborative practice in the interpretation of cultural history, and the uses of technology and online social media.
 
* [http://outhink.com/about/ Dave Toole], CEO and Founder, [http://www.outhink.com/ Outhink Media], will present on how storytelling bridges the cultural and business arenas, outlining the challenges posed by the new social media and the crucial role played by research in information technology.
 
* [http://www.ischool.berkeley.edu/~vanhouse Nancy Van House], Professor, [http://www.ischool.berkeley.edu/index.php UC Berkeley School of Information], will respond to the other presenters by reflecting on the way in which academia is looking at social media and personal/historical digital archiving, exploring the human interactions that populate the online world.
 
 
 
==== Location ====
 
'''PariSoMa'''<br / >
 
'''1436 Howard St. San Francisco, CA 94103'''<br / >
 
[http://maps.google.de/maps?q=1436+howard+st+san+francisco&oe=utf-8&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a&um=1&ie=UTF-8&split=0&gl=de&sa=X&oi=geocode_result&resnum=1&ct=image Google Map/Directions]<br / >
 
http://www.parisoma.com/
 
 
 
==== Time ====
 
 
 
* 7:00-9:00 PM
 
 
 
==== Other info ====
 
* Light refreshments will be served.
 
* Donations for CC will be taken at the door.
 
* Plenty of street parking is available at PariSoMa.
 
* PariSoMa is located up two steep flights of stairs, and unfortunately does not have wheelchair access at this time.
 
 
 
=== Wednesday, April 15, 2009 ===
 
==== Theme ====
 
* CC in international projects: we will hear about CC licenses as they can be used in international projects to facilitate content sharing and connectivity across borders.
 
 
 
==== Presenters ====
 
* Miquel Hudin Balsa - Co-Founder, [http://www.maneno.org Maneno.org]
 
* David Harris, Executive Director, [http://globallives.org Global Lives Project]
 
* Emmanuel Vaughan-Lee, Founder and Director, [http://globaloneness.org Global Oneness Project]
 
 
 
==== Location ====
 
'''PariSoMa'''<br / >
 
'''1436 Howard St. San Francisco, CA 94103'''<br / >
 
[http://maps.google.de/maps?q=1436+howard+st+san+francisco&oe=utf-8&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a&um=1&ie=UTF-8&split=0&gl=de&sa=X&oi=geocode_result&resnum=1&ct=image Google Map/Directions]<br / >
 
http://www.parisoma.com/
 
 
 
==== Time ====
 
 
 
* 7:00-9:00 PM
 
 
 
==== Other info ====
 
* Light refreshments will be served.
 
* Donations for CC will be taken at the door.
 
* Plenty of street parking is available at PariSoMa.
 
* PariSoMa is located up two steep flights of stairs. If you need wheelchair access, please let us know in advance by emailing salon [at] creativecommons.org.
 
 
 
=== Wednesday, February 11, 2009 ===
 
 
 
==== Theme ====
 
* For February's salon, we're thrilled to have the entire CC staff under one roof, coming from as far as Japan, Boston, and Berlin, to speak about what they've been up to internationally and in the realms of science, culture, and education. Whether you've been a fan of CC from the start or you're new to the world of free culture, this salon is not to be missed. Light refreshments will be served and donations for CC will be taken at the door.
 
 
 
==== Presenters ====
 
* Mike Linksvayer, Vice President
 
* Eric Steuer, Creative Director
 
* Catharina Maracke, Director, Creative Commons International
 
* John Wilbanks, Vice President, Science Commons
 
* Ahrash Bissell, Executive Director, ccLearn
 
* Joi Ito, CEO
 
 
 
 
 
==== Location ====
 
'''PariSoMa'''<br / >
 
'''1436 Howard St. San Francisco, CA 94103'''<br / >
 
[http://maps.google.de/maps?q=1436+howard+st+san+francisco&oe=utf-8&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a&um=1&ie=UTF-8&split=0&gl=de&sa=X&oi=geocode_result&resnum=1&ct=image Google Map/Directions]<br / >
 
http://www.parisoma.com/
 
 
 
==== Format ====
 
 
 
* 7:00-9:00 PM
 
* 7pm: Mike Linksvayer will talk briefly about how CC works generally, then introduce the presenters.
 
* 7:15: Presentations
 
* 8:05: Joi Ito, CEO, will talk about where CC is headed.
 
* 8:15: Conversations and discussion with CC staff; chance to meet all CC staff.
 
 
 
=== Wednesday, November 19th, 2008 ===
 
 
 
==== Theme ====
 
* CC and Citizen Media: Our presenters this month will showcase their innovative projects in citizen journalism and explore how CC helps to facilitate the sharing of information in a journalistic realm.
 
 
 
==== Presenters ====
 
* David Cohn, veteran citizen journalist and founder of Spot.us, a Bay Area community-funded journalism start-up, a project of the Center for Media Change and funded by the Knight Foundation.
 
* Cary Bass, Volunteer Coordinator for Wikinews, and Jon Davis, a "Wikinewsie" volunteer. Wikinews is a project of the Wikimedia Foundation.
 
 
 
==== Music ====
 
* provided by DJ qubitsu
 
 
 
==== Location ====
 
 
 
'''Shine'''<br / >
 
'''1337 Mission St, San Francisco, CA'''<br />
 
[http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=1337+Mission+St,+San+Francisco,+CA&ll=37.77638,-122.415161&spn=0.014789,0.042787 Google Map/Directions]<br />
 
http://www.shinesf.com/ (21+)
 
 
 
==== Format ====
 
 
 
* 7:00-9:00 PM
 
* Mingling and merriment for the first 1/2 hour or so, followed by presentations and Q&A.
 
 
 
=== Wednesday, August 13th, 2008 ===
 
 
 
==== Presenters ====
 
* Jolene Pinder, an Associate Producer at [http://www.artsengine.net/index.php Arts Engine, Inc.] in NYC. Jolene will be screening a short CC-licensed film and talking about the various ways in which Arts Engine uses CC licenses.
 
* Eric Steuer, CC's Creative Director, will be talking about the soon to be launched film maker's toolkit.
 
* Robin Sloan, Product Strategist from [http://current.com/ Current TV] will wrap up the evening.
 
 
 
==== Music ====
 
* TBD
 
 
 
==== Location ====
 
 
 
'''Shine'''<br / >
 
'''1337 Mission St, San Francisco, CA'''<br />
 
[http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=1337+Mission+St,+San+Francisco,+CA&ll=37.77638,-122.415161&spn=0.014789,0.042787 Google Map/Directions]<br />
 
http://www.shinesf.com/ (21+)
 
 
 
==== Format ====
 
 
 
* 7:00-9:00 PM
 
* Presentations and Q&A.
 
 
 
==== More Info ====
 

Latest revision as of 20:34, 15 September 2013

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*** Watch the video from the event ***

In the 21st century we are more connected to each other and to information than ever before. As curious and social creatures living in a digital age, we tend to share and distribute the information we receive at remarkable speed and with remarkable outcomes. The end result? Every single one of us, on any given day, is both a learner and an educator. Some of us are more one than the other; some of us are both at the same time. But every single one of us stands to benefit from a revitalized look at what education means in the 21st century.

Join us Monday, June 13 at pariSoma Innovation Loft for a panel discussion exploring the ways we can facilitate this desire to improve learning. How do we maximize the impact of education in a digital age, taking care not to leave anyone behind? How can we set up environments where information is free flowing? How can we shift business as usual so that it is the learners and educators themselves who shape the learning and educating?

Come hear how Creative Commons, Open Educational Resources (OER), technology, and openness in general have been crucial in reshaping the way we teach and learn (online, offline, in the classroom and out), and join the discussion of how we can continue to make it so.

Panelists include:

Cathy Casserly (moderator), CEO, Creative Commons. Cathy’s career is dedicated to openness, and particularly to leveraging possibilities at the boundaries of formal and informal learning to equalize educational opportunity. She has been a long-time advocate of open educational resources (OER). Before CC, Cathy worked at the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, where she spearheaded work in the areas of transparency and technology as a Senior Partner and the Vice President of Innovation and Open Networks.

David Bill, Director of Educational Technology at the Urban School of San Francisco. As a teacher and director of academic technology, David has used Creative Commons materials in and out of the classroom. David is an educator consumed by the idea of improving our educational landscape. To him, learning is not something forced but rather an exploration that can and should be driven by being an inquisitive and passionate problem solver. In order to create such a learning environment, David focuses his energy on the intersection of Design Thinking, open educational resources, learning spaces, instructional models, and the power of technology in education..

Pete Forsyth, Owner and Lead Consultant at Wiki Strategies. Pete is an Internet and communications consultant with deep expertise in online peer production communities, specifically the production of open educational resources using wiki-based web sites like Wikipedia. Pete's most recent engagement has been as the Wikimedia Foundation’s first Public Outreach Officer, working with Wikimedia’s vast network of volunteers and supporters to improve the experience of new project contributors. He was a key architect of the Wikipedia Public Policy Initiative, an innovative pilot project to support professors in the use of Wikipedia editing as a teaching tool.

Felipe Ortega, Researcher and Project Manager at Libresoft, research group at University Rey Juan Carlos, Spain. Felipe is one of the main organizers of WikiSym, the premier conference on open collaboration and related technologies for researchers, industry, entrepreneurs and practitioners worldwide, to be held in the Bay Area in October. Felipe develops novel methodologies to analyze open collaborative communities (like FLOSS development projects, Wikipedia and social networks). He has done extensive research with the Wikipedia project and its community of authors. He actively participates in research, promotion and education/training on libre software, and he is a strong supporter of open educational resources, open access in scientific publishing and open data in science.

Amy Roth, Research Analyst at Wikimedia Foundation's Public Policy Initiative (PPI). The Public Policy Initiative is a pilot project whereby Professors at public policy programs in universities in the U.S. engage their students to improve articles on the English-language Wikipedia as part of the curriculum. Amy graduated from Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo in Biology with a minor in Biotechnology. She went on to get a masters degree in public policy, during which time she analyzed the largest public health surveys in the nation and worked as a health inspector. Her thesis is a quantitative analysis of qualitative foster youth data; it identifies factors that correlate to an increased likelihood of incarceration for foster youth. Amy's background gives her a lot of experience in both quantitative and qualitative research and she enjoys challenging projects that require creative solutions and specific analysis. As Research Analyst for the PPI, she is tasked with program evaluation and assessing article quality and content improvement in Wikipedia.

No RSVP necessary, but you can let us know you're coming on Facebook.


Date & Time

  • Monday, June 13, 2011
  • 7:00- 9:00 PM PST
  • Refreshments provided
  • Free but $5-15 donation suggested
  • Plenty of street parking

pariSoma
169 11th Street, San Francisco, CA 94103
Google Map/Directions

See past SF Salons


Events

Salon in San Francisco, CA, USA

2011/06/13

http://wiki.creativecommons.org/San_Francisco_Salon