This blog digs into the idea that quotes cited from a third-party subject matter expert can significantly enhance the listener\u2019s understanding of the concepts of another\u2019s presentation, an observation derived from reviewing notes from the virtual symposium and recognizing that my most impactful moments were due to quotes attributed to those other than the presenter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Dave Cormier\u2019s presentation on \u2018Intentional messiness of online communities\u2019 (Cormier, 2017) was an excellent example of a quote adding depth to the listener\u2019s understanding of the concept of openness, more specifically the word \u2018free\u2019 being associated with openness. A paraphrased quote attributed to Richard Stallman (Stallman as cited in Cormier, 2017) spoke to the difference of \u201cfree as in beer and free as in freedom\u201d and how the former speaks to something you are given and likely want but having no choice in what, while the later is about choosing what you receive. By providing this quote at the beginning of his presentation, the listener was prepared to adjust their personal definitions of openness moving forward and further able to grasp the idea of the three distinctions of Open to, Open by, and Open for (Cormier, 2017) by having accepted there can be multiple ways to interpret something that initially seems to be one concept.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Another example was in Catherine Cronin\u2019s presentation titled \u2018Choosing Open\u2019 (Cronin, 2017) where she started with a quote from Martin Weller that spoke to the risk and the reward of openness in education. The quote stated openness has never been riskier or more vital in today\u2019s educational landscape (Weller as cited by Cronin, 2017). By beginning her presentation highlighting there are risks to the idea of open education and following that it is still a necessity, the listener is led to understand they should be cognizant of and acknowledge those risks involved with the topic, while also understanding there will be information presented to argue for advocation of open education despite the risks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It\u2019s interesting to note that these quotes were the anchors that expedited my understanding of the topics at a depth that would have been missing with facts, figures, and PowerPoint slides created solely by the presenter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I\u2019ve attached an article that digs into the ethics of using quotes within different forms of presentation for those interested in the subject here. Presenting and representing others: towards an ethics of engagement: International Journal of Social Research Methodology: Vol 20, No 3 (tandfonline.com)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Cormier, D. (2017, April 18). Intentional messiness of online communities.<\/em> MALAT 2017 Virtual Symposium, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.2017_Cormier_MALATSymposium – MediaSpace | Royal Roads University<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Cronin, C. (2017, April 20). Open culture, open education, open questions. <\/em>MALAT 2017 Virtual Symposium, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.2017_Cronin_MALATSymposium – MediaSpace | Royal Roads University<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" This blog digs into the idea that quotes cited from a third-party subject matter expert can significantly enhance the listener\u2019s understanding of the concepts of another\u2019s presentation, an observation derived from reviewing notes from the virtual symposium and recognizing that… Continue Reading →<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":292,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4,1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-232","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-lrnt521","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/malat-webspace.royalroads.ca\/rru0275\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/232","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/malat-webspace.royalroads.ca\/rru0275\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/malat-webspace.royalroads.ca\/rru0275\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/malat-webspace.royalroads.ca\/rru0275\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/292"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/malat-webspace.royalroads.ca\/rru0275\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=232"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/malat-webspace.royalroads.ca\/rru0275\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/232\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":236,"href":"https:\/\/malat-webspace.royalroads.ca\/rru0275\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/232\/revisions\/236"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/malat-webspace.royalroads.ca\/rru0275\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=232"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/malat-webspace.royalroads.ca\/rru0275\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=232"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/malat-webspace.royalroads.ca\/rru0275\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=232"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}