Learning Objectives

• Reflect on learning by sharing information with others.

Connect and Collaborate with Open Space

Classes in INFOhio's Learning Pathways include discussion and reflection questions to encourage participation, critical thinking, and collaboration. Educators value collaboration while learning. Connecting with other educators builds effective use of differentiation, data use, and quality instructional materials in classroom instruction (Teachers Know Best: Teachers' Views on Professional Development, Gates Foundation, 2014).

Open Space is Ohio's premier instructional material curation and collaboration space. INFOhio has built collections, endorsements, and hubs of high-quality instructional materials to help educators quickly locate the resources they need.

With Open Space, you can:

• Join and create groups with like-minded educators.
• Search from more than 11,000 instructional materials that include full courses, textbooks, and lesson plans.
• Create and share instructional materials.

To learn more about Open Space, complete the following:

1. Watch the webinar Community and Collaboration with Open Space Groups. You may take the quiz that follows to earn a certificate for 30 minutes, but it is not required for the class.
2. Read the Open Space Groups for Users Guide.

Participating in discussions and reflection is optional in this class, but doing so will be beneficial for several reasons. Discussions while learning help participants develop:

• diverse perspectives.
• attentive, respectful listening.
• connection to topic and content.
• clear communication.
• habits of collaboration.
• skills in synthesis and integration.

To facilitate learning and encourage reflection, INFOhio recommends that you:

1. Register for a free Open Space account.
2. Join the Explora Resources group in Open Space. Once in this group, navigate to the Discussions tab. Throughout this class, there will be discussion questions at the bottom of some lessons. Members of the group can share their answers to the discussion questions and reflect on their learning.