OE Global 2019

Session Table Name: GENOVA

There has been a growing interest in open educational practices (OEP) and open pedagogy (e.g., Creative Commons 2018; Cronin & MacLaren 2018; DeRosa and Robison 2017). In talking with faculty, students and staff about open pedagogy (OP), we have found that there is a need for practical resources with suggestions on how to engage in OP, the benefits and possible challenges and risks, how to support students and faculty in OP activities, etc. Several valuable resources already exist, such as the Open Pedagogy Notebook and the Rebus Guide to Making Open Textbooks with Students. An Open Pedagogy starter kit would complement these resources, providing even more detailed and practical guidance. The current draft of the Open Pedagogy starter kit has sections on: definitions and examples of OP, supporting students in open pedagogy (including considerations of student privacy and risk), supporting faculty in teaching using open pedagogy (including potential benefits and challenges for instructors), and strategies and considerations for designing open pedagogy activities and assignments (including assessment of student work in the open). At this OEGlobal Action Lab we will share the starter kit as it exists, inviting participants to work in groups to add or suggest changes to the kit, thus expanding and refining it with contributions from people working in diverse contexts with a goal of improving its relevance and usability.

References:
Creative Commons (2018). Open Pedagogy / Practices (Unit 5.4), Creative Commons Certificate for Educators and Librarians.
Cronin, C., & MacLaren, I. (2018). Conceptualising OEP: A review of theoretical and empirical literature in Open Educational Practices. Open Praxis, 10(2).
DeRosa, R., & Robison, S. (2017). From OER to open pedagogy: Harnessing the power of open. In R.S. Jhangiani & R. Biswas-Diener (Eds.), Open: The philosophy and practices that are revolutionizing education and science. London: Ubiquity Press.