Open Pedagogy

Open Pedagogy

Strengthening...

OER Essentials

Resource review of concepts and tools

Open Pedagogy Defined

“...we might think about Open Pedagogy as an access-oriented commitment to learner-driven education AND as a process of designing architectures and using tools for learning that enable students to shape the public knowledge commons of which they are a part.”

-- Robin DeRosa and Rajiv Jhangiani



What is Open Pedagogy by Maki Ishida is All Rights Reserved



OER and OEP Venn diagram showing open pedagogy as one type of OEP.
OER-OEP Venn diagram graphic from presentation by David Ernst, Open Education Network is CC BY 4.0
The Five-Circle Framework by Phil Tietjen and Tutaleni I. Asino is CC BY 4.0

"Practices in OP give wider exposure to a diversity of approaches, and as this diversity disperses outward across a wider network of learners and educators, it accelerates the pace of change and innovation in the field."

-- Tietjen and Asino


The Five-Circle Framework


In the article, "What is Open Pedagogy? Identifying Commonalities," Tietjen and Asino researched definitions and usages of OP to investigate its shared meanings.


The Five-Circle Framework conceptualizes their results showcasing attributes of OP as five interconnected elements.



The 5Rs of Open Pedagogy

You've heard of OER's 5Rs, but have you heard of the 5Rs for Open Pedagogy?

For reflection:

Additional OP Perspectives

Renewable Assignments


One of OP's popular tools is the use of renewable assignments. In this approach, instructors invite students into the content creation process. This offers the potential for student work to be shared openly to benefit future students taking the course or, more publicly, individuals and communities beyond the classroom. 




Disposal versus renewable assignments graphic.

"In many ways, I think the most powerful part of renewable assignments is the idea that everyone wants their work to matter. No one wants to struggle for hours or days on something they know will be thrown away almost as soon as it is finished. Given the opportunity, people want to contribute something, to give something back, to pay it forward, to make the world a better place, to make a difference."

-- David Wiley

OP Examples

Renewable assignments, ideas, and inspiration!

Evaluating OER for Social Justice (Ang Lama, Astride Toh, and Jennifer Van Allen; 2022)

My Slipper Floated Away: New American Memoirs (edited by Justine Hope Blan)

The Open Anthology of Earlier American Literature (Robin DeRosa, 2015)

A Student's Guide to Tropical Marine Biology (Keene State College Students - BIO 381 Tropical Marine Biology)

Review texts' introductions for details about how students participated.

This document was created for the Pre-HISSI OER Mini-Conference at Leeward CC on 3/2/23. It contains links to the workshop's presentation slides, online tools, and resources about the concept of ungrading.

Explore OP activities by assignment type, intended learning outcomes, and student type. Use "Restart" at the bottom right corner of pages to return to the cover page.

Review a selection of renewable assignments arranged by subject area and created by faculty at different institutions. The Theatrical Worlds link (in Theater) may be accessed in the Open Textbook Library.

Engage with a variety of contributed "classroom-tested" OP examples. This resource accepts blog post submissions to share ideas and projects.

Learn about case studies of open textbooks, resources, projects, and pedagogical design. This text contains a collection of chapter articles by over 50 authors.

Learn about open textbook projects from OER advocates. Case studies provide practical key takeaways.

Three presenters share OP perspectives focusing on the renewable assignment and faculty instructional experiences. Presentation slides are included.

Watch two videos sharing the OFAR program's first-year cohort faculty projects addressing antiracism through the use of OER and OEP. Presentation slides are also provided.

Part 1 Video includes subject areas: Social Work & Human Services, Counseling - College Success, Chemistry, Geology, History, English, Business, and Psychology. 

Part 2 Video includes subject areas: English - Composition, Sociology, Administration of Justice, Biology, Math - Statistics, English Language, and Early Childhood Education.

Informed OP and Informed Consent

"Open pedagogy affords librarians, instructors, and students a unique way to guide how courses are taught and how students learn. However, while working openly can be empowering, liberating, or even revolutionary, I argue that it is unethical to mandate or strongly encourage students to produce open work without themselves understanding the implications of working openly. ... Open practice is only powerful when the students involved understand why they are engaging in this work... Furthermore, it is only when students understand the concept of open and their own rights as authors that they can ethically engage in this type of open pedagogy."

-- Cynthia Mari Orozco

There are many online resources available to support student learning in nurturing an informed open pedagogical practice.

Please see below for materials to get you started.

Guiding Your Project

This template document includes an outline of topics to envision and develop an OP project. Please make a copy to use and personalize as needed.

This resource offers insightful process considerations and planning ideas to create your OP project.


Understanding OER - texts

Share OER community values by inviting students to become OER stewards.

Open Washington's self-paced workshop, particularly modules 2-5, may be helpful for students to learn about OER, copyright, and open licenses.

The Tacoma Community College Library website presents OER key concepts in this one-stop shop library guide. Unless otherwise noted, contents licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 for your reuse.

Written by Creative Commons, this text is all about Creative Commons and could be used for students to read about the origin and usages of CC licenses. The text is CC BY 4.0 for your reuse. For quick reference, CreativeCommons.org has an FAQ.

This chapter appears in BCcampus Open Education's Self-Publishing Guide and is CC BY 4.0. Additionally, chapter "25. Resources: Captions and Attributions" offers  attribution best practices and sample attribution statements.


Understanding OER and Copyright - short videos


Understanding OER - longer videos


Understanding Copyright - presentation


Tools

Show students how to appropriately create attributions.

Students can create their own CC licenses. An alternate beta version of the License Chooser is available that includes prompt questions to build the license.


Inclusive Language Resource

This glossary of terms may support students articulate specificity of identities and cultures in their OER works.

UHCC OER web page: Create - Resources
UHCC OER web page: Create - Resources
UH OER website - Resources tab
UH OER home web page by University of Hawaiʻi OER is CC BY 4.0

Local OEP Resources

Open Pedagogy MOU

This memorandum of understanding template (reviewed by UH’s Office of the University General Counsel) documents students' informed consent for the use of their openly licensed content.

OER Survey Templates

Three customizable templates for data collection and assessment for courses using OER materials, incorporating open pedagogy, or labeled TXT0 (Textbook Cost: $0).


Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, Accessibility, and Indigenous Knowledge Considerations

"The goal of the Accessibility Toolkit – 2nd Edition is to provide the resources needed...to create a truly open and accessible textbook – one that is free and accessible for all students."  -- from the Introduction

The appendices include a Checklist for Accessibility and Inclusive Design Webinar Series video recordings.

"Our intention with this guide was to balance theory with practical tools for easing the transition to an AntiRacist teaching style. Much of this guide focuses on the internal reflections that an instructor should undergo before asking students to reflect outwardly via class discussion. This decision was by design; anti-racist work must start within through reflection, then grow outward through action."  -- from the Introduction

"This resource is intended to support the reflective practice and ongoing learning of culturally responsive teacers. It can help teachers assess their personal strengths and develop a plan to sharpen their practice."  -- from the Introduction

This resource offers eight competencies with thoughtful reflection questions.

The "Reflection Guide for Culturally Responsive Curricula" is provided as a checklist of questions to evaluate resources.

"This resource seeks to offer practices in several key areas:

"This session will explore some of the concerns around open educational resources (OER) and Indigenous knowledges while using Indigenous worldviews to better understand how Indigenous knowledges can be respectfully incorporated into OER."  -- from resource description

Includes presentation slides and transcript.



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Attributions and Licenses

Kilauea lava header photo by Marc Szeglat on UnsplashOER-OEP Venn diagram graphic from presentation by David Ernst, Open Education Network is CC BY 4.0What is Open Pedagogy by Maki Ishida is All Rights Reserved”Open Pedagogy” by Robin DeRosa and Rajiv Jhangiani is CC BY 4.0The Five-Circle Framework graphic and quote in "What Is Open Pedagogy? Identifying Commonalities" by Phil Tietjen and Tutaleni I. Asino is CC BY 4.05Rs of OP graphic by Rajiv Jhangiani is CC BY-SA 4.0Toward Renewable Assessments by David Wiley is CC BY 4.0

"Informed Open Pedagogy and Information Literacy Instruction in Student-Authored Open Projects" by Cynthia Mari Orozco is CC BY 4.0

UH OER home web page by University of Hawaiʻi OER is CC BY 4.0Accessibilty Toolkit - 2nd Edition by Amanda Coolidge, Sue Doner, Tara Robertson, and Josie Gray is CC BY 4.0The Anti-Racist Discussion Pedagogy by Selfa Chew, Akil Houstonm, and Alisa Cooper is All Rights ReservedCulturally Responsive Teaching: A Reflection Guide by Jenny Muñiz is CC BY 4.0Inclusive Pedagogies by Christina Page, Jennifer Hardwick, and Seanna Takacs is CC BY-NC-SAIndigenous Open Educational Resources: Respectfully Uplifting Community Voices by BCcampus is CC BY 4.0


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