Open Pedagogy
What is Open Pedagogy?
Open Pedagogy refers to collaborative teaching and learning practices that help educators to advance a culture of sharing and active learning through OER.
Below is a framework for Open Pedagogy, proposed by Bronwyn Hegarty. Developing "openness" can be challenging. For example, educators may be uncomfortable sharing their work or inviting peer review in open platforms. Open Pedagogy does require a change in mindset to develop openness and work in a specific way; however, most educators already collaborate and share, and the attributes listed below are about extending that current practice.
Eight Attributes of Open Pedagogy
- Participatory Technologies: Use Web 2.0 and mobile apps to connect around learning
- People, Openness, Trust: Develop trust and openness for working with others
- Innovation & Creativity: Encourage spontaneous innovation and creativity
- Sharing Ideas & Resources: Share freely to enable the fair dissemination of knowledge
- Connected Community: Participate in connected community of professionals
- Learner Generated: Facilitate learners contributions to OER
- Reflective Practice: Engage in opportunities for reflective practice
- Peer Review: Contribute to open critique of others scholarship
- Bronwyn Hegarty's Eight Attributes of Open PedagogyA podcast transcript from the Alberta Open Educational Resources Initiative, licensed under CC BY SA.
- WikiEducator - What is Open Pedagogy?A brief explanation of what Open Pedagogy entails.
Why Does Open Pedagogy Matter?
- It supports students in developing critical-thinking, problem-solving, and analytical skills.
- It enables educators to expand their academic competencies, and create more collaborative, engaging learning experiences for students.
- Overall, it helps to democratize teaching and learning.
Examples of Open Pedagogy:
- BCcampus Faculty OER ToolkitThe Faculty OER Toolkit is an information resource about and guide to adapting and adopting Open Educational Resources. Included are definitions and examples, information about Creative Commons licensing, and tips on how to adapt and/or adopt OER for classroom use.
- Designing for Open PedagogyWebinar by the Community College Consortium of Open Educational Resources (CCCOER), that provides examples of student projects and teaching approaches that incorporate open.
- Open Educational Practice RubricAdaptable professional learning rubric from ISKME, which is intended to guide educators as they incorporate OER into their practice.
- Instructor Basics: How to Use Wikipedia as a Teaching ToolSimple guide from Wikimedia Foundation on how to use Wikipedia as part of student assignments.
- Mastering Open Education: eCampusOntario's micro-credentialA micro-credentialed professional learning program run by eCampusOntario's Open Library. This new program builds on the work of the OER Rangers program by taking the Ontario-made, bilingual-by-design, “Mastering Open Ed” resource and launching a credentialed course that is free to members of Ontario’s publicly-supported, post-secondary institutions.
Collaborate
Collaborate on Open Pedagogy
To discuss Mohawk Library supports, reach out to your Liaison Librarian. Here are some ways that faculty can benefit from library expertise in the implementation of open pedagogy:
Peer Review
The Library has expertise in digital accessibility and information literacy. We can review and help align your OER to accessibility requirements and information literacy learning outcomes/objectives.
Resource Sharing
The Library knows about metadata, licensing, and how to best organize digital materials to enable the widespread sharing of the OER that you create.
Participatory Technologies
The Library has experience with authoring and publishing platforms, and with Web 2.0. We can guide you on the use of these technologies, toward the design of course projects and content that engage students around OER.
Connected Community
The Library can help explore new channels, and approaches to OER outreach and community building. We can also serve as potential partners on presentations and trainings that inspire others to participate in OER.
- Library Services for Faculty - Faculty Library TeamA guide designed to welcome faculty to Mohawk College Library with a list of Librarian Liaisons for different schools of expertise.