Support and Tools for Open Pedagogy
Getting Started with Open Pedagogy
When it comes to open pedagogy, you will hear again and again, "I'm no expert, but here's what I did in my classroom. . . ." As a matter of fact, that's how one of the video resources below begins! Open pedagogy facilitates deep and active learning, and practitioners talk about it transforming their instructional practice. Faculty will be interested in learning more about open pedagogy and how they can get started. Providing some examples of open pedagogy for them to explore and letting them know that a) They can do this; and b) You will support them will help!
Professional Development Opportunities for Faculty & Staff
For a shorter-term professional development opportunity for open pedagogy, consider joining or starting an Open Pedagogy Learning Circle.
While the OEN will run a learning circle once a semester, see below for resources to run your own!
Watch a workshop on how to run your own Open Pedagogy Learning Circle or access our Canvas Open Pedagogy Learning Circle Course at https://z.umn.edu/OENlearningcircle.
For a longer-term professional development solution for open pedagogy, consider our Certificate in Open Educational Practices which is a year-long, facilitated program that pairs a librarian and a faculty member to transform their curriculum through the power of open pedagogy.
Finally, you may want to check out the OEN's discipline-searchable Open Pedagogy Portal Links to an external site.or the Open Pedagogy Notebook Links to an external site. for examples of open pedagogy in action.
Tools for Implementing Open Pedagogy
As faculty get started, you may want to introduce them to one of the commonly used tools for implementing open pedagogy, but you will want to be strategic about how you do so because you do not want to overwhelm them with technology.
- Hypothes.is Links to an external site.: One of the tools commonly used for open pedagogy projects is Hypothes.is. Hypothes.is allows users to annotate websites and online readings easily. Using hypothes.is can let students engage with your course readings and each other in a more interactive way than discussion boards might allow.
- Wikibooks Links to an external site.: Wikibooks and WikiEdu are both excellent tools for working with students to create a text. Alternatively, short student projects, such as annotated bibliographies, can be done via Wikipedia by adding context and citations to short or underdeveloped articles. This not only gives students the opportunity to get experience explaining concepts for a public audience, it also increases the available public knowledge on your course’s topic!
- Google Drive Links to an external site.: Google Drive provides a variety of tools that can be used for collaboration on text-based projects as well as slideshows and spreadsheets.
- Youtube Links to an external site.: Student-made instructional videos or class projects can be incredibly useful to showcase for future students in the class or to use as supplemental materials for explaining difficult concepts.
Additional Resources
Examples of Open Pedagogy compiled by Quill West Links to an external site.
A Guide to Making Open Textbooks with Students Links to an external site.
University of Texas Arlington Libraries Introduction to Open Pedagogy Links to an external site.
This presentation was given by Will Cross, Lindsey Gwozdz, and Heather Miceli and gives open pedagogy perspectives from a copyright expert (Cross), librarian (Gwozdz), and faculty practitioner (Miceli).
This presentation, given by Will Cross, was created and given for the OEN's Certificate in OER Librarianship.