Module 5, Student Empowerment, Representation & Agency Overview (2 weeks)
Learning Objectives
- Develop introductory and framing learning experiences that link academic content to students' lived experiences and openly share learning behaviors.
- Provide students with an opportunity to share their perspectives and feedback on learning objectives, learning materials, and learning experiences.
- Modify existing assessments to support student-generated and co-created academic materials that respect students' agency and ownership of their intellectual property, including roadmaps for conceptual and academic language, authentic connections to students' background, student choice, and/or offering multiple means of representation.
Overview
As education professionals, we need to consider our students as an integral part of our courses. Honoring students' lives, their backgrounds, identities, experiences, motivations, and goals allows for a curriculum with which students can identify and connect. When students' identities are the foundation of their academic experiences, we build upon what they already know and have experienced to create authentic opportunities for understanding the breadth of our academic content.
In this module, you will attempt to center student experiences as you help equip students with an understanding of their rights in the learning experience and contemplate intellectual humility in your own practice. The readings you will engage with explore the intersection between open pedagogy and student rights and will help you think about how the learning you design can be more inclusive and student-centered.
| Activity | Due |
|---|---|
| Activity 1: Introducing Your Favorite Course (Google Slide Activity) | Sunday of week 2 |
| Activity 2: Centering Student Experiences & Diverse Perspectives Discussion | Initial post due Thursday of week 1; Response post(s) due Sunday of week 2. |
| Activity 3: Answer Module 5 Questions on OEP Action Plan | Sunday of week 2 |
| Self-assessment quiz | Sunday of week 2 |
Associated Resources
The resources below and their relation to this Module's activities are explained in more detail in the following pages. Their references are listed here to provide a snapshot of the resources you will be consulting in this module.
Course Materials
- Google Slides Activity
- Best practices for attribution Links to an external site.
- OEP Action Plan
- Certificate in OEP Discussion Rubric
Activity 1
Almeida, N. (2019, Jan. 18). OER and Student Privacy. Library Buzz: News from the City Tech Library. https://openlab.citytech.cuny.edu/library/oer-and-student-privacy/ Links to an external site.
Baran. E, & AlZoubi, D. (2020, May 18). Affordances, challenges, and impact of open pedagogy: Examining students' voices. Distance Education, 41(2), 230 - 244. https://doi.org/10.1080/01587919.2020.1757409 Links to an external site.
Jhangiani, R. (2019, April 11). 5 R’s for Open Pedagogy. https://thatpsychprof.com/5rs-for-open-pedagogy/ Links to an external site.
[Skim] Jacob, M., Jaszi, P., Adler, P., & Cross, W. (2021). Code of Best Practice in Fair Use for Open Educational Resources. https://cmsimpact.org/code/open-educational-resources/ Links to an external site.
Activity 2
[For Instructors] Kohl, H. (1992). Milkweed Editions. I Won't Learn from You! Thoughts on the Role of Assent in Learning. Rethinking Schools. https://rethinkingschools.org/articles/i-wont-learn-from-you/ Links to an external site.
[For Instructors] Lambert, S. (2018). Changing our (Dis)course: A distinctive social justice aligned definition of open education. Journal of Learning for Development, 5(3). 225-244. https://jl4d.org/index.php/ejl4d/article/view/290/333 Links to an external site.
[For Librarians] Bali, M. (2020, May 8). Inclusive Citation: How Diverse Are Your References? Reflecting Allowed. https://blog.mahabali.me/writing/inclusive-citation-how-diverse-are-your-references/ Links to an external site.
[For Librarians] Ray, V. (2018, April 27). The Racial Politics of Citation. Inside Higher Ed. https://www.insidehighered.com/advice/2018/04/27/racial-exclusions-scholarly-citations-opinion/ Links to an external site.
[For Librarians] Roberts-Crews, J. (2020, June 9). White Academia: Do Better. Diversity Conversations - School of Forest, Fisheries, & Geomatics Sciences, University of Florida. https://ffgs.ifas.ufl.edu/diversity/white-academia-do-better/ Links to an external site.