Open Pedagogy Dr. Robin DeRosa OER Ambassador Pilot Consultant University of New Hampshire Professor of English and Interdisciplinary Studies Plymouth State University
Aug 12, 2015
Open Pedagogy
Dr. Robin DeRosaOER Ambassador Pilot Consultant
University of New Hampshire
Professor of English and Interdisciplinary StudiesPlymouth State University
• Student textbooks cost about $1,200 per year.
• That’s equal to 12% of tuition at my university.
• Students worry more about paying for books than they worry about paying for college.
• Textbook costs have risen 812% since 1978.
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Open Pedagogy
• Community and collaboration over content.
• Connects the university with the wider public.
• Treats education as a learner-developed process.
• No gates. No hoops. No end.
Community/Collaboration
• P2P feedback• Team-oriented inquiry
and problem-solving• Value of diverse skills
and experiences• Not “mastery,” but
growth• Power of the
community as a 21st century model
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Connect to Public
• Transdisciplinary approach benefits students and wider world
• Working in a real-world lab emphasizes experience over preparation
• Students can contribute now and will contribute even more later
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Going “Open”
• Use OER and engage with OER.• Value community over content.• Make your classroom a public workspace.• Empower students to direct their learning.• Never impede learning for any reason.• Limit disposable assignments.• Find ways to help the course continue…
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