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
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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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Learner-Developed Process
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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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