Open
Pedagogy
• Mary Burgess & Tracy Kelly
• Mar. 10, 2015
@bccampus @maryeburgess
@trass
#openeducationwk
Title of Presentation
Agenda
• What is Open Pedagogy? Iterating Toward a Definition…
• Our Matrix (v 1.0)
• What examples can you think of?
Session Outcome
• By the end of this session, you will know (at least) one definition of
Open Pedagogy and some examples of what it looks like in
practice
What is Open?
“OER are teaching,
learning, and research
resources that reside in the
public domain or have been
released under an
intellectual property license
that permits their free use
and re-purposing by
others.”
http://www.hewlett.org/programs/education-
program/open-educational-resources
• The right to make, own and control copies of the
contentRetain
• The right to use the content in a wide range of waysReuse
• The right to adapt, adjust, or modify the content
itselfRevise
• The right to combine the original or revised content
with other open content to create something newRemix
• The right to share copies of the original content,
your revisions, or your remixes with othersRedistribute
What is Pedagogy?
What is Open Pedagogy?
Iterating Toward a Definition…
David Wiley has said Open Pedagogy includes:
• Teaching and Learning Practices that are possible when you adopt OER
but are impossible when you adopt traditionally copyrighted materials
• Use of OER
• Students work in the open: create and share their work
• The Challenge: … “ we need at least 15 – 20 more examples, before we
can have a substantive conversation about open pedagogy”
Matrix
The Matrix: a tool for
generating examples…
Open
(Resources & Approaches)
Not Open
(Resources & Approaches)
Effective
Learning Design
*1* 3
Not Effective
(or, non-optimal)
Learning Design
2 4
Matrix
The Matrix: a tool for
generating examples…
Open
(Resources & Approaches)
practices that are possible when adopting
OER but are impossible when you adopt
traditionally copyrighted materials”. Use of
OER, requirement for students to work out
in the open: create and share their work
Not Open
(Resources & Approaches)
what we might think of as “traditional” -
costly “closed” textbooks, learning
community activity limited to the f2f
classroom or behind an LMS firewall
Effective
Learning Design
authentic, flexible, learning-centred (vs.
content or instructor-centred), creative
assignments that invite reflection, real-
world learning, student choice
*1* 3
Not Effective
(or, non-optimal)
Learning Design
what we might describe of as “teacher-
centred” methods: lecture-heavy,
“disposable” assignments , assessment
focused on exams, multiple choice, students
demonstrate learning to instructors only,
everyone does the same thing, or
limited/instructor-determined choices
2 4
Matrix
The Matrix: a tool for
generating examples…
Open
(Resources & Approaches)
practices that are possible when adopting
OER but are impossible when you adopt
traditionally copyrighted materials”. Use of
OER, requirement for students to work out
in the open: create and share their work
Not Open
(Resources & Approaches)
what we might think of as “traditional” -
costly “closed” textbooks, learning
community activity limited to the f2f
classroom or behind an LMS firewall
Effective
Learning Design
authentic, flexible, learning-centred (vs.
content or instructor-centred), creative
assignments that invite reflection, real-
world learning, student choice
*1*
Examples of open pedagogy:
innovative, learning-centred
design, supported by
affordances of the internet
3
Examples of great learning
design, with “closed”
resources, conducted in
“closed” spaces
Not Effective
(or, non-optimal)
Learning Design
what we might describe of as “teacher-
centred” methods: lecture-heavy,
“disposable” assignments , assessment
focused on exams, multiple choice, students
demonstrate learning to instructors only,
everyone does the same thing, or
limited/instructor-determined choices
2
Examples that use OER, but
under-utilize potential of
Open
4
Examples of “teacher-
centred” methods,
disposable assignments in a
closed environment
Matrix
The Matrix: a tool for
generating examples…
Open
(Resources & Approaches)
practices that are possible when adopting
OER but are impossible when you adopt
traditionally copyrighted materials”. Use of
OER, requirement for students to work out
in the open: create and share their work
Not Open
(Resources & Approaches)
what we might think of as “traditional” -
costly “closed” textbooks, learning
community activity limited to the f2f
classroom or behind an LMS firewall
Effective
Learning Design
authentic, flexible, learning-centred (vs.
content or instructor-centred), creative
assignments that invite reflection, real-
world learning, student choice
*1*
• Murder, Madness & Mayhem
(students edit wikipedia
entries to “featured”
status”)
3
• student-led real-world
research or service
projects that include
critical reflection and
connections made to course
concepts and (not open)
course resources
Not Effective
(or, non-optimal)
Learning Design
what we might describe of as “teacher-
centred” methods: lecture-heavy,
“disposable” assignments , assessment
focused on exams, multiple choice, students
demonstrate learning to instructors only,
everyone does the same thing, or
limited/instructor-determined choices
2
• Open-book, multiple choice
final exam in a course
that uses an open text
4
• Essay that only the
teacher reads/grades: Is
[Willy Loman, Hamlet, etc)
a tragic hero?
Thank You…
Questions?
Bccampus.ca
@maryeburgess & @trass
#openeducationwk

Open pedagogy-mar2015-burgess-kelly

  • 1.
    Open Pedagogy • Mary Burgess& Tracy Kelly • Mar. 10, 2015 @bccampus @maryeburgess @trass #openeducationwk
  • 2.
    Title of Presentation Agenda •What is Open Pedagogy? Iterating Toward a Definition… • Our Matrix (v 1.0) • What examples can you think of? Session Outcome • By the end of this session, you will know (at least) one definition of Open Pedagogy and some examples of what it looks like in practice
  • 3.
    What is Open? “OERare teaching, learning, and research resources that reside in the public domain or have been released under an intellectual property license that permits their free use and re-purposing by others.” http://www.hewlett.org/programs/education- program/open-educational-resources • The right to make, own and control copies of the contentRetain • The right to use the content in a wide range of waysReuse • The right to adapt, adjust, or modify the content itselfRevise • The right to combine the original or revised content with other open content to create something newRemix • The right to share copies of the original content, your revisions, or your remixes with othersRedistribute
  • 4.
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    What is OpenPedagogy? Iterating Toward a Definition… David Wiley has said Open Pedagogy includes: • Teaching and Learning Practices that are possible when you adopt OER but are impossible when you adopt traditionally copyrighted materials • Use of OER • Students work in the open: create and share their work • The Challenge: … “ we need at least 15 – 20 more examples, before we can have a substantive conversation about open pedagogy”
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    Matrix The Matrix: atool for generating examples… Open (Resources & Approaches) Not Open (Resources & Approaches) Effective Learning Design *1* 3 Not Effective (or, non-optimal) Learning Design 2 4
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    Matrix The Matrix: atool for generating examples… Open (Resources & Approaches) practices that are possible when adopting OER but are impossible when you adopt traditionally copyrighted materials”. Use of OER, requirement for students to work out in the open: create and share their work Not Open (Resources & Approaches) what we might think of as “traditional” - costly “closed” textbooks, learning community activity limited to the f2f classroom or behind an LMS firewall Effective Learning Design authentic, flexible, learning-centred (vs. content or instructor-centred), creative assignments that invite reflection, real- world learning, student choice *1* 3 Not Effective (or, non-optimal) Learning Design what we might describe of as “teacher- centred” methods: lecture-heavy, “disposable” assignments , assessment focused on exams, multiple choice, students demonstrate learning to instructors only, everyone does the same thing, or limited/instructor-determined choices 2 4
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    Matrix The Matrix: atool for generating examples… Open (Resources & Approaches) practices that are possible when adopting OER but are impossible when you adopt traditionally copyrighted materials”. Use of OER, requirement for students to work out in the open: create and share their work Not Open (Resources & Approaches) what we might think of as “traditional” - costly “closed” textbooks, learning community activity limited to the f2f classroom or behind an LMS firewall Effective Learning Design authentic, flexible, learning-centred (vs. content or instructor-centred), creative assignments that invite reflection, real- world learning, student choice *1* Examples of open pedagogy: innovative, learning-centred design, supported by affordances of the internet 3 Examples of great learning design, with “closed” resources, conducted in “closed” spaces Not Effective (or, non-optimal) Learning Design what we might describe of as “teacher- centred” methods: lecture-heavy, “disposable” assignments , assessment focused on exams, multiple choice, students demonstrate learning to instructors only, everyone does the same thing, or limited/instructor-determined choices 2 Examples that use OER, but under-utilize potential of Open 4 Examples of “teacher- centred” methods, disposable assignments in a closed environment
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    Matrix The Matrix: atool for generating examples… Open (Resources & Approaches) practices that are possible when adopting OER but are impossible when you adopt traditionally copyrighted materials”. Use of OER, requirement for students to work out in the open: create and share their work Not Open (Resources & Approaches) what we might think of as “traditional” - costly “closed” textbooks, learning community activity limited to the f2f classroom or behind an LMS firewall Effective Learning Design authentic, flexible, learning-centred (vs. content or instructor-centred), creative assignments that invite reflection, real- world learning, student choice *1* • Murder, Madness & Mayhem (students edit wikipedia entries to “featured” status”) 3 • student-led real-world research or service projects that include critical reflection and connections made to course concepts and (not open) course resources Not Effective (or, non-optimal) Learning Design what we might describe of as “teacher- centred” methods: lecture-heavy, “disposable” assignments , assessment focused on exams, multiple choice, students demonstrate learning to instructors only, everyone does the same thing, or limited/instructor-determined choices 2 • Open-book, multiple choice final exam in a course that uses an open text 4 • Essay that only the teacher reads/grades: Is [Willy Loman, Hamlet, etc) a tragic hero?
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Editor's Notes

  • #2 Mary talk Tracy monitor chat Introductions We introduce ourselves and why we are doing this Why are we doing this? Responding to David Wiley’s work and call to action for more examples of OP in his recent blog post in order to advance the discussion of open pedagogy and assist people in adopting open approaches Participants: please introduce yourself in the chat: where are you from, what is your interest is in open pedagogy in the chat Tracy try to make some brilliant summative comment about what she noticed in the chat about who is in the room
  • #3 Tracy talks So here is our plan… Start with some quick definitions of Open, Pedagogy, and Open Pedagogy Share with you a matrix we applied as a thinking tool for responding to David Wiley’s challenge to generate more examples of Open Pedagogy Outcomes: By the end of the session you will know one definition of OP and its application in practice We will also direct you to a place where we can continue generating examples of Open Pedagogy together
  • #4 Mary (Tracy watch the chat) Explain what is “Open” Invite questions/clarifications before moving on
  • #5 Mary Here are a couple fairly common definitions of pedagogy (from http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pedagogy and Wikipedia) For our purposes, Pedagogy refers to learning design – the creative work done by faculty, educational developers, etc - is critical because it leads to the practical application of “pedagogy” in course design and students’ learning experiences (10 min in by now)
  • #6 Mary We are not yet at a point where a clear definition exists like there was for pedagogy. This is the challenge and opportunity we have today: to be part of creating that definition. But we’re not completely at ground zero – here is what David Wiley has said to date about OP: (refer to slide) And he has issued a challenge to us to generate 15-20 more examples. Always up for a challenge, a few of the Bccampus team got together to talk about this, and the following matrix emerged as a tool for our thinking (need to be 15 min, no more)
  • #7 Tracy So after reading Wiley’s work and reflecting on our own experiences as IDs, course developers, and educators, we started to think about the importance of OPEN and EFFECTIVE LEARNING DESIGN as features or factors in examples of OP. In other words, we’re not ONLY trying to think of examples that meet the criteria for being OPEN, we’re trying to generate examples that are open AND great learning design, which we are calling “effective” or optimal (and we invite your feedback on this point, as well as the rest. So let’s unpack this a bit…
  • #8 Tracy So let’s unpack this a bit… Open vs. Not open refers to what Wiley discusses – point to the description under “open” (practices that are possible…) Effective vs. Not Effective (or non-optimal) refers to the quality of learning design (which we recognize is loaded, but we didn’t want to get stuck here). In general, we’re talking about flexible, learning- centred design that is relevant and engaging for students
  • #9 Tracy So if we use this matrix as a brainstorming tool, we can either think of a course activity or assignment we know of and slot it into a box, or we can focus on a box, and try to come up with an activity. So for example, a course or activity that makes use of OERs, but is otherwise closed because of the course/activity design are in quadrant 2: these “use OERs but don’t live up to their full potential”. “Traditional courses” – textbooks, lecture-heavy, exams and essays that only the teacher sees are in quadrant 4. Quadrant 3 might be filled by all our favorite examples from our own time in school – really great learning activities in closed spaces, with closed resources- What we want to do is seek examples that fall into quadrant 1 The point of this matrix is that it creates a way to generate examples – either by thinking of an activity and slotting it in a box, or by focusing on a box, and trying to come up with an activity. So, what do you think of this matrix? First, Is this a useful matrix for thinking of examples of OP? Does it hang together? What changes would you recommend?
  • #10 Tracy Here are some examples… So an example of a “not open” and “not effective” activity: an essay assignment that only the teacher sees about whether X is a tragic hero And on the other end of the spectrum, some great examples of open pedagogy include assignments where students research, write, and re-write wikipedia entries to the point that they are designated “featured” because of their quality. We have set up a google doc with these and other examples, and invite you to add yours. The goal is to get 15-20 in quadrant 1 by the end of this week  Give link in chat
  • #11 Here is the google doc url for people to add examples https://docs.google.com/document/d/1TDf9Uem4SID0anlUQPxWdwCh3SkvQnEpvQu_bRGRUIU/edit?usp=sharing