The first article wrote by Robin Derosa & Rajiv Jhangiani discussed a popular educational topic: “Open Pedagogy”. Open pedagogy offers an open learning method that promotes conversation between staff and the theory of Open Education, including Open Access, Source, Science, and Government. Open pedagogy related to educational materials, technology, teaching methods, student’s financial situation, and social aspects. Open Educational Resources (OERs) is an online educational resource aiming to reduce education costs, increase students’ access to learning, and cultivate students’ creative thinking. According to the research, more than 50% of students in British Columbia cannot afford a required textbook. In achieving higher education, financial support is also crucial for accessing the learning material. OERs are commonly concluded in 5Rs: reused, retained, redistributed, revised, and remixed (Derosa & Jhangiani, 2017). The United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights states that students should gain equal access to higher education. When implementing OERs in Open Pedagogy, OERs can solve this issue, easing students’ financial burden and promoting access to learning materials. OERs, as a learning tool, can help instructors to convey knowledge. Replacing traditional textbooks with OERs can better spread the idea of open learning practice.
Speaking about the purpose of Open pedagogy, Derosa & Jhangiani (2017) consider that constructing an empowering and collaborative learning way to help students engage, succeed, and graduate from collages. Constructivist pedagogy, which combines learning and digital pedagogy, is a learning process focus on the experiential and learner-based learning method, including democratic education. Connected learning, which is supported by digital media and technology, helps learners to understand the knowledge and produce creative ideas.
Therefore, Derosa & Jhangiani (2017) argue that Open Pedagogy realizes the “autonomy and interdependence; freedom and responsibility; democracy and participation,” It changes the instructor-based input knowledge to learner-based inquiry education. Students within Open Pedagogy will study more spontaneously and effectively.
Reference:
Derosa, R., & Jhangiani, R. (2017, August 29). Open Pedagogy. Retrieved July 22, 2020, from https://press.rebus.community/makingopentextbookswithstudents/chapter/open-pedagogy/
Hello Yi,
I appreciated your very well written post this week. I agree with you that OERs seem to really help with reducing costs of textbooks, as many students are not able to afford them. However, this may get tricky because I know that some students prefer having the physical textbook to study from instead of using a digital copy. You discuss that the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights states that all students should have equal access to higher education. However, do you think there are other ways that students who aren’t able to afford a computer or pay for the internet should be assisted? You make a great point by discussing the importance of collaboratively work and how it allows for more meaningful learning for students. Open learning is a great way for discussion amongst students, which allows for students to learn from each other. I look forward, to reading your last blog post!
Regards,
Tanvir Sidhu