Open Educational Resources (OER) & Textbook Equity

Open Pedagogy engages students in co-creating course content, which then is shared free, online, and licensed for reuse. Examples:

• Students create case studies, lesson plans, or other artifacts that are then shared.
• Students create infographics or slides related to course content, which are then used in future iterations of the course.
• Students co-author an open textbook.

Note that Rod Library has the ability to archive in UNI ScholarWorks (OER collection and/or departmental collections) anything created through open pedagogy projects. For more about services for faculty and student OER authors, see https://guides.lib.uni.edu/oer/authoring

Scholarly evidence suggests that open pedagogical practices can help students develop critical thinking skills and engage positively in their education. In addition, a recent report found that employers are seeking college graduates who can collaborate effectively yet college graduates are not well-prepared in this area. Open pedagogy encourages team-based work to accomplish a goal and can also help students engage in challenging projects that may not follow a linear path. All good for developing job skills!

Source: Mashek, D. (June 23, 2021). Opinion: College graduates lack preparation in the skill most valued by employers -- collaboration. The Hechinger Report. https://hechingerreport.org/opinion-college-graduates-lack-preparation-in-the-skill-most-valued-by-employers-collaboration/

Baran, E., & AlZoubi, D. (2020). Affordances, challenges, and impact of open pedagogy: Examining students’ voices. Distance Education, 41(2), 230-244. https://doi.org/10.1080/01587919.2020.1757409

Bloom, M. (2019). Assessing the impact of "open pedagogy" on student skills mastery in first-year composition. Open Praxis, 11(4), 343-353. https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ1251311

Brown, M., & Croft, B. (2020). Social annotation and an inclusive praxis for open pedagogy in the college classroom. Journal of Interactive Media in Education, 2020(1). https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ1253880

Clinton-Lisell, V. (2021). Open pedagogy: A systematic review of empirical findings. Journal of Learning for Development, 8(2), 255-268. https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ1314199

DeRosa, R., & Robison, S. (2017). From OER to open pedagogy: Harnessing the power of open. Open: The philosophy and practices that are revolutionizing education and science, 115-124. https://www.ubiquitypress.com/site/books/10.5334/bbc/download/1460/#page=124

Hilton, J., Hilton, B., Ikahihifo, T. K., Chaffee, R., Darrow, J., Guilmett, J., & Wiley, D. (2020). Identifying student perceptions of different instantiations of open pedagogy. The International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 21(4), 1-19. https://doi.org/10.19173/irrodl.v21i4.4895

Hilton, J., Wiley, D., Chaffee, R., Darrow, J., Guilmett, J., Harper, S., & Hilton, B. (2019). Student perceptions of open pedagogy: An exploratory study. Open Praxis, 11(3), 275-288. https://doi.org/10.5944/openpraxis.11.3.973

Paskevicius, M., & Irvine, V. (2019). Practicalities of implementing open pedagogy in higher education. Smart Learning Environments, 6(1), 1-20. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40561-019-0110-5 

Paviotti, G., D'Angelo, I., Giaconi, C., & Cavicchi, A. (2020). Open pedagogy practices: a case study in undergraduate education. Journal of e-Learning and Knowledge Society, 16(4), 1-10. https://doi.org/10.20368/1971-8829/1135321

Petrovic, K., Perry, B., & Walsh, P. (2022). Aligning nursing ethics with critical and open pedagogy in nursing education: A literature review. Nurse Educator, 10-1097. https://doi.org/10.1097/NNE.0000000000001253

Seraphin, S. B., Grizzell, J. A., Kerr-German, A., Perkins, M. A., Grzanka, P. R., & Hardin, E. E. (2018). A conceptual framework for non-disposable assignments: Inspiring implementation, innovation, and research. Psychology Learning & Teaching, 18(1), 84-97. https://doi.org/10.1177/1475725718811711

Tietjen, P., & Asino, T. I. (2021). What Is open pedagogy? Identifying commonalities. International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 22(2), 185-204. https://doi.org/10.19173/irrodl.v22i2.5161

Tur, G., Urbina, S., & Moreno, J. (2016). From OER to open education: Perceptions of student teachers after creating digital stories with Creative Common resources. BRAIN. Broad Research in Artificial Intelligence and Neuroscience, 7(2), 34–40. https://www.brain.edusoft.ro/index.php/brain/article/view/594

Van Allen, J., & Katz, S. (2019). Developing open practices in teacher education: An example of integrating OER and developing renewable assignments. Open Praxis, 11(3), 311-319. http://doi.org/10.5944/openpraxis.11.3.972