I am wresting with this Open Pedagogy concept. The author, Robert Schuwer, refers to this practice as a way “connecting to the outside world and to the educational process using accessible tools” (‘What is Open Pedagogy?, blog post). He calls the approach an ‘active form of learning.’ How is this active? I am curious. I guess I need more examples.–What might I personally create using this approach? My hope is to put together a tool or assignment for pre-service teachers AND fellow faculty teaching education classes. My hope is to start very simply. Perhaps something called a ‘Child-Watching Engaged Observation’–a running record of one child as she/he participates in 3…

This fellowship has been enriching and inspiring! I had dabbled in OER for a few semesters and this experience has helped me understand OEP more fully. With Ryan’s support, I have now selected an OER textbook for EDC 200 and have created a project to share with the OEP community. The process of participating in the fellowship and the guidance provided helped me to examine a key assignment for EDC 200 – writing an educational philosophy statement, and reflect on how to better support my students in understanding and completing the assignment. Not only did the fellowship provide the time, space and community to help with documentation of the multi-stage…

Our Open Pedagogy work has given me so much food for thought. It is interconnected with the work I’m doing in FITR and in UNgrading. Meeting our students where they are by developing intentional, accessible and creative materials is very important – especially now! I have two possibilities for this semester project: Idea 1 My project for this semester consists of restructuring the sociocultural module for my Social Foundations of Education course. It is the last module of the semester and serves as a culminating experience of increasing student awareness of the issues/realities surrounding different cultural groups. It includes readings/videos that provide context and examples of experiences surrounding religion, dis/ability,…