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

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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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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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