From OER to Open Pedagogy: Harnessing the Power of Open

Bookmarked: From OER to Open Pedagogy: Harnessing the Power of Open

https://www.ubiquitypress.com/site/chapters/10.5334/bbc.i/

OER make possible the shift from a primarily student-content interaction to an arrangement where the content is integral to the student-student and student-instructor interactions as well.

In addition to safety and privacy, another challenge relates to the idea that students will be putting work into the public commons that might reflect poorly on them because it is not polished or sophisticated.

Which is why I never require my students to opnely license material or use a product that only allows for open or public domain license. Privacy through data empowerement

If we think of OER as just free digital stuff, as products, we can surely lower costs for students; we might even help them pass more courses because they will have free, portable, and permanent access to their learning materials. But we largely miss out on the opportunity to empower our students, to help them see content as something they can curate and create, and to help them see themselves as contributing members to the public marketplace of ideas.