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“Are your students interested in creating resources for the community?”
– Your course may be a good fit for an open pedagogy project!

What is Open Pedagogy?

OPEN — Open Educational Resources (OERs). According to UNESCO, OERs are “learning, teaching and research materials in any format and medium that reside in the public domain or are under copyright that have been released under an open license, that permit no-cost access, re-use, re-purpose, adaptation and redistribution by others.”

PEDAGOGY — The method and practice of teaching. According to BCcampus, pedagogy is “how we teach, rather than what we teach.”

Why Should I Use Open Pedagogy?

“When you use open pedagogy in your classroom [or course], you are inviting your students to be part of the teaching process, participating in the co-creation of knowledge.” – BCcampus

[TEXTBOX] “When you use open pedagogy in your classroom [or course], you are inviting your students to be part of the teaching process, participating in the co-creation of knowledge.” – BCcampus

Students…

Create knowledge to freely share with their community

Apply their research skills to real-life situations

Gain a foothold in the research world

Have a project to add to their resume

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Create knowledge to freely share with their community
Apply their research skills to real-life situations
Gain a foothold in the research world
Have a project to add to their resume

[SMALLER TEXT] Your students are invited to participate in open pedagogy, but ensure you emphasize that it is not mandatory. They are free to use pseudonyms or opt out if they are uncomfortable publishing under their real name.

What Does This Look Like at TRU?

[TEXTBOX] If your students are writing research essays, why not invite them to write short book chapters?

[TEXT + IMAGE] Peter Tsigaris and his students collaborated create The Value of Lakes Around the Secwepemc Territory. Instead of a typical research essay that only the professor reads, his students each researched and wrote their own chapter in a book. This published book, which introduced new research to the field, is now available for anyone to read and use.

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