Introduction
Origins
Welcome to this open textbook “Open Pedagogy: Learn, Create, Share”. I want to describe a little bit of the origins behind the creation of this textbook. There were a number of influences that got me to this point of wanting to create a textbook.
One, working on my master’s degree in instructional technology and design one of the courses was a trends and issues class. It’s one of those types of courses that gives freedom to the instructor to cover relevant topics that were influencing the field. So for this particular semester, we discussed Open Educational Resources (OER). From that course and our discussions, I have always left with a feeling “now what?” I had a few minor projects in mind but nothing that felt entirely eventful or worth pursuing.
Two, Before I had ever heard of the term “Open Pedagogy” I had benefited from being a student who had applied open pedagogy as I was given different class assignments that allowed me to learn, create, share. That theme carried over as I applied similar concepts into the courses I designed. One specific course was an authoring course that had specific outcomes for students to create an instructional video, interactive graphic, interactive environment, and an instructional web unit.
Lastly, I volunteered to present at Idaho State’s Open Ed Week. Here is where I initially heard of open pedagogy from one of the other presenters. I had one of those “aha” moments. I wasn’t the only one who had this idea and I could seek and learn from others. It was also at the week conference that I learned that Idaho State had a license for Pressbook allowing our institution to create open books on the Pressbooks platform.
About this textbook
While I am not the person to coin the term Open Pedagogy, I’ve benefited from it both as a student and instructional designer. My hope is to share different tools and strategies others can use in their course design. One disclaimer about this textbook, as you review it; It’s going to feel incomplete (because it is). The reason for this it’ll be a side project for me and I plan to improve this book as I improve. All in all, I hope you find this resource useful in the future as you look for ideas for students to learn, create, and share.
