Havemann, Leo and Stroud, Joanna and Atenas, J. (2014) Breaking down barriers: Open Educational Practices as an emerging academic literacy. In: Connected Learning in an Open World: Academic Practice and Technology conference, 8 Jul 2014, London, UK. (Unpublished)
Abstract
This paper considers barriers to the uptake of Open Educational Practices (OEP) and how these barriers might potentially be overcome. ‘Open education’ has become an increasingly important topic in TEL and wider educational debates, partly driven by the rapid emergence of MOOCs. Various activities, such as sharing of teaching resources, open access publishing, and delivery of free, online courses, are being promoted under the umbrella of ‘openness’, yet the majority of scholars do not appear to be embracing the concept wholeheartedly. Amidst dramatic changes to the current learning, teaching, and research landscape, academics are increasingly called upon to become ‘connected’, ‘digital’, and ‘open’ scholars, requiring engagement with a kaleidoscope of interconnected open social and digital practices. Potentially the most powerful and compelling argument for any version of ‘open education’ is the claim that academics should adopt Open Educational Practices (OEP). For example, Andrade et al. (2011) assert that “OER and OEP are changing learning scenarios” and that “the use of OER and the implementation of OEP lead to innovations in pedagogical terms”. OEP consist not only of creating and reusing OER, but also of other forms of transparency around academic practice, such as blogging, tweeting, presenting, and debating scholarly and pedagogic activities, in ways that promote reusability, revision, and collaboration (Ehlers, 2011; Jacobi & Woert, 2012). OEP are therefore tactics for increasing access to knowledge, developing and strengthening communities of practice, disseminating positive ways of working, leveraging high-quality existing resources, and promoting innovative pedagogies (Andrade et al., 2011). In spite of this, there appears to be a lack of engagement with OEP. It’s possible that these theoretical and practical benefits have not been widely understood by the academic community, but it also seems to be the case that real or perceived regulatory, technical, cultural, and skills barriers exist. In our presentation we will consider the nature of these barriers in greater detail and suggest potential strategies for their mitigation.
Metadata
| Item Type: | Conference or Workshop Item (Paper) |
|---|---|
| Additional Information: | http://prezi.com/0qvhestk8gig/breaking-down-barriers-open-educational-practices-as-an-emerging-academic-literacy-greenwich-apt-2014/ |
| Keyword(s) / Subject(s): | OER, OEP, open education, repositories, pedagogy |
| School: | Birkbeck Professional Services > IT Services |
| Depositing User: | Leo Havemann |
| Date Deposited: | 25 Jul 2014 09:48 |
| Last Modified: | 02 Aug 2023 17:12 |
| URI: | https://eprints.bbk.ac.uk/id/eprint/10255 |
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