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For this Between the Chapters episode, I have a 2-part conversation about open educational resources (OER) with Part I Judith Pete and Catherine Cronin, and then Part II with Virginia Rodés and Maren Deepwell. This extended episode dives into topics from Chapter 11 and beyond as we talk about practices, tensions, and context for OER around the world. We move beyond content and licensing to talk about what OER means now with the pivot to online and how it transforms the work we do for teaching, learning, and research. I hope you enjoy hearing about these opportunities and advances being made in open work from these scholars and practitioners.

What is OER? Open Educational Resources (OER) via UNESCOThe Global OER Graduate Network (GO-GN)eLearning AfricaOpen Educational Practices #OEP presentation from Catherine CroninResearch Methods Handbook from the GO-GNPete, J., Mulder, F., & Dutra Oliveira Neto, J. (2017). Differentiation in Access to, and the Use and Sharing of (Open) Educational Resources among Students and Lecturers at Kenyan Universities. Open Praxis, 9(2): 173-194.Open Up: OER for Higher Ed Teaching, Learning, and Support Services7 Things You Should Know About Open Education: PracticesGO- GN motto: Tuko Pamoja‘, which in Kiswahili means ‘We are Together‘Open Licensing from Cable GreenThe National Forum Open Licensing ToolkitOpen Content via David WileyBali, M., Cronin, C., & Jhangiani, R. (2020). Framing open educational practices from a social justice perspective. Journal of Interactive Media in Education, 2020(1). doi.org/10.5334/jime.565Cronin, C. (2020). Open education: Walking a critical path. In D. Conrad & P. Prinsloo (Eds.), Open(ing) education: Theory and practice. Brill. doi: 10.1163/9789004422988_002Open Educational Resources from UNESCOOERxDomains Conference 2021Association for Learning Technology (ALT)Open Education & OER: A Call to Action for Policy Makers repository published by ALT Rodés, V., Gewerc-Barujel, A., & Llamas-Nistal, M. (2019). University teachers and open educational resources: Case studies from latin America. International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 20(1).Czerwonogora, A., & Rodés, V. (2019). Praxis: Open educational practices and open science to face the challenges of critical educational action research. Open Praxis, 11(4), 381.FemEdTech Network - Follow on Twitter @FemEdTech and hashtag: #FemEdTechALT Open Education Special Interest Group#AmplifyFE Community of PracticeBlended and Online Learning Design by Future Learn MOOC3 ways to Join the GO-GN

“Enacting openness and engaging in open educational practices is always complex, personal, contextual, and continually negotiated. What will you do now?” ~ Catherine


“That tension between content and practice in education is quite important… but that is a continuum within the curriculum.” ~ Virginia


Questions for Martin, the OER community, Ed Tech friends, etc.:

How can I convince my colleagues to share their content to transform?What can we learn from other OER institutions, e.g. MIT OCW?What will you do now?How are you thinking about “open” in the work you do for teaching, research, and learning practices?How will you lead in an open, authentic way as an administrator?

Connect to and learn more about work from guests of this episode at:

Judith Pete https://twitter.com/judyphalet Catherine Cronin http://catherinecronin.net/Virgina Rodés https://twitter.com/vrodes Maren Deepwell https://marendeepwell.com/ 

Do you want to share your thoughts about OER? Do you have comments or questions about this podcast? Send us a message or tweet. Podcast episode art: X-Ray Specs by @visualthinkery is licenced under CC-BY-SA & Remix by Karyn Wisselink.

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