Open educational resources: expanding equity or reflecting and furthering inequities?
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Open educational resources, such as open textbooks, are an appropriate and worthwhile response to consider as colleges and universities shift to digital modes of teaching and learning, but without scrutiny, such efforts may reflect or reinforce structural inequities.Abstract:
In this paper I argue that open educational resources (OER), such as open textbooks, are an appropriate and worthwhile response to consider as colleges and universities shift to digital modes of teaching and learning. However, without scrutiny, such efforts may reflect or reinforce structural inequities. Thus, OER can be a mixed blessing, expanding inclusion and equity in some areas, but furthering inequities in others.read more
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Promoting Equity and Assuring Teaching and Learning Quality: Magisterial Lectures in a Philippine University during the COVID-19 Pandemic
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Kadir Karakaya,Ozlem Karakaya +1 more
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The Role of Open Access in Enhancing Equitable Curricula and Research Outputs
TL;DR: In this paper , the authors explore the role of OA and how increasing open dissemination of scholarly outputs can reduce inequities in curricula and research activities, particularly during the forced online learning that occurred during COVID-19 restrictions amplified discrepancies experienced by tertiary educators.
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How OER can support teacher collaborative learning to enact equitable teaching practices
Bryant T. Jensen,Royce Kimmons +1 more
TL;DR: The Open Guidebook Approach (OGA) as discussed by the authors is an approach to open educational resources (OER) to support teacher learning to enact equitable teaching practices in K-12 classrooms.
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Open educational resources and college textbook choices: a review of research on efficacy and perceptions
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors synthesize the results of 16 studies that examine either the influence of open educational resources on student learning outcomes in higher education settings or the perceptions of college students and instructors of OER.
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George Veletsianos,Royce Kimmons +1 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors identify the assumptions of the open scholarship movement and highlight challenges associated with the movement's aspirations of broadening access to education and knowledge, and they hope that this paper helps spark a conversation for a more critical, equitable, and effective future for education and open scholarship.
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