Open Pedagogy, sometimes called Open Educational Practices (OEP), emphasizes authentic, active learning experiences in which students are engaged in creating knowledge and community rather than being individual passive receivers of knowledge. Learning experiences that produce authentic public documents or artifacts are one type of OEP, but there are other types of open practice that can be incorporated into any course, ranging from reflection, to peer review, to community outreach projects.

Sample Open Practices

  • Learner-generated: co-created OER, student-generated test questions, discussion prompts, and assignment topics
  • Reflection: self-assessment, peer review, journals, blogs, ePortfolio
  • Participatory technology: collaborative annotation, wikis, VoiceThread, StoryMaps
  • Community: class social spaces (ex. Slack, MS Teams), public-facing student creation & scholarship, authentic projects in the students’ communities
Jhangiani and DeRosa definition of open pedagogy
Slide from Jhangiani & DeRosa, Free + Freedom: The Role of Open Pedagogy in the Open Education Movement

For more information on Open Pedagogy and OEP at CUNY SPS, contact Sarah Kresh (sarah.kresh@cuny.edu).