Textbook costs for students average $1,200 annually, constituting 12% of tuition, causing significant financial concern. Open pedagogy emphasizes community collaboration over content, allowing learners to actively shape their education and engage with the public. This approach values diverse experiences and promotes a supportive learning environment without barriers.

1. Open Pedagogy
Dr. Robin DeRosa
OER Ambassador Pilot Consultant
University of New Hampshire
Professor of English and Interdisciplinary Studies
Plymouth State University

2. • Student textbooks cost
about $1,200 per year.
• That’s equal to 12% of
tuition at my university.
• Students worry more
about paying for books
than they worry about
paying for college.
• Textbook costs have
risen 812% since 1978.
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3. Reuse
Revise
Remix
Redistribute
Retain
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5. OERPedagogy
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6. Open Pedagogy
• Community and collaboration over
content.
• Connects the university with the wider
public.
• Treats education as a learner-developed
process.
• No gates. No hoops. No end.

7. Community/Coll
aboration
• P2P feedback
• Team-oriented inquiry
and problem-solving
• Value of diverse skills
and experiences
• Not “mastery,” but
growth
• Power of the
community as a 21st
century model
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8. Connect to Public
• Transdisciplinary
approach benefits
students and wider
world
• Working in a real-world
lab emphasizes
experience over
preparation
• Students can contribute
now and will contribute
even more later
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9. Learner-Developed Process
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10. No Gates
No Hoops
No End
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11. No Gates
No Hoops
No End
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12. No Gates
No Hoops
No End
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13. Going “Open”
• Use OER and engage with OER.
• Value community over content.
• Make your classroom a public workspace.
• Empower students to direct their learning.
• Never impede learning for any reason.
• Limit disposable assignments.
• Find ways to help the course continue…

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