This week’s reading was interesting in that we discussed OER in Topic 3, in this week’s reading. I got a clear understanding of what OER is, and in addition to the 5Rs (retain, reuse, modify, remix, and redistribute), the authors introduced a new term, “OER-enabled pedagogy” which is defined as a set of teaching and learning practices that are only possible or practical in the context of OER-specific 5R-licensed context as a set of teaching and learning practices that are only possible or practical in the context of OER (Wiley & Hilton, 2018). I note that the authors emphasize the issue of copyright, which is a rule created to protect the interests of creators, and that it is illegal to engage in certain activities without obtaining a copyright. However, the license to engage in 5R activities related to OER removes these restrictions (Wiley & Hilton, 2018), which will certainly make it more convenient for students to participate in the activities or learning. The core idea of OER pedagogy is constructivism, and the most fundamental principle of constructivism is learning by doing (Wiley & Hilton, 2018), and I still remember my experience in elementary school when my class teacher made us design our own class logo and class uniform, and it was that experience that I learned a lot, including the basic principles of PS and design, although It’s been a long time since then, I still feel like I can use these skills skillfully.
At the same time, the examples in the article can be very inspiring to me. The author asks 4 questions: Are students required to create new works (prose, poems, videos, songs, etc.) or to revise/remix existing OERs?
Do the new artifacts have value beyond supporting the learning of their authors?
Are students invited to publicly share their new work or modified/remixed OERs?
Are students invited to publicly license their new artifacts or modified/remixed OERs?(Wiley & Hilton, 2018) The answers to these 4 questions visually express the current faculty planning for the course. Overall, supporting OER pedagogy enhances the imagination and creativity of the students.
Wiley, D., & Hilton III, J. L. (2018). Defining OER-Enabled Pedagogy. The International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 19(4). https://doi.org/10.19173/irrodl.v19i4.3601
There is no doubt that OER and OER teaching methods are more helpful to students than traditional teaching methods, and they are also effective in enhancing students’ imagination and creativity.
I agree with you that OERs colleagues help students and teachers better than traditional courses in terms of saving time and money. Just like the author’s 4 questions to test if a course uses OERs, even though those are simple questions, they are really useful!