Working outside of "contained spaces": open educational practices in the teaching of anthropology

This thesis examines the incorporation of open educational practices into the teaching of Anthropology at a medium-sized, Canadian postsecondary institution. By taking a research-creation approach, I examine the process of co-designing an Open Educational Resource with faculty members and students. I also reflect on the implementation of non-disposable assignments to encourage students to engage with scholarly knowledge production, and how this impacts their relationship with knowledge in postsecondary education. Through this process of co-inquiry with both faculty and students, I examine how three concerns of accessibility in postsecondary education can be addressed using open educational practices. Throughout this thesis, I reflect on the challenges and successes of these practices and provide insight to interested practitioners on how open educational practices can be integrated into their own teaching.

Authors

• White, Alyssa L.
• University of Lethbridge. Faculty of Arts and Science

• open educational practices
• non-disposable assignments
• scholarly knowledge production
• post-secondary anthropology courses
• teaching of anthropology
• innovation in teaching
• open pedagogy

Identifier

hdl:10133/6649

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:opus.uleth.ca:10133/6649