Open Pedagogy

What is our goal as a teacher? Why do we teach, for what purpose and in whose interest? How can we provide an ‚open‘ classroom? While OER focuses on free and reusable learning materials, teaching in the sense of open scholarship addresses issues of inclusion and exclusion of scholars, students, and subjects. Learning should be fun and not a burden. We see teaching as an exciting experience and not just an academic obligation. A class is considered a collective effort where discussions benefit from students’ and teachers’ expertise alike. Thus, as teachers we strive for creating a space where individual experiences are seen as highly valuable to the learning process and where students can pursue their own interests. Learning must not be a quest for efficiency and productivity but for experiments and creativity. The SIG views the critical reflection of the classroom itself and the academic system as fundamental to media studies, beyond each respective subject of a given course. The SIG aims to further deepen the discussion on pedagogy in order to provide a more open classroom where we gather as communities rather than as isolated individuals foster the implementation of open science practices, ways of sharing research results and potentials of collaborative learning as well as critical openness in classes at beginning of a program strengthen the appreciation of teaching in academic evaluations, in particular with regard to open science practices, as research and teaching are equally important for open scholarship.

If you are interested to join our discussions and activities in this field please feel free to contact the SIG members:
Sarah-Mai Dang (see contacts)