Teaching in the Open

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Teaching in the open is a way to engage learners with the wider-community, give them authentic practice and move beyond “disposable assignments.” Open teaching at UBC ranges from students creating learning objects to share with future classes and the public (using various media), to students editing editing and creating articles for Wikipedia. These rich learning experiences can offer faculty, students and staff new ways of approaching their teaching and learning and offer a different way of conceptualizing the role of the learner in the production of knowledge. Through open teaching and learning, students become producers of knowledge for others, not simply consumers.

Would you like explore teaching in the open in your class? Are you interested in sharing your experience and learning different approaches to open teaching? Do you want to meet faculty, staff and students who teach in the open?

Join us on March 24th from 12:30-2:00pm  for a hands-on exploration of open teaching. In this workshop we will engage in  “learning challenges” to help us explore the possibilities and approaches open teaching and learning.