{"id":10106,"date":"2022-04-08T08:19:38","date_gmt":"2022-04-08T07:19:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/altc.alt.ac.uk\/blog\/?p=10106"},"modified":"2022-04-08T09:32:41","modified_gmt":"2022-04-08T08:32:41","slug":"oer22-guest-post-embracing-creativity-and-oer-for-digital-equality","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/altc.alt.ac.uk\/blog\/2022\/04\/oer22-guest-post-embracing-creativity-and-oer-for-digital-equality\/","title":{"rendered":"OER Guest Post: Embracing creativity and OER for digital equality"},"content":{"rendered":"

Dr Teeroumanee Nadan <\/p>\n\n\n\n

It was rather a criss-cross of ideas that came to my mind when deciding on what to write. Until I took a breath and reflected on what are some of the most important things in my professional life. Kaboom! 💥 Connections and Collaborations obviously!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

OER2022 <\/a>marks my second participation as ALT\u2019s OER committee member, I needed to renew my commitment to this community following my OERxDomains21 committee involvement<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Surprisingly, post OERxDomains21, I was faced with some EDI challenges, for which I wanted to bring a creative solution, in a celebratory manner rather than a \u201clet\u2019s talk of the problem\u201d again approach. However, little did I realise that my OER contacts would unconsciously inspire me to embark on a creative and joyful project. Web serendipity indeed! (Check out \u201cTrue Stories of Openness for #OER22 (Reruns or a New Season?)<\/a>\u201d by committee member Alan Levine. )<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Recently, I have had the opportunity to meet Pip McDonald and Lou Mycroft again, the former as part of the #creativeHE community<\/a> and the latter as part of the Women\u2019s Leadership Network<\/a> and #JoyFE<\/a>, two OER enthusiasts that I got to e-meet OERxDomains21. (Check out their blog contributions, A Game of Digital Thrones? By Pip McDonald<\/a> and OER21 contribution by Lou Mycroft<\/a>. )<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What is the #creativeHE<\/strong> you ask and what has this got to do with OER?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The #creativeHE community is an open collaborative community that encourages and supports creative and innovative learning and teaching ideas, aiming to create an innovative learning space. It stems from a piece of work by Chrissi Nerantzi, another of my OER Twitter contacts, and a GO-GN alumnus, which is the co-organiser for the OER22 conference.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Do you know how the Swahilis say \u201cWe are Together\u201d? It is also GO-GN\u2019s motto? <\/strong>Read till the end for the answer<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What has #creativeHE got to do with OER22 you say?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A lot! Especially for me at the moment. In the last few years, I have found myself doing more policy-changing projects, than actual learning technology work. This stemmed from the hindrances encountered while working on simple EDI matters within the sector. Examples:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u27a4 It is not uncommon for ableists in an ableist educational system to misunderstand the true needs of certain categories of students and to implement and provide solutions that are of inadequate use to the students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u27a4 We also find this to be an issue when we promote online learning and engagement on VLEs, but then fail to provide the appropriate support needed for students to be able to access either the synchronous or asynchronous materials.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u27a4 How about the international students, with time zone differences, and different learning habits? (Check out \u201c How did international postgraduate students\u2019 make connections with others when they were attending Zoom University in their own country<\/a>\u201d by Yuhong Lei)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We, therefore, often find ourselves providing solutions that we believe are needed<\/strong>, rather than solutions that are truely needed<\/strong>. When we have to consider students\u2019 needs based on intersectionality, we then rapidly find ourselves in a mesh difficult to entangle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A picture is worth a thousand words! So why not embrace the #creativeHE flashcards<\/a> idea to depict problems and solutions and encourage practices that are inclusive?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is exactly what I am currently working on, flashcards to raise digital inequalities awareness in the educational sector<\/a> and hopefully, visual representations will accentuate students\u2019 needs, and staff will better comprehend these needs and provide the right digital support. For more details on the project check: \u201cFlashcards to raise digital inequalities awareness in the educational sector \u2013 an OER practice for solutions<\/a>\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Open your work by @visualthinkery is licensed under CC-BY-SA. Remix by Teeroumanee Nadan.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

I hope to see you for the live presentation of this project on 28th April at @13:30 online<\/strong>, which will include an edit-a-thon to provide you the opportunity to contribute to this project<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Interesting fact about GO-GN!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

GO-GN has borrowed its motto from the Kiswahili words \u201cTuko Pamoja<\/em>\u201d which means \u201cWe are Together<\/em>\u201c. Check out the OER22 welcome post from GO-GN<\/a>, by Rob Farrow, Francisco (Paco) Iniesto, Kylie Matthews, Beck Pitt and Martin Weller.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Originally shared 7 April 2022 \u2013 https:\/\/teeroumaneenadan.com\/2022\/04\/07\/embracing-creativity-and-oer-to-celebrate-digital-access\/<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Registration<\/a> is open for the 13th annual conference for Open Education research, practice and policy! OER22 will be the first hybrid edition of this much-loved event, taking place over three days, 26-28 April 2022. The first day of the event will take place in London, UK, and the second and third day of the event will take place online.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"It was rather a criss-cross of ideas that came to my mind when deciding on what to write. Until I took a breath and reflected on what are some of the most important things in my professional life. Kaboom! 💥 Connections and Collaborations obviously! 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