ERIC Number: EJ1360624
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2022
Pages: 35
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ISSN: ISSN-2053-535X
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Open for Antiracism: Supporting Educators to Use Open Education for Antiracist Teaching
Daly, Una T.; Glapa-Grossklag, James; Nguyen, Alyssa; Valenzuela, Ireri
Journal for Multicultural Education, v16 n5 p456-490 2022
Purpose: The Open for Antiracism program supports faculty to change their teaching practices to be antiracist through the affordances of open educational resources (OER) and open pedagogy. This study aims to raise questions about how professional development impacts student outcomes, and how faculty perceive the utility of OER and open pedagogy to support antiracist teaching and learning. Design/methodology/approach: An evaluation plan examined how faculty participants perceived the effectiveness of OER and open pedagogy to make their classes antiracist. Students compared their experiences in treated classes with those in other classes. Participating faculty completed pre- and post-surveys and a subset sat for interviews. Findings: Faculty participants felt prepared to implement antiracist practices using OER and open pedagogy. Eighty-seven percent reported they were highly likely to recommend the program and 80% plan to continue using open pedagogy. Eighty percent of students reported they were more active or engaged than in other classes and that they examined biases of the discipline. Originality/value: This study raises the question of how antiracist teaching approaches impact student outcomes over a longer term. Further, how can changes to teaching strategies impact institutions? Do teams of instructors offer support in ways that lead to a greater voice within an institution?
Descriptors: Open Educational Resources, Open Education, Racism, Social Justice, Teaching Methods, Affordances, Instructional Effectiveness, Equal Education, Culturally Relevant Education, Community Colleges, Program Design
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research; Tests/Questionnaires
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education; Two Year Colleges
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: California
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