ERIC Number: EJ1446749
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2024
Pages: 16
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ISSN: ISSN-1551-2169
EISSN: EISSN-1551-2177
Exploring Open Education Pedagogy in Research Methods Classrooms: Diversifying Methods
Ñusta Carranza Ko; Michael Shochet
Journal of Political Science Education, v20 n4 p556-571 2024
The benefits of open educational practices that invite students to collaborate and interactively create knowledge are well known. Despite this, it remains underutilized for teaching in research methods classrooms. This article presents a framework for using open pedagogy in undergraduate research methods courses. Drawing upon the knowledge authors acquired from the Open Educational Practices certificate program, this article outlines the development and application of a renewable assignment for research methods, and provides a critical reflection of the students' experiences. The assignment tasks students with creating an open educational resource that addresses a gap in the existing textbook. Students are asked to identify research methods in other disciplines or look for diverse representations of knowledge acquisition by a community to which they belong. The authors find that this renewable assignment helped students think critically about the potential limitations of the research methods covered in textbooks. Additionally, having students create content that will be used in future iterations of the class increased their level of enthusiasm and excitement for learning. Furthermore, this article discusses how the creation of a renewable assignment in an institutional setting with large minority student representation advanced various aspects of social justice. Particularly, how the assignment and students' experiences in the creation of knowledge addressed redistributive (having free access to resources), recognitive (views from diverse socio-cultural groups), and representational (self-determination of marginalized peoples) justice. The article concludes with a discussion on the ways to build on the success of this pilot project.
Descriptors: Open Education, Teaching Methods, Research Methodology, Open Educational Resources, Assignments, Social Justice, Undergraduate Students
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Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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