Academic Life and Culture

 

Open Education Challenge Series

The OE Challenge is a learning resource of small doable activities you can work through at your own pace. The series is a fun way for educators to get a taste of  Open Education Practices (OEP) in micro-activities that you can do in 10 minutes or …

Open Educational Resources: Equitable and Affordable Nursing Education

This research report describes findings from a study conducted to learn students’ experiences using open educational resources (OER) in an online nursing research course. Twenty-three students participated in a pilot study in which traditional …

Open Pedagogy: A Driving Force for Meaningful Learning

In this article, we show how the concepts of Open Education and Open Pedagogy make learning more meaningful. We argue that the application of meaningful learning is essential in light of current developments in higher education. We do this based on …

Open Pedagogy: how to engage your students and transform education

Education is not only about learning facts and skills but also about preparing students for active and successful participation in society. Traditional methods of teaching, however, may not always fully engage students or show them how their …

Open peer review, pros and cons from the perspective of an early career researcher

Peer review is considered by many to be a fundamental component of scientific publishing. In this context, open peer review (OPR) has gained popularity in recent years as a tool to increase transparency, rigor, and inclusivity in research. But how …

Open Research Community Accelerator (ORCA)

The Open Research Community Accelerator (ORCA) nurtures cross-sector coalitions to tackle the systems-level challenges that are impeding the adoption of open science at scale. We are committed to this effort because a more intentional approach to …

Open Research Reforms and the Capitalist University: Areas of Opposition and Alignment

There is a need for more nuanced and theoretically grounded analysis of the socio-political consequences of methodological reforms proposed by the open research movement. This paper contributes by utilising the theory of academic capitalism and …

Open Resources for Biology Education (ORBE): a resource collection

In undergraduate life sciences education, open educational resources (OERs) increase accessibility and retention for students, reduce costs, and save instructors time and effort. Despite increasing awareness and utilization of these resources, OERs …

Open Science

In this section, you will learn more about: - Open access publishing and open research data; - How to apply for open access funding; - How to archive your articles and other results at your institution; - Research data and research data management in …

Open Science & Inclusive Psychology

This course is an introduction to the Open Science approach to psychology. We will investigate if how the field has experienced a “replicability crisis” and explore the potential structural and methodological factors that may be creating false …