Hello,

I would like to share the following opportunity with you. Please let me know if you have any questions, or are interested in applying!

Join the Open Education Network’s Facilitated Learning Circle on Open Pedagogy

The OEN has heard our community ask for more help understanding and using open pedagogy, so we’ve created a collaborative, resource-rich learning environment over the course of seven synchronous, one-hour sessions this spring.  Join our virtual, facilitated Learning Circle to share, learn, discuss, and create open pedagogy! There is no cost for participation.

Takeaways 

• Build a foundational understanding of open pedagogy to be expanded upon through activities that allow for a collaborative definition of open pedagogy.
• Discover what open pedagogy does as well as and how it can be incorporated in the classroom through exposure to a variety of engaging open pedagogy assignments.
• Gain hands-on experience with open pedagogy through creation of a renewable assignment or digital learning object.

Facilitators

The Learning Circle on Open Pedagogy will be facilitated by OEN Fellow Amanda Larson, Affordable Learning Instructional Consultant for The Ohio State University. OEN Open Educational Practices Specialist, Jamie Witman, will be available for 30-minute consultations outside of the synchronous sessions to assist you with your questions related to open pedagogy. 

Spring 2023 Cohort

We are now accepting applications for a cohort of 12-18 faculty and faculty partners from OEN member institutions who are interested in learning more about open pedagogy. Applicants should be faculty (Adjuncts/instructors are welcome!) who want help transforming a disposable assignment into a renewable one. We also welcome faculty partners (librarians, instructional designers, Center for Teaching and Learning staff, etc.) interested in creating a digital learning object to illustrate open pedagogy to their faculty. Please pass this opportunity along to interested faculty/instructors!

Selection Criteria

Participants will be selected based on the following:

1. Desire to learn more about open pedagogy 
2. Commitment to the creation of a renewable assignment/digital learning object
3. Ability to attend and engage in all seven sessions
4. Willingness to give feedback about the Learning Circle experience

Session Overview and Timeline

The Learning Circle experience will span seven one-hour sessions and be conducted synchronously on Zoom. 

Learning Circle Calendar

1. February 10: Brief application due. 
2. February 24: Applicants are notified. 
3. March 8 - April 19: Participants will have weekly, facilitated, one-hour long synchronous Zoom learning circle sessions. Participants will be able to set up 30-minute consultations with the Open Educational Practices Specialist as well. 
4. April 19: Distribution of survey regarding facilitated Learning Circle experience. 

Join the Learning Circle on Open Pedagogy

We’re looking forward to exploring open pedagogy together in the Learning Circle. Completed applications are due by Friday, February 10, 2023. 

Application: https://z.umn.edu/oenlearningcirclesapp

About the Open Education Network

The Open Education Network (OEN) is an alliance of hundreds of institutions working together to advance open education, locally and nationally. We believe in the power of open education to transform higher education. The leadership, actions, and results of our network members drive this transformation, and OEN connects these efforts to pool expertise and promote best practices.

	Amanda Grey, MLIS (she/her) Open Education Strategist, Teaching & Learning Commons Kwantlen Polytechnic University e amanda.grey@kpu.ca w www.kpu.ca/open
I live, work, and play in a region south of the Fraser River which overlaps with the unceded traditional and ancestral lands of the Kwantlen, Musqueam, Katzie, Semihamoo, Tsawwassen, Qayqayt, and Kwikwetlen peoples. Kwantlen Polytechnic University ► Where thought meets action