Learning Outcomes

Participants will be able to:

• Describe the characteristics of open pedagogy
• Describe how open pedagogy relates to course learning goals and/or student learning outcomes
• Situate open pedagogy in the context of other asset pedagogies, including culturally sustaining pedagogy, trauma-informed pedagogy, and universal design for learning (UDL)
• Use backward design to create an open pedagogy assignment, integrating other asset-based pedagogies where possible

Activities to be completed prior to first Zoom session on Wednesday, July 29:

These activities will seed our conversations with colleagues in our synchronous session.

• Watch the Introduction to Open Pedagogy video (approximately 1 hour) and post a reflection response.
• Browse examples of open pedagogy and post ideas for activities and assignments.
• Add a song to the Open Pedagogy Playlist; this will be the soundscape for our journey together.

July 29 Zoom Session

Attend one: morning session (10:00am-12:00pm) OR afternoon session (1:00pm-3:00pm)

• Welcome and territorial acknowledgment (USDAC)
• Thank you
• Community agreements
• Poll: What do you love about CUNY students?
• Breakout: What is open pedagogy? (morning session, afternoon session)
• Breakout: What could this look like in your courses?
• CAT
• What’s next?
• “Fire” by Judy Brown

Activities to be completed prior to second Zoom session on Wednesday, August 5:

We will bring this information into our conversations with colleagues when we meet synchronously.

• Reflect on incorporating asset pedagogies into your open pedagogy activity or assignment
• Apply universal design for learning concepts to your course learning experiences and assignments
• Choose one open pedagogy assignment to focus on and begin to develop using backward design
• Share your open pedagogy activity or assignment with your disciplinary colleagues (according to how you self-identify):
  • Humanities
  • Professional programs
  • Social Sciences
  • STEM

August 5 Zoom Session

Attend one: morning session (10:00am-12:00pm) OR afternoon session (1:00pm-3:00pm)

• Welcome
• “Kindness”
• Breakout: Asset pedagogies
• Breakout: Workshopping open pedagogy activities/assignments
• “Hands”