03 Apr The Foundations of Open Culture—A Workshop for HBCU Educators and Allies
About the Workshop
This session introduces the foundational principles of open culture—a framework for fostering collaboration, creativity, and community in education. Participants will explore how open educational practices empower students as co-creators of knowledge, promote inclusive pedagogy, and make learning more adaptable and representative of diverse voices. At the conclusion of the webinar, participants will be able to:
- Define open culture and its role in inclusive education.
- Explore the 3 C’s of open culture (collaboration, creation, and connection).
- Identify strategies to implement open educational practices (OEP) at their institutions.
Participation at the live session is encouraged, but all registered attendees can also watch back live content asynchronously. Additionally, at the conclusion of the webinar, participants will gain access to a series of open learning modules built in D2L Brightspace.
About the Project
This workshop is one of a series of five free and open professional learning opportunities designed specifically for educators at HBCUs as well as their allies and colleagues. Through the support of The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, as well as the leadership of Tennessee State University, MERLOT, and SkillsCommons, this grant-funded project brings the HBCU community a series of open playbooks and fully-online open courses on five key topics related to building an opened culture:
- The Foundations of Open Culture
- Open Culture and Course Design
- The Fundamentals of Open Remix
- Digital Literacies and Open Culture
- Leading Change: Strategies for Sustaining Open Culture
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