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Essential Elements of Open Culture

A free professional development opportunity for HBCU educators and their allies on building open culture
The promise of open education extends past the creation and usage of open educational resources, embodying culture and community in the creation of new paths to accessible education. This workshop series covers how HBCUs are uniquely suited to driving the strategy for open education due to their rich history centering culture and care for their students.
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About the Workshop Series

As part of a Hewlett Foundation grant led by Tennessee State University, MERLOT, and SkillsCommons, this four-part workshop series introduces the principles of an open culture through five dynamic playbooks and accompanying webinars and online course content.

Across this free, fully-online, self-paced learning experience, you’ll explore:

  • What open culture consists of and why it is critical to supporting learning at HBCUs
  • The ways in which open culture supports collaborative, creative, and connective learning in and out of the classroom
  • Real-world examples of open culture in action—and how to contribute your own case examples to the HBCU community.

Who Should Take This Course

Open culture has the power to transform every facet of the teaching and learning experience. This workshop series is for educators, instructional designers, librarians, and leaders working at HBCUs or supporting their work, including:

  • Higher education faculty, instructional designers, and administrators looking to integrate open education into teaching, research, and academic innovation.
  • Librarians and instructional technologists exploring open education’s role in personalized and culturally-affirming learning.
  • Industry, corporate training, and nonprofit professionals who want to better support open education at HBCUs, helping institutions achieve impact goals for workforce development, learning, and digital transformation.
  • HBCU education leaders and policymakers aiming to build learning ecosystems that center openness.

Wherever you work in education or learning, this course will equip you with the foundational mindsets and skillsets to drive openness across your community.

Course Details

FORMAT
Online Self-Paced Course

TIME COMMITMENT
6-8 hours total (60-90 mins per module)

COST
Free

HOW TO REGISTER
Click below to complete the registration form. You will receive a confirmation of your enrollment within 24-48 hours from submission.

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Digital Credential

Complete this course to receive a digital badge and certificate from Opened Culture. Learn more about how to earn this digital credential from within the course after registration.

Outcomes

By the end of this course, you will be able to:

  • Define the essential elements of an open culture in preparation for the workshop series
  • Identify culturally-affirming strategies for implementing open education practices.
  • contribute your own voice and experiences to the open playbooks.
  • Engage with a network of HBCU educators advancing open learning ecosystems.

Topics

This course will cover the following topics:

  • Foundations of Open Culture
  • Open Culture and Course Design
  • Fundamentals of Open Remix
  • Digital Literacies and Open Culture
  • Leading Change: Sustaining Open Culture