Open Pedagogy Toolkit: Module 5

Tools Supporting Open Pedagogy

Hypothes.is: This is a social annotation tool. It allows students to annotate websites and online readings. Social annotation enables interactive engagement with online materials. You can find an example of Hypothesis in action on the Hypothesis website.

Google Drive: Google Drive offers a range of tools for collaborating on text-based projects, slideshows, and spreadsheets. Google Drive allows for collaboration, openness, and accessibility. An example of Google Drive being used to share is the Open Pedagogy Learning Circle Tools Documentation.

Wikis: There are various wikis that your students can add to and edit. For example, Wikibooks can be used to create a text. Wikipedia has also been popular with OP projects. You can see information on those projects on WikiEdu. This not only allows students to gain experience explaining concepts to a public audience, but also increases public knowledge of your course’s topic.

YouTube: Students can create instructional videos or class projects and share them with future students in the class or as supplemental materials to explain difficult concepts. YouTube allows you to use Creative Commons licenses and has tools such as captioning available to ensure accessibility.

List of tools suggestions taken from The OER Starter Kit by Abby Elder (2019) shared with CC BY 4.0.