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I guess the practical background laid out by DeRosa (2016) here http://robinderosa.net/uncategorized/my-open-textbook-pedagogy-and-practice/ serves me well to discuss about student co-creation in the open and increasing active learning and participation for a course. Interestingly, I have come to understand that any course can bring together the student to team up and learn while they contribute and develop in a project-based format. The caveat like DeRosa said is it should be modeled and facilitated.

This should start from deep reflection from the course teacher, what is it that he/she wants to achieve in the process. For instance, immersion of the learners in the concept or reduction of inequality in terms of access to materials etc. Something must be the overarching goal from the outset and that helps to inspire the tutor through the arduous process. At this stage, we have to be frank with ourselves, it is not going to be smooth sailing for anyone at the start not of course the tutor. However, with the goal in place and mind preparation, student co-creation can be achieved.

For instance, the OU courses that I have experienced have inculcated some form of co-creation into it. Though I have not seen an ultimate aim to change the learning material based on the learners contribution. In fact, that decision to let learners into the end goal of the project can become a huge motivation for them to input their energies, time and focus into getting it done.

So, I believe any course can adopt student co-creation. While it varies at levels of implementation, it is also dependent on the readiness and how far the tutor is willing to go. Which invariably determines how much the learners will be willing to input.


Reference

DeRosa R. (2016) ‘My open textbook: pedagogy and practice’ [Online]. Available at: http://robinderosa.net/ uncategorized/ my-open-textbook-pedagogy-and-practice/ (Accessed 25 April 2020).

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