Pragmatism vs. Idealism and the Identity Crisis of OER Advocacy

Pragmatism vs. Idealism and the Identity Crisis of OER Advocacy

The open education (OE) movement is in its adolescent years and experiencing an identity crisis as it is pulled towards both pragmatism (marked by an emphasis on cost savings, resources, and incremental change) and idealism (marked by an emphasis on permissions, practices, and radical change). In th...

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Main Author: Rajiv Sunil Jhangiani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: International Council for Open and Distance Education (ICDE) 2017-06-01
Series:Open Praxis
Subjects:
Open educational resources
open educational practices
advocacy
pencil metaphor
psychology
Erikson
Online Access:http://openpraxis.org/index.php/OpenPraxis/article/view/569
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spelling doaj-20bd437e1ffc43918f5f7f742aacb30f2020-11-24T20:57:54ZengInternational Council for Open and Distance Education (ICDE)Open Praxis2304-070X2017-06-019214115010.5944/openpraxis.9.2.569178Pragmatism vs. Idealism and the Identity Crisis of OER AdvocacyRajiv Sunil Jhangiani0Kwantlen Polytechnic UniversityThe open education (OE) movement is in its adolescent years and experiencing an identity crisis as it is pulled towards both pragmatism (marked by an emphasis on cost savings, resources, and incremental change) and idealism (marked by an emphasis on permissions, practices, and radical change). In this article, I describe these tensions (free vs. freedom; evolution vs. revolution; and resources vs. practices) before going on to argue in favour of a nuanced resolution to this Eriksonian crisis that reflects the diverse needs and motivations of educators. The merits of an integrated approach and its implications for the future trajectory of the OE movement are discussed.http://openpraxis.org/index.php/OpenPraxis/article/view/569Open educational resourcesopen educational practicesadvocacypencil metaphorpsychologyErikson
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Pragmatism vs. Idealism and the Identity Crisis of OER Advocacy
Open Praxis
Open educational resources
open educational practices
advocacy
pencil metaphor
psychology
Erikson
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title Pragmatism vs. Idealism and the Identity Crisis of OER Advocacy
title_short Pragmatism vs. Idealism and the Identity Crisis of OER Advocacy
title_full Pragmatism vs. Idealism and the Identity Crisis of OER Advocacy
title_fullStr Pragmatism vs. Idealism and the Identity Crisis of OER Advocacy
title_full_unstemmed Pragmatism vs. Idealism and the Identity Crisis of OER Advocacy
title_sort pragmatism vs. idealism and the identity crisis of oer advocacy
publisher International Council for Open and Distance Education (ICDE)
series Open Praxis
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publishDate 2017-06-01
description The open education (OE) movement is in its adolescent years and experiencing an identity crisis as it is pulled towards both pragmatism (marked by an emphasis on cost savings, resources, and incremental change) and idealism (marked by an emphasis on permissions, practices, and radical change). In this article, I describe these tensions (free vs. freedom; evolution vs. revolution; and resources vs. practices) before going on to argue in favour of a nuanced resolution to this Eriksonian crisis that reflects the diverse needs and motivations of educators. The merits of an integrated approach and its implications for the future trajectory of the OE movement are discussed.
topic Open educational resources
open educational practices
advocacy
pencil metaphor
psychology
Erikson
url http://openpraxis.org/index.php/OpenPraxis/article/view/569
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