Open Pedagogy

Digital Commons is an easy-to-use ebook authoring platform that can be used to create and publish OER.

Hypothesis is a free tool that allows users to annotate and highlight text anywhere online (including PDFs). Students can create and share annotations in response to a prompt, or utilize features for individual note taking and comprehension. Hypothesis is also available as a plugin within UW Libraries Pressbooks.

StoryMapJS is a free tool that allows you to create a story highlighting the locations of a series of events. You can tell stories with images and add text and other content within your map locations.

Created by GitHub, GitBooks is an Open source tool created by GitHub that allows you to create a textbook that is hosted in a GitHub repository. You can create your content in Markdown or embed rich, multimedia content. Free for open source projects.

“Open Pedagogy Resources” by Cheryl (Cuillier) Casey is under a CC BY 4.0 International license.

Wiki Education provides resources for instructors interested in engaging students in investigating and representing knowledge in Wikipedia. Use this site to find examples of class assignments for creating and updating Wikipedia articles.

Training modules for instructors and students on how to incorporate Wikipedia editing into classroom assignments.

This explains which licenses are compatible with Wikipedia.

Book chapter by Kristina M. De Voe and Adrienne Shaw that focuses on using Wikipedia in the classroom. In Wikipedia and academic libraries: a global project. Maize Books (2021).

Article by Elizabeth Switaj that details the importance of citations within writing for the web. In Web Writing: Why and How for Liberal Arts Teaching and Learning. University of Michigan Press.

This chapter by Iam Ramjohn discusses how some of the policies — and realities — of Wikipedia leave people out. In Using Open Educational Resources to Promote Social Justice.

The Open Pedagogy Student Toolkit

By Jamie Witman (Updated Feb 2024)

Intended as a guide for students engaging in open pedagogy. It defines the benefits, rights, and responsibilities of student creators. Instructors can use this to scaffold conversations and prepare students for working in the open.

Open Pedagogy Approaches: Faculty, Library, and Student Collaborations

Eds. Alexis Clifton & Kimberly Davies Hoffman (2020)

Case studies of library-teaching faculty collaborations. This book sheds light on multiple definitions of "open" and how they are applied in learning experiences, exploring the intersecting roles that contribute toward student learning in an open environment.

Our Stories, Our Knowledges

By Sanghapali Aruna, et al. (2018)

A guide to support marginalized communities in sharing their knowledge online. Whether you’re a member of a marginalized community or an ally, these resources assist in centering knowledge from the margins.

A Guide to Making Open Textbooks with Students

Ed. Elizabeth Mays (2017)

A handbook for faculty interested in practicing open pedagogy by involving students in the making of open textbooks and ancillary materials.

A step-by-step roadmap developed by Christina Riehman-Murphy and Bryan McGeary (Penn State).

Practical tips for setting expectations for students in creating and using openly licensed resources.

Renewable assignment ideas for Anthropology, Biology, Communication, Psychology, and Theater.

A 30-page toolkit with 16 distinct teaching methods that promote open pedagogy.

Examples include both classroom-tested practices and budding ideas.

Tutorials and sample assignments for using the Hypothesis web annotation app.

A table providing examples of open pedagogy activities across a variety of disciplines.