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Overview

Equity & Representation
Open pedagogy and open educational resources (OER) provide an important opportunity and tool to address historical gaps in equity and inclusivity within education systems. By enabling educators to localize and customize materials, OER ensures that curricula and learning environments reflect the diverse identities and lived experiences of the students they serve. Financial equity ensures that all students have access to quality resources without financial barriers. Cultural relevance and inclusivity allows for the integration of marginalized perspectives. Open pedagogy shifts students from passive recipients to active co-creators of knowledge, fostering agency and belonging while inviting students to incorporate their personal narratives, cultural heritage, and unique perspectives into learning materials. Accessibility ensures materials meet the needs of learners with disabilities. These practices can play a part in advancing social justice and enhancing learning outcomes by fostering engagement, representation, and equity for all learners. 

Equity & Representation Topics

Included below are many excellent resources spanning the philosophical and practical that cover equity and representation in open pedagogy and OER, and can serve as a starting point for learning more.

Guides & Tools

"Framework for Reviewing Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Accessibility in Open Educational Resource"

"Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion in OER"

  • A chapter from Getting Started: OER Publishing at BCcampus includes 1) a list of questions creators should ask themselves as they are planning their work, 2) guidelines for and examples of diverse and inclusive content, and 3) a the BCcampus OER Equity Rubric to assess OER and identify gaps to be addressed.

OER Equity Blueprint

  • A multidimensional resource, created to define, unpack, and explain equity and OER's role in closing equity gaps; includes sections covering research, a rubric for assessment, and case studies, from the DOERS3 Equity Working Group and edited by Amy Wolfe

From the Literature

Editing openly licensed texts is possible whereas that is not the case with print commercial textbooks and commercial digital materials. Below are some sources to get you started with process.

New Research on Equity & Representation