{"id":26,"date":"2023-04-12T09:29:31","date_gmt":"2023-04-12T09:29:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.opennetworkedlearning.se\/techchic212\/?p=26"},"modified":"2023-04-12T09:30:46","modified_gmt":"2023-04-12T09:30:46","slug":"open-educational-practices-in-the-asian-context","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.opennetworkedlearning.se\/techchic212\/2023\/04\/12\/open-educational-practices-in-the-asian-context\/","title":{"rendered":"Open Educational Practices in the Asian Context"},"content":{"rendered":"
Topic 2: Open Learning \u2013 Sharing and Openness<\/a><\/span><\/h5>\n

Growing up in a typical Asian family, these values were predominant:<\/p>\n

\u00a0.. The more you give away, the less you have.<\/em><\/p>\n

.. You’ve worked so hard, keep it for yourself.<\/em><\/p>\n

.. There is no free lunch in this world. If someone gives you a gift, you should return it in some way and don’t owe a favour.\u00a0<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

There was much deterrence in sharing one’s thoughts and vulnerability openly for fear of losing “face”.\u00a0There was probably a scarcity mindset because life was hard. This cultural context and legacy is fundamental in understanding the barrier to open educational practices (OEP) in this region. As with any cultural change, it will take decades for educators to\u00a0incorporate open education in their pedagogical beliefs.<\/p>\n

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Implementing Open Educational Practices (OEP)<\/h3>\n

From our ONL group discussions, it seems to me that an institutional push would probably most effective in kickstarting these practices, for example, if trainings are provided on Creative Commons Licenses<\/a>, time-off given to create open educational resources etc.<\/p>\n

To encourage more educators to share their teaching resources, it may be helpful to provide them with more opportunities to collaborate and connect with other educators internally and globally, as well as to educate them on the benefits and best practices of sharing resources.<\/p>\n

An institutional repository can be a good stepping stone to the next level of opening up to a wider audience.<\/p>\n

To sustain these OEP efforts, findings in a study that surveyed five higher educational institutions in Canada had these in common:<\/p>\n

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  1. Advocacy (Benefits)<\/span>\n