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Unlocking Potential: Open Pedagogy's Impact on Liberal Arts Education and Employability

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This presentation will discuss how students developed Liberal Arts skills when participating in Open Pedagogy projects. During the Spring and Fall of 2023, students in four courses of SOC 100 Introduction to Sociology participated in Open Pedagogy Projects. Throughout the semester, students identified open peer-reviewed scholarly articles from the Directory of Open Access Journals to complement the chapters of an Introduction to Sociology textbook. Additionally, they created both reading questions and multiple-choice questions for select articles. Their final assessment required them to explain how these two exercises helped them develop their Liberal Arts skills and predict how they would be able to transfer these skills to their future work. Of the 128 students registered in the four courses, 72 (56.25%) signed a consent form authorizing the use of their work for research purposes. During the presentation, Dr. Simon will present the assignment, explain the consent process, and provide some findings from the students' self-reflection. Then, Madison will share her experience as a student in the class during the Spring 2023 semester and as a Teaching Assistant during the Fall 2023 semester. We hope that it will inspire you to promote the Open Pedagogy initiative on your campus.
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2024-04-04
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