Category: Blog Posts

Open pedagogy and open educational resources (OER) have played a big role in my educational journey since I was young. With the rapid pace of technology and the internet, online open educational resources have continued to grow at a similar rate. Defining Open Pedagogy Open pedagogy is an educational approach that emphasizes collaboration and sharing.…

In an education system, it can be easy to get stuck on what is being taught and neglecting to think about new ways that content can be delivered to provide the best learning space for all students. Universal Design for Learning (UDL) aims to solve that. What is Universal Design for Learning (UDL)? UDL is…

I like to think of effective pedagogy as creating a learning environment where learning feels natural and engaging rather than following a rigid structure. I’ve experienced a variety of different pedagogical approaches which has helped me appreciate certain methods of teaching. A lot of my programming skills came from learning through YouTube videos from various…

Hi! My name is Nathan Inbar, I am a third year computer science student at UVic. For my first blog post in this class, I’d like to reflect on my experiences with open and distributed education. Definition From what I have learned in class, distributed education is a unique learning model defined by how the…