OER proponents hypothesize that OER may facilitate student-centered and culturally responsive practices, leading to gains in students’ academic and social-emotional outcomes. However, there is limited evidence documenting how professional development can support faculty in using open and culturally responsive educational practices and whether use of these practices leads to changes in students' experiences in these courses. SRI partnered with Achieving the Dream and the Tennessee Board of Regents to conduct a two-year, mixed-methods study to understand how 2- and 4-year college instructors use open and culturally responsive practices and how students experience them.
In this presentation, researchers will discuss the study framework and design. We will also share findings on how instructors implemented open and culturally responsive practices in their courses and how students experienced these practices.
Attendees of this session will be able to:- Understand the impact and return on investment that front-end support for OER-enabled open and culturally responsive practices can have on instructors’ pedagogy.
- Learn about students’ educational experiences in courses using OER-enabled open and culturally responsive practices as compared to courses using traditional materials and pedagogies.
- Learn about the changes in instructors' practices that may explain differences in students' social-emotional outcomes in courses using OER-enabled open and culturally responsive educational practices.
