3 Consent in the Classroom, Building Brave Spaces, and Engaging in Care in the Open
Overview
Read
Read 6 Pillars of a Brave Space – the 6 pillars of a brave space provide a framework for classroom environment that acknowledges the challenges that both students and faculty have when attempting to have discussion around difficult and/or sensitive topics.
Watch
Watch Your Discomfort is Valid: Supporting Big Feelings in Open Pedagogy, embedded below (23:58 minutes).
Explore
Page through the Consent in the Classroom, Building Brave Spaces, and Engaging in Care in the Open slide deck below.
Reflection Questions
- How can I model moving through discomfort in an academic/scholarly setting for my students?
- What examples can I share with students of engaging bravely?
- How can I center student consent in my classroom?
- Is there a pillar from the 6 Pillars of a Brave Space that stood out to me? What drew me to it and how might I incorporate it in my classroom?
Further Resources
Care in the Open (OpenEd21) – a presentation (21:39 minutes) where Caroline Sinkinson and Merinda McLure present on the Care in the Open Framework.
Care in the Open Framework – a framework for centering care ethics in OER.
Student Collaborations – a chapter on collaborating with students to create OER from the UBC Open Text Publishing Guide .
Student Selection of Content Licenses in OER-enabled Pedagogy by Katherine Williams and Eric Werth – an article that features student perspectives on creating OER and making licensing decisions.
Student Authoring Agreement / MOU / FERPA Waiver Examples
Example of FERPA Waiver – At OpenTexas22, Clint Peinhardt from UTDallas shared an example of the FERPA waiver he uses with his students.
Memorandum of Understanding for Student & Faculty Partnerships Template [Word] – an example of an MOU from the University of British Columbia.
Student Agreement Form Example – an example of a Student Agreement Project Form from the University of Washington.
