Webinar #2: Authentic assessment as a pathway to professional practice
Channel: Open Educational Practice Special Interest Group 
Date: 28/03/2023

Speakers:

Rebecca Cairns, Lecturer, School of Education, Deakin University.

Linda Guthrie, Teacher Librarian, Thebarton Senior College

Abstract:

This webinar explores embedding OER-enabled pedagogy that supports authentic assessment practices. It discusses perspectives from both higher education and the school classroom, discovering new pathways from pre-service to in-service teaching.

Education academic Rebecca Cairns presented a case study on OER-powered “renewable assignments” and outlined the benefits of open education in school and teacher education settings. You can read more about Rebecca’s open book project, co-authored with pre-service teachers, Historical Thinking for Senior Secondary Students.

Teacher librarian Linda Guthrie discussed opportunities for evaluating and using OER in schools to design digital content that is uniquely tailored for school teaching. She emphasised the importance of collaborations between teachers and librarians to enhance sustainable resourcing of the curriculum.