#OpenEd20 Day 4 Plenary: Dr. Jacquelyn Meshelemiah & Jessie Loyer
Channel: Open Education Conference
Date: 2021-02-25

This plenary session at the 2020 Open Education Conference features two keynote talks offering perspectives on open education and its intersection with social justice, followed by a discussion moderated by Jasmine Roberts.

An Examination of How Open Educational Resources Fall Short of Being Equitable, Inclusive and Disruptive
Dr. Jacquelyn Meshelemiah

The goal of open educational resources should be to create educational environments where all learners have the opportunity to achieve their full potential. In this session, the presenter discusses the importance of creating open educational resources that are truly accessible, inclusive, and disruptive.

Open Education Can Support "Land Back"
Jessie Loyer

Right now, Indigenous people are asking questions about how we can live well together and take care of each other; Indigenous youth articulate a simple call to action: "land back." How can open education contribute to "Land Back" and other Indigenous sovereignty movements? As well as an introduction to this concept, we consider how Open Education creates tools in response to these issues, and ask how these tools might avoid tech solutionism and instead, might be used as tools for justice and liberation.