Openness in Education as a Praxis: From Individual Testimonials to Collective Voices

Aras Bozkurt; Torunn Gjelsvik; Taskeen Adam; Tutaleni I. Asino; Javiera Atenas; Maha Bali; Constance Blomgren; Melissa Bond; Curtis J. Bonk; Mark Brown; Daniel Burgos; Dianne Conrad; Eamon Costello; Catherine Cronin; Laura Czerniewicz; Maren Deepwell; Markus Deimann; Helen J. Dewaard; Tonia A. Dousay; Martin Ebner; Robert Farrow; Inés Gil-Jaurena; Leo Havemann; Andreia Inamorato; Valerie Irvine; Shironica P. Karunanayaka; Michael Kerres; Sarah Lambert; Kyungmee Lee; Mpine Makoe; Victoria I. Marín; Alexander Mikroyannidis; Sanjaya Mishra; Som Naidu; Fabio Nascimbeni; Mark Nichols; Don Olcott; Ebba Ossiannilsson; Daniel Otto; Brenda Cecilia Padilla Rodriguez; Michael Paskevicius; Verena Roberts; Tooba Saleem; Robert Schuwer; Ramesh C. Sharma; Bonnie Stewart; Christian M. Stracke; Alan Tait; Ahmed Tlili; George Ubachs; Joshua Weidlich; Martin Weller; Junhong Xiao; Olaf Zawacki-Richter

doi:10.55982/openpraxis.15.2.574

Openness in Education as a Praxis: From Individual Testimonials to Collective Voices

Aras Bozkurt
, Torunn Gjelsvik
, Taskeen Adam
, Tutaleni I. Asino
, Javiera Atenas
, Maha Bali
, Constance Blomgren
, Melissa Bond
, Curtis J. Bonk
, Mark Brown
, Daniel Burgos
, Dianne Conrad
, Eamon Costello
, Catherine Cronin
, Laura Czerniewicz
, Maren Deepwell
, Markus Deimann
, Helen J. Dewaard
, Tonia A. Dousay
, Martin Ebner

Robert Farrow, Inés Gil-Jaurena, Leo Havemann, Andreia Inamorato, Valerie Irvine, Shironica P. Karunanayaka, Michael Kerres, Sarah Lambert, Kyungmee Lee, Mpine Makoe, Victoria I. Marín, Alexander Mikroyannidis, Sanjaya Mishra, Som Naidu, Fabio Nascimbeni, Mark Nichols, Don Olcott, Ebba Ossiannilsson, Daniel Otto, Brenda Cecilia Padilla Rodriguez, Michael Paskevicius, Verena Roberts, Tooba Saleem, Robert Schuwer, Ramesh C. Sharma, Bonnie Stewart, Christian M. Stracke, Alan Tait, Ahmed Tlili, George Ubachs, Joshua Weidlich, Martin Weller, Junhong Xiao, Olaf Zawacki-Richter

Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences

Anadolu University
International Council for Open and Distance Education (ICDE)
Open Development & Education
University of Johannesburg
Oklahoma State University
University of Suffolk
American University in Cairo
University College London
University of Stavanger
Indiana University
Dublin City University
Universidad Internacional de La Rioja
University of Cape Town
Association for Learning Technology
ORCA.nrw
Lakehead University
University of Alaska Anchorage
Graz University of Technology
Open University Milton Keynes
National Distance Education University
University of Barcelona
University of Victoria BC
Open University of Sri Lanka
University of Duisburg-Essen
Deakin University
Lancaster University
Seoul National University
University of South Africa
University of Lleida
Commonwealth of Learning
Education and Design Associates
European Training Foundation
Te Pūkenga
HJ & Associates
International Council for Open and Distance Education OER Advocacy Committee
European University for Innovation and Perspective
Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon
Concordia University College of Alberta
Allama Iqbal Open University
Dr. B. R. Ambedkar University, Delhi
University of Windsor
University of Bonn
Beijing Normal University
European Association of Distance Teaching Universities (EADTU)
DIPF – Leibniz-Institute for Research and Information in Education
Shantou University
University of Oldenburg

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Abstract

Why is Openness in Education important, and why is it critically needed at this moment? As manifested in our guiding question, the significance of Openness in Education and its immediate necessity form the heart of this collaborative editorial piece. This rather straightforward, yet nuanced query has sparked this collective endeavour by using individual testimonies, which may also be taken as living narratives, to reveal the value of Openness in Education as a praxis. Such testimonies serve as rich, personal narratives, critical introspections, and experience-based accounts that function as sources of data. The data gleaned from these narratives points to the understanding of Openness in Education as a complex, multilayered concept intricately woven into an array of values. These range from aspects such as sharing, access, flexibility, affordability, enlightenment, barrier-removal, empowerment, care, individual agency, trust, innovation, sustainability, collaboration, co-creation, social justice, equity, transparency, inclusivity, decolonization, democratisation, participation, liberty, and respect for diversity. This editorial, as a product of collective endeavour, invites its readers to independently engage with individual narratives, fostering the creation of unique interpretations. This call stems from the distinctive character of each narrative as they voice individual researchers’ perspectives from around the globe, articulating their insights within their unique situational contexts.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	76-112
Number of pages	37
Journal	Open Praxis
Volume	15
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.55982/openpraxis.15.2.574
Publication status	Published - 2023

Keywords

open and distance learning
open education
open learning ecosystems
open praxis
openness in education

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Bozkurt, A., Gjelsvik, T., Adam, T., Asino, T. I., Atenas, J., Bali, M., Blomgren, C., Bond, M., Bonk, C. J., Brown, M., Burgos, D., Conrad, D., Costello, E., Cronin, C., Czerniewicz, L., Deepwell, M., Deimann, M., Dewaard, H. J., Dousay, T. A., ... Zawacki-Richter, O. (2023). Openness in Education as a Praxis: From Individual Testimonials to Collective Voices. Open Praxis, 15(2), 76-112. https://doi.org/10.55982/openpraxis.15.2.574

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