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Kim Gibson Post 1

• 14 June 2018, 4:56 PM

Education and Socioeconomic Gaps

Why Open? I have a lot of reasons. I am really into the idea of renewable assignments, giving the onus of education back to students by making them part of OER creation, collaborating with other experts globally to make well-rounded assignments that can have more country/culturally appropriate contexts, providing easily accessible materials to instructors that they can manipulate and use for their purposes, on and on. For the student side, however, I truly believe in making education accessible to all, and tearing down the barriers so many people face, particularly financial- and privilege-wise.

I first saw this comic a few years ago, and I reference it often. It has made a big impact on me in terms of how I view the core issues of education. I want to move towards a world where education is as accessible and free as air because when we make it attainable for everyone, we all benefit.


https://imgur.com/gallery/j7v8Uhy

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Jenni Hayman Post 2 in reply to 1

• 16 June 2018, 4:50 PM

Hi Kim, thank you for sharing that cartoon, it speaks to privilege and the struggle (often of first-generation women students) of attaining higher education. It really resonates with me about the difficulties I encountered obtaining my first degree, and something I've started talking about as part of my motivation for being an open educator. I try very hard to acknowledge that even though I have worked hard for my achievements, there's no way I achieved them alone. Far too many peers and mentor-instructors to name.