Open education - Buzzword or added value to teaching? (Sander van Lanen)

Open education - Buzzword or added value to teaching? (Sander van Lanen)

From Open Science Bites by University of Groningen

April 14, 2023 · 10 min · Season 1 · Episode 2

About this episode

Sander van Lanen discusses his experiences with creating open educational materials and the value of open education for students.

Sander van Lanen, Assistant Professor in cultural geography at the Faculty of Spatial Sciences, developed the open textbook ‘Introduction to academic research’ by reusing texts that were already openly available. In this episode, Sander shares his experiences with creating open educational material. He also reflects on the purpose of open education and the benefit for students. Is it a means of connecting with society or preparing students for the workforce? More information:  Text book ‘Introduction to academic research’:  https://edu.nl/mhaem Slides workshop on open educational resources:  https://edu.nl/umdhg Open education at the University of Groningen:  https://www.rug.nl/library/oer Library Guide on open educational resources:  https://libguides.rug.nl/OER

People in this episode

Guest: Sander van Lanen

Topics covered

  • open education
  • academic research
  • educational resources
  • cultural geography
  • student benefits

Keywords

  • open education
  • textbook
  • academic research
  • cultural geography
  • educational resources

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: University of Groningen

Books & works: Introduction to academic research

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