Webinar #2: Authentic assessment as a pathway to professional practice

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

Linda Guthrie, Teacher Librarian, Thebarton Senior College

Abstract:

This webinar will explore embedding OER-enabled pedagogy that supports authentic assessment practices. Join us to compare perspectives from both higher education and the school classroom, discovering new pathways from pre-service to in-service teaching.

Education academic Rebecca Cairns will present a case study on OER-powered “renewable assignments” and outline 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 in its introduction.

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

Tuesday, 28 March, 2023

Melbourne, 12:00 noon AEDT Sydney, 12:00 noon AEDT Brisbane, 11:00 am AEST Adelaide, 11:30 am ACDT Perth, 9:00 am AWST Hobart, 12:00 noon AEDT Participants outside Australia: convert to your local time here.

Webinar recording (YouTube) Rebecca’s slidedeck (academic perspective) Linda’s slidedeck (teacher librarian perspective)

Rebecca Cairns is a lecturer in the Deakin School of Education and her curriculum inquiry research has a focus on history curriculum. Prior to this she taught in secondary schools. She has been exploring the potential of OER alongside pre-service teachers in the Master of Teaching, including embedding OER-enabled pedagogy across a unit and editing an open book co-authored by Deakin pre-service teachers in 2022.

Linda Guthrie is a teacher librarian with experience working in primary and secondary schools. Linda has been active in her work with a range of associations including the Children’s Book Council of Australia, School Library Association of South Australia, ALIA School Library Advisory Committee and the ALIA School Libraries PD Project Expert Reference Group. Linda is exploring the opportunities OER presents in designing and delivering digital content that is unique to the school/learning context.