This book represents a starting point towards curating and centering marginal voices and non-domi... more This book represents a starting point towards curating and centering marginal voices and non-dominant epistemic stances in open education, an attempt at critical pluriversalism. Benefit of this resource and how to make the best use of it As the book describes, “Open education is at a critical juncture. It has moved on from its northern roots and is increasingly being challenged from its own periphery. At the same time, it finds itself marginalised and under threat in an educational sector infiltrated by corporate interests. However, rather than bunkering down, becoming blinkered or even complacent, the editors of this volume believe that the voices from the periphery should be amplified. This book represents a starting point towards curating and centering marginal voices and non-dominant epistemic stances in open education, an attempt at critical pluriversalism. It is a curated collection of 38 blog posts, lectures, talks, articles, and other informal works contributed by 43 diverse...
Cover photo by Michele Caliani on Unsplash CONTENTS Acknowledgements ix Working on this volume-in... more Cover photo by Michele Caliani on Unsplash CONTENTS Acknowledgements ix Working on this volume-including through a pandemic-has been a labour of love. We are indebted to the extraordinary and talented Lana Radomsky, Student Assistant in Open Education at Kwantlen Polytechnic University, for her hard work, diligence, and attention to detail in helping bring this project to fruition. We are also grateful to the Rebus Community for enthusiastically providing a home for this volume. Finally and most especially, we are grateful to all forty-three contributors for their support of this project and for granting us the privilege of republishing and amplifying their work. Their voices are courageous and a powerful testament to the importance of centering the margins. May this work continue.
This book represents a starting point towards curating and centering marginal voices and non-domi... more This book represents a starting point towards curating and centering marginal voices and non-dominant epistemic stances in open education, an attempt at critical pluriversalism. Benefit of this resource and how to make the best use of it As the book describes, “Open education is at a critical juncture. It has moved on from its northern roots and is increasingly being challenged from its own periphery. At the same time, it finds itself marginalised and under threat in an educational sector infiltrated by corporate interests. However, rather than bunkering down, becoming blinkered or even complacent, the editors of this volume believe that the voices from the periphery should be amplified. This book represents a starting point towards curating and centering marginal voices and non-dominant epistemic stances in open education, an attempt at critical pluriversalism. It is a curated collection of 38 blog posts, lectures, talks, articles, and other informal works contributed by 43 diverse...
Cover photo by Michele Caliani on Unsplash CONTENTS Acknowledgements ix Working on this volume-in... more Cover photo by Michele Caliani on Unsplash CONTENTS Acknowledgements ix Working on this volume-including through a pandemic-has been a labour of love. We are indebted to the extraordinary and talented Lana Radomsky, Student Assistant in Open Education at Kwantlen Polytechnic University, for her hard work, diligence, and attention to detail in helping bring this project to fruition. We are also grateful to the Rebus Community for enthusiastically providing a home for this volume. Finally and most especially, we are grateful to all forty-three contributors for their support of this project and for granting us the privilege of republishing and amplifying their work. Their voices are courageous and a powerful testament to the importance of centering the margins. May this work continue.
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