WHAT?

  • Title: “6 R’s of Indigenous OER’s: Rethinking & Reworking Indigenous Open Ed”.
  • Description: This is the fourth keynote speech at Open Education Global 2023 Conference in Edmonton, Alberta. Respect, Relationships, Responsibility, Reverence, Relevance, and Reciprocity. These are the 6 R’s of Indigenous OER’s.

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WHO?

  • Author: Kayla Lar-Son is a member of the Metis Nation of Alberta, with a mix of Ukrainian heritage, and is originally from Tofield, Alberta. She holds a BA in Native Studies from the University of Alberta in 2016 and an MLIS from the University of Alberta in 2018. She is the Indigenous programs and services librarian for the Xwi7xwa Library at the University of British Columbia and is the Indigitization program manager.

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WHY?

  • It conveys the message of an indigenous community by using their main means of communication: speech; this very effective recorded speech helps us understand how important it is to be respectful of all cultures and consider diverse approaches when we design our OER. It is not representative of all cultures, of course, but it is an invitation for you to explore more, intentionally using the lens of local contexts and intentionally choosing to present them according to the will and extent to which every specific local community wants to be presented.
  • The keynote speaker shares models and approaches rooted in the local indigenous culture. They are not mainstream but can nonetheless speak to all people.
  • This keynote speech reconnects open education and its practices and resources to the “Hands Back - Hands Forward” approach (Elder Tsimilano - Vince Stogan, Musqueam Elder Vince Stogan), which comes from a specific, local context, but applies to the Open Education movement as a whole.

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LINK

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