Module B3: Technological Support Worksheet
Overview
Technologies are going to be part of your open pedagogy project and may include institution-supported technologies that you’re already familiar with and/or external platforms, software, or products which may or may not be supported by your institution. Because of the collaborative nature of open pedagogy projects, you will likely need to use shared digital spaces where you and students can collectively work, edit, revise, and review each other’s contributions.
It is critical to document what technologies you will need for your project, what kind of support you will have for them, and think about how they are funded. As you think about your students, think about what kind of training they might need to use the technologies you’ll be introducing for this project. Also, think about whether or not the technologies you’re using support accessibility. And finally, you will want to have a plan or a place of back-up for the dreaded but inevitable updates, migrations, or crashes.
Activity
Fill in this table. Include all technologies that your project requires to be sustained and to function.
| Technology | Institution-supported? | Cost? Funded? For how long? | Training for Students? | Accessibility? | Back-up Site |
| Pressbooks | No | $99, personal funds, life of the book | Using Pressbooks to Create Collaborative Open Textbooks | Yes – https://pressbooks.org/accessibility/ | Google Docs |
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