1. open = agency -- Learners are individuals and independent agents within the learning process. They are allowed to operate independently and explore with personal freedom.
2. open = choice -- Learners choose their own pace, their own direction, and their own connections.
3. open = expansion -- The learning network is an open-ended and ever-expanding network of nodes. Each node in the network represents a connection, a possibility for learning. Everything in the network is a project.
4. open = creativity -- Openness translates to rich possibilities that inspire new perspectives and ideas.
5. open = student-constructed -- Learners take responsibility for their learning networks and are active participants in its planning and growth.
6. open = open-ended problems -- Learning design is focused less on specific outcomes or competencies than on process. It is about empowering learners to create real solutions to real problems.
7. open: unmeasurable outcomes -- Traditional outcome measurement implies the learning is static and closed.
8. open = risk and goodness -- Choosing often leads to unexpected and unpredictable results. While there is risk associated with the unknown, there is even greater reward and goodness.

Source: "Eight Qualities of Open Pedagogy,"  NextThought, 2019

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