1. Link to the original version of the post: https://v3390200952570.opened.ca/topic-3-discussion/
  2. Link to updated version of the post: There is no updated version of this post, but when I finished my studies on Topic 4, I also had new ideas about Topic 3. See below for more details on why.
  3. Description of the changes made along with reasons why the changes were made:
  • In topic 4, I mentioned talent cultivation, and combined with examples of open education practice, I think it is necessary to discuss the relationship between talent cultivation and open education & economic and social development. (The next two paragraphs are what I want to add.)

 

In essence, it is the relationship that education development and economic construction are interdependent and complementary. On the one hand, the development of education must be based on the economic condition, which restricts the human, material and financial resources of education, and the level of economic development also affects people’s concept of education and the degree of openness, which in turn affects educational decisions; at the same time, economic development also forms quantitative and qualitative constraints on open education. On the other hand, open education has the function of promoting economic growth because it is a medium means to improve productivity factors, an important way to reproduce labor force, and a bridge to reproduce scientific knowledge and transform science and technology into real productivity.

In summary, without education, economic and social development is like crops without fertilizer, it is difficult to grow; and without the economy, the development of education will also lose the bad soil. Therefore, education and economy must be developed in a coordinated way, and the relationship between the theme of talent training and open education & economic and social development is no exception.

 

  •  Comments from pod members:

  • I would like to respond to Ryan’s comment here:
    I didn’t work on the art course in the end, not because of the teacher, the reason is because my major is not art, it’s economics. So I just thought about it silently in my mind and didn’t make any noise. But through these four topics, I became more sure that I wanted to provide my opinion, because different learning modes can lead to different learning outcomes, which is a theme that this course always talks about.

 

  • Wanted to clarify the argument:
    My definition of open learning is constantly being updated through discussion of the four topics and study of the resources. So I got a clearer answer to the definition in Discussion three: the essence of open learning is the right to lifelong education for all. It is a kind of education that emphasizes the openness of educational philosophy, educational objects, educational resources, and educational processes, and emphasizes student- and learning-centered education.