media and digital literacies in canadian teacher educators’ open educational practices: a post-intentional phenomenology
abstract
in this qualitative post-intentional phenomenological research i share insights into the lived
experiences of teacher educators who infuse their open educational practices with media and
digital literacies in faculties of education in canada. current research in the field of open
educational practices has limited exploration in the field of teacher education and has yet to
explicitly examine the critical role played by media and digital literacies.
this research is grounded by theories of socio-constructivism, connectivism and
pragmatism. through a post-intentional phemonenological methodology research, i describe and
differentiate between transcendental, interpretive, and post-intentional phenomenology. i explore
conceptual frameworks for teacher education, open education, and an understanding of literacies.
through this dissertation, i work to untangle conceptions surrounding skills, fluencies,
competencies, and literacies in the field of media and digital education as these apply to teacher
educators. through a crystallization approach in this research i generate materials from the data
collected for this study, focusing on teacher educators’ open educational practices, and media
and digital literacies. facets in the open educational practices of the teacher educators i
interviewed include access, choice, and connections. facets in the lived experiences of the
teacher educators relevant to media and digital literacies include communication, creativity, and
criticality. [...]