Open pedagogy from creation to dissemination: student engagement in open textbook publication

Abstract

Drawing upon open pedagogy for course and assignment design offers an enhanced and experiential learning process that enables students to meaningfully engage in the processes of knowledge creation and dissemination. The following case study details the development and dissemination of Contemporary Issues in Collection Management (CIiCM), a student co-authored library and information studies open textbook which began as an open pedagogy course assignment in the fall of 2022 and evolved into an openly published textbook with two digital editions and a limited print run in 2025. Centering on the process of development and post-course open publication and dissemination, this article shares practical insights and reflections on the application and experience of open pedagogy from both the instructor and student perspectives.