A renewable assignment allows students to create work that can be shared and used by others. They are designed to be shared and reused which fosters a collaborative and open learning environment. They are often openly licensed.

To learn more about renewable assignments read Building-in Student Buy-in: Disposable vs Renewable Assignments and Renewable assignments: Student work adding value to the world.

Katz and Van Allen, Renewable Assignment Design Framework

Following Wiley & Hilton’s (2018) criteria, ask yourself the following (p.137):

  1. Are students asked to create new artifacts (essays, poems, videos, songs, etc.) or revise/remix existing OER?
  2. Does the new artifact have value beyond supporting the learning of its author?
  3. Are students invited to publicly share their new artifacts or revised/remixed OER?
  4. Are students invited to openly license their new artifacts or revised/remixed OER?

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You can search the database of renewable assignments in either the Pressbook or the online repository.

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