• Shared goals and commitments |
• Heterogeneous groups with varying levels (novice to expert) of equally valued expertise in content and pedagogy |
• Psychological safety (openness and trust among participants) |
• Collaboration, sharing, and dissemination of information |
• Openness to learning from each other to build collective knowledge |
• Space for serendipitous innovation and creativity |
• Critique for the promotion of both excellence in OER and scholarship |