Conceptual Frameworks Overview
The conceptual framework outlined the factors, constructs, variables, and relationships in the research design (Grant & Osanloo, 2014) and reflected these elements through ontological and epistemic theoretical lenses. Just as Horton and Freire (1990) suggested, and in post-intentional phenomenological fashion, I allowed this research to unfold as I go – always in a state of becoming. In this section I explored conceptual understandings and literature relating to being a teacher educator, then examined the concepts relevant to open educational practices, and concluded with an investigation into of the concepts and literature surrounding media and digital literacies. These conceptual frameworks included a cursory link to trends toward globalization and pandemic related impacts, as these are influenced teaching in faculties of education. At the end of the conceptual framework section, I provided a crystallizing reflection, as a visualization of these theoretical and conceptual frameworks, since this illuminated directions for the research design of this dissertation.