February 2022 – Carlos C. Goller

February 28, 2022
By Carlos C. Goller
Accessibility and UDL, Books, Constructivism, Discussions, Diversity, Information Literacy, Open Pedagogy, OpenEd, Pedagogy, Reflections

Libraries Without Borders and the Wash and Learn Initiative

Azure Grimes presented a recorded Open Ed 2021 session entitled “Wash and Learn: Access to Education and Technology at Pop-Up Library Spaces.” Grimes is a Senior Program Manager with Libraries Without Borders. I didn’t know about this organization! Libraries Without Borders (LWB) is “an international non-profit that is committed to expanding access to information and […]

February 27, 2022
By Carlos C. Goller
Academic Development, Accessibility and UDL, Case Studies, Discussions, Open Pedagogy, OpenEd, Presentations & Talks, Publishing, Reflections

The SUCCESS Model for OER Implementation

I was curious about the title of this Open Ed 2021 recorded session: “Got OER? A SUCCESS Model for Implementing Open Educational Resources.” What is the SUCCESS model? Angie Dodson, Instructional Designer, University of Colorado Colorado Springs, presented and started with an energetic soundtrack and great visuals! The SUCCESS is an acrostic with S for […]

February 26, 2022
By Carlos C. Goller
Academic Development, Accessibility and UDL, Books, Constructivism, Diversity, Information Literacy, Open Pedagogy, OpenEd, Pedagogy, Publishing, Reflections, Softwares, Why, Writing

The Recipe for Developing Sustainable OER

Developing an OER textbook is difficult. I am not sure how it can be done without dedicated protected time! Tonight, I watched a session from Open Ed 2021 entitled “Development and Sustainability of an OER Textbook” by Ann Diker, Professor at Metropolitan State University of Denver. Diker’s original plan was to find an OER to […]

February 25, 2022
By Carlos C. Goller
Academic Development, Constructivism, Open Pedagogy, OpenEd, Pedagogy, Reflections, Why

A Three-day Workshop to Begin the OER Journey

Wendy Vélez-Torres is a Senior Instructional Technologist at Coppin State and recorded a ten-minute session for Open Ed 2021 entitled “Our Journey into Course Redesign with OERs.” Velez-Torres mentioned that Coppin State is located in downtown Baltimore, and the majority of students are first-generation students, according to Velez-Torrez. They designed a summer workshop/professional development opportunity […]

February 24, 2022
By Carlos C. Goller
Academic Development, Information Literacy, Open Pedagogy, OpenEd, Publishing, Reflections, Teaching techniques, Why

Educational Videos as Pedagogy

Marie Nightbird and Kelly Allison presented the recorded Open Ed 2021 presentation “OER for a Practice Based Profession: Videos for Teaching Communication Skills in Social Work.” They are both from the School of Social Work at the University of British Columbia and Assistant Teaching Professors. Nightbird defined OERs as “teaching, learning, and research resources that […]

February 23, 2022
By Carlos C. Goller
Accessibility and UDL, Articles, Online Learning, Open Pedagogy, OpenEd, Reflections, Softwares

A Tool and Rubric for OER Accessibility Checks

Tiffany Tijerina is the Program Manager at Affordable Learning Georgia and recorded a lighting talk for Open Ed 2021 that I watched tonight. Tijerina presented “Evaluating OER Accessibility: Open, Digital, and Pedagogical” and described a tool they developed. The tool starts by focusing on open access: Can the resource be downloadable in a common format? […]

February 22, 2022
By Carlos C. Goller
Constructivism, Diversity, Open Pedagogy, OpenEd, Pedagogy, Publishing, Reflections, Why

Business Case Studies for Lehman College Students and Beyond

Martha Lerski, a Business Librarian and Assistant Professor at Lehman College, and Alexander Nunez Torres, an assistant professor also at Lehman College, presented a recorded session at Open Ed 2021 entitled “Developing Small Business Case Studies to Serve a Minority-Serving College, Its Community and Beyond.” Lerski spoke about Lehman’s mission as a liberal arts college […]

February 21, 2022
By Carlos C. Goller
Academic Development, Books, Discussions, Information Literacy, Open Pedagogy, OpenEd, Reflections, Student groups, Why

Student Panel on OER Advocacy in Canada

We have had fantastic student panels as part of RLOE Cohort 2! I also had the opportunity to talk to NC State students this evening. Tonight, I watched the Open Ed 2021 recorded student panel entitled “Ask Student OER Champions: Advocacy and Allyship.” Several students from across Canada spoke about their work with OER. After […]

February 20, 2022
By Carlos C. Goller
Academic Development, DBER and SoTL, Diversity, Information Literacy, Instructor Behaviors, Open Pedagogy, OpenEd, Reflections, Student groups, Why

Perceptions of Open Pedagogy in Courses for Future Teachers

Tonight I watched another twenty-minute Open Ed 2021 session about K-12 teacher educators. The session entitled “Permeable Spaces for Complex Identities: Teacher Educators Advancing Open Pedagogy Practices” was presented by Staci Gilpin, an Assistant Professor of Educator, and Stephanie Rollog Yoon, Assistant Professor of Education. Both faculty are from The College of Saint Scholastica and […]

February 19, 2022
By Carlos C. Goller
Accessibility and UDL, Books, Constructivism, Open Pedagogy, OpenEd, Pedagogy, Presentations & Talks, Publishing, Reflections, Teaching techniques, Website, Why

OER for Teacher Training in MN

Tonight I watched the Open Ed 2021 recorded session entitled “Opening Opportunities for Teacher Education: A Project Funded by the U.S. Department of Education” and presented by Tim Anderson, System Director for Student Success Technologies at Minnesota State Colleges and Universities, Stephen Kelly (Innovation Program Director at Minnesota State), and Kim Lynch (Senior System Director […]

Month: February 2022