Academic Development

A Resource to Guide Discussions about Openness and Equity

Dr. Kaitlyn Watson and Dr. Anna Rogrigues from Ontario Tech University presented on “Reading Guide OER for “Moon on the Crusted Snow”: A Collaborative Story” as part of Open Ed 2021. They began their presentation with a land acknowledgment that was personalized and connected to their roles and activities on the land. Rodrigues is an […]
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Infusing of Open Education throughout Nigerian Schools

“Open Education for Nigerian Schools: Strategies, Techniques, and Policies” is the title of the Open Ed 2021 session presented by Blessing Ngozi Igudia, a Ph.D. student from the University of Ibadan in Nigeria. Igudia spoke about the importance of quality education for all and educational resources that are accessible. They spoke about Open Educational Resources […]
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The Electric Book

Tonight’s Open Ed 2021 session was the recording for “Open is Insufficient: How Innovative Re-Use of Content Can Extend Institutional Reach.” Kenneth Feldt is the managing partner at the Electric Book Company. This is the second or maybe third presentation with Feldt I watch. Feldt focused on the value of reusability for content providers and […]
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The OER Buffet

“A Plate for Every Student: A Buffet Style Approach to Course Development Using OER” is the title of the Open Ed 2021 session I watched tonight. The presenter was Jennifer Schneider, an Assistant Professor at Community College of Philadelphia. The goals stated by Schneider were to identify OER collections for use in course design, assess […]
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VALUE Rubrics

Tonight I watched the Open Ed 2021 session “Engaging With the VALUE Rubrics: An OER Tool for Assessment of Student Learning.” This topic was particularly timely since today we talked about rubrics during our RIOS Learning Community! Jessica Chittum and Britt Spears from the Association of American Colleges and Universities presented this session. The VALUE […]
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Teaching Pre-service Teachers to Create OER

Today we did our first MS walk in several years. It was awesome to catch up with people we haven’t seen in years! The kids also had a lot of fun running around PNC Arena parking lots. Tonight, I watched the Open Ed 2021 session “Using Open Pedagogy to Promote Pre-service Teachers’ Identity Development during […]
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From Proposals to OER Fellowships at Touro

April 1, 2022, was full of funny events at work and home. I am glad to wind down and watch the Open Ed 2021 session entitled “Sowing Seeds for Sustainability: How a Small Grant Helped a Library-Led OER Initiative Grow.” Sara Tabaei, Timothy Valente, and Kick Snyder from Touro College and University system presented. Tabaei […]
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Open Maricopa

“Yes You Can: Providing Institutional Planned and Just-in-Time Support to Faculty” is the title of the session of Open Ed 2021 that I watched. Lisa Young from Scottsdale Community College and Mathew Bloom and Debbie Baker from Maricopa Community Colleges were the speakers. They are part of Open Maricopa initiative. This project includes professional development, […]
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Digital Assessment Tools

We had the opportunity to be part of OER Week at Kennesaw State University today. To end a long and good day, I watched the Open Ed 2021 session entitled “Affordability, Accessibility, and Pedagogy, oh my! Developing Novel Digital Assessment Policy” by Kristen Morgan from Morgan Academic Consulting. Morgan is in Canada, and this was […]
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CUNY Teacher Education OER Hub

“Teacher Educators as OER Storytellers” was the title of the ten-minute Open Ed 2021 session. Niki Fayne is the Program Director at CUNY OER hub. Fayne described the support from Lehman College. Naliza Sadik, the Teaching and Learning Manager at Lehman College, CUNY described the hub for teaching and learning, housed in the CUNY OER […]
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