Accessibility and UDL

January 24, 2022
By Carlos C. Goller
Accessibility and UDL, Articles, Diversity, Learning Communities, Online Learning, Open Pedagogy, OpenEd, Presentations & Talks, Publishing, Reflections, Why, Writing

Pulling Together a Resource to Raise Awareness

Today I had the opportunity to be part of a panel with RLOE and RIOS for AACU 2021. It was a lot of fun! Tonight, the Open Ed 2021 session I watched was related to what was discussed during the panel. The title was “Pulling Together to Decolonize: Reflections on an Indigenous-led Open Resource Adaptation” […]

January 23, 2022
By Carlos C. Goller
Accessibility and UDL, Books, Constructivism, Course Design, Delftia, Diversity, Mobile Learning, Online Learning, Open Pedagogy, OpenEd, Publishing, Reflections, Softwares, Website, Why

Google Sites for Accessible and Mobile-Friendly OER

While the snow is quickly melting, it may freeze again tonight… and Wake County Public School System has canceled classes. I am no longer sure what day of the week it is with snow days and disruptions! Tonight, I watched another forty-minute Open Ed 2021 session entitled “Using Google Sites to Create Accessible and Mobile […]

January 6, 2022
By Carlos C. Goller
Accessibility and UDL, Books, Open Pedagogy, OpenEd, Publishing, Reflections, Student groups, Why

The Challenges of Implementing Course Marking Legislation

To end a good day, we watched the OpenEd 2021 session entitled “The Impact of Zero-Cost Materials Designations: A State School’s Course Marking Legislation” presented by Adriana Poo and Christa Bailey, Senior Assistant Librarians at San Jose State University and Louis Tran, ALS Student Ambassador at San Jose State University. They spoke about affordable learning […]

January 5, 2022
By Carlos C. Goller
Accessibility and UDL, Constructivism, Diversity, Information Literacy, Open Pedagogy, OpenEd, Presentations & Talks, Publishing, Reflections, Why

OER in the Public Sector

The OpenEd 2021 session “Developing an Open Educational Resource Repository for The Public Sector with an Inclusive Lens” by Ksenia Cheinman, Manager of Research at the Canada School of Public Service exposed me to OERs in government. I appreciate how Cheinman started with a brief discussion of the connections between land, stewardship, gifts, reciprocity, and […]

January 2, 2022
By Carlos C. Goller
Academic Development, Accessibility and UDL, Articles, Books, Community of Practice, Constructivism, Diversity, Information Literacy, Open Pedagogy, OpenEd, Presentations & Talks, Publishing, Reflections, Website, Wellbeing

IMLS Investment in OER and Professional Development

James Neal, Senior Library Program Officer from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) began the OpenEd 2021 session entitled “Federal Funding For OER: Spotlight On IMLS Grants.” I didn’t know about IMLS and learned from Neal’s introduction that it is a federal institute located in Washington, DC, and established in 1996. It is […]

December 31, 2021
By Carlos C. Goller
Accessibility and UDL, Constructivism, Instructor Behaviors, Open Pedagogy, OpenEd, Publishing, Reflections, Softwares, Student groups, Transfer Students, Website, Workshop

Using OER and the LMS for Concurrent Enrollment Students

To end 2021, I watched the OpenEd 2021 session by Dan McGuire, Executive Director of SABIER (Stone Arch Bridge Initiative for Education), and Lisa Lucas Hurst, professor at Southwest Minnesota State University (SMSU). The session was about OER in Concurrent Enrollment, similar to another session I watched last month I think. Lucas Hurst is an […]

December 30, 2021
By Carlos C. Goller
Academic Development, Accessibility and UDL, DBER and SoTL, Diversity, Information Literacy, Instructor Behaviors, Open Pedagogy, OpenEd, Reflections

An Exploration of OER Adoption in K-12

“Advancing and Sustaining OER Use in K-12 Education” was the title of the OpenEd 2021 session we watched tonight. Karla Spear, a school counselor at Climax Springs R-IV spoke from her experience as a teacher, counselor, and school counselor now. Spear has been interested in OER and wrote a dissertation on this topic. Spear did […]

December 27, 2021
By Carlos C. Goller
Accessibility and UDL, Case Studies, Course Design, Diversity, Information Literacy, Mentoring, Open Pedagogy, OpenEd, Pedagogy, Reflections, Why, Workshop

The Penguin Corps and Learning about Open Source Software

Open-source software can be so helpful but often challenging to learn. Tonight’s Open Ed 2021 session was about open source software and… The Penguin Corps. The title was “Open Source Belongs in School. Let’s Put It There!” with Stu Keroff from the Aspen Academy and several students from Penguin Corps. Keroff talked about using open […]

December 24, 2021
By Carlos C. Goller
Academic Development, Accessibility and UDL, Community of Practice, Course Design, Diversity, Instructor Behaviors, Interprofessional Education, Online Learning, Open Pedagogy, OpenEd, Publishing, QM, Reflections, Softwares, Teaching techniques, Website, Why, Workshop

LOUIS and Dual Enrollment Courses

Tonight we watched an Open Ed 2021 session with Emily Frank and Teri Gallaway from LOUIS. The title of the session was “Interactive OER for Dual Enrollment.” LOUIS is a consortium of public and private college and university libraries in the state of Louisiana with 47 academic libraries! The LOUIS community works toward student success […]

December 23, 2021
By Carlos C. Goller
Accessibility and UDL, Discussions, Diversity, Open Pedagogy, OpenEd, Pedagogy, Presentations & Talks, Reflections, Student groups, Why

TRU Openness & 365

I have posted one blog a day for 365 days in a row! It has been a lot of fun, and I enjoy learning about open education projects and teaching strategies. Tonight’s session was from Open Ed 2021 and entitled “Embracing Open for All: Initiatives in Support of Kw’seltktnéws” by Ken Monroe, Brenda Smith, Christine […]