Community of Practice

March 9, 2022
By Carlos C. Goller
Accessibility and UDL, Community of Practice, Constructivism, Information Literacy, Open Pedagogy, OpenEd, Pedagogy, Reflections

OAER and Open Communities of Practice

Alison Bonner, Elizabeth Nelson, and Larry Musolino from Penn State presented a 23-min recorded session at Open Ed 2021 entitled “Let’s Make Something For OUR Students: Value of Discipline-Specific Communities of Practice in OAER.” Bonner first described discipline-specific communities of practice and the advantages of communities for OER work. They defined communities of practice as […]

February 14, 2022
By Carlos C. Goller
Community of Practice, Constructivism, Guest Speakers, Online Learning, Open Pedagogy, OpenEd, Why

Coffee Chats to Disseminate Open Education Across Canada

So many acronyms! I am learning about all the programs and groups promoting open education by watching the Open Ed 2021 sessions! Tonight, I watched the session entitled “Introducing the Open Education Cross-Canada Coffee Chat (OECCCC)” with Lise Brin, Ann Ludbrook, Kate Gibbings, Olga Perkovic, and Paula Parlette from libraries in Canada and all members […]

February 8, 2022
By Carlos C. Goller
Academic Development, Accessibility and UDL, Community of Practice, Diversity, OpenEd, Pedagogy, Reflections

The Compact of OER Regional Groups

Tonight I watched the Open Ed 2021 session entitled “Scaling Regional OER and Equity: National Consortium of Open Educational Resources (NCOER)” with several panelists. Tanya Spilovoy, Jenny Parks, Liliana Diaz Solodukhin, Lindsey Gumb, and Charlotte Dailey participated in the discussion. I didn’t realize there were regional compacts with the WICHE, MHEC, NEBHE, and SREB groups: […]

January 22, 2022
By Carlos C. Goller
Academic Development, Community of Practice, Constructivism, Course Design, Discussions, Diversity, Online Learning, Open Pedagogy, OpenEd, Publishing, Reflections, Softwares, Teaching techniques, Website, Why

Capturing Oral Histories in an Open Digital Hub

What a fun snow day! Tonight we watched a session entitled “Emotional Histories: Exploring Social Change in a Gen Ed History Course Through Oral Histories” that was a 40-minute Open Ed 2021 with several presenters, including students. Elaine Kaye, an instructional designer from James Madison University, began by providing an overview. Kristen McCleary spoke about […]

January 20, 2022
By Carlos C. Goller
Academic Development, Community of Practice, Course Design, DBER and SoTL, Open Pedagogy, OpenEd, Pedagogy, Presentations & Talks, Reflections

Designing and Teaching MOOCs and Educational Research

“How to Improve Students Learning Outcomes in Online Courses and MOOCs” was the title of the session by Zsuzsa Köpösdi, a Ph.D. candidate at the University of Debrecen in Hungary. Köpösdi is an instructor of an online course that can be taken by students at 22 Hungarian universities and beyond. The research questions addressed in […]

January 18, 2022
By Carlos C. Goller
Community of Practice, Constructivism, Open Pedagogy, OpenEd, Presentations & Talks, Reflections, Website, Why

The Dutch OER Initiative

Last night I watched the OERcamp session at Open Ed 2021. Tonight we watched “Supporting Professional Communities on OER: The Dutch Approach” presented by Lieke Rensink and Michel Jansen from SURF. Their recorded presentation featured both of them and a screen with animations and slides. Jansen mentioned that in the Netherlands OER is not as […]

January 12, 2022
By Carlos C. Goller
Case Studies, Community of Practice, Constructivism, Discussions, Information Literacy, Learning Communities, Open Pedagogy, OpenEd, Presentations & Talks, Reflections, Website, Why

The ENCORE+ Ecosystem

Dr. Robert Farrow from The Open University (UK) spoke at Open Ed 2021 about “Building the 21st Century OER Ecosystem.” ENCOURE+ (European Network for Catalysing Open Resources in Education, www.encoreproject.eu) is a “Knowledge Alliance project funded by the European Commission under Erasmus+” and focuses on impact and sharing innovative practices in different communities. Several partners […]

January 9, 2022
By Carlos C. Goller
Academic Development, Books, Community of Practice, Constructivism, Course Design, Open Pedagogy, OpenEd, Pedagogy, Presentations & Talks, Reflections, Teaching techniques, Website, Why

EduCoop in Poland and Open Access Resources for Nursing Chemistry Courses

Tomorrow is the first day of classes, and we spent most of the day preparing for courses. Tonight, I watched the ten-minute Open Ed 2021 session entitled “EduCoop – Online Course About Co-Creation Open Education Resources” and presented by Aleksandra Czetwertyńska, team leader of the Centrum Cyfowe. Czetwertyńska spoke about their project EduCoop that is […]

January 4, 2022
By Carlos C. Goller
Academic Development, Case Studies, Community of Practice, Constructivism, DBER and SoTL, Discussions, Instructor Behaviors, Mentoring, Online Learning, Open Pedagogy, OpenEd, Softwares, Student groups, Why

International Community of Practice and Survey of Open Pedagogy

Rafael Angel Espinoza Pizarro presented at Open Ed 2021 on “Virtual Communities of Practice (CoP): Experiences for the Development of Open Educational Resources.” Espinoza is from Costa Rica and defined community of practice (CoP) as a “strategy for articulation and exchange between institutions and/or teachers, who decide to voluntarily associate and join efforts, experiences, 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 […]

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