Course Design

January 3, 2022
By Carlos C. Goller
Constructivism, Course Design, DBER and SoTL, Instructor Behaviors, Open Pedagogy, OpenEd, Presentations & Talks, Reflections, Why

Unintentional Group Curation of Information in the Open?

We started the year with a snow day… at least for a couple of hours. It was a fun day for the kids at home, but the adults had difficulties getting work done. Tonight, I watched (since everyone else fell asleep before I even started!) the OpenEd 2021 session entitled “Student Curation of Content and […]

January 1, 2022
By Carlos C. Goller
Academic Development, Constructivism, Course Design, DBER and SoTL, Diversity, Instructor Behaviors, OpenEd, Reflections, Softwares, Why

Perceptions of Low-cost and No-cost Course Designations

For the first day of the new year, we watched the OpenEd 2021 session entitled “Schedule Designation and Enrollment Research” with Amy Hofer from Open Oregon Educational Resources, Shauna McNulty, faculty at Umpqua Community College, and Jennifer Lantrip, Health Sciences Student Success Librarian at Pacific University. Their slides were made available at: tinyurl.com/designationstudyopened21 Their team […]

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 26, 2021
By Carlos C. Goller
Academic Development, annotation, Books, Case Studies, Constructivism, Course Design, Discussions, Diversity, Information Literacy, Instructor Behaviors, Open Pedagogy, OpenEd, Pedagogy, Presentations & Talks, Publishing, Reflections, Website

Student Voices and Institutional Culture Change with CCCOER

I saw a familiar acronym on the schedule of OpenEd 2021 sessions! Tonight we watched the session “Creating a Culture of Open with Community College Consortium for Open Educational Resources (CCCOER)” with several Open Education leaders! The moderator was Una Daly, Director CCCOER from Open Education Global. Panelists included Dr. Bob Awkward, Cynthia Orozco, Judith […]

December 25, 2021
By Carlos C. Goller
Books, Constructivism, Course Design, Information Literacy, Online Learning, Open Pedagogy, OpenEd, Reflections, Why

The USC Upstate OER Challenge

What a fun day! We spent the day with the grandparents, and the kids opened presents. Tonight we went to bed late and watched a 25-minute OpenEd 2021 session entitled “Competing for Attention: Reaching Out to Faculty in a Time of COVID-19.” Andrew Kearns, a librarian at the University of South Carolina Upstate and USC […]

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 18, 2021
By Carlos C. Goller
Academic Development, Constructivism, Course Design, Discussions, Diversity, Information Literacy, Online Learning, Open Pedagogy, OpenEd, Presentations & Talks, Publishing, Reflections

Open and the UN SGDs

The United Nation’s SDGs have been frequently mentioned lately as I prepare for the BIT 295 Biotechnology & Sustainability course in the spring. Tonight, we watched an Open Ed 2021 session entitled “Creating Faculty/Student Partnerships using the Sustainable Development Goals (SGDs) and Open Pedagogy” with Drs. Michael Mills and Shinita Hernandez as well as several […]

December 17, 2021
By Carlos C. Goller
Accessibility and UDL, Constructivism, Course Design, Discussions, Diversity, Information Literacy, Instructor Behaviors, Online Learning, Open Pedagogy, OpenEd, Reflections, Why

ISKME Promotes Accessible Open

Tonight we ended the workweek by watching an Open Ed 2021 session entitled “Beyond “Open”: Intersections with Accessibility, Cultural Responsiveness, and Broader Educational Goals.” Ethan Senack is the Chief of Staff of ISKME and Mindy Boland is the director of OER Services at ISKME. I did not know ISKME also runs OER Commons! Senack began […]

December 13, 2021
By Carlos C. Goller
Constructivism, Course Design, Diversity, Instructor Behaviors, Open Pedagogy, OpenEd, Pedagogy, Publishing, Reflections, Website, Why

A Roadmap for Open Pedagogy Projects

Project management has been a challenge. That’s why the Open Ed 2021 session entitled “Open Pedagogy Project Management: A Roadmap for Inclusive, Collaborative, & Sustainable Projects” seemed like one I should watch! Presenters Christina Riehman-Murphy and Bryan McGeary from Penn State University explained their experiences with open pedagogy. McGeary talked about a Hispanic Linguistics student-authored […]

December 5, 2021
By Carlos C. Goller
Accessibility and UDL, Community of Practice, Constructivism, Course Design, Discussions, Diversity, Online Learning, Open Pedagogy, OpenEd, Pedagogy, Presentations & Talks, Reflections, Website, Why

Enrollment and Openness

Stephen Downes, a Research Officer in the National Research Council of Canada, presented a session at Open Ed 2021 entitled “What Does It Mean To Enroll in a Course?” Downes began by mentioning a concern they have: how much information the Learning Management System wants when enrolling in a course. Downes asked: “why do they […]