Diversity

March 4, 2022
By Carlos C. Goller
Academic Development, Discussions, Diversity, Information Literacy, Open Pedagogy, OpenEd, Reflections, Student groups, Why

IFMSA Open Science Efforts

Kevin Alvaro Handoko is the 2021-2022 IFMSA SCORE Director and spoke about “Fostering a Culture of Open Education: A Medical Student-Led Strategy” at Open Ed 2021. The International Federation of Medical Students’ Association (IFMSA) has over 100 members and works on policy documents. One policy document that was adopted in 2020 was the Open Science […]

March 2, 2022
By Carlos C. Goller
Accessibility and UDL, Books, Constructivism, Diversity, Open Pedagogy, OpenEd, Reflections, Why

The Stitched (OER)

Sewing and OER? That was the name of the Open Ed 2021 session that we watched tonight. Presented by Heather Clark, faculty at the Wilson School of Design at Kwantlen Polytechnic University, and Catherine Hay, this ten-minute session shared several resources. They teach fashion and talked about their project “stitched.” The presentation used a nice […]

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 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 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 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 18, 2022
By Carlos C. Goller
Accessibility and UDL, Books, Diversity, Open Pedagogy, OpenEd, Pedagogy, Reflections, Student groups, Website, Wellbeing, Why

Justice, Satisfaction, and an OER Survey

Jacob Jenkins, Associate Professor at CSU Channel Islands, and Thomas Clobes presented at Open Ed 2021 a 20-minute session entitled “OER for Social Justice: Perceptions of OER Among Historically Underserved College Students.” Jenkins shared data on the rise of textbook costs since 1975. Even more striking were the student quotes from their campus that they […]

February 16, 2022
By Carlos C. Goller
Accessibility and UDL, Articles, Constructivism, Diversity, Open Pedagogy, OpenEd, Reflections, Softwares, Website, Wellbeing, Why

Tips for Creating Accessible OER

Tonight we watched the Open Ed 2021 short session by Tenley Sablatzky entitled “How to Create Engaging Open Educational Resources without Sacrificing Accessibility.” Sablatzky is a Medical Librarian at Prairie View A&M University. They defined the term accessibility and introduced universal design: “to create a resource that can be accessed, understood, and used to the […]

February 13, 2022
By Carlos C. Goller
Academic Development, Accessibility and UDL, Course Design, Discussions, Diversity, Open Pedagogy, OpenEd, Presentations & Talks, Reflections, Teaching techniques, Why

The Contributions Matrix for OER and Open Pedagogy

Tonight I watched the Open Ed 2021 presentation entitled “Building Capacity for Your OER Initiative: DOERS3” presented by Amanda Coolidge (Director, Open Education BC Campus), Kevin Corcoran (Executive Director, Digital Learning, Connecticut State Colleges & Universities), and Andrew Mckinney (OER Coordinator, CUNY). The Driving OER Sustainability for Student Success (DOERS3) collaborative was launched in 2018 […]

February 11, 2022
By Carlos C. Goller
Academic Development, Accessibility and UDL, Articles, Books, Constructivism, Course Design, DBER and SoTL, Diversity, Information Literacy, Online Learning, Open Pedagogy, OpenEd, Podcasts, Presentations & Talks, Publishing, Reflections, Softwares, Website, Why, Writing

Transformation of a Class through Open Pedagogy

Diana Daly and Cheryl Cuillier Casey presented at Open Ed 2021 on “Improving Learning Outcomes Through Open Pedagogy.” They met in 2020 through a Pressbooks project. Daly is an iSchool Assistant Professor and head of iVoices Lab. Casey is an Open Education Librarian. They both are at the University of Arizona. They shared their resources: […]