Information Literacy

February 24, 2022
By Carlos C. Goller
Academic Development, Information Literacy, Open Pedagogy, OpenEd, Publishing, Reflections, Teaching techniques, Why

Educational Videos as Pedagogy

Marie Nightbird and Kelly Allison presented the recorded Open Ed 2021 presentation “OER for a Practice Based Profession: Videos for Teaching Communication Skills in Social Work.” They are both from the School of Social Work at the University of British Columbia and Assistant Teaching Professors. Nightbird defined OERs as “teaching, learning, and research resources that […]

February 21, 2022
By Carlos C. Goller
Academic Development, Books, Discussions, Information Literacy, Open Pedagogy, OpenEd, Reflections, Student groups, Why

Student Panel on OER Advocacy in Canada

We have had fantastic student panels as part of RLOE Cohort 2! I also had the opportunity to talk to NC State students this evening. Tonight, I watched the Open Ed 2021 recorded student panel entitled “Ask Student OER Champions: Advocacy and Allyship.” Several students from across Canada spoke about their work with OER. After […]

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 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: […]

February 10, 2022
By Carlos C. Goller
Academic Development, Accessibility and UDL, Discussions, Information Literacy, Interprofessional Education, Metacognition, Presentations & Talks, Reflections

EDI Book Club

One session at Open Ed 2021 entitled “Book Club: Professional Development Tool to Advance Open Education, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion” included a recorded session and live discussion. Ursula Pike, Associate Director at DigiTex, described how the CCCOER Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Committee included a book club. They asked participants how their institutions defined equity. Pike […]

February 7, 2022
By Carlos C. Goller
Academic Development, Accessibility and UDL, Discussions, Diversity, Information Literacy, Open Pedagogy, OpenEd, Pedagogy, Reflections

A Panel about Open Education in Canada

I have learned so much from presentations about Open Education from people in Canada and Canadian RLOE collaborators. The Open Ed 2021 session entitled “Open Education Across Canada” included several panelists: Amanda Coolidge, Danielle Dubien, Heather Ross, Cynthia Holt, Urooj Nizami, Verena Roberts, and Alex Enkerli. Amanda Coolidge was the moderator. Urooj is amazing and […]

February 6, 2022
By Carlos C. Goller
Articles, Books, Diversity, Information Literacy, Instructor Behaviors, Open Pedagogy, OpenEd, Pedagogy, Presentations & Talks, Publishing, Reflections, Why, Writing

A Code to Practice Fair Use?!

Will Cross does so much for our campus and presents all over! Tonight I watched an Open Ed 2021 session entitled “From Code to Practice: Lessons Learned from Making OER with the Code of Best Practice in Fair Use” with Will Cross, Meredith Jacob, Peter Jaszi, and Prue Adler. Jacob, Jaszi, and Adler are from […]

February 3, 2022
By Carlos C. Goller
Academic Development, Course Design, Diversity, Information Literacy, Online Learning, Open Pedagogy, OpenEd, Reflections, Student groups, Website, Why, Workshop

A Sprint to Brainstorm Open Assignments

Alyssa Hamer, an Open Education Faculty Associate at Capilano University, and Darcye Lovsin, an Instruction and Reference Librarian at the Justice Institute of British Columbia. presented at Open Ed 2021 a 25-minute recorded session. Their session was entitled ” Sprinting to Student Empowerment: The Case for a Student-Centered Open Assignment Sprint.” Capilano University is in […]

January 29, 2022
By Carlos C. Goller
Academic Development, Books, Constructivism, Discussions, Information Literacy, Metacognition, Open Pedagogy, OpenEd, Reflections, Why

OERigin Stories

It didn’t snow as much as we thought it would, and we were able to go out after a week and a half. Tonight, the Open Ed 2021 session I watched was entitled “OERigin Stories: Women of Color in Open Education” presented by Ursula Pike, Associate Director of DigiTex. This ten-minute pre-recorded session had the […]

January 27, 2022
By Carlos C. Goller
Academic Development, Accessibility and UDL, Constructivism, Information Literacy, Online Learning, Open Pedagogy, OpenEd, Reflections, Website, Why

The SPARC Open Education Leaders of 2022

We watched the Open Ed 2021 “Open Education Leadership Project Showcase.” This was a lightning talk about ten minutes long. Hailey Babb, Open Education Project Manager at SPARC, spoke about the 2021 cohort of the SPARC Open Education Leadership Program. This was the fourth year of the program and the first year of it as […]