Information Literacy

January 25, 2022
By Carlos C. Goller
Academic Development, Accessibility and UDL, annotation, Books, Constructivism, DBER and SoTL, Discussions, Diversity, Information Literacy, Interprofessional Education, Learning Communities, Online Learning, Open Pedagogy, OpenEd, Pedagogy, Podcasts, Presentations & Talks, Reflections, Softwares, Website, Why

Global OER Graduate Network Showcase

Today I worked from home with Aurelio and had fun with the occasional interruption. Tonight we watched the Open Ed 2021 session “The Global OER Graduate Network (GO-GN): Research Showcase, Collaboration & Consultation” with several panelists. Beck Pitt, a research fellow from The Open University introduced the Global OER Graduate Network (GO-GN) and the network’s […]

January 16, 2022
By Carlos C. Goller
Constructivism, Information Literacy, Online Learning, OpenEd, Pedagogy, Reflections

Nurturing Self-directed Learning (SDL)

It snowed… for a couple of hours and then rained. We spent most of the day cleaning and playing indoors. Tonight, I watched the Open Ed 2021 session “OER, Self-Directed Learning and Assessment: Educators’ Beliefs, Practices and Priorities in Africa” with Isabel Tarling, director of Limina, and Sandhya Gunness, a senior lecturer at the University […]

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 10, 2022
By Carlos C. Goller
Information Literacy, Open Pedagogy, OpenEd, Pedagogy, Reflections, Why

Open Education in Russian Universities

The Open Ed 2021 session entitled “Implementation of Open Educational Resources in the Universities of Russian Federation” reminded me of the EduCoop project in Poland. Tonight I watched Kseniia Nikitina and Sergey Kovalenko present. Nikitina is a doctoral student and described their research on OER and open in Russia. The Russian educational system has 252 […]

January 8, 2022
By Carlos C. Goller
Academic Development, Discussions, Diversity, Information Literacy, Metacognition, Open Pedagogy, OpenEd, Presentations & Talks, Reflections, Student groups, Why

Scientist Spotlights and Open Pedagogy

Belonging and identity in STEM have been frequently mentioned in talks and studies I have encountered lately. Tonight’s OpenEd 2021 session was entitled “We Belong in STEM: Student-Created Scientist Spotlights in Introductory Astronomy” and Andrea Goering, an instructor of physics and astronomy at Lane Community College in Eugene, Oregon, brought in a different perspective. The […]

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 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 28, 2021
By Carlos C. Goller
Community of Practice, Diversity, Information Literacy, Online Learning, Open Pedagogy, OpenEd, Pedagogy, Publishing, Reflections

OER Initiatives in OK

The ten-minute Open Ed 2021 session we watched tonight was about statewide OER opportunities and partnerships in Oklahoma. The session was entitled “Celebrating Cultural Communities: Innovative Statewide Use of OER Through Collaborative Partnerships” and began with Brad Griffith, the director of Online Learning Initiatives at the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Educations, who spoke about […]

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 […]