Information Literacy

December 4, 2021
By Carlos C. Goller
Accessibility and UDL, Articles, Constructivism, Course Design, Information Literacy, Instructor Behaviors, Online Learning, Open Pedagogy, OpenEd, Pedagogy, Reflections, Why

Awareness of Open Pedagogy Practices

Tonight we watched the Open Ed 2021 session entitled “Building Awareness of Open Pedagogical Practices to Advance the Cause of Openness On Your Campus” by Kristina M. De Voe from Temple University. De Voe is an English and Communication Librarian. De Voe also leads the open education group and manages the textbook affordability project. Citing […]

December 1, 2021
By Carlos C. Goller
Accessibility and UDL, Constructivism, Diversity, Information Literacy, Open Pedagogy, OpenEd, Pedagogy, Reflections, Website

Francophone and CommonLit OER

OER at a bilingual university seems very challenging. That’s why I was intrigued by the lighting talk from Open Ed 2021 entitled “Challenges and Opportunities of OER at a Bilingual Canadian University” presented by Michelle Brown and Melanie Brunet from the University of Ottawa, a bilingual Canadian university. They mentioned that the University of Ottawa […]

November 28, 2021
By Carlos C. Goller
Accessibility and UDL, Books, Constructivism, Diversity, Information Literacy, Online Learning, Open Pedagogy, OpenEd, Pedagogy, Presentations & Talks, Reflections, Softwares, Student groups, Teaching techniques, Why

World Librarians and Offline OER Sharing

Tonight we watched a panel session of Open Ed 2021 about the World Librarians program: worldLibrarians.org. The session was entitled “World Librarians: A System Providing Open Educational Resources to Offline Schools in Malawi & Kenya” and presented by Charlie Schweik, Carl Meyer, Wachira Warukira, and Sarah Hutton. Schweik is a professor at the University of […]

November 27, 2021
By Carlos C. Goller
Accessibility and UDL, Articles, Books, Discussions, Diversity, Information Literacy, Open Pedagogy, OpenEd, Presentations & Talks, Publishing, Reflections, Softwares, Website

Updating Metadata Vocabulary for Inclusion and Equity

Today we spent most of the day cleaning and doing chores… and some reorganizing of freezers in the lab due to a power outage! The Open Ed 2021 session we watched tonight was entitled “Creating an Inclusive Subject Vocabulary to Describe Humanities Resources” presented by Sarah Harris an Associate Librarian at the National Humanities Center. […]

November 26, 2021
By Carlos C. Goller
Academic Development, Constructivism, Course Design, Information Literacy, Metacognition, Online Learning, Open Pedagogy, OpenEd, Pedagogy, Presentations & Talks, Reflections, Softwares, Why

OER Cycles in India and Japan

It was a fun day with the family! We needed some downtime, and Aurelio took another long nap! Tonight I watched a couple of Open Ed 2021 lightning talks. I started with the session entitled “Co-creation of OERs for Foreign Language Acquisition: A Case study on Goa, India” presented by Natasha Maria Gomes from Goa […]

November 23, 2021
By Carlos C. Goller
Accessibility and UDL, Case Studies, Information Literacy, Open Pedagogy, OpenEd, Pedagogy, Reflections, Softwares, Website, Why, Writing

OpenSkill and Open Tools

Tonight we watched an Open Ed 2021 session by Ariel Anbar and colleagues about the Open Skill initiative. The session entitled “OpenSkill: Open Tools, Co-Development, and Workforce Readiness” described the OER barriers to adoption and the need for improving workforce training. Anbar is the PI for the Department of Education-funded program. Anbar shared a quote: […]

November 17, 2021
By Carlos C. Goller
Information Literacy, Online Learning, Open Pedagogy, OpenEd, Pedagogy, Publishing, Reflections, Softwares, Why

Automatic Textbook Billing and Zero-Cost Texts

What is automatic textbook billing? Winni Zhang from SPARC explained that automatic textbook billing is usually through the bookstore or publishers and charge students automatically for use of textbooks. The SPARC Inclusive Access Working Group helped create the contract library that this Open Ed 2021 session described “A Look at the Fine Print Behind Automatic […]

November 13, 2021
By Carlos C. Goller
Accessibility and UDL, Books, Constructivism, Course Design, Information Literacy, Instructor Behaviors, Open Pedagogy, OpenEd, Presentations & Talks, Reflections, Student groups, Why

Creating OER Adoption Programs in Anchorage

We went to play with the grandparents and had a delicious lunch. The kids enjoyed making slime and playing with cardboard boxes. Tonight we watched another Open Ed 2021 session entitled “Developing a Robust Faculty OER Adoption Program Under Challenging Conditions” presented by D’Arcy Hutchings and Veronica Howard from the University of Alaska Anchorage. They […]

November 12, 2021
By Carlos C. Goller
Accessibility and UDL, Articles, Books, Constructivism, Course Design, Information Literacy, Instructor Behaviors, Online Learning, Open Pedagogy, OpenEd, Pedagogy, Podcasts, Presentations & Talks, Reflections, Why

Starting an OER Journey with the Syllabus

What a week! I’m tired. A lot happened and several items on my checklist were accomplished, though a couple continue to be pushed back! I did finish the QM Teaching Online Certificate, and we were able to get the epMotion 5075 BitBot liquid handler to run a DNA prep with food coloring and water. Tonight […]

November 1, 2021
By Carlos C. Goller
DBER and SoTL, Information Literacy, Instructor Behaviors, Mobile Learning, Online Learning, Open Pedagogy, OpenEd, Presentations & Talks, Publishing, Reflections, Why

OER Awareness Trends and COVID-19

What are the trends in OER awareness and adoption in higher education? This is a question I wonder about. Tonight I watched an Open Ed 2021 session that addresses OER awareness: Julia Seaman the Director of Research at Bay View Analytics talked about “OER Awareness and Adoption Trends in US Higher Education through the COVID-19 […]