Instructor Behaviors

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 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 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 16, 2021
By Carlos C. Goller
DBER and SoTL, Discussions, Diversity, Information Literacy, Instructor Behaviors, Open Pedagogy, OpenEd, Presentations & Talks, Reflections, Why

Research-based Communications about OER

Today I went to a virtual mental health training workshop that was very good! It lasted five hours and had several examples. Tonight, we watched the Open Ed 2021 session entitled “Open Education, Race, and Equity: Research-Based Communications Guidance” presented by Allie Chamberlin and Cerrone Lundy. Chamberlin is the vice president at GMMB, a communications […]

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 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 […]

November 30, 2021
By Carlos C. Goller
Academic Development, Community of Practice, Constructivism, Instructor Behaviors, Open Pedagogy, OpenEd, Pedagogy, Presentations & Talks, Reflections, Softwares, Teaching techniques, Website

OER Studies in Nigeria and K-12 Classrooms

Tonight we watched a pair of ten-minute Open Ed 2021 talks. The first one was entitled “Building and Sustaining a Culture of Open Education: Strategies and Advocacy in Nigeria” and presented by Adenekan Fauziyah Nihinlolawa. They described the education status of Nigeria and the promise of Open Education. The study they described examined the strategies […]

November 15, 2021
By Carlos C. Goller
Accessibility and UDL, Instructor Behaviors, Mentoring, Open Pedagogy, OpenEd, Presentations & Talks, Reflections, Teaching techniques, Why

Facilitating Leadership Development in OER Cohorts

Leadership has come up frequently in the last several weeks. Tonight I watched an Open Ed 2021 session entitled “From OER Learner to Leader: Creating a Professional Development Pathway for Emerging OER Champions” presented by Monica Brown and Apurva Ashok from the Rebus Foundation. I have been curious about the Rebus Foundation. Brown and Ashok […]

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 […]