Open Pedagogy

Student Government Votes Yes on OER

I was able to watch a friend from graduate school present at the NIST FALCoN session this afternoon. Shana Kerr presented on metacognition, retrieval practice, and a study they did. Tonight, we watched an Open Ed 2021 session entitled “Interest Convergence, Shared Goals: Student Government and Library Partnership in OER Initiatives” presented by Regina Gong, […]
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OER Faculty Learning Communities

Today we did two RLOE sessions about Open Pedagogy and student choice & voice. They were a lot of fun. The student panels were excellent! Tonight, we watched the Open Ed 2021 session entitled “OERs & Faculty Learning Communities” with panelists Jenna Steigerwalt, Ella Smith-Justice, and James King. During the transition to remote online teaching […]
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A Systematic Review of Open Pedagogy

A long rough day with equipment smoking, computers not working, and lots of things going on. I ended the day by watching an Open Ed 2021 session entitled “Open Pedagogy: A Systematic Review of Empirical Findings” presented by Dr. Virginia Clinton-Lisell, an associate professor from the University of North Dakota. Clinton-Lisell spoke about the Creative […]
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The OER Collaborative Effort in Western Maryland

What a day! I am still fighting with the Nanopore and computers while doing several other things and troubleshooting virtually as part of the metagenomics course. Tonight I watched the Open Ed 2021 panel about the STEM OERMaryland Fellowship. Fred Stemple and Doris Santamaria-Makang introduced the grant and program. The institutional grant includes several collaborations […]
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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 […]
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OER Capacity and Growth in Texas

Tonight we went out to trick or treat. It was a lot of fun, and Aurelio caught on quickly. After a dozen letters of recommendation, we watched the session “Moving Open Education Forward in Texas: Statewide Partnerships and Strategic Initiatives” by Michelle Singh. Singh started by describing the mission of the Division of Digital Learning […]
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OER and Zero-cost Textbooks in the Florida Virtual Campus

This evening we played with the neighborhood kids at our culdesac Halloween party! The Open Ed 2021 session we watched was entitled “Florida Virtual Campus Adding Textbook Cost Indicators to the State Online Course Catalog” and presented by several speakers. Rebel Cummings-Sauls began by explaining the Florida Virtual Campus initiative that provides support for students, […]
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The Inspiring OER Trilogy

Happy Friday! Tonight we watched an Open Ed session “An Open Textbook Journey: Building the ‘Consumer Behaviour Trilogy'” presented by Andrea Niosi from Kwantlen Polytechnic University in Canada. Niosi shared three stories (hence the trilogy in the title) that they have developed to highlight learner creation. The first OER that Niosi shared was the “Introduction […]
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Student Perceptions of Open Pedagogy at Community Colleges

I truly enjoyed another session of RLOE today. It is such a fabulous group of participants! I am learning a lot from the facilitators too! Tonight, I watched the OpenEd 2021 session entitled “Open Pedagogy: Overcoming the Public Versus Private Conundrum” that was pre-recorded and had presenters there for questions. Staci Gilpin, Julie Lazzara, and […]
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The Wikipedia Assignment

The Wiki Education group has been fantastic. We worked with them last year to help a group of undergraduate students learn how to edit Wikipedia pages on Delftia acidovorans. Helaine Blumenthal is the Senior Program Manager at Wiki Education and has helped me set up courses and work with new editors. I was happy to […]
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