Open Pedagogy

Care in the GO-GN Network and Monetization for Open Creators

Martin Weller, Rob Farrow, Beck Pitt and Paco Iniesto presented about “Care and Community in the GO-GN Network” as part of day 2 of the OERxDomains21 conference. Before this conference, I did not know about GO-GN, and I have watched several sessions about it. GO-GN also supports doctoral students doing open practice. Weller talked about […]
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Open Source Software and Faculty Development

Boone Gorges is an open source developer and recounted their history and career during day 2 of the OERxDomains21 conference. Gorges was at CUNY and this exposure helped the development of an interest in academic exchange. Gorges talked about how WordPress and BuddyPress helped develop web 2.0 connections. I did not know that WordPress allowed […]
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Stories of Teaching, Learning, and Enjoying Life in the Open

Alan Levine and Tannis Morgan talked about the OpenETC during day 2 of the OERxDomains21. Open EdTech Cooperative is described as “free range ed tech” and providing a cooperative structure to educational technology, as described by Morgan. The program has been active for about five years. During this session, Levine and Morgan let instructors share […]
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Stories and Examples of Infrastructure for Open Collaboration

Luke Waltzer, Matthew Gold, Laurie Hurson, and Robin Miller talked about the CUNY OER open infrastructure as part of day 2 of OERxDomains21. Gold talked about how large CUNY is with over twenty campuses and a growing open infrastructure by creating platforms. Manifold is their new project that looks amazing and enables publishing and collaboration. […]
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Portfolios and Surveillance

Marie Selvanadin and Lee Skallerup Bessette both did several presentations for the OERxDomains21 conference. Their session entitled “Beyond Portfolios” and high-impact practices. I did not know that ePortfolios were added to AAC&U’s list of high-impact practices, as mentioned by Skallerup Bessette. Building on the use of websites and portfolios, Skallerup Bessette mentioned group work and […]
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UDL-informed Open Pedagogy

Leigh-Anne Perryman and Rebecca Ferguson presented at OERxDomains21 a session entitled “Open Pedagogies in a Pandemic: Educator Perceptions and Experiences in Diverse Contexts.” Perryman talked about IET’s Microcredentials and how they were designed using elements of open pedagogies. Educators commented on the autonomy and empowerment they found in designing these microcredentials using open pedagogies. The […]
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The Human Experience and Open Education

I love watching the YouTube videos Mike Wesch creates! Wesch creates engaging stories and opportunities for students to experience learning. Therefore, when I saw Tom Woodward and Mike Wesch listed as presenters for a day 2 OERxDomains21 session, I knew I had to watch it! I have watched Wesch talk about the ANTH101 course they […]
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Staff Wellbeing and CompelU

Jennifer Linsdell spoke about supporting mental wellbeing in education using creativity as part of the day 2 OERxDomains21 conference. Lindsell has a background in Art Education and Art Therapy to support resilience and deep interest in supporting staff to help students. Linsdell reviewed historical data, conducted action research, and used existing resources. As part of […]
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Innovation in OER and Cultural Paradigm Shifts

Dr. Rob Farrow from the Institute of Educational Technology at the Open University spoke about OER innovation as part of day 2 of OERxDomains21. This is the second presentation I watch from the Open University and love what they are doing. Farrow asked: what does innovation look like in OER? Interestingly, Farrow mentioned that copyright […]
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nQuire and Jelastic?

Tonight’s OERxDomains21 session was by Nashwa Ismail and Christothea Herodotou and focused on online citizen science. This is timely since yesterday we were trying to figure out an appropriate way of mentioning in text citizen science and emphasizing that it is for all, not only citizens! This session was entitled “How can facilitation by experts […]
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