Open Pedagogy

September 15, 2022
By Carlos C. Goller
Academic Development, Accessibility and UDL, Constructivism, Course Design, Discussions, Diversity, Instructor Behaviors, Open Pedagogy, OpenEd, Pedagogy, Reflections, Wellbeing, Why

Humanizing the Classroom: Co-Create/Co-Construct to Dismantle Systems of Oppression

“Leading with Care: Building Capacity and Connection in Collaborative Spaces” is the title of the CAST UDL recorded session I watched tonight. Melissa Chumakov, Sarah Driessens, Sarah Hunter, & Erin Valenzuela were the presenters. Driessens spoke about the power of storytelling. Recognizing the importance of collaborating with learners was a point Driessens made. Hunter started […]

September 14, 2022
By Carlos C. Goller
Academic Development, Accessibility and UDL, Open Pedagogy, Reflections

Open Pedagogy and UDL

Tonight I watched Carolee Clyne and Surita Jhangiani present at the CAST UDL Symposium on “Open Pedagogy and UDL: The Next Steps.” Drs. Jhangiani and Clyne have decades of experience working with instructors on UDL at UBC Vancouver Point Grey Campus. They began by explaining what are open educational resources as “teaching, learning and research […]

September 9, 2022
By Carlos C. Goller
Academic Development, Accessibility and UDL, Discussions, Guest Speakers, Open Pedagogy, Reflections

Moving AHEAD through Student Voice

Catherine Gallagher, Richard Healy, Hannah Kelly, & Dara Ryder presented at the CAST UDL Symposium on “Student Advisory Groups: The Evidence in Evidence-Based Research and Advocacy.” Ryder is the CEO from Ahead, an Irish NGO founded in the 90s by students for students with disabilities. AHEAD captures the student voice to support students with needs. […]

August 26, 2022
By Carlos C. Goller
Academic Development, Accessibility and UDL, Constructivism, Discussions, Diversity, Instructor Behaviors, Open Pedagogy, Reflections, Why

Last CAST UDL Symposium 2022 Session

The final session of the CAST UDL Symposium was “Learner Voice and Inclusion: The Future of Education” with Allison Posey and Lindsay Jones, newly appointed CEO of CAST. Posey started the last session by encouraging people to take action and share what they learned. Posey said learner voice is so much more than how we […]

August 11, 2022
By Carlos C. Goller
Academic Development, Accessibility and UDL, annotation, Articles, Books, Discussions, Diversity, Instructor Behaviors, Open Pedagogy, Pedagogy, Publishing, Reflections

Open Pedagogy Options from the Learner Perspective

Surita Jhangiani, Carolee Clyne, Sharmila Miller & Erica Hamilton presented at the CAST UDL Symposium the session on “Open Pedagogy and UDL: Student Experiences.” The panelists all have teaching experience with different learners. Dr. Jhangiani began by explaining how open pedagogy and UDL can work together to enhance student experiences. The presenters acknowledged the people […]

July 30, 2022
By Carlos C. Goller
Academic Development, Accessibility and UDL, Course Design, Discussions, Diversity, Instructor Behaviors, Online Learning, Open Pedagogy, OpenEd, Pedagogy, Reflections, Student groups

A Study on Flexible Deadlines

Melissa Hills, Kim Peacock & Brittany Wiseman presented at the CAST USL Symposium this month about “Replacing Power with Flexible Structure: Learner Centered Deadline Policies in Post-secondary.” They acknowledged the lands in Canada that they inhabit. One attendee in the chat mentioned during their introduction that they were interested in flexible deadlines and wanted to […]

July 27, 2022
By Carlos C. Goller
Academic Development, Constructivism, Course Design, Discussions, Diversity, Instructor Behaviors, Online Learning, Open Pedagogy, Pedagogy, Presentations & Talks, Reflections, Student groups, Teaching techniques, Why

Making Connections through QM Course Design Elements

Karen May, Adjunct, New Mexico State University; Sherrell Wheeler, Director of Online Quality Assurance, New Mexico State University Alamogordo and Christine Trapp, Professor of Nutrition and Chemistry, New Mexico State University Alamogordo, presented the QM session “Building Connections: Making a Difference One Lesson at a Time!” Karen May has had 21 courses reviewed and led […]

July 17, 2022
By Carlos C. Goller
Academic Development, Accessibility and UDL, Community of Practice, Discussions, Instructor Behaviors, Mobile Learning, Online Learning, Open Pedagogy, Pedagogy, Reflections, Why

An Empathetic and Engaging Learning Framework

Tonight I watched “Humanized, Empathetic and Engaging Learning – Creating a Purposeful Learning Framework” from the Quality in Action Quality Matters (QM) conference in April. The presenter, Brett Christie, was from O’Donnell Learn and had a full career with the Cal State System. They explained how there is a “need for humanized, inclusive, engaged, learning […]

July 16, 2022
By Carlos C. Goller
Academic Development, Accessibility and UDL, Books, Course Design, Information Literacy, Instructor Behaviors, Open Pedagogy, Pedagogy, QM, Reflections, Website, Why

OER Selection Resources for QM

Dr. Charlotte Russell Cox from North Carolina Central University spoke about “Free For All: OER Selection Strategies and Structure” as part of the Quality Matters QM April 2022 conference. They defined Open Educational Resource (OER) using the EDUCAUSE 2021 reference by Kimmons & Rogers: “OERs are resources that are free materials that educators can use […]

June 16, 2022
By Carlos C. Goller
Academic Development, Accessibility and UDL, annotation, Articles, Course Design, Discussions, Diversity, Information Literacy, Instructor Behaviors, Lilly Conference, Open Pedagogy, Pedagogy, Reflections, Teaching techniques, Wellbeing, Why, Writing

A Tool for an Inclusive Syllabus

Sal Meyers, Professor of Psychology at Simpson College, presented at the Lilly Conference Online a recorded twenty-minute session entitled “Writing an Inclusive Syllabus that Students Read.” Meyers introduced the Social Justice Syllabus Design Tool: bit.ly/SJSDT22Lilly The tool draws on syllabus best practices, stereotype threat interventions, and social justice pedagogy principles. The researchers involved in the […]