OpenEd

February 22, 2022
By Carlos C. Goller
Constructivism, Diversity, Open Pedagogy, OpenEd, Pedagogy, Publishing, Reflections, Why

Business Case Studies for Lehman College Students and Beyond

Martha Lerski, a Business Librarian and Assistant Professor at Lehman College, and Alexander Nunez Torres, an assistant professor also at Lehman College, presented a recorded session at Open Ed 2021 entitled “Developing Small Business Case Studies to Serve a Minority-Serving College, Its Community and Beyond.” Lerski spoke about Lehman’s mission as a liberal arts college […]

February 21, 2022
By Carlos C. Goller
Academic Development, Books, Discussions, Information Literacy, Open Pedagogy, OpenEd, Reflections, Student groups, Why

Student Panel on OER Advocacy in Canada

We have had fantastic student panels as part of RLOE Cohort 2! I also had the opportunity to talk to NC State students this evening. Tonight, I watched the Open Ed 2021 recorded student panel entitled “Ask Student OER Champions: Advocacy and Allyship.” Several students from across Canada spoke about their work with OER. After […]

February 20, 2022
By Carlos C. Goller
Academic Development, DBER and SoTL, Diversity, Information Literacy, Instructor Behaviors, Open Pedagogy, OpenEd, Reflections, Student groups, Why

Perceptions of Open Pedagogy in Courses for Future Teachers

Tonight I watched another twenty-minute Open Ed 2021 session about K-12 teacher educators. The session entitled “Permeable Spaces for Complex Identities: Teacher Educators Advancing Open Pedagogy Practices” was presented by Staci Gilpin, an Assistant Professor of Educator, and Stephanie Rollog Yoon, Assistant Professor of Education. Both faculty are from The College of Saint Scholastica and […]

February 19, 2022
By Carlos C. Goller
Accessibility and UDL, Books, Constructivism, Open Pedagogy, OpenEd, Pedagogy, Presentations & Talks, Publishing, Reflections, Teaching techniques, Website, Why

OER for Teacher Training in MN

Tonight I watched the Open Ed 2021 recorded session entitled “Opening Opportunities for Teacher Education: A Project Funded by the U.S. Department of Education” and presented by Tim Anderson, System Director for Student Success Technologies at Minnesota State Colleges and Universities, Stephen Kelly (Innovation Program Director at Minnesota State), and Kim Lynch (Senior System Director […]

February 18, 2022
By Carlos C. Goller
Accessibility and UDL, Books, Diversity, Open Pedagogy, OpenEd, Pedagogy, Reflections, Student groups, Website, Wellbeing, Why

Justice, Satisfaction, and an OER Survey

Jacob Jenkins, Associate Professor at CSU Channel Islands, and Thomas Clobes presented at Open Ed 2021 a 20-minute session entitled “OER for Social Justice: Perceptions of OER Among Historically Underserved College Students.” Jenkins shared data on the rise of textbook costs since 1975. Even more striking were the student quotes from their campus that they […]

February 17, 2022
By Carlos C. Goller
Academic Development, Accessibility and UDL, Constructivism, Open Pedagogy, OpenEd, Publishing, Reflections, Website, Why

Co-creating Ancillary Materials

It was a long and productive day! I ended by watching “OER Development: Working with a Collaborative Community to Create Ancillary Materials” from the Open Ed 2021 sessions. Alishia Huntoon was the presenter and shared the process of creating materials with their group. They defined OERs and the increasing number of new adoptions. OERs can […]

February 16, 2022
By Carlos C. Goller
Accessibility and UDL, Articles, Constructivism, Diversity, Open Pedagogy, OpenEd, Reflections, Softwares, Website, Wellbeing, Why

Tips for Creating Accessible OER

Tonight we watched the Open Ed 2021 short session by Tenley Sablatzky entitled “How to Create Engaging Open Educational Resources without Sacrificing Accessibility.” Sablatzky is a Medical Librarian at Prairie View A&M University. They defined the term accessibility and introduced universal design: “to create a resource that can be accessed, understood, and used to the […]

February 15, 2022
By Carlos C. Goller
Academic Development, Accessibility and UDL, Constructivism, Discussions, Open Pedagogy, OpenEd, Pedagogy, Presentations & Talks, Reflections, Why

An Audit Framework for More Inclusive OER

Suzanne Wakim from Butte Community College has done so much for Open Educational Resources and RLOE. It was nice to recognize the name Rachel Arteaga and Mandeep Grewal in the Open Ed 2021 recorded session entitled “Strategies for Assessing and Adapting OER for Inclusion: A Case Study.” Rachel Arteaga is a Librarian at Butte College […]

February 14, 2022
By Carlos C. Goller
Community of Practice, Constructivism, Guest Speakers, Online Learning, Open Pedagogy, OpenEd, Why

Coffee Chats to Disseminate Open Education Across Canada

So many acronyms! I am learning about all the programs and groups promoting open education by watching the Open Ed 2021 sessions! Tonight, I watched the session entitled “Introducing the Open Education Cross-Canada Coffee Chat (OECCCC)” with Lise Brin, Ann Ludbrook, Kate Gibbings, Olga Perkovic, and Paula Parlette from libraries in Canada and all members […]

February 13, 2022
By Carlos C. Goller
Academic Development, Accessibility and UDL, Course Design, Discussions, Diversity, Open Pedagogy, OpenEd, Presentations & Talks, Reflections, Teaching techniques, Why

The Contributions Matrix for OER and Open Pedagogy

Tonight I watched the Open Ed 2021 presentation entitled “Building Capacity for Your OER Initiative: DOERS3” presented by Amanda Coolidge (Director, Open Education BC Campus), Kevin Corcoran (Executive Director, Digital Learning, Connecticut State Colleges & Universities), and Andrew Mckinney (OER Coordinator, CUNY). The Driving OER Sustainability for Student Success (DOERS3) collaborative was launched in 2018 […]