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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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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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Cameras Off? Cameras On?

We had an awesome OpenEd 2021 session despite a tough day. Tonight, we watched a recorded presentation from ALT 2021 entitled “Should we see students’ cameras when we teach online synchronous sessions?” presented by Catherine Bazela, Pete Mella, and Robert Spark. Mella began by asking the audience: “if we asked you to switch on your […]
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Boats and Surveys of Student Online Learning Experiences

What a day! Great meetings and lots of running around! Tonight’s ALT 2021 session was presented by a team and entitled “We are not all in the same boat. We are all in the same storm”: An exploration of the student experience of the shift to fully online teaching in response to the Covid19 Pandemic” […]
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Action Learning Sessions to Tackle Racism

ALT 2021 had so many interesting sessions! Today we watched the session entitled “When learning technologists tackle sectorial racism via recruitment and staff development” by Teeroumanee Nadan, Monica Chavez and Tracey Madden. Nadan explained how the team came together and how different groups had charges including reading and summarizing information. Nadan talked about hiring practices […]
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Developing Inclusive Materials with Student Feedback

Tonight we ended the weekend by watching an ALT 2021 session entitled “Accessible and inclusive learning online: challenges and opportunities” by Jessica Humphreys and Kerry Pinny. Humphreys began by explaining their roles as a senior teaching fellow. They also described the new regulations for inclusive practices in 2018 and the shift away from the deficit […]
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Student Creation of Digital Resources and Perceptions of Captions

I had an awesome day with our RLOE team! They are inspiring and wonderful people. That’s what I needed today. Tonight’s ALT 2021 session was entitled “Re-creating ‘Creating Digital Learning Resources’ online – lessons learned from a meta experience” presented by Anna Ruff, a learning designer. Ruff discussed a first-year medical student selected unit in […]
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Providing Access to All Students

Logan Gin spoke about a study on students with disabilities during the pandemic at the September 24, 2021, Online with LSE CBE webinar. Gin is the author of a recently published study. The research question was to what extent did students access their established accommodations following the transition to online STEM courses due to COVID-19? They interviewed 66 students […]
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Approachability, Adaptability, and Vulnerability

Tonight, we watched the last session of the Elon Teaching and Learning Conference 2021. The session was “Building Community in the Class and Beyond: Strategies and Self-Reflection”  presented by Jennifer Ibrahim, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, Temple University College of Public Health with contributing authors: Anne Frankel, PhD, Associate Professor, College of Public Health, Temple University; […]
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Immersive Learning and Design Thinking

Tonight we watched another Elon Teaching and Learning Conference session entitled “From Creating to Sustaining Innovative, Experiential Curricula: Immersive Learning Practices Pre- and Post-Pandemic” presented by Phillip Motley, Associate Professor, Elon University and Danielle Lake, Director of Design Thinking and Associate Professor, Elon University. Lake began by discussing that immersive learning practices and project-based learning that […]
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