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January 23, 2022
By Carlos C. Goller
Accessibility and UDL, Books, Constructivism, Course Design, Delftia, Diversity, Mobile Learning, Online Learning, Open Pedagogy, OpenEd, Publishing, Reflections, Softwares, Website, Why

Google Sites for Accessible and Mobile-Friendly OER

While the snow is quickly melting, it may freeze again tonight… and Wake County Public School System has canceled classes. I am no longer sure what day of the week it is with snow days and disruptions! Tonight, I watched another forty-minute Open Ed 2021 session entitled “Using Google Sites to Create Accessible and Mobile […]

January 22, 2022
By Carlos C. Goller
Academic Development, Community of Practice, Constructivism, Course Design, Discussions, Diversity, Online Learning, Open Pedagogy, OpenEd, Publishing, Reflections, Softwares, Teaching techniques, Website, Why

Capturing Oral Histories in an Open Digital Hub

What a fun snow day! Tonight we watched a session entitled “Emotional Histories: Exploring Social Change in a Gen Ed History Course Through Oral Histories” that was a 40-minute Open Ed 2021 with several presenters, including students. Elaine Kaye, an instructional designer from James Madison University, began by providing an overview. Kristen McCleary spoke about […]

January 21, 2022
By Carlos C. Goller
Books, DBER and SoTL, Diversity, Online Learning, Open Pedagogy, OpenEd, Presentations & Talks, Publishing, Reflections, Student groups, Why

Surveying Students about OER Use and Preference

Tonight it snowed… and we watched the Open Ed 2021 session entitled “An Analysis of the OER Feedback Survey from Students: Impact, Implications, and Lessons Learned.” Regina Gong and Jason Almerigi from Michigan State University (MSU) presented an overview of their study and results. Gong is the OER & Student Success Librarian… and I have […]

January 19, 2022
By Carlos C. Goller
Books, Constructivism, Course Design, Delftia, Open Pedagogy, OpenEd, Presentations & Talks, Publishing, Reflections, Softwares, Website, Why, Writing

Agile Software and OER

It is always wonderful to reconnect with graduate school friends. Last year when I was at the Open Ed 2021 conference doing my session, I noticed a familiar name. Tonight, I watched their recorded session entitled “A Freely Hosted and Easily Maintained OER for an Undergraduate Agile Software Engineering Course” with Cengiz Gunay, an associate […]

January 18, 2022
By Carlos C. Goller
Community of Practice, Constructivism, Open Pedagogy, OpenEd, Presentations & Talks, Reflections, Website, Why

The Dutch OER Initiative

Last night I watched the OERcamp session at Open Ed 2021. Tonight we watched “Supporting Professional Communities on OER: The Dutch Approach” presented by Lieke Rensink and Michel Jansen from SURF. Their recorded presentation featured both of them and a screen with animations and slides. Jansen mentioned that in the Netherlands OER is not as […]

January 17, 2022
By Carlos C. Goller
Discussions, Online Learning, Open Pedagogy, OpenEd, Presentations & Talks, Publishing, Reflections, Website, Why, Workshop

Sharing OERcamp Instructions

Each Open Ed 2021 session is different, and I find the variety really engaging! Tonight I watched the session entitled “OERcamp Webtalks and OERcamp SummOERschool: Two Best Practices Plus One Reuse Strategy” presented by Kristin Hirschmann and Jöran Muuß-Merholz. Hirschmann has been the project lead of OERcamp. Muuß-Merholz started with an overview of what are […]

January 12, 2022
By Carlos C. Goller
Case Studies, Community of Practice, Constructivism, Discussions, Information Literacy, Learning Communities, Open Pedagogy, OpenEd, Presentations & Talks, Reflections, Website, Why

The ENCORE+ Ecosystem

Dr. Robert Farrow from The Open University (UK) spoke at Open Ed 2021 about “Building the 21st Century OER Ecosystem.” ENCOURE+ (European Network for Catalysing Open Resources in Education, www.encoreproject.eu) is a “Knowledge Alliance project funded by the European Commission under Erasmus+” and focuses on impact and sharing innovative practices in different communities. Several partners […]

January 11, 2022
By Carlos C. Goller
Online Learning, Open Pedagogy, OpenEd, Pedagogy, Publishing, Reflections, Softwares, Website, Why

A Survey-based Study of Teachers and OER in Europe

Continuing with international examples of OER and open education, tonight I watched the Open Ed 2021 session entitled “Remote Education During The Pandemic: The Teachers’ Perspective – Quantitative European Study” presented by Maja Bogataj, Magda Biernat, Teresa Nobre, and Anahita Rezaei. This recorded session started with Rezaei, Open Education & Advocacy Specialist at Centrum Cyfrowe […]

January 10, 2022
By Carlos C. Goller
Information Literacy, Open Pedagogy, OpenEd, Pedagogy, Reflections, Why

Open Education in Russian Universities

The Open Ed 2021 session entitled “Implementation of Open Educational Resources in the Universities of Russian Federation” reminded me of the EduCoop project in Poland. Tonight I watched Kseniia Nikitina and Sergey Kovalenko present. Nikitina is a doctoral student and described their research on OER and open in Russia. The Russian educational system has 252 […]

January 9, 2022
By Carlos C. Goller
Academic Development, Books, Community of Practice, Constructivism, Course Design, Open Pedagogy, OpenEd, Pedagogy, Presentations & Talks, Reflections, Teaching techniques, Website, Why

EduCoop in Poland and Open Access Resources for Nursing Chemistry Courses

Tomorrow is the first day of classes, and we spent most of the day preparing for courses. Tonight, I watched the ten-minute Open Ed 2021 session entitled “EduCoop – Online Course About Co-Creation Open Education Resources” and presented by Aleksandra Czetwertyńska, team leader of the Centrum Cyfowe. Czetwertyńska spoke about their project EduCoop that is […]