collaboration

April 2, 2022
By Carlos C. Goller
Academic Development, Books, Constructivism, Course Design, Instructor Behaviors, Open Pedagogy, OpenEd, Publishing, Reflections, Teaching techniques, Website, Why

Teaching Pre-service Teachers to Create OER

Today we did our first MS walk in several years. It was awesome to catch up with people we haven’t seen in years! The kids also had a lot of fun running around PNC Arena parking lots. Tonight, I watched the Open Ed 2021 session “Using Open Pedagogy to Promote Pre-service Teachers’ Identity Development during […]

March 31, 2022
By Carlos C. Goller
Accessibility and UDL, Books, Discussions, Diversity, Information Literacy, Instructor Behaviors, Open Pedagogy, OpenEd, Presentations & Talks, Publishing, Reflections, Website, Why

Ownership, Authorship, and Power

Nicolas Simon is an Assistant Professor of Sociology at Eastern Connecticut State University and presented at Open Ed 2021 on “OER, Ownership, Authorship, and Power.” Simon talked about OER as a way to “free us” from inequality. According to Simon, ownership and power cause some problems, and OER releases us from some of these issues. […]

March 30, 2022
By Carlos C. Goller
Academic Development, Accessibility and UDL, Books, Constructivism, Discussions, Diversity, Information Literacy, Instructor Behaviors, Online Learning, Open Pedagogy, OpenEd, Presentations & Talks, Publishing, Reflections, Softwares, Website, Why, Workshop

Open Maricopa

“Yes You Can: Providing Institutional Planned and Just-in-Time Support to Faculty” is the title of the session of Open Ed 2021 that I watched. Lisa Young from Scottsdale Community College and Mathew Bloom and Debbie Baker from Maricopa Community Colleges were the speakers. They are part of Open Maricopa initiative. This project includes professional development, […]

March 28, 2022
By Carlos C. Goller
Academic Development, Articles, Constructivism, Discussions, Diversity, Instructor Behaviors, Open Pedagogy, OpenEd, Pedagogy, Presentations & Talks, Publishing, Reflections, Softwares, Teaching techniques, Website, Why

CUNY Teacher Education OER Hub

“Teacher Educators as OER Storytellers” was the title of the ten-minute Open Ed 2021 session. Niki Fayne is the Program Director at CUNY OER hub. Fayne described the support from Lehman College. Naliza Sadik, the Teaching and Learning Manager at Lehman College, CUNY described the hub for teaching and learning, housed in the CUNY OER […]

March 27, 2022
By Carlos C. Goller
Accessibility and UDL, Course Design, Discussions, Diversity, Open Pedagogy, OpenEd, Pedagogy, Presentations & Talks, Reflections, Why, Workshop

In-Reach for OER

Shayna Pekala, the Scholarly Communication Librarian at Gonzaga University, presented the lightning talk “OER In-Reach: Introducing Your Library Colleagues to OER” at Open Ed 2021. They shared slides here. Pekala defined “in-reach” as “the process of bringing information to and building relationships with internal stakeholders.” I did now know about this! Their goal was to […]

March 24, 2022
By Carlos C. Goller
Books, Course Design, Instructor Behaviors, Open Pedagogy, OpenEd, Pedagogy, Publishing, Reflections, Why

An Intense Summer OER Institute

Nathaniel King and Tiffany Garrett from the Nevada State College Library presented “Pioneering New Forms of Support with OER Institutes” at Open Ed 2021. Garrett explained that Nevada State College was founded in 2002 and is rapidly growing. They are a Hispanic Serving Institution. Work overload was rated 5/7! The new Library was built in […]

March 21, 2022
By Carlos C. Goller
Articles, Books, Course Design, Diversity, Information Literacy, Open Pedagogy, OpenEd, Pedagogy, Presentations & Talks, Publishing, Reflections, Why

OER Textbook for Literature Courses

“A Tough Nut to Crack: Developing an OER Textbook for Literature Courses” was the title of the Open Ed 2021 session I watched tonight. The speakers included Sarah LeMire, the Coordinator of First-Year Programs at Texas A&M University Libraries, and Kathy Anders, the Graduate Studies Librarian also at Texas A&M University. Several faculty from the […]

March 20, 2022
By Carlos C. Goller
Accessibility and UDL, Books, Constructivism, Course Design, Open Pedagogy, OpenEd, Presentations & Talks, Publishing, Reflections

Curriculum Mapping for OER?!

I was once on a curriculum mapping task group. I actually enjoy course mapping & alignment, and curriculum mapping seemed like a worthwhile endeavor. We struggled as a team. Years later, I now realize that I should have approached that task differently. The Open Ed 2021 session entitled “Utilizing Curriculum Mapping to Assess Campus OER […]

March 19, 2022
By Carlos C. Goller
Accessibility and UDL, Constructivism, Discussions, Guest Speakers, Learning Communities, Open Pedagogy, OpenEd, Presentations & Talks, Publishing, Reflections, Workshop

A Collaborative Group to Create and Share Activities

Tonight we watched the Open Ed 2021 session entitled “Psychology 101 Collaborative: Creating and Sharing Course Activities to Foster Student Success.” Lisa Young is the Faculty Director at the Center for Teaching and Learning at Scottsdale Community College, and Debbie Barker is an instructional designer at Maricopa Community Colleges. Alisa Beyer joined the presentation and […]

March 15, 2022
By Carlos C. Goller
Accessibility and UDL, Books, Open Pedagogy, OpenEd, Publishing, Reflections, Softwares, Website

Sustaining an OER Initiative after Publication

“Congratulations! You’re Officially A Publisher. Now What?” is the title of the Open Ed 2021 session by Andrea Scott, OER Coordinator, and Jen Hughes, New Media, and Educational Initiatives Librarian. Both are at Salt Lake Community College (SLCC). They shared their slides at: http://bit.ly/openedpub At SLCC, the OER Culture has grown for several years with […]