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December 21, 2022
By Carlos C. Goller
Academic Development, Accessibility and UDL, Constructivism, Course Design, DBER and SoTL, Discussions, Diversity, Information Literacy, Instructor Behaviors, Open Pedagogy, Pedagogy, Publishing, Reflections, Student groups, UDL, Undergraduate Research, Wellbeing, Why

Antiracist Opportunities

Chelsey Nardi from the University of Colorado Denver is a doctoral candidate and presented at JMBE on their article about antiracist opportunities. The overview Nardi presented summarized the article: Nardi focused in the recorded session on the finding that “active learning does not equal inclusive teaching.” She also mentioned that authentic research experienced with unpaid […]

December 9, 2022
By Carlos C. Goller
Academic Development, Accessibility and UDL, annotation, Articles, Books, Constructivism, Discussions, Diversity, Information Literacy, Instructor Behaviors, Open Pedagogy, Pedagogy, Publishing, Reflections, Teaching techniques, UDL, Website, Why

The Road to Authenticity through a Pressbooks Resource

Linda Facchini from The Teaching and Learning Centre at Seneca College presented at the Virtual Institute on Alternative Assessment in Higher Education on November 23, 2022. Seneca is in Toronto, Canada. The title of the session was “Road to Authenticity.” Seneca has multiple campuses with diverse programs. They offer diplomas, certificates, bachelors degrees… in-person, hybrid, […]

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 13, 2022
By Carlos C. Goller
Academic Development, Accessibility and UDL, Constructivism, Diversity, Pedagogy, Reflections, Softwares, Teaching techniques, UDL, Wellbeing, Why

Robots Bring Homebound Students to the Classroom

Anna Cliff, Brenda O’Connell, Carly Sandgren, and Leani Tell presented at the CAST UDL Symposium the session “Mission Possible: Robots Providing Inclusive School Experiences for Students.” They shared slides at a bitly URL: Cliff is the lead of the Mission Possible Project. Along with co-presenters, they all have experience supporting students. The Star Learner they […]

May 1, 2022
By Carlos C. Goller
Community of Practice, Discussions, Diversity, Guest Speakers, Learning Communities, Open Pedagogy, OpenEd, Presentations & Talks, Reflections, Website, Wellbeing, Why

Organizing and Closing Open Ed 2021

The Friday Open Ed 2021 plenary to close the conference was entitled “The Future of Open Ed.” Andrea Scott is the OER Coordinator at Salt Lake Community College and introduced the Strategic Planning Committee. Stephanie Pierce is the Head of the Physics Library at the University of Arkansas Libraries and started a Mentimeter poll. Pierce […]

April 30, 2022
By Carlos C. Goller
Accessibility and UDL, Books, Constructivism, Open Pedagogy, OpenEd, Publishing, Reflections, Student groups, Why, Writing

‘A History of Economic Thought’ Open Book

Diane Zydlewski, Florencia Gabriele, and Meaghan Price presented at Open Ed 2021 on “History of Economic Thought Made Alive Through Artifacts – A Collaborative Book.” They are all at Emmanuel College. Florencia Gabriele is a lecturer and has used this assignment in which students analyze passages in books and contribute to a book. The course […]

April 29, 2022
By Carlos C. Goller
Accessibility and UDL, Books, Constructivism, Instructor Behaviors, Open Pedagogy, OpenEd, Pedagogy, Presentations & Talks, Reflections

Ontario Tech’s Open Lab

Sara Stokes is the OER Lab Manager at Ontario Tech and along with Rebecca Maynard presented at Open Ed 2021 about “Co-Creating Opportunities for Openness.” Ontario Tech is one of the newest universities in Canada. Stokes spoke about the needs of students at Ontario Tech and their focus on STEM. The Open Education Lab was […]

April 28, 2022
By Carlos C. Goller
Accessibility and UDL, Books, Constructivism, Diversity, Instructor Behaviors, Integrative Thinking, Open Pedagogy, OpenEd, Reflections, Website, Why, Writing

Pinatas, Pressbooks, and History

Jim Ross-Nazzal is a Professor of History at Houston Community College – Eastside Campus and recorded a 25-minute session at Open Ed 2021. Their session was entitled “An OER Textbook: Design Thinking and Pinata Innovation.” What a cool title! Ross-Nazzal mentioned that the title came from a year-long institute they participated in. They described designing […]

April 27, 2022
By Carlos C. Goller
Accessibility and UDL, Discussions, Diversity, Instructor Behaviors, Open Pedagogy, OpenEd, Reflections, Student groups, Teaching techniques, Why

A Question Bank Assignment with Peer Review

Judy Orton Grissett is the Director of Experiential Learning at Georgia Southwestern State University and spoke about research with Feng-Ru Sheu, an Instructional Designer Librarian at Kent State University. The title of their session at Open Ed 2021 was “Open Pedagogical Practices and Instructional Changes in a Psychology Course.” They met at Open Ed in […]