OER

Care in the GO-GN Network and Monetization for Open Creators

Martin Weller, Rob Farrow, Beck Pitt and Paco Iniesto presented about “Care and Community in the GO-GN Network” as part of day 2 of the OERxDomains21 conference. Before this conference, I did not know about GO-GN, and I have watched several sessions about it. GO-GN also supports doctoral students doing open practice. Weller talked about […]
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Open Source Software and Faculty Development

Boone Gorges is an open source developer and recounted their history and career during day 2 of the OERxDomains21 conference. Gorges was at CUNY and this exposure helped the development of an interest in academic exchange. Gorges talked about how WordPress and BuddyPress helped develop web 2.0 connections. I did not know that WordPress allowed […]
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Stories of Teaching, Learning, and Enjoying Life in the Open

Alan Levine and Tannis Morgan talked about the OpenETC during day 2 of the OERxDomains21. Open EdTech Cooperative is described as “free range ed tech” and providing a cooperative structure to educational technology, as described by Morgan. The program has been active for about five years. During this session, Levine and Morgan let instructors share […]
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Portfolios and Surveillance

Marie Selvanadin and Lee Skallerup Bessette both did several presentations for the OERxDomains21 conference. Their session entitled “Beyond Portfolios” and high-impact practices. I did not know that ePortfolios were added to AAC&U’s list of high-impact practices, as mentioned by Skallerup Bessette. Building on the use of websites and portfolios, Skallerup Bessette mentioned group work and […]
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UDL-informed Open Pedagogy

Leigh-Anne Perryman and Rebecca Ferguson presented at OERxDomains21 a session entitled “Open Pedagogies in a Pandemic: Educator Perceptions and Experiences in Diverse Contexts.” Perryman talked about IET’s Microcredentials and how they were designed using elements of open pedagogies. Educators commented on the autonomy and empowerment they found in designing these microcredentials using open pedagogies. The […]
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Staff Wellbeing and CompelU

Jennifer Linsdell spoke about supporting mental wellbeing in education using creativity as part of the day 2 OERxDomains21 conference. Lindsell has a background in Art Education and Art Therapy to support resilience and deep interest in supporting staff to help students. Linsdell reviewed historical data, conducted action research, and used existing resources. As part of […]
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Innovation in OER and Cultural Paradigm Shifts

Dr. Rob Farrow from the Institute of Educational Technology at the Open University spoke about OER innovation as part of day 2 of OERxDomains21. This is the second presentation I watch from the Open University and love what they are doing. Farrow asked: what does innovation look like in OER? Interestingly, Farrow mentioned that copyright […]
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Diversity in OERs

Today I had the opportunity to watch to Cynthia Brame and Bryan Dewsbury speak about inclusive teaching. It seemed appropriate to continue and end the day with a session from day 2 of OERxDomains21. Sarah Lambert and Habiba Fadel presented on “Open to Diversity: Inclusive Design Insights from the Australian OER Textbook Project.” They did […]
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Learning about Digital Literacy and Wikipedia

I am moving on to Day 2 of OERxDomains2 sessions. Jane Secker and colleagues Hasan Munir, Ahmed El-Shareif, and Kanan Barot from City University presented about “The Impact of Teaching Digital Literacies and Open Practices” through accredited modules. Secker mentioned that they have run the module three times as well as a similar module taught […]
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Laura Gibbs: “The Queen of Asynchrony”

Dr. Laura Gibbs was the keynote speaker for OERxDomains21 Day 1. Gibbs displayed a series of slides of student blogs and randomized (the 200+ slides) and began telling a story! Gibbs also talked about students telling stories with GoogleSites and mashups. Students tell stories outside of the learning management system (LMS)! Gibbs talked about “how […]
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