Oregonians at Open Ed 24
Oregon college and university representatives attended and presented at the 2024 Open Education Conference. Read more…
Author Archives: Amy Hofer
Grant update: Students lead the way with Open Pedagogy
A University of Oregon team of undergraduate students coauthored a new openly licensed textbook with their faculty member and graduate student assistant. Read more…
Archived Webinar: Actually Scary Things About Artificial Intelligence in Open Education
Are scary questions about AI haunting you? Our panelists convened for a Halloween webinar that explored critical questions that our field is asking about this much-talked-about technology. Read more…
2024 Preservice Faculty Convening Materials
Preservice faculty attended the first of 2 virtual summer convenings for preservice faculty in order to build community; reach a shared understanding of high-quality course redesign goals; and provide training on equity-minded principles and teaching practices, open educational resources, and open educational practices. Read more…
Thinking Critically About Inclusive and Equitable Access Programs
This post digs into the research on Inclusive and Equitable Access programs and shows that they may increase costs to some students while reducing their choices, with little evidence of benefit to student success. Read more…
K12-Higher Ed Connections for OER
Preservice faculty are invited to register for a virtual summer convening, course redesign grant, and community of practice by June 14. Read more…
Thank You, OER Champion
Clackamas Community College uses a “gratitude campaign” to showcase faculty who teach with OER. Read more…
Archived Webinar: A Showcase of the Strategic Digital Accessibility Training in Oregon
Rob Carr, WebAIM Strategic Accessibility Coordinator, and Veronica Vold, Open Education Instructional Designer, joined colleagues from Oregon’s public colleges and universities to showcase their campus accessibility initiatives. Read more…
OER for Improving Accessibility and Universal Design in Online Course Content
A new openly licensed course for faculty developed at Lane Community College provides accessibility training for online educators. Read more…
Equity & Open Education Connections in Oregon
The Equity & Open Education professional development course was created by library faculty member Jen Klaudinyi at Portland Community College. The course explores how open educational practices and culturally responsive teaching approaches can improve curricular materials and remove barriers to student success. The core of the course is a four-week exploration in small groups to… Read More »