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Welcome to OER Week of OpenLearning’17
OER, which is an acronym for Open Educational Resources, seems like a no-brainer to me. In my 30+ year career teaching Principles of Economics, I have used a variety of books, including traditional commercial textbooks, books written on economic subjects … Continue reading
Civic Engagement + Digital Literacy = Liberal Learning in the 21st Century
I’ve had a lot of thoughts swirling around in my head so far in 2017. This week, they are starting to come together. As I try to articulate them, you may wonder what this has to do with open learning, … Continue reading
Who is in the Open Learning ’17 Community?
Where is our community? The above google map shows the locations of everyone who was registered, at http://openlearninghub.net as of this morning. We will update the map over time so feel free to check back.
Virginia’s Faculty Collaboratives Project
I am excited to work on the AAC&U’s Faculty Collaboratives project. The project is being implemented at the state level. Half a dozen states were in the first cohort, which began last year. Virginia is in the second cohort, which means we have … Continue reading
Letter to a New President
One of the unfortunate legacies of nearly two decades of UMW’s inconsistent leadership has been the creation of program silos moving in different directions. Many faculty like that. They like being able to do their own thing, and many of these … Continue reading
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Course Evaluations for my Waymaker Course Pilot
This past term, as part of a nation-wide pilot including more than 9000 students, I pilot-tested Lumen Learning’s Waymaker platform in the online version of my ECON 202, Principles of Microeconomics course. I hoped that Waymaker would provide a useful structure for … Continue reading
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Response to Robin DeRosa’s “My Open Textbook Pedagogy & Practice”
This is an amazing and thought-provoking post. There’s so much here that I just want to put my initial thoughts out; otherwise, I may put it aside and not respond at all. I’ve done this sort of thing before but … Continue reading
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Is the Purpose of Teaching Student Learning or Student Grading?
Brief Remarks for the UMW “Faculty Conversation,” May 11, 2016 Is the purpose of teaching student learning or student grading? I don’t believe that you can have it both ways. That is, grading, at least the way it’s commonly done, inhibits … Continue reading
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Helping FY Students Take Ownership of their Writing
Remarks for the UMW FSEM Swap Session, May 5, 2016 This year is the 10th anniversary of our First Year Seminar program (FSEM). Since the beginning, introducing FY students to college writing has been an element of FSEM. Through the … Continue reading
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Friendly Amendment to “OER: Some Questions and Answers”
A couple weeks ago, David Wiley responded to a clever Pearson op-ed, which attempted to damn [OER] with faint praise. Among other things, the op-ed states: “OER often shine in their variety and ability to deepen resources for niche topics.“ … Continue reading
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