This document discusses the benefits of open education practices. It notes that half of public college students leave without a degree due to debt, and many students struggle with food and housing insecurity. Using open educational resources (OER) can help address these issues by lowering costs. OER have been shown to improve student outcomes like course completion rates. The document advocates for open pedagogies that give students agency and allow their work to remain available to others.
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Many students are approaching research incorrectly and it's greatly hurting information literacy. In this presentation we tackle how to solve this issue so students can become prepared for college and the workplace.
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K-12 and Community Colleges Collaborations on OERUna Daly
Open Educational Resources (OER) can make education more equitable and inclusive at any level of education, but what does effective collaboration between K-12 and Higher Education look like? Hear from a panel of K-12 and community college educators as they share the benefits and challenges of transforming learning with open practices and open content that is adaptable by teachers and students. The topic of why and how faculty can work together across school sectors to support students in their local community will be explored.
When: Wednesday, April 14, 12 pm PDT/3 pm EDT
Panelists:
Amelia Brister, Director of Library and Learning Resources at Louisiana Delta Community College
Emily Frank, Affordable Learning Administrator, LOUIS: The Louisiana Library Network
Teri Gallaway, Executive Director and Associate Commissioner, LOUIS: The Louisiana Library Network
Kristina Ishmael, Sr. Research Fellow, Teaching, Learning, & Tech, New America
Dan McDowell, Director, Learning & Innovation, Grossmont Union High School District
Moderator:
Matthew Bloom, English Faculty, former Faculty-in-Residence OER Coordinator, Scottsdale Community College/Maricopa Community Colleges
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Many students are approaching research incorrectly and it's greatly hurting information literacy. In this presentation we tackle how to solve this issue so students can become prepared for college and the workplace.
Tackle plagiarism, promote ethical research skills and meet your school or district's standards for college and career readiness goals.
Sign up for a free consultation: http://www.info.easybib.com/exclusive-consultation
K-12 and Community Colleges Collaborations on OERUna Daly
Open Educational Resources (OER) can make education more equitable and inclusive at any level of education, but what does effective collaboration between K-12 and Higher Education look like? Hear from a panel of K-12 and community college educators as they share the benefits and challenges of transforming learning with open practices and open content that is adaptable by teachers and students. The topic of why and how faculty can work together across school sectors to support students in their local community will be explored.
When: Wednesday, April 14, 12 pm PDT/3 pm EDT
Panelists:
Amelia Brister, Director of Library and Learning Resources at Louisiana Delta Community College
Emily Frank, Affordable Learning Administrator, LOUIS: The Louisiana Library Network
Teri Gallaway, Executive Director and Associate Commissioner, LOUIS: The Louisiana Library Network
Kristina Ishmael, Sr. Research Fellow, Teaching, Learning, & Tech, New America
Dan McDowell, Director, Learning & Innovation, Grossmont Union High School District
Moderator:
Matthew Bloom, English Faculty, former Faculty-in-Residence OER Coordinator, Scottsdale Community College/Maricopa Community Colleges
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Barbour, M. K. (2016, October). Digital natives, net generation, generation me… What do we really know about today’s students and how they learn? A presentation at the annual meeting of the Provincial and Territorial Distance Education Association, Edmonton, AB.
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A Strategic Approach: GenAI in EducationPeter Windle
Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies such as Generative AI, Image Generators and Large Language Models have had a dramatic impact on teaching, learning and assessment over the past 18 months. The most immediate threat AI posed was to Academic Integrity with Higher Education Institutes (HEIs) focusing their efforts on combating the use of GenAI in assessment. Guidelines were developed for staff and students, policies put in place too. Innovative educators have forged paths in the use of Generative AI for teaching, learning and assessments leading to pockets of transformation springing up across HEIs, often with little or no top-down guidance, support or direction.
This Gasta posits a strategic approach to integrating AI into HEIs to prepare staff, students and the curriculum for an evolving world and workplace. We will highlight the advantages of working with these technologies beyond the realm of teaching, learning and assessment by considering prompt engineering skills, industry impact, curriculum changes, and the need for staff upskilling. In contrast, not engaging strategically with Generative AI poses risks, including falling behind peers, missed opportunities and failing to ensure our graduates remain employable. The rapid evolution of AI technologies necessitates a proactive and strategic approach if we are to remain relevant.
1. Teaching in the Open
Dr. Karen Cangialosi
Keene State College
@karencang
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5. • In a study of 3,000 public college/university
students, HALF of the students left without a
degree, but with crippling debt.
• 23% of low-income sophomores worked a job
between the hours of 10:00pm and 8:00am.
• The average net price for a year at community
college equals 40% of a low income family’s
annual income.
• A year at a public university ranges from 16-
25% of a middle-class family’s annual income.
Modified from Slide by Robin DeRosa [CC BY 4.0]
6. From: Hungry and Homeless in College: Results from a National Study of Basic Needs Insecurity in
Higher Education, 2017, by Sara Goldrick-Rab, Jed Richardson and Anthony Hernandez, the
Wisconsin HOPE lab
http://wihopelab.com/publications/Hungry-and-Homeless-in-College-Report.pdf
Survey of 33,000 students at 74 community colleges in 24 states
• 67% are Food Insecure
• 50% are Housing Insecure
• 13-14% are Homeless
• Prevalent in all regions of the country
12. • Increase in course throughput rates
• Improve end-of-course grades and
decrease DFW rates for all students
• Reduction in DFW rates for minority and
Pell eligible students
• Lower course withdrawal rates
• Higher % of students completing course
with a C or better
Compilation of results from many studies from
colleges/universities in the United States and Canada
Students in Courses using
OER compared to non-OER
13. • The Keene State College Biology dept has collectively
saved our students over $250,000 over the last 4
years.
• Many Colleges and Universities in the U.S. and Canada
have already saved students MILLIONS of dollars in
textbooks costs.
21. “Using OER the same way we used commercial
textbooks misses the point. It’s like driving an airplane
down the road.” – David Wiley
22. • Reuse
• Revise
• Remix
• Redistribute
• Retain
FREE as in Freedom (the 5 R’s)
23. Open Educational Resources by Ron Mader [CC BY 2.0]
• Digital
• Multimedia
• Downloadable
• Adaptable
• Current
• Public
• Openly Licensed
• Free
OER
24.
25. • “Traditional” OER as textbook (e.g.
pressbooks)
• Ancillary materials: test banks,
study guides, lesson plans, etc
• Curated links on websites
• Open Google Docs
• Open Access published articles
• Open Datasets
• Open Lab notebooks and Methods
repositories
• Open Videos
• Open Lab Simulations
• Open Source software/tools
• and more…
Popsicles by Colored Pencil Magazine [CC BY 2.0]
OER
26. Open Pedagogy
• Community and collaboration, sharing
resources, ideas and power
• Connection to the wider public
• Learners contribute to, not just
consume knowledge
• Student Agency, Learner-driven
• Critical approach to the use of tools
and technology
‘Floor at domains17’ by Karen Cangialosi [CC BY 4.0]
Modified from content by Robin DeRosa
28. “When my students gain access to knowledge, I want it to be part of a larger
invitation: we trust that you have important lessons to teach the world, and we trust
that the knowledge you access today will be changed by your perspective, that you
will open doors to new ideas that we, your current teachers, never could have
taught you.” – Robin DeRosa, University of the Margins
37. • Students create, remix and
openly license work that is
shared with others.
• Student work lives on past the
end of the semester (if they
want it to).
Non-Disposable Assignments
“Open is not the opposite of
private” Robin DeRosa
40. “It was a drastic and honestly scary change going from a
traditional learning course where I only have my instructor’s
opinion to worry about.” - Invertebrate Zoology student
41. Students write about local contamination sites and potential
consequences to humans and wildlife as public service
#SciComm
47. Using Digital Tools for developing a
Personal Learning Network for Connecting
with Peers, Professionals and Academics
Twitter
Research Gate
Linked-In
48. Live Tweets from Career Speaker Panel, Sep 11, 2018
Open provides
tangible
pathways from
the classroom
to future jobs
and careers
49. Students can work with faculty to:
• Create Content
• Write the syllabus
• Determine what goes on during class
• Write the attendance policy
• Determine how they will be graded
• Create learning outcomes
• Design assignments
• Decide what they want to make public
• Decide whether or not to openly license their
work
Trust, Power, and Agency
50. “Anxiety" by ASweeneyPhoto CC (BY-NC)
More than 60% of college students (in a study of 88,000)
said they had experienced “overwhelming anxiety” in the
past year, according to a 2018 report from the American
College Health Association.
Over 40% said they felt so depressed they had difficulty
functioning.
Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/21/education/learning/mental-
health-counseling-on-campus.html
In 1985, 18% of college-bound seniors said they “frequently” felt
“overwhelmed by all I had to do” during senior year of high school.
That number had increased to 41% by 2016.
Source: https://willowresearch.com/gen-z/
51. An atmosphere that places greater value on
“achievement” than on learning
Standardized tests and assessments that suck the
life out of learning
Surveillance systems that track, monitor, punish,
and insist on compliance
52. “a stay of execution”
“students just know how to work the system”
“students will cheat if they can get away with it”
“they are grade-grubbers”
“they don’t know anything we taught them at the 100 level”
Stop Blaming Students
53. Student Anxiety,
Financial stress,
Powerlessness
Open Pedagogy:
Student Trust, Agency,
and Empowerment
Open Pedagogy:
Students Create and
Share knowledge
Other Systemic
Problems:
-Economic
-Environmental
-Social and
Cultural
Systemic issues in
Education:
-Standardization
-Grades-Focus
-Surveillance
-High Cost
OER:
Cost Savings
54. “As an education major, I was a
little upset by this fact… every
student should have equal
access to this content.”
58. Students will go online ANYWAY; they will have a digital
presence WITH or WITHOUT your guidance.
Is it responsible to “just say no” to:
• Smartphone use?
• Using social media?
• Reading, posting and interacting on the web?
If faculty and staff in higher education don’t guide students to think
about digital citizenship and their digital footprint – who will?
60. • What are some ways to make education more accessible and
equitable for all students? (Open for whom?)
• How do we authentically give our students voice and power in
the design of learning structures?
• How do we help the public see the value in what our students
are achieving?
• How can we provide transformational (not just transactional)
experiences for our students?
• How might we inspire students to become agents of social
change?
61. This work by Karen Cangialosi is licensed under a
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License
Follow me on twitter @karencang
“Education is vital to the creation of individuals
capable of becoming critical social agents willing to
struggle against injustices and develop the institutions
that are crucial to the functioning of a substantive
democracy.” -Henry Giroux