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Blog discontinued

August 25, 2022

Dear Open Up subscribers and visitors,

After 12 productive years as a National Foreign Language Resource Center (2010-2022), COERLL was not refunded for the current Title VI grant cycle. However, we are pleased to announce that COERLL will continue to share Open Educational Resources created by faculty at the University of Texas at Austin. That means that you will continue to have “open access” to all of our OER. Unfortunately, due to staff reductions, we must discontinue our blog, but we will archive it for your reference. The bottom line is this: we are not going away, and we hope you won’t either. Together, we will continue our mission of “opening up” language learning!

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Creating open videos for ASL

January 9, 2022

Photo credit: Christopher Pinto

My two American Sign Language OERs (i.e. ASL 101 and ASL 102) contain over 80 different instructional videos. These videos were designed using multiple platforms, and took numerous hours to record, edit, publish, store and share.

When I began designing my first OER for ASL 101, I used a platform called VSDC Video Editing Software. Comparative to iMovie for PCs, VSDC enabled me to add open captions to my work, include images, add an end-screen video and more. From here, I made sure to attribute all borrowed images on a separate Google Doc. This ASL 101 OER spans across five learning units.

Unlike my first OER project, the ASL 102 OER contained various features unique to its design. Many of the videos contain less images and more text-based captions. I intentionally made this decision because Level 2 students are more likely to respect the differences between the two languages. With a solid ASL 101 education serving as a foundation, Level 2 students are bound to have a clearer distinction between English and ASL, as well as their respective grammatical structures. Thus, I chose to offer more text-based support, with parenthetical explanations when necessary. Secondly, this OER incorporated a light source positioned behind my camera, which helped to reduce any unwanted glare or contrast in the recording. Lastly, this project experimented with size reduction of the original video to incorporate open captions from the bottom of the screen. These various features set apart my second OER project from the first. Like the ASL 101 OER, the Level 2 OER contains five learning units.

All of my finished videos have been produced by me, and peer reviewed by educators in the field. I am thankful to have worked alongside my librarian (Sarah Bosler) for matters pertaining to attribution, sharing, video storing and more. Those interested in viewing my work can search OER Commons, Canvas Commons, MERLOT and YouTube under the account name Professor Pinto. Unless otherwise stated, my work is licensed under a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 International License.

My OER creation process has been showcased at the Cal OER 2021 conference under the title, “RedeSIGNING OER: A closer look at digital media in OER development.” There, I shared relevant resources intended to bolster confidence and spark innovation among OER content creators.

It is my hope these resources which I have created and shared will go on to support ASL instruction at various grade levels across the nation. Moreover, I hope it encourages students to enroll in ASL courses, as well as support their development as signers.

For more information:

  • View Dr. Pinto’s OER for ASL 101 and ASL 102
  • Browse other language faculty who have created OER on COERLL’s Language OER Network

 

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Christopher Pinto is an American Sign Language instructor in Southern California. Since early 2020, he has been producing OER material for the academic community. He previously presented at CAL OER 2021, offering image and video editing tools and tips to help educators produce original works at little to no cost. Christopher hopes to produce more ASL-related OERs in the near future.

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Quechua revitalization in a new OER project

November 25, 2021

Logo credit: Katherin Patricia Tairo-Quispe Creative Commons License

Texas Hatun yachaywasim lliwllapaq yachachiykunata qispichichkan COERLLwan kuska. Kaypitaq llamk’achkanku llaqtamanta yachakuqkuna, Runasimi rimaqkuna. Kaypitaq llamk’achkanku Texas Hatun Yachaywasi yachachiqkuna, yachaqkuna hinallataq Puca Puca Qqehuar comunidadkunapiwan Peru suyumanta. paykunam kuska llamk’achkanku kay yachachikuykuna qispichiypi. kay yachikuykunataq Runasimi rimaymanta hinallataq kay simi rimaqkunamantawan. Paykunam ruwachkanku videokunata, qillqakunata, uyarinakunata ima Runasimi yachanapaq. Kaykunataq churakunqaku COERLL chawpinta hamuq semestre.

English translation: Quechua Tinkuy is an open curricula project created by the University of Texas at Austin and COERLL. Currently Quechua graduate students from the university are developing and incorporating different materials such as videos, audios, and texts about the grammar of the language. The team includes faculty and Quechua graduate students, as well as associates in ‘Puca Puca’ and ‘Qquehuar’ communities from Peru, who are all working together to develop this curricula focused on Quechua language and culture. These materials will be uploaded next semester and people interested in learning Quechua will have access to this open curricula through UT COERLL.

Jermani Ojeda Ludena and Katherin Patricia Tairo-Quispe are the project leads. You can read more about their work to revitalize the Quechua language in this interview with Susanna Sharpe in Portal, the web magazine of LLILAS Benson Latin American Studies and Collections.

Indigenous languages in general are being affected by a colonial system that doesn’t value Indigenous knowledge and culture; for this reason we need decolonization and revitalization of the Quechua language. – Jermani Ojeda Ludena

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“Curahuasi district, Apurimac region” by Jermani Ojeda-Ludena

 

Filed Under: COERLL updates, Instructional Materials, OER initiatives, Uncategorized Tagged With: Indigenous languages, LLILAS, Ojeda, Peru, Quechua, Runasimi, Tairo

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