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The Community of Creating OER with Students

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Language students at Boise State

Language students at Boise State

Image of students from the Boise State University Pathways Project COERLL hosted an online “OER hangout” on September 25th on the subject of creating open educational resources (OER) with students. With 26 people attending, five language instructors shared their experiences of working with their … [Continue reading...]

The potential of open pedagogy

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Photo credit: "Create" by flickr user Eden, Janine and Jim Open pedagogy is an approach to teaching that has emerged from the open education movement. It aims to make learning more accessible, learner driven, and connected. Open pedagogy gives learners the space to create something that will be … [Continue reading...]

Announcing a new textbook: ClicaBrasil!

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Editor’s note: the below post is the introduction by Vivian Flanzer to the ClicaBrasil textbook that she recently published with COERLL. The introduction carries a CC BY-NC-SA license.   ClicaBrasil, the web-based Portuguese program developed and in use at the University of Texas at Austin since … [Continue reading...]

The Impact of OER on Teaching

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Photo credit: "Impact" by flickr user Walter-Wilhelm, resized and edited for this blog COERLL hosted an online "OER hangout" on June 3rd on the subject of the impact of open educational resources (OER) on teaching practices. With 32 people attending, four instructors shared their experiences … [Continue reading...]

Congratulations!

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Congratulations to Dr. Gabriela Zapata of the Department of Hispanic Studies at Texas A&M University for receiving the Texas A&M University Libraries and the A&M Student Government Association (SGA) Open Education Champion award for her “compelling and significant positive impact in … [Continue reading...]