Adam Kleman, Visiting Lecturer in Chemistry, created 10 pre-lab video lectures for the laboratory component of General Chemistry I (CHM 103). The videos replaced the typical pre-lab lecture usually given in person with a chalkboard. The videos provide detailed, close-up demonstrations of equipment and techniques that aren’t always possible in person. The videos are licensed…
Author: amccaffr@conncoll.edu
15-Minute Open Education Talks
Join the Open Education Talks Working Group, a collaboration between the University of Calgary, Thompson Rivers University, and the University of Alberta for quick overviews of fascinating topics in the open ed movement. Register for the 2024 Open Education Talks Here! These 15-minute talks will cover open pedagogy and learning, utilizing open educational resources, and integrating open strategies…
Announcing the 2024 CT OER Summit
The CT OER Summit will be held in person on Friday, March 8 at Central Connecticut State University in New Britain. The Summit, sponsored by the CT OER Coordinating Council, provides faculty, departmental leadership, and OER advocates in Connecticut higher education the opportunity to learn effective practices in OER implementation, collaboration, strategy, and research. To register…
Profiles in Open: Emily Kuder
Professor Emily Kuder, Assistant Professor of Hispanic Studies, has been a long-time advocate and supporter of using open educational resources in her courses at Connecticut College. In 2019, she adopted and revised material for SPA 202: Spanish for the Professions. Her goals were to avoid expensive textbook costs and innovate instruction. “I hope the…
New Grading and Export Options in Hypothesis Annotation Tool
Hypothesis has some exciting new features! Hypothesis is the collaborative annotation tool that can be added as an activity to your Moodle site. Students can annotate publicly available websites, PDF files and JSTOR articles. Read on for new functionality available with Hypothesis. Reusing Annotations with Import/Export With this new product function, you can reuse annotations…
New Pressbooks Creator Guide
Information Services provides access to Pressbooks an ebook authoring tool used to write and publish openly licensed material. With Pressbooks, you can: Create textbooks, course modules and digital scholarship projects Apply an open license to your published work Export books in multiple digital and print formats Pressbooks is a platform used to create, customize and…
OER Grant Awards Announcement
We are happy to announce the outstanding accepted proposals for the Connecticut College OER Grant. This round included more applications than we have seen since pre-pandemic. These are innovative projects that not only result in cost savings but exemplify transformative teaching strategies. Congratulations to the faculty below and thank you for your work. Sana Abdi,…
4th Annual CT OER Summit March 6-10, 2023
The Connecticut OER Coordinating Council is excited to announce the CT OER Summit, a five-day virtual event for new and experienced OER users. The Summit provides faculty and departmental leadership in Connecticut higher education the opportunity to learn effective practices in OER implementation, collaboration, strategy, and research. See the Full Program Online! When: March 6…
Open Pedagogy & Pressbooks
Pressbooks is a platform used to create, customize and host your own original content, such as an open educational resource or a digital scholarship project. It can also be used as a teaching tool to engage students and create real-world assignments that can be shared with the public. In Professor Andy Lanoux’s FYS, students created…
New Hypothesis Workshops
Hypothesis is a social annotation tool that is fully integrated with Moodle. Using Hypothesis, instructors can make PDFs and websites annotatable. Students can annotate course readings collaboratively, sharing comments and replying to peer’s comments. Join us for one or more of the following workshops to learn more about using Hypothesis to increase student engagement and create community…