On the 12th day of the OOLidays: The Indigenous Presence
Russell Nahdee of the Fish Clan and a member from Bkejwanong Territory, the Walpole Island First Nation, Learning Specialist in the Office of Open Learning. Today, more than half the Indigenous people live off reserve and many reserve schools make use of provincial curricula. Many First Nations, Métis, and Inuit people…
On the 11th day of the OOLidays: An Open Online Course for Empowering Bystanders Against Anti-Black Racism
Ashlyne O’Neil (she/they), Learning Specialist in the Office of Open Learning In late 2020, a group of UWindsor colleagues recognized the potential for the established Bystander Initiative to extend its impact beyond sexual assault prevention to address the urgent issue of anti-Black racism. The opportunity to integrate expertise from diverse academic…
On the 10th day of the OOLidays: OER Rangers
Dr. Tranum Kaur (she/her), Assistant Professor, Chemistry and Biochemistry; Program Coordinator, Master of Medical Biotechnology Program The University of Windsor is a part of a huge ongoing open movement which is shifting individual and institutional trends and cultures and making all kinds of changes from micro to macro levels by…
On the 9th day of the OOLidays: Transforming Post-Secondary Student Engagement using the YuJa Video Enterprise Platform
Lorie Stolarchuk, Learning Specialist in the Office of Open Learning Is there an educational technology tool that can be used with some pedagogical practices such as authentic assessment, experiential learning, and collaborative group work? One such tool available to all UWindsor users is the YuJa Video Enterprise Platform. Authentic Assessment:…
On the 8th day of the OOLidays: Join the H5P team and get help creating free interactive content
Mark Lubrick, Learning Specialist in the Office of Open Learning Everyone at the University of Windsor has access to create free interactive content via the H5P portal provided by eCampus Ontario. Even better, the team at the Office of Open Learning can help build content for you and realize your…
On the 7th day of the OOLidays: Reimagine Possibilities for Teaching and Learning with Pressbooks
Jacqueline Lewis, Associate Professor, Department of Sociology and CriminologyNobuko Fujita, Learning Specialist in the Office of Open Learning “Prior to COVID-19 I had been reimagining the ways I approach teaching to better respond to the evolving ways students learn, as well as their changing interests and needs,” says Dr. Jacqueline…
On the 6th day of the OOLidays: A scaffolded learning activity for Information Abundance
Dave Cormier, Learning Specialist in the Office of Open Learning Our education systems were founded to solve the problem of information scarcity. When our current educational approaches were designed, information was precious, hard to find and hard to conserve. The challenges we face in our personal and professional lives, now,…
On the 5th day of the OOLidays: Considering Ethics and Equity in Educational Technology
Ashlyne O’Neil (she/they), Learning Specialist in the Office of Open Learning In our ever-evolving digital ecosystem, fostering innovation in teaching and learning is imperative for meaningful student engagement and the cultivation of digital literacies. However, the prevalent tendency to stick with default institutional tools (e.g., Brightspace) or hastily adopt new,…
On the 4th day of the OOLidays: Perspectives on Indigenous Knowledge and Open Practice
Russell Nahdee of the Fish Clan and a member from Bkejwanong Territory, the Walpole Island First Nation, Learning Specialist in the Office of Open Learning. Nick Baker, Director of the Office of Open Learning Open educational practices (OEPs), which include the use and creation of Open Educational Resources (OERs), are…
On the 3rd day of the OOLidays: Online scholarly identity using WordPress
Dave Cormier, Learning Specialist in the Office of Open Learning Maintaining your own scholarly profile online can be a challenging process. For many faculty, the public space provided by our institution will be sufficient for providing a biography, a picture and a record of their publications and research interests. A…
