UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Penn State’s Open and Affordable Educational Resources (OAER) Working Group is offering a series of workshops on Open Education Engagement during the 2023 spring semester. The series will introduce instructors and other University staff to open education topics with the potential to reduce the costs of course materials for students.
Each session will be offered twice. To register, please use the links listed with each session or contact Sara Davis at smd358@psu.edu.
Penn State encourages qualified persons with disabilities to participate in its programs and activities. If you anticipate needing any type of accommodation or have questions about the access provided, please contact Sara Davis at smd358@psu.edu in advance of your participation.
Faculty Panels: Using OER in Math and Social Science Courses
- Math — Wednesday, Feb. 15, 10–11 a.m. (Zoom)
- Social Sciences — Wednesday, Feb. 15, 11 a.m.–noon (Zoom)
Please register for either of the sessions above using the Faculty Panels: Using OER registration link.
These panel sessions will discuss how instructors have lowered the cost of course materials for their students by adopting, adapting or authoring resources that are open, free or low cost for their courses. Panelists will discuss how they found or developed resources, share what they use in their courses and answer attendee questions.
The first faculty panel will focus on using OER in introductory math courses (Math 004, Math 021, Math 022, Math 026, Math 035, Math 140 and Math 200) and the second OER panel will focus on using OER in social science courses (PSYCH 270, PSYCH 301W, PSYCH 422, PSYCH 425 and PSYCH 497).
Open Pedagogy Workshop
- Tuesday, March 21, 10–11 a.m. (Zoom)
- Wednesday, March 22, 10–11 a.m. (Zoom)
Please register for either of the sessions above using the Open Pedagogy registration link.
This session will provide an introduction to open pedagogy, a reflective, high-impact practice that engages with students as creators of knowledge, rather than solely consumers of it, by leveraging situated, renewable assignments that emphasize collaboration, authentic audiences and student agency. It often relies upon or leads to the production of open educational resources (OER), allowing the products of student learning to have a wide-reaching impact. Attendees will explore examples of open pedagogy as well as best practices for using this approach to transform classroom teaching, re-envision student assignments and contribute learning products back into the larger ecosystem.