Christina HendricksDec 8, 2016
@mdvfunes @karencang @dnorman @econproph @kenbauer Thanks, Mariana! I know the lack of awareness about open ed & OER is a big problem. We are also not the "normal" ones in the sense that I fear some people, when seeing what actually goes on in some of our classes (e.g., mine) might wonder: hmmm...my tax money is going to that useless stuff? we need to also argue for the *value* of things that seem not immediately tied to "a job."
Show threadKen BauerDec 10, 2016

@clhendricksbc @mdvfunes @karencang @dnorman @econproph

My teaching evaluations just came in.

I need a drink.

Many *awesome* comments but some harsh ones like "I recommend him if you really want to learn but not if you don't"....

#ChatSpace #SNoOO

Show threadChuck PearsonDec 10, 2016

@kenbauer @dnorman @econproph @clhendricksbc @karencang @mdvfunes I am dealing with very similar things right now; I'm not even close to having implemented anything like what I want to do but the pushback is still very real...

The trick to peer-teaching and active learning is that the student can't be a passive observer. But that's what many of my students feel like is SUPPOSED to happen in a classroom.

Culture is a HELL of a thing.

Show threadLaura Ritchie 🌸
@ShorterPearson @dnorman @econproph @clhendricksbc @karencang @mdvfunes sometimes a few, ones on @kenbauer evaluations who want to learn, come together & it works. I had small group of hugely unlikely ss come together & it involved huge risk- we did giant colearning adventure. Wrote all down afterwards w/ them 74k words. Now figuring out how to share w/ others- ebook? self publish? it's a story I'd like to share: thorns, rainbows & reality of learning. we had motto #YesICan #DontYouQuit
Dec 10, 2016 at 8:15amWeb
Show threadChristina HendricksDec 10, 2016

@lauraritchie @ShorterPearson @dnorman @econproph @karencang @mdvfunes @kenbauer That sounds great! I don't know much about publishing; one way to do an ebook is through pressbooks: https://pressbooks.com/

Disclaimer: I know the person running it and am working with him on an open textbook...

Or you could do it on a WordPress site if you just want to make it free to view. Would take some formatting to make it not one big wall of text.

Show threadLaura Ritchie 🌸Dec 10, 2016
@clhendricksbc may be just what I'm looking for - thank you! :)