Burke, Stephen

Jacobs, Brian

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University of Massachusetts AmherstScholarWorks@UMass AmherstNortheast Regional OER SummitMay 31st, 2:30 PMEmpowering Student Ownership of CourseMaterials Through Open PedagogyBrian JacobsPanOPENStephen BurkeRockland Community CollegeFollow this and additional works at: https://scholarworks.umass.edu/neoerThis Presentation is brought to you for free and open access by ScholarWorks@UMass Amherst. It has been accepted for inclusion in NortheastRegional OER Summit by an authorized administrator of ScholarWorks@UMass Amherst. For more information, please contactscholarworks@library.umass.edu.Jacobs, Brian and Burke, Stephen, "Empowering Student Ownership of Course Materials Through Open Pedagogy" (2018). NortheastRegional OER Summit. 24.https://scholarworks.umass.edu/neoer/2018/teaching/24ROCKLAND COMMUNITY COLLEGEBuilding a Sustainable Curriculum Model Through Open PedagogyStephen BurkeZuzu TadeushukCASE STUDY: OER in EnglishA quick case-study in using panOpen to deliver original, curated course contentOER in Honors EnglishENG 103 and 104 “Only Connect” OER CurriculumModules: sets of open and free texts, organized around a theme,                 “in constellation” with each other:● Education● Government● Food● Gender● Creation● MonstersSustainability- Institutional Fund- Technology Licensing- Content MaintenanceLearning Technology- Homework- Quizzing- Analytics- Study toolsContent- Individual Authors- Institutional- Public Domain- CommissionedInstitution- Course Design- Content Curation- Adoption- Content SourcingThe “Only Connect” Curriculum in First-Year Composition at RCC● “Only Connect” modular curriculum using a blend of open texts and texts available through the RCC library databases.● Texts organized in modules/units focused around a theme, such as education, food, government, ethics, or gender.● Modules have been created for both ENG 101/103H (writing about non-fiction) and ENG 102/104H (writing about imaginative texts).● panOpen allows students to annotate both privately and publicly. Students can engage in conversations about the text in its margins.Two “Only Connect” ModulesEducationCreation● Plato’s ‘Allegory of the Cave”● Frederick Douglass’s Narrative● Maria Montessori’s The Montessori Method● John Dewey’s Democracy and Education● Howard Gardner’s Multiple Intelligences● “Marduk Creates the World” -Babylonian● “Genesis”● Plato’s Symposium● “The Four Creations” - Hopi● John Milton’s Paradise Lost● Mary Shelley’s FrankensteinpanOpen “Class Note” FeatureAssessment of course learning outcomes using a traditional research essayCourse learning outcomes about audience awareness and research scored lowestOur New ApproachTarget the Transferability of KnowledgeOur new approach, rooted in current composition research and our own classroom experience, specifically targets the transferability of knowledge based on an understanding of the importance of genre and audience.Bridge the Gap Down the Rabbit Hole of Research is an assignment that seeks to bridge the gap created by the disconnect students perceive between their own ideas and the scholarship they are expected to use to support those ideas.1. Identify a relevant scholarly article or book chapter.2. Summarize the source.3. Analyze the article’s rhetorical choices, including the use of two of its own scholarly sources.4. Through close-reading and analysis, connect your ideas about the topic to all three scholars’ perspectives.Down the Rabbit Hole of ResearchExample: (ENG 104) College Writing II unit on Milton’s Paradise LostThe Assignment and RubricResearchSuccessful Essay ExamplesOur New ApproachMoving from OER to Open Pedagogy: Only Connect!RCC Only Connect OERNext Phase of OER: Open Collaboration  CUNY/SUNY Showcase 2019Zuzu Tadeushukzuzutaylor@gmail.comStephen Burkesburke@sunyrockland.edu Thank You

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