Session 14B | Tiered OER Professional Development: Bridging Gaps Between Adoption, Adaption, and Creation
Date
2021-03-12
Authors
Hernandez, Gabby
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This presentation will discuss how a Tiered OER Professional Development series impacted faculty at the University of Texas - Rio Grande Valley. It will also discuss the methods in which the series was implemented, an outline of topics discussed within each presentation, a comparison of attendance totals between topics, and how this series was used to track leads for possible OER adoption.
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Speaker(s):
Gabby Hernandez
Open Education Librarian, University of Texas - Rio Grande Valley
Gabby Hernandez is the Open Education Librarian at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. As a recipient of the Open Education Network's Open Educational Resource (OER) Librarian Certification, she has been able to successfully advocate for OER at UTRGV. With almost a decade of experience teaching in the K-12 setting, she has been able to utilize her teaching skills to develop an OER professional development series as well as educate various stakeholders about the importance of adopting Open Educational Practices.
Gabby holds a B.S. in Interdisciplinary Studies from Texas State University and a Masters in Library Science from Texas Woman’s University. Gabby has dedicated her career to serving underserved populations in Texas public institutions and currently resides in McAllen Texas with her husband David, son Alessandro, and two dogs Toby and Suci.
Moderated by: Sherry Ransdell, Director, Instructional Design Services, San Jacinto College
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