Abbey K. Elder
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Schol Comm Librarian @ Iowa State University
Open access, open education, and all things Open
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Schol Comm Librarian @ Iowa State University
Open access, open education, and all things Open
Follow me on Mastodon: @OpenAccessElder@hcommons.social
We've very lucky to be standing on the shoulders of giants with this one. Huge shout-out to the folks at OpenRN, @openstax.org, and the many #Nursing educators that have contributed to #OER projects over the last decade. Without all their work, a project at this scale wouldn't be possible!
November 12, 2025 at 7:10 PM
We've very lucky to be standing on the shoulders of giants with this one. Huge shout-out to the folks at OpenRN, @openstax.org, and the many #Nursing educators that have contributed to #OER projects over the last decade. Without all their work, a project at this scale wouldn't be possible!
One of my favorite quotes from the article:
"This initiative is about more than cost savings—it’s about creating inclusive, adaptable tools that meet the evolving needs of health care and higher education," Dr. Dawn Bowker, director of nursing education and clinical associate professor of nursing.
"This initiative is about more than cost savings—it’s about creating inclusive, adaptable tools that meet the evolving needs of health care and higher education," Dr. Dawn Bowker, director of nursing education and clinical associate professor of nursing.
November 12, 2025 at 5:40 PM
One of my favorite quotes from the article:
"This initiative is about more than cost savings—it’s about creating inclusive, adaptable tools that meet the evolving needs of health care and higher education," Dr. Dawn Bowker, director of nursing education and clinical associate professor of nursing.
"This initiative is about more than cost savings—it’s about creating inclusive, adaptable tools that meet the evolving needs of health care and higher education," Dr. Dawn Bowker, director of nursing education and clinical associate professor of nursing.
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I created a bilingual checklist that classifies each action by career stage (all, mid-career, senior) and potential career risk (low, medium, high).
Use it to see what you already do or what you want to commit to next. ✅
📄 Download the checklist: doi.org/10.5281/zeno... #OpenAccess #DiamondOA
Use it to see what you already do or what you want to commit to next. ✅
📄 Download the checklist: doi.org/10.5281/zeno... #OpenAccess #DiamondOA
For Equitable and sustainable scholarly publishing | Pour un édition scientifique équitable et pérenne [Checklist]
This bilingual checklist presents 13 concrete actions researchers can take to move toward a more equitable and sustainable scholarly publishing ecosystem.Each action is classified by career stage (all...
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October 22, 2025 at 7:57 PM
I created a bilingual checklist that classifies each action by career stage (all, mid-career, senior) and potential career risk (low, medium, high).
Use it to see what you already do or what you want to commit to next. ✅
📄 Download the checklist: doi.org/10.5281/zeno... #OpenAccess #DiamondOA
Use it to see what you already do or what you want to commit to next. ✅
📄 Download the checklist: doi.org/10.5281/zeno... #OpenAccess #DiamondOA
I will add the recording to my watch later, then! Thanks for the recommendation
November 4, 2025 at 1:58 PM
I will add the recording to my watch later, then! Thanks for the recommendation
This backs up previous studies that #OER are generally helpful for students, but particularly for those who may not be able to afford their materials. But the amount and complexity of the data here is much more than that. I look forward to the full report coming from the AAC&U team later! #OpenEd25
October 30, 2025 at 4:38 PM
The team has a lot of data exploring ties between #OER + other factors (institution, course, the student). There is a pattern here: the affect of OER on withdrawal rates is stable across the board, but it helps students in one or more underrepresented groups (e.g. Pell eligible students) more
October 30, 2025 at 4:34 PM
The team has a lot of data exploring ties between #OER + other factors (institution, course, the student). There is a pattern here: the affect of OER on withdrawal rates is stable across the board, but it helps students in one or more underrepresented groups (e.g. Pell eligible students) more
I'll leave it to the researchers to share their work in their own words, but some highlights:
- Course withdrawal rates saw a significant decrease across courses using #OER, though this was also affected by context, especially by variables in the students' life and needs.
- Course withdrawal rates saw a significant decrease across courses using #OER, though this was also affected by context, especially by variables in the students' life and needs.
October 30, 2025 at 4:31 PM
I'll leave it to the researchers to share their work in their own words, but some highlights:
- Course withdrawal rates saw a significant decrease across courses using #OER, though this was also affected by context, especially by variables in the students' life and needs.
- Course withdrawal rates saw a significant decrease across courses using #OER, though this was also affected by context, especially by variables in the students' life and needs.
A lot of data was used to get a more complete picture of the courses, instructors, and students being studied, to help the researchers understand where variables might be affecting what they found. "Pulling this data was an experience," Heather Miceli notes. #OpenEd25
October 30, 2025 at 4:17 PM
A lot of data was used to get a more complete picture of the courses, instructors, and students being studied, to help the researchers understand where variables might be affecting what they found. "Pulling this data was an experience," Heather Miceli notes. #OpenEd25
It was also important for the research team to find instructors who were teaching the same courses pre-OER and post-OER, to better compare the outcomes across that data.
October 30, 2025 at 4:14 PM
It was also important for the research team to find instructors who were teaching the same courses pre-OER and post-OER, to better compare the outcomes across that data.
As part of this research, the team thoughtfully considered how to limit bias and also get more robust data. For example, they wanted more context about individual courses and instructors' #OER adoptions, to account for ideal adoptions (integrated into LOs) and less ideal scenarios (basic flips)
October 30, 2025 at 4:10 PM
As part of this research, the team thoughtfully considered how to limit bias and also get more robust data. For example, they wanted more context about individual courses and instructors' #OER adoptions, to account for ideal adoptions (integrated into LOs) and less ideal scenarios (basic flips)
As the presenters share, High Impact Practices have evidence that they deepen learning within course settings and are proven to work for all students. And #OER can likely fall into this as well.
October 30, 2025 at 4:05 PM
As the presenters share, High Impact Practices have evidence that they deepen learning within course settings and are proven to work for all students. And #OER can likely fall into this as well.
The team working on this research project wanted to establish a generalizable foundation to make evidence-based arguments for #OER use, discern what conditions yield the best results for students, and eventually, integrate #OpenEd into AAC&U's list of High Impact Educational Practices.
October 30, 2025 at 4:02 PM
If you're interested in learning more about Karen's work with open pedagogy and open science, please check out her site for the OCTOPUS project (it's quite an acronym!): karencang.net/uncategorize...
The OCTOPUS project – Karen Cangialosi
karencang.net
October 30, 2025 at 3:37 PM
If you're interested in learning more about Karen's work with open pedagogy and open science, please check out her site for the OCTOPUS project (it's quite an acronym!): karencang.net/uncategorize...
As with many of the presentations at #OpenEd25, I am so glad to be learning with and from the speakers here. Karen is always a wonder to hear from and I am lucky to be listening in this room and sharing with you all! But I'm going to cut off my live posts here to engage in Q&A more thoughtfully.
October 30, 2025 at 3:35 PM
As with many of the presentations at #OpenEd25, I am so glad to be learning with and from the speakers here. Karen is always a wonder to hear from and I am lucky to be listening in this room and sharing with you all! But I'm going to cut off my live posts here to engage in Q&A more thoughtfully.
Part of this work is that we need to consider what tools we are encouraging and How we are encouraging their use. How can we create a foundation for the responsible use of AI among students? Build community, trust your students, & motivate them to learn by making your course valuable & engaging.
October 30, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Part of this work is that we need to consider what tools we are encouraging and How we are encouraging their use. How can we create a foundation for the responsible use of AI among students? Build community, trust your students, & motivate them to learn by making your course valuable & engaging.
Karen's talk asks us to consider how we can leverage experimental work (open pedagogy assignments, course innovation) while leveraging the best practices of open science to build media literacy and critical thinking among our students. How do we help students build tools that serve the public good?
October 30, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Karen's talk asks us to consider how we can leverage experimental work (open pedagogy assignments, course innovation) while leveraging the best practices of open science to build media literacy and critical thinking among our students. How do we help students build tools that serve the public good?
Open pedagogy is an educational practice that encourages collaboration and community engagement (much like service learning) and students developing learning objects (not just textbooks! We are sick of textbooks!) and students can learn to be open scholars through this work. #OpenEd25
October 30, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Open pedagogy is an educational practice that encourages collaboration and community engagement (much like service learning) and students developing learning objects (not just textbooks! We are sick of textbooks!) and students can learn to be open scholars through this work. #OpenEd25
And since this is #OpenEd25, of course, we're going to connect that work in #OpenScience to #OpenPedagogy. How can we invite students into their learning experience as co-creators of knowledge, and teach them best practices for sharing well and broadly, as outlined by our peers in open science?
October 30, 2025 at 3:26 PM
And since this is #OpenEd25, of course, we're going to connect that work in #OpenScience to #OpenPedagogy. How can we invite students into their learning experience as co-creators of knowledge, and teach them best practices for sharing well and broadly, as outlined by our peers in open science?
One thing we can do better is to reach out to a broader audience, Karen argues. Open science is often marketed to established scientists, but we need a cultural shift in this work, by supporting citizen science and bringing in undergraduates into this important #Open work too.
October 30, 2025 at 3:24 PM
One thing we can do better is to reach out to a broader audience, Karen argues. Open science is often marketed to established scientists, but we need a cultural shift in this work, by supporting citizen science and bringing in undergraduates into this important #Open work too.
But this isn't to say that #OpenScience is bad by any means. We just need to be conscientious about the risks and how we can mitigate them, while doing good science.
October 30, 2025 at 3:23 PM
But this isn't to say that #OpenScience is bad by any means. We just need to be conscientious about the risks and how we can mitigate them, while doing good science.
Open science, Karen notes, has a lot of benefits, so why is open science still not regularly adopted and discussed in science classrooms? Well, opening up your scientific research can exacerbate existing issues, by leaving people vulnerable, sharing "too much," & uplifting the already-famous.
October 30, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Open science, Karen notes, has a lot of benefits, so why is open science still not regularly adopted and discussed in science classrooms? Well, opening up your scientific research can exacerbate existing issues, by leaving people vulnerable, sharing "too much," & uplifting the already-famous.