oer

Free, open source textbooks and materials, known as OER (Open Educational Resources) are gaining traction across the United States and in California money is being pushed into community colleges to help them adapt to these materials. They're a benefit to students and can be a great way to customize content and delivery for teachers. Tim & Brent look at some of the reasons to consider OER, some of the resources out there, and how you might start incorporating OER into your classes.

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Edna Golandsky is a world-renowned piano pedagogue and the leading exponent of the Taubman Approach. She has earned wide acclaim throughout the United States and abroad for her pedagogical expertise, her extraordinary ability to solve technical problems and for her penetrating musical insight. Ms. Golandsky started piano study in Israel at the age of eight. A gifted pianist, she played recitals at the age of ten and was performing with orchestras by the age of twelve. Ms. Golandsky came to the United States when she was sixteen years old, and was immediately accepted to the Juilliard School in their Preparatory Division. She remained at Juilliard for the next eight years, studying with Jane Carlson, Rosina Lhevinne and Adele Marcus, and graduating with bachelor and master’s degrees in piano performance.

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Donna is a math instructor teaching College Algebra at Sierra College in California. She believes that leading with compassion is the biggest factor in helping students to be successful, and that is fundamentally based on making students feel like they belong by recognizing them for every win and building their confidence. So she focuses on helping them to develop their critical thinking and soft skills like time management, teamwork, and adaptability.

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Sherri Spelic is an educator, leadership coach and digital interloper at home in Vienna, Austria. She is the founder and publishing editor of Identity, Education, and Power.

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In episode 19, I sit down and speak with the Terry Greene. Terry is a Senior eLearning Designer at Trent University. He is also is a podcaster and two great podcasts Gettin' Air with Terry Greene and Check the O.L. with Anne-Marie Scott. We discuss everything from his journey into education, OER,  podcasting to Hip Hop.