03 Apr Open Culture and Course Design—A Workshop for HBCU Educators and Allies
About the Workshop
This session shares practical approaches for faculty, instructional designers, and academic staff for embedding open education principles into curriculum development, making learning more relevant, engaging, and reflective of students’ diverse identities. By leveraging open educational resources, collaborative course design, and innovative pedagogical approaches, educators can create learning experiences that foster both academic success and a strong sense of belonging. At the conclusion of the webinar, participants will be able to:
- Identify practices and approaches for culturally-affirming course design.
- Create initiatives that encourage collaborative curriculum development.
- Operationalize plans for sustaining inclusive practices over time.
Participation at the live session is encouraged, but all registered attendees can also watch back live content asynchronously. Additionally, at the conclusion of the webinar, participants will gain access to a series of open learning modules built in D2L Brightspace.
About the Project
This workshop is one of a series of five free and open professional learning opportunities designed specifically for educators at HBCUs as well as their allies and colleagues. Through the support of The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, as well as the leadership of Tennessee State University, MERLOT, and SkillsCommons, this grant-funded project brings the HBCU community a series of open playbooks and fully-online open courses on five key topics related to building an opened culture:
- The Foundations of Open Culture
- Open Culture and Course Design
- The Fundamentals of Open Remix
- Digital Literacies and Open Culture
- Leading Change: Strategies for Sustaining Open Culture
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