Next up at the end of Day 2 for #OpenEd25, I'm attending "'Thank You for All You Do': Celebrating Faculty Contributions in Open Education" from David Tully and Katya Mueller from NCSU!
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Next up at the end of Day 2 for #OpenEd25, I'm attending "'Thank You for All You Do': Celebrating Faculty Contributions in Open Education" from David Tully and Katya Mueller from NCSU!
As someone who is trying to find ways to uplift and support faculty (no matter the size or shape of their #OER work), I'm especially excited to hear about this team's project! https://sched.co/270KH
Katya and David start by underlining the real importance of this work: we can't do any work with #OER without the faculty who make, use, and sustain that work. And faculty recognition is one way we can make that importance clear.
Reports have shown that faculty have difficulty communicating the impact of their work, of getting credit for their work with #OER, and this lack of support and recognition leads people to burnout and less participation.
We have seem some success, though, David notes, particularly when we focus on the storytelling aspect of communicating the impact of work with #OER. When we take this approach, faculty feel more connected and supported.
Each of the "pit stops" on this road or process can come about in many different ways. You need to approach it based on your community, your institution, and your faculty. But connecting with them on an individual level is the important piece here. #OpenEd25
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