Presenter: Robin DeRosa

At the heart of Berea College is a commitment to equity and inclusion. The lack of tuition charges at Berea are an extension of these values, not the sum total of them. Open Education is a movement that is sometimes reductively defined by its focus on making learning materials free, but no-cost textbooks are just one extension of the values of equity and inclusion that underpin an “open" approach to teaching and learning. In this presentation, Robin will explore the connections between Berea’s values and the values at the heart of Open Education. She will especially consider how the pedagogical practices that have emerged in Open Education can amplify equity and catalyze student engagement, and offer ideas on how open values can help us rethink curriculum design, instruction, research, and the role of the higher education in supporting the public good.

About Robin DeRosa

Robin DeRosa is the director of Learning and Libraries at Plymouth State University, a public university in New Hampshire. While her academic training was originally focused on early American literature and history, she now researches and writes about higher education and advocates for open, public, and sustainable futures for learning. You can read more about Robin and her work on her website.

Stipends 

You are welcome to attend one or both days.  

• Full attendance (May 21 & 22 sessions) = $300.00
• May 21 sessions = $150.00
• May 22 session = $75.00

Stipends are available for eligible teaching faculty.