Module B2: Logistical Support

Module B2: Logistical Support Worksheet

Overview

While teaching can be a solitary endeavor, when you open up your pedagogy and bring students in, it inherently becomes a collaborative one. In order to prepare to collaborate with students in this way, it is important to identify and seek out pedagogical support for yourself as the instructor. While we talked about collaborators in Module A2 when you considered your capacity for the project, Module B2 asks you to think about other people and resources that may be available to you to help make your project successful all the way from the design to the assessment phases. Open pedagogy projects can involve Creative Commons licenses, copyrighted materials, new web applications, editorial skills, research, new assignments and ways of assessing — all of which require different types of expertise.

Activity

For each of these categories, identify the name and email of someone in that unit who you can reach out to for guidance or assistance with your project.

Library: Librarians can assist with finding potential sources and can teach students research and information literacy skills. Some have expertise in copyright guidance as well. Search your institution’s library website for the following: information about open educational resources, a scholarly communications librarian, copyright information, an open access librarian, or an open education librarian.
Instructional Designers and Production Specialists: Instructional designers help instructors design, develop, deliver, and assess learning experiences in both physical and digital spaces. Production specialists provide administrative, production, and technical support to instructional designers and may be helpful if your project involves adapting or authoring new digital content that needs to be ready for the web. These people may be part of a Center for Teaching & Learning if your institution has one.
Accessibility Coordinator or Disability Resources Office: It’s important to plan for accessibility from the beginning. Take a look at your institution’s accessibility statements or webpage, which should detail how to make sure your course and course materials, whatever they may be, are accessible. The following video and chapter from The OER Starter Kit provides examples of ways an OER can be checked for accessibility and how using the principles of Universal Design for Learning is a good practice for both your pedagogy and accessibility. The BCcampus Open Education Accessibility Toolkit also provides valuable guidance.