After this meeting, we will hit a major milestone in TSP: this is session 12 and with it, we have completed the curriculum phase! We hope that as we worked through our intensive sessions in the last year with you, the curriculum has helped you gain clarity on what open publishing entails and all the innovative possibilities it holds for your teaching practice.
This session saw us do a few different things. We revisited the key takeaways of the curriculum, created spaces for reflection, clarified expectations, and did some goal setting work.
The first part of this session is dedicated to wrapping up. In the second part of the session, we will look ahead to next steps. Finally, we will add a post to this forum with a visual that best represents your OER experience so far.
It’s been wonderful working with you, and l look forward to supporting you going forward as well. Please note that our next session will happen on March 24th at 11:30. That is a check-in meeting, so please bring an update on your progress. Our final meeting will be on April 14th at 11:30 a.m. before your final contract deliverables are due for this phase.
By April 30th, you will submit to LOUIS, 75% of the course materials as benchmarked on your TOCs and at least one chapter/module formatted in Pressbooks/Moodle. Many of you are far beyond this point, so just keep going!
Please find a picture that helps you articulate your learning experience in the program. Post the picture to the Session 12 thread on the discussion board.
Title: Learning Together
Brief description: We all have jumped in to learn new things, sometimes not simultaneously and maybe even a little chaotic, in a good way.
Photo by stanjourdan CC BY-SA 2.0
“Writing and Editing” This experience has provided me an opportunity to dive back into writing and further develop my editing skills.
This is mostly in jest, but I’m titling this “It’s Not Over Until It’s Over”. And I chose this image because it’s a reminder for me to never give up and keep trying because even when things don’t work out the first time, it will work out in the end.
The program has helped me to collaborate with faculty from other universities and to come out of my shell (i.e., my office). Teamwork is sometimes difficult, but it is essential for this program.
Title: You Got This!
This image is a visually encouraging reminder that you have all of the tools needed for success. Although the computer is off and it appears that work is not being done, perhaps the computer is in “sleep mode” as the author takes a moment to reset and refresh. I chose this image to remind myself that I have this!
