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1. "Critical, Socially Just, and Open Pedagogies in STEM" Workshop Now on YouTube

   Entry #1389

   15 Aug 2022

   8:00 am

   Sebastian Alejandro Echeverri

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   Did you miss this RIOS-sponsored workshop from Equity Unbound's Mid-Year Festival 2022? Recordings of all 3 sessions are now available to view via this YouTube playlist! This workshop series explored why and how we can improve STEM students' experiences and learning by transforming...

2. Call for Working Group Proposals (2023)

   Entry #1387

   09 Aug 2022

   4:11 pm

   Sebastian Alejandro Echeverri

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   Summary: The RIOS Institute invites proposals for Working Groups that will function as innovation sandboxes or think tank incubators. Accepted proposals will receive a $2000 budget. Participants will bring new ideas and address challenges as they develop a tangible product aligned with the RIOS...

3. Two New Publications by the RIOS Leadership Team

   Entry #1382

   03 Aug 2022

   3:27 pm

   Sebastian Alejandro Echeverri

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   This week, we had not one, but two papers published about our mission and work! "Sustainability and Justice: Challenges and Opportunities for an Open STEM Education" CBE—Life Sciences Education 21.3 (2022): es4 Carrie Diaz Eaton, Kaitlin Bonner, Karen Cangialosi, Bryan...

4. Two Opportunities to Learn from RIOS Leadership this Summer!

   Entry #1369

   15 Jul 2022

   5:48 pm

   Sebastian Alejandro Echeverri

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   We are excited to share these two upcoming events. We look forward to see you all there! "Creating a Socially Just Open Education " @ Open Education Network Summit 2022 Dr. Jasmine Roberts-Crews, RIOS' Communication Fellow, will be addressing what a "socially just open...

5. RIOS co-founder Dr. Carrie Diaz Eaton featured on new podcast Carry the Two!

   Entry #1347

   22 Jun 2022

   3:18 pm

   Sebastian Alejandro Echeverri

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   We're excited to announce that Dr. Diaz Eaton is the first guest host on the Institute for Mathematical & Statistical Innovation's new podcast, Carry the Two! The IMSI describes the podcast as "a show for people who enjoy discovering hidden elements that impact our lives in the...

6. RIOS is funding 5 new Working Groups for Spring 2022!

   Entry #1284

   28 Mar 2022

   8:00 am

   Sebastian Alejandro Echeverri

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   We’ve selected five amazing ideas to be our new RIOS Working Groups for Spring 2022! Our Working Groups are places where our community comes together to tackle a challenge, like an innovation sandbox or a think tank. Participants meet regularly to learn, innovate, and build new knowledge⁠...

7. Announcing our second Spring 2022 Learning Community: Difficult dialogues of social inequities in STEM classrooms

   Entry #1281

   18 Mar 2022

   4:40 pm

   Sebastian Alejandro Echeverri

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   Summary: Join us for a new, 5-session, Learning Community on "Difficult dialogues of social inequities in STEM classrooms." We will explore the need and successful strategies for students and instructors to discuss scholarship about marginalization within STEM courses. The learning...

8. Join our new Open Ed Learning Community (Spring 2022)!

   Entry #1273

   03 Mar 2022

   9:15 am

   Sebastian Alejandro Echeverri

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   Summary: Join us for a new, 6-session, Learning Community on "Open Education Grounded in Social Justice." We will explore how social justice in Open Pedagogy empowers instructors and students in the learning environment. The learning community will meet on Mondays at 4pm (EST) from...

9. Panel Discussion by RIOS Leadership at AAC&U 22 on Reimagining Open Education

   Entry #1274

   25 Feb 2022

   4:26 pm

   Sebastian Alejandro Echeverri

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   Last month, three members of our leadership team, Dr. Karen Cangialosi, Dr. Jasmine Roberts-Crews, and Dr. Carrie Diaz Eaton were panelists at this year's American Association of Colleges & Universities (AAC&U) conference (#AACU22)! The event, titled "Reimagining Open Education...

10. Insights from our Tagging Ontologies Working Group

    Entry #1212

    17 Nov 2021

    4:10 pm

    Sebastian Alejandro Echeverri

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    This past summer, several of us in the Open Education community, participated in a RIOS Institute Working Group to explore potential ways we might think about metadata which supports inclusive and anti-racist Open Education Resources (OER). How we design our OER databases, search functions, and...

11. Call for Working Group proposals

    Entry #1210

    15 Nov 2021

    4:45 pm

    Sebastian Alejandro Echeverri

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    Summary: The RIOS Institute invites proposals for Working Groups that will function as innovation sandboxes or think tank incubators. Accepted proposals will receive a $2000 budget. Participants will bring new ideas and address challenges as they develop a tangible product aligned with the RIOS...