Designing a Queer-Inclusive Human Sexuality Course Using OER
Presenter: Kathryn Klement
As an instructor for Human Sexuality, I have had a difficult time finding a traditional textbook that contained the content and language I wanted so that my course could be inclusive of queer and trans bodies and experiences. This summer, I redesigned my course to feature OER rather than a traditional textbook while participating in an OER Learning Circle hosted by the Minnesota State System. In this session, I will walk through the steps I took during the design process, including setting course-level and module-level learning objectives, creating new assessments aligned with the objectives and supported by the OER, and collaborating with peers in the learning circle. Additionally, I will discuss how you can determine the level of queer and trans inclusion in your sexuality and gender content, how to find new sources for OER related to sexuality and gender, and how to create a sexuality course that is not only queer-inclusive, but intersectional, centering folks marginalized by racism, ableism, and classism, among other systems of oppression.
Learning Outcomes:
1) Identify new sources for Human Sexuality OER
2) Critique the level of inclusivity in existing Human Sexuality course instructional materials
Creating a STEAM textbook as a learning tool
Presenter: Jennifer Swann
Creating textbook chapters is time-consuming and, in general, does not include the target audience. One solution is to have the students create the material assuring accessibility. This presentation describes a class in which undergraduate students worked together to create textbook chapters in behavioral neuroscience. During last summer the work became a STEAM project supported by the Mellon Foundation in which I collaborated with an art professor and student artists to illustrate the work. Students learned how to acquire, synthesize, and describe complex, abstract concepts in text and illustration. The professors learned how to bridge the gap between their disciplines.
Deliverables also included an art exhibition and a peer-refereed publication.
Learning Outcomes: How utilizing undergraduates in the creation of an open-access textbook benefits the students
How both artists and scientists benefit from working together.
How librarians can assist with the process.
APA Style Citation Tutorial by Sarah Adams and Debbie Feisst (Pressbooks)
The APA Style Citation Tutorial is created by staff at the University of Alberta Library to support students and faculty. The tutorial covers why it is important to use citations, elements of common source types, and how to create reference and in-text citations based on the 7th edition APA guidelines. This tutorial can also be used a reference resource. It is under a Creative Commons Attribution NonCommercial ShareAlike license so it can be cloned for editing, remixing, and reuse for your courses.
