30 | I am the co-director of the Pathways Project, an initiative from the Department of World Languages at Boise State University, which is a collaborative network of open educational resources (OER) including instructional language teaching materials and professional development created by and uniquely for Idaho’s K-16 language teachers and students. Teachers and students participating in the Pathways Project come from different fields of study and schools across Idaho to create open (i.e., free), digital activities that support the teaching and learning of foreign languages and promote intercultural competence. Pathways has over 700 high-quality, editable digital materials that serve as activities to support standards-based pedagogy centered on human inquiry for ten world languages and cultures. Since its inception in 2018, the Pathways Project includes a community of researchers, teachers, students and staff for the K-16 levels. Together, we work with an interdisciplinary undergraduate student OER content team, including pre-service teachers, who are supported via work study, university paid positions, and internships for credit. Their participation in the Pathways Project directly contributes to experiential based learning that is directly aligned to the university’s finishing foundation learning outcomes, “know, do, become”. 2021 Foreign Language OER Conference Pathways Project co-directors, Kelly Arispe and Amber Hoye, presented a session titled “The Value of Teams: A Tried and True Model for OER-enabled Pedagogy that Elevates Students Voices.” The presentation highlighted the Project’s OER-enabled pedagogy framework (Wiley, et.al, 2017) and how its community of K-16 world language instructors, staff and an interdisciplinary mix of university students work to create ancillary, classroom-ready materials. Watch the presentation here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E_KFakXFOAE 2021 PNCFL Virtual Conference The Pathways Project team also recently participated in the 2021 Pacific Northwest Council on Foreign Languages (PNCFL) Virtual Conference. The one hour presentation featured a complete overview of the Pathways Project’s mission and offerings, as well as a showcase of student-created materials. Watch the presentation here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Qhml8oyimA Idaho Open Education Week The Pathways Project recently participated in Idaho Open Education Week, hosted by Idaho State University, from March 1-5th 2021. The Pathways Project’s student OER Editor team facilitated a panel discussion discussing their experiences creating, implementing, and using open educational resources. Watch the presentation here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ym1fFeH5wzY This page is a resource for all our professional development, including webinars and conference presentations. https://www.boisestate.edu/pathwaysproject/professional-development/ |
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