2023 OER Communities of Practice Keynote: Why Open? | Virginia Clinton-Lisell
Channel: Iowa OER
Date: 25/10/2023

This keynote presentation was given by Dr. Virginia Clinton-Lisell as part of the onboarding session for the 2023 Iowa OER Communities of Practice. The purpose of the communities of practice (CoPs) is to support instructors across Iowa who want to connect with peers over a shared interest in open educational resources (OER). Participants in this program have the chance to foster connections, build expertise, and identify, adapt, or create OER to support their work. 

Speaker bio:
Dr. Virginia Clinton-Lisell began her career in education as an ESL teacher in New York City. She then obtained her PhD in Educational Psychology with a minor in Cognitive Science at the University of Minnesota where she was trained in educational research. She has published over 50 articles in education research and teaches courses in education research, program evaluation, and psychological foundations of education. Her current research focuses on open education and the psychology of reading comprehension. She is a Primary Researcher for the Open Education Group funded by the Hewlett Foundation and a Rose Isabella Kelly Fischer Endowed Professor.

The music at the start and end of this video is "Bridgewalker" by Blue Dot Sessions, from their album, Bitters, licensed CC BY NC 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/): https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Blue_Dot_Sessions/Bitters/Bridgewalker_1143/