OER Hangout: Stories from teachers who have adopted and adapted OER

Celebrate Open Education Week by attending this discussion-based webinar, where you will have a chance to chat with three instructors who have adopted OER and creatively adapted the content for their language classes.

***Alexandra Gouirand is a French faculty member at South Puget Sound Community College. She uses Français interactif as the main textbook in her French 1 class. She uses ancillary books such as Grammaire Pratique du Francais and English Grammar for Students of French, as well as online resources such as BBC Ma France and YouTube videos.

***Dawn Michael has been teaching French since 1991, and is currently a high school French teacher in Ohio. She uses the open curriculum Français interactif to teach blended French 1 and 2 courses and creates her own supplements to accompany the resources.

***Valérie Morgan is a French lecturer. She uses the open curriculum Français interactif to teach Levels 1, 2, and 3 French. To supplement the textbook she uses Google Classroom, Google Tools, Flipgrid, and Padlet.

***Format: There will be 20 minutes of presentation time, and the rest of the hour will be dedicated to your questions and to conversation between participants and panelists.