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Robin

I am the director of the Open Learning & Teaching Collaborative here at PSU. In my scholarly work, I focus on Critical University Studies and Open Education. I have three kids-- one amazing teenager and two amazing dogs. I am partnered to an amazing sculptor who collects a lot of objects that I am constantly trying to give away behind his back.
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HOW we learn is also a kind of CONTENT!

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Legacy Pedagogy Baggage

  • I would like to try this again for collaborating with student workers, which do more of now that I do not teach regularly…
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  • Module: Introduction to Pedagogy
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Developing Your Learning Language

  • This was an interesting activity in terms of giving me a picture of my own teaching values, and how they interact with some of the more conventional verbs we use to talk about and develop teaching practices…
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  • Module: Introduction to Pedagogy
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An Object as Metaphor for Teaching

  • I chose this needlepoint as a metaphor to describe my teaching: It was made for me by Martha because she knows that I enjoy my friends, but I also enjoy my space and my sleep. It was such a generous gift because I felt very seen and known when
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  • Module: Orientatation

Recent Comments by Robin

  • And sometimes I wonder when GenAI is sort of split up into a PROs and CONs list. And like a pro will... More >>
    Comment on: What is one idea/concept about AI you have learned about from the readings that you wish more people understood or talked about?
    Posted on: 10/11/2024
  • Hi I am Robin DeRosa, Director of Learning & Libraries at PSU. I have been in an earlier beta... More >>
    Comment on: Introduce yourself to others in The AI Challenge
    Posted on: 10/05/2024
  • Do you have one of our "Trust Students" pins that we made a couple of years ago? If not, let me know... More >>
    Comment on: All Things Baggage
    Posted on: 10/05/2024
  • Curious how you structure a discussion so that it is effective and engaging? I think most... More >>
    Comment on: Do you have a pedagogical approach and, if so, how would you describe it?
    Posted on: 10/05/2024

Latest Annotations from Robin

  • that phrase will stick with me!!... More >>
    Annotation on: Simply explained: how does GPT work?
    Posted by: actualham
    Posted on: 10/11/2024
  • It's so tough since one of the library positions we lost a ways back was our OER librarian, who... More >>
    Annotation on: Home - Cluster Learning
    Posted by: actualham
    Posted on: 10/05/2024
  • I am taking an undergrad French course right now-- the first undergrad course I have taken since I... More >>
    Annotation on: The Case Against Grades (##) - Alfie Kohn
    Posted by: actualham
    Posted on: 10/05/2024
  • I think so much of this is linked to the high cost of college, and the way students need to make... More >>
    Annotation on: Rethinking Education as the Practice of Freedom: Paulo Freire and the Promise of Critical Pedagogy
    Posted by: actualham
    Posted on: 09/29/2024
  • That also makes me think that we maybe sometimes jump to the pursuit of "innovation" (in teaching,... More >>
    Annotation on: Maxine%20Greene.pdf
    Posted by: actualham
    Posted on: 09/25/2024

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Stop Five: Exploring Your Portfolio

This page is your personal workspace in Design Forward. Whenever you complete an activity in a module, it will be posted here. In addition, you can add portfolio items at any time. At the bottom of the page, you will see a gray bar with options to add images, files, videos, text reflections, or workbook pages. 

On the right, you will see your most recent comments and annotations as well as any questions you’ve asked. 

Your portfolio lives outside of any individual module — it is available across your entire Design Forward experience. If you click on the Participants link  you will be able to see everyone else participating in a module and visit their portfolios. They can visit yours as well. 

Take some time to explore the options in your portfolio; you don’t need to add anything at this time. When you’re done click the “Back to the Map” button.

At the end of this stop in the Orientation journey, you will have 

  • Understand how content is added to your portfolio
  • Learned that your portfolio is available across all the DF modules you participate in.