Drs. Meg C. Jones and Desirée Forsythe will lead a Brew and Banter session on “Why Queer Histories Matter in Science.” This session will be a mix of a short talk and opportunities for participants to reflect and engage with the content. Join us on Oct 26 (at 5pm ET): bit.ly/473k0d7

Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: RIOS Brew & Banter feat. Desirée Forsythe & Meg Jones: Why Queer Histories Matter in Science. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.

In this Brew and Banter, Meg C. Jones and Desirée Forsythe emphasize the importance of queer histories on curriculum and pedagogy within the sciences. This session will be a mix of a short talk and…

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Reminder: Join RIOS Executive Director Carrie Diaz Eaton TODAY (From 3pm–4pm ET), for a conversation about how higher education institutions and individuals can respond when members of their academic communities face internal pressure or attacks. Learn more & Register: bit.ly/3UwEDeL

Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: RIOS Brew & Banter feat. Carrie Diaz Eaton: Responding to Attacks from the Inside. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining th...

Over the summer, institutions such as Bates College (and others across higher education) came under attack from within. These moments raise important questions about how institutions and individuals u...

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Racially-Just, Inclusive and Open STEM Education@rioscommunity.bsky.social · 4w ago

RIOS Brew & Banter is back! Join Executive Director Carrie Diaz Eaton on Oct. 2 (3–4 PM ET), for a conversation on responding to internal pressures and attacks in higher ed: bit.ly/3UwEDeL

REMINDER: The OCTOPUS Project is accepting open science and open pedagogy teaching resources for its growing collection. Contributors will receive a $500 stipend. If you have teaching materials to share (or would like to create new resources) consider submitting. Learn more: lnkd.in/eAEuPvrE

Racially-Just, Inclusive and Open STEM Education@rioscommunity.bsky.social · 2mo ago

The OCTOPUS Project invites educators to contribute open science & open pedagogy teaching resources to its growing collection and earn a $500 stipend! Help advance Open Science education in STEM. Submit by November 1, 2026. Learn more: forms.gle/vmiqjNKbrCra...

RIOS Brew & Banter is back! Join Executive Director Carrie Diaz Eaton on Oct. 2 (3–4 PM ET), for a conversation on responding to internal pressures and attacks in higher ed: bit.ly/3UwEDeL

Here’s another OCTOPUS resource to explore! The Open Science Multilingual Glossary helps make scientific language more accessible and inclusive. Each semester, students add terms, translations, and equity notes, growing a living resource shaped by diverse perspectives. Learn more: bit.ly/4gAO4B0

The OCTOPUS project is inviting contributors to help grow its collection of open science/pedagogy resources! Here's a resource from their collection: The "Take the City Nature Challenge" encourages learners to discover and document local wildlife/biodiversity. Learn more: www.bit.ly/4y17W7o

Racially-Just, Inclusive and Open STEM Education@rioscommunity.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Yesterday, we shared that the OCTOPUS project is inviting contributors to help grow its collection of resources! Here's a resource from their collection: The goal of this project is to use Open Street Map (OSM) to introduce students to open data and science. Learn more: www.bit.ly/4gxQyA8

Yesterday, we shared that the OCTOPUS project is inviting contributors to help grow its collection of resources! Here's a resource from their collection: The goal of this project is to use Open Street Map (OSM) to introduce students to open data and science. Learn more: www.bit.ly/4gxQyA8

Racially-Just, Inclusive and Open STEM Education@rioscommunity.bsky.social · 2mo ago

The OCTOPUS Project invites educators to contribute open science & open pedagogy teaching resources to its growing collection and earn a $500 stipend! Help advance Open Science education in STEM. Submit by November 1, 2026. Learn more: forms.gle/vmiqjNKbrCra...

The OCTOPUS Project invites educators to contribute open science & open pedagogy teaching resources to its growing collection and earn a $500 stipend! Help advance Open Science education in STEM. Submit by November 1, 2026. Learn more: forms.gle/vmiqjNKbrCra...

REMINDER: there is still time to apply to our effective teaching course coming up in the Fall! Apply now to learn more about teaching practices that can improve your classrooms. Application Deadline:TOMORROW! Learn more: bit.ly/4fbSSw8

Racially-Just, Inclusive and Open STEM Education@rioscommunity.bsky.social · 3mo ago

We have an effective teaching course coming in the Fall! This is a six week course. You'll connect with teaching practices that help create classrooms where students can be academically successful, and feel supported at the same time. Application Deadline: 8/7/2026. Learn more: bit.ly/4fbSSw8

REMINDER: this effective teaching course is coming up in the Fall! Apply now to learn more about teaching practices that can improve your classrooms. Application Deadline: 8/7/2026. Learn more: bit.ly/4fbSSw8

Effective Teaching Learning Community Application

Apply now to join our learning community on Effective Teaching! This six-week professional development series will re-engage you in the best practices for cultivating an environment where students can...

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Racially-Just, Inclusive and Open STEM Education@rioscommunity.bsky.social · 3mo ago

We have an effective teaching course coming in the Fall! This is a six week course. You'll connect with teaching practices that help create classrooms where students can be academically successful, and feel supported at the same time. Application Deadline: 8/7/2026. Learn more: bit.ly/4fbSSw8

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Racially-Just, Inclusive and Open STEM Education@rioscommunity.bsky.social · 3mo ago

We have an effective teaching course coming in the Fall! This is a six week course. You'll connect with teaching practices that help create classrooms where students can be academically successful, and feel supported at the same time. Application Deadline: 8/7/2026. Learn more: bit.ly/4fbSSw8

We have an effective teaching course coming in the Fall! This is a six week course. You'll connect with teaching practices that help create classrooms where students can be academically successful, and feel supported at the same time. Application Deadline: 8/7/2026. Learn more: bit.ly/4fbSSw8

Effective Teaching Learning Community Application

Apply now to join our learning community on Effective Teaching! This six-week professional development series will re-engage you in the best practices for cultivating an environment where students can...

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Come join our annual Pride Picnic on July 4! www.outsavvy.com/event/37491/...

Curious what happened at the Modernizing Undergraduate Math Summit? A few weeks ago, educators, researchers and industry leaders gathered to think about the future of undergraduate math in the age of AI. The conversation is continuing & the ideas are taking shape. Learn more: www.tpsemath.org/mum

Join our upcoming learning community exploring how queer histories impact the science classroom. Explore how STEM and queer history intersect, and how science has shaped ideas about gender and sexuality. This week-long, five-session LC begins July 20. Learn more & apply: bit.ly/4ePyXUK

How Queer Histories Impact the Science Classroom (RIOS Learning Community - Summer 2026)

Apply now to join our learning community focused on How Queer Histories Impact the Science Classroom! We are inviting applications to participate in a 1 week 5-session Learning Community series led b...

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🌱 BIOME 2026 will bring together timely conversations shaping the future of STEMM education. See some presentation highlights below! 🔗 Register today: qubeshub.org/community/gr... 📅Deadline: 5/22 #BIOME2026 #STEMMEducation #HigherEd #ScienceEducation

Don’t forget — in less than 2 hours, you’ll have the opportunity to learn more about RIOS-funded projects. Join the session today at 12 PM ET: bit.ly/42yNQUy

Racially-Just, Inclusive and Open STEM Education@rioscommunity.bsky.social · 5mo ago

On May 18 (at 12pm ET), explore RIOS-funded Working Groups and Learning Communities focused on topics including STEM organizing, JEDI in statistics and data science, AI and openness, civic science education, alternative grading, & more. Attend our showcase (no registration required): bit.ly/42yNQUy

On May 18 (at 12pm ET), explore RIOS-funded Working Groups and Learning Communities focused on topics including STEM organizing, JEDI in statistics and data science, AI and openness, civic science education, alternative grading, & more. Attend our showcase (no registration required): bit.ly/42yNQUy

Have you heard the latest episode of #KnowledgeUnbound? Jaclyn Reeves Pepin (a longtime member of the National Association of Biology Teachers - NABT) discusses NABT’s origins, and why the organization’s work matters. You can catch the ep on Spotify, Youtube and the KU website: bit.ly/4smwsxd

Yesterday: we shared an OER Starter Kit from Iowa State. Today: we are sharing a webinar video from the Open Education Network. In this video, Tiffani Tijerina shares accessibility tips, ADA updates, and tools for open publishing: buff.ly/jAYBNQ1

Pub101 for Authors: Accessibility

In this synchronous session of Pub101 for Authors, we welcome speaker Tiffani Tijerina from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. Drawing on more than a decade of open education work and two…

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The ADA Title II accessibility compliance deadline may be later, but starting now is still smart. Iowa State University’s OER Starter Kit offers guidance on checking OER accessibility: bit.ly/4wcFX4X

Accessibility and Usability – The OER Starter Kit

This starter kit has been created to provide instructors with an introduction to the use and creation of open educational resources (OER). The text is broken into five sections: Getting Started,…

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Happening TODAY at 3pm ET. We will be discussing AI: As AI can generate entire realities (including false ones), what we teach and how we teach matters more than ever. This session explores the ethical, environmental, and human implications of AI in education. Learn more here: bit.ly/3O9XgSO

Racially-Just, Inclusive and Open STEM Education@rioscommunity.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Our next Brew and Banter session is coming up (April 27 at 3pm ET)! It will focus on critical perspectives on AI: This session explores the ethical, environmental, and human implications of AI in education. Learn more here: bit.ly/3O9XgSO

Check out how easy it is to convert old, inaccessible LaTeX into accessible PreTeXt using pretext.plus

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A quick demo of the new conversion feature!

A new ep of #KnowledgeUnbound is out! This week, Constanza Bartholomae and Christian Fauria (both of Bryant College) discuss the value of educational developers, drawing parallels to coaching and more. You can catch the ep on Spotify, iHeartRadio, Youtube and the KU website: bit.ly/4smwsxd

REMINDER: we have two new Spring Professional Development Learning Communities (LC) starting soon! One LC explores the RIOS Podcast: Knowledge Unbound (bit.ly/41qSMdF), while the other focuses on implementing alternative grading (bit.ly/48J4sMF). Click on the respective links to learn more.

Racially-Just, Inclusive and Open STEM Education@rioscommunity.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Explore two RIOS Learning Communities (LC): one on Knowledge Unbound (Season 2) for reflective teaching, and one on implementing alternative grading with a structured plan for your next course.

Don’t forget about tomorrow! Come learn more about the Octopus project. Join the session (at 2pm ET): qubeshub.org/community/gr...

Racially-Just, Inclusive and Open STEM Education@rioscommunity.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Next week, learn about the OCTOPUS Project at a seminar. Led by RIOS Institute & BioQUEST, this project helps educators use open pedagogy and supports students as co-creators. Join April 21, 2PM ET. Learn more and register: qubeshub.org/community/gr...

Our next Brew and Banter session is coming up (April 27 at 3pm ET)! It will focus on critical perspectives on AI: This session explores the ethical, environmental, and human implications of AI in education. Learn more here: bit.ly/3O9XgSO

Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: RIOS Brew & Banter feat. Bryan Dewsbury and Karen Cangialosi: Critical Perspectives of AI. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about jo...

When a technology can reconstruct and create any reality including false ones, what and how we teach matters, because teaching to a large extent relies on an a priori agreed upon basic reality that we...

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Racially-Just, Inclusive and Open STEM Education@rioscommunity.bsky.social · 6mo ago

We have a new Brew and Banter session coming up! This session explores critical perspectives on AI: its broader context, key concerns, and potential negative impacts on education. Join our discussion on April 27 (3pm ET). Learn more: bit.ly/3O9XgSO

A new ep of #KnowledgeUnbound is out! This week, professor Aubrey Sirman & student Angie Catalina Aguilar (from Arrupe College of Loyola University Chicago) discuss first-gen experiences, program benefits, & more. You can catch the ep on Spotify, Youtube & the KU website: bit.ly/4smwsxd

Explore two RIOS Learning Communities (LC): one on Knowledge Unbound (Season 2) for reflective teaching, and one on implementing alternative grading with a structured plan for your next course.

Next week, learn about the OCTOPUS Project at a seminar. Led by RIOS Institute & BioQUEST, this project helps educators use open pedagogy and supports students as co-creators. Join April 21, 2PM ET. Learn more and register: qubeshub.org/community/gr...