Thought we could use the hashtag #OE2021vfb to tag videos from deceased professors and adding comments on how we would integrate each item in class. We can do this through Hypothes.is and/or social media platforms like LinkedIn and Twitter. And/or right here so we can #oeweek:oeweek-do together.
My first example is a short video from Michael Silverstein, who passed away last Summer. He has been a very influential scholar in Linguistic Anthropology, though many of his texts are deemed obscure. Hearing his voice in a short video, including some words “in non-English” might have more impact on learners than reading a 25-page text, depending on the context.
Were this video an actual Open Educational Resource, I’d skip the musical track and remix SIlverstein’s voice with those of learners who could describe ways they became interested in understanding language in new ways. I’d prepare an activity at the end of the first class meeting with a followup the next class meeting and perhaps launching into diverse projects (such as Hip Hop-style quotations and such).