Nitza Milagros Escalera (her)

Assignment 3:
1) Include a brief description of the assignment
The students in the class will begin to create a glossary of terms that appear in the readings for weeks 1 through 4 of the fall semester.
The […]

I was quite surprised to learn about the process for an article to be published on Wikipedia. I am one of those professors that warn students against using Wikipedia for their research projects.
The process the […]

I very much like the idea of asking students to come to class with three questions related to the reading(s) that will be discussed in class. It’s a great way to start a discussion on the assigned materials.

1. Using a platform of your choice, find at least one OER that you would like to incorporate in your assignment and include a link to it.
I reviewed a number of sites in order to find examples of instructions […]

I read both blogs and liked them both. The second blog, “Why have students answer questions when they can write them?” provided great insight on how I can improve on the group presentations I require my students […]

1) What skills are most necessary for your students to absorb and apply the content/topics of your class?
 To find encyclopedias and dictionaries on JJays’s library website
 To use these tools to under […]

Hello Kaitlin and Michael, I look forward to learning more about the activities you use in your courses. They sound learning activities that I could integrate into my courses. I teach LLS 325 (The Latinx […]

Hello, my name is Nitza Milagros Escalera, Nitza for short. I teach as an adjunct in the Latin American and LatinX Studies Department. I have not heard of the concept Open Pedagogy so I look forward to learning […]