Are you trying to implement alternative grading into your classroom? Then, this #RIOSLearningCommunity is for you. Participants will work through an implementation plan to incorporate alternative grading into their next course. It starts next month. Learn more & apply: bit.ly/4gCUz61

Earlier this year, RIOS funded the "Community Organizing for STEM Professionals" Working Group. This group read several books about community organizing. Check out their thoughts on the first book, Fearless Change, in their recent blog post: bit.ly/4nhMFS0

Our next Brew and Banter, featuring Drs. Desirée Forsythe & Meg C. Jones, is on Oct 2nd (1pm ET). They'll briefly reflect on past sessions of their Learning Community that focused on difficult dialogues and what difficult dialogues means to us in today's current climate. Register: bit.ly/4nKnveN

@melanielenahan.bsky.social and I are running another iteration of the Implementing Alternative Grading learning community starting next month! Details and sign up at qubeshub.org/community/gr...

This is Dr. Drew Lewis. He is a mathematician and education researcher. Last Fall, he organized a #RIOSLearningCommunity (with Dr. Lenahan) that explored alternative grading practices. This is what he said about it. #LetsLearnTogether

In response to retaliatory hostility towards justice advocates, QSIDE is sharing our Justice Advocate Manual for Survival (SJAMS). This resource offers proactive strategies to protect yourself and counter tactics often used to bully, intimidate, and discourage activists in the field: bit.ly/sjams

Last year, Bekah led a #RIOSWorkingGroup. Vecina was created out of her working group. It's a website, which visualizes environmental & community info for neighborhood advocacy. It's a guide that helps families through: registering their kids in school, finding health services, etc.

Happy Tuesday! It's time for our #RIOSTuesTalks (where we explore ideas related to social justice, #OpenEducation & social change). Science has been hit hard this year by the current administration. How are you coping with these uncertain times? What are you doing to take care of yourself?

Sharing open educational resources amplifies our commitment to improving accessibility & equity in STEM education. Based out of CourseSource, this lesson uses a sorting game to introduce students to the different types of algae, in an engaging way. Learn more: bit.ly/3Xkd85L

Sharing: 📢 The BioGraphI Project 🗓️Sept 24 🗣️ Drs. Desirée Forsythe, Bryan Dewsbury & Jeremy Hsu 📝”Journeys into Justice-Centered Pedagogy” Join a talk on how STEM educators confront inequities & break barriers for students ☑️ Register by Sept 17 🔗 tinyurl.com/Fall2025Even...

Just a reminder: we are still looking for collaborators for the OCTOPUS Project. Application deadline: August 8 (this Friday): bit.ly/4fiK9bg

Join us to explore strategies for engaging faculty and students with open science principles and practices.

OER Posted! 30 min #AILiteracy online asynchronous tutorial co-authored w/3 Bates students. It includes 2 videos and instructor guide (an an example AI policy) qubeshub.org/publications... Also includes slides and video scripts to adopt and adapt for your own institution. @rioscommunity.bsky.social

Have you heard about the OCTOPUS Project? In collaboration with BIOQUEST (@bioquest.bsky.social), RIOS is working to create a set of openly licensed materials that can be adopted or adapted by faculty. We are looking for faculty collaborators to participate (deadline: Aug 8): bit.ly/4fiK9bg

This is Dr. Melanie Lenahan. She is a biology professor. She organized a #RIOSLearningCommunity (with Dr. Drew Lewis) that explored alternative grading practices. This is what she said about it. #LetsLearnTogether

RIOS student workers play a role in the direction of our goals, mission & more. Segev is a college student. He helps produce the RIOS Podcast: Knowledge Unbound. He edits the audio & video files, & makes sure the eps are in its highest quality. This is what he had to say about working on it.

There are so many organizations and projects working to make education more inclusive & accessible. The Open Education Network is one of them. They have a certificate program for librarians to develop tools and skills, to create sustainable and effective OpenEd programs: bit.ly/3BM7SBk

Sharing OER amplifies our mission to improve accessibility in STEM education. This is a hands-on activity based out of CourseSource. It teaches students (using multiple methods) how to estimate, compare & evaluate the size of a single population of animals. Learn more: bit.ly/3TnB0Eu

There is a free, virtual workshop in Civil Dialogue (how to have difficult conversations) with Bill Groner on June 25th. It's from noon-2pm ET/11a-1p CT/10a-noon MT/9-11a PT. Bill Groner is a retired attorney with years of experience in this topic. Register: bit.ly/4ecBoPm

The amazing Carlos Goller speaking about #metagenomics at the @alleninstitute.org #OpenScience in Undergraduate Education Symposium! @rioscommunity.bsky.social

This is Nate. Last year, he organized a #RIOSLearningCommunity (with Dr.Vargas Poulsen) that explored open science and open data through an equity and social justice lens. This is what he said about it. #LetsLearnTogether

Sam Donovan delivers an awesome keynote at the Allen Institute #OpenScience in Undergraduate Education Symposium. A brilliant articulation of the Open Ecosystem as connections between networks, gateways, community, science ed reform, #OER, #OpenScience & #OpenEducation providers, and so much more.

RIOS student workers play a role in the direction of our goals, mission & more. Yuhao was a RIOS Student Researcher. During his time with RIOS, he helped to evaluate the data collected from RIOS surveys, across various projects. #STEM #Education

🎉 Happy 39th to BioQUEST! For decades, BioQUEST has built a community for STEM educators. Grateful for all who’ve joined the journey. 🚀 ✨ Be part of it— Join us at BIOME 2025 - Applications are still open! 🗓️ Learn more + apply: qubeshub.org/community/gr... #BIOME2025 #BioQUEST #STEMM

If you teach ecology and evolution and you are not aware of #RIE2 (Resources for Inclusive Evolution Education) it is time to take a look. This blog post is a good intro to the project and their first round of modules. genestogenomes.org/unlocking-un... qubeshub.org/community/gr... #BioQUEST

We talk to Indigenous Studies teacher Greg Spottedbird Lamebull and Mariko Rooks. I cohosted this episode with Rae Solomon of KUNC, NPR's affiliate in Northern Colorado. You can catch all our episodes at knowledgeunbound.transistor.fm, youtube.com/@SEASProgam, and Spotify.

A unique new and open resource that brings a #Decolonization focus to teaching in #STEM #Ecology #EnvironmentalScience @rioscommunity.bsky.social qubeshub.org/publications...

There are so many organizations and projects working to make education more inclusive & accessible. Project CORA is one of them. It’s an education tool for librarians, faculty, and instructors, with downloadable, reusable research assignments: bit.ly/3GUSlkA

This week on Knowledge Unbound Jenny Mercado and Rebekah Greenwald from Nuevas Voces to talk about a collaboration with mathematicians on projects that empowered their community. Listen to all our episodes on our website knowledgeunbound.transistor.fm, Youtube youtube.com/@SEASprogram and Spotify.

Sharing OER amplifies our mission to improve accessibility in STEM education. This resource is based out of CourseSource. It introduces students to bioinformatics workflows by asking them to describe a common daily task: making toast. Learn more: bit.ly/4edmOWw

A new ep of our podcast #KnowledgeUnbound is out. We were joined by Dr. Sarah Cavanagh. She's an education developer & author of several books. She spoke about teaching, in regards to the emotional/mental health of students: bit.ly/3HpbWcT You can also find the podcast on Spotify and iHeartRadio.

This week we talk to Sarah Rose Cavanagh about her books on the psychology of ourselves and our students. We talk hiveminds, sparks, monsters, and even musical theatre. You can catch us at our website knowledgeunbound.transistor.fm, our Youtube channel youtube.com/@SEASProgram or Spotify.

This is Camila. Last year, she organized a #RIOSLearningCommunity (with Dr. Emery) that explored open science and open data through an equity and social justice lens. This is what she said about it. #LetsLearnTogether

There’s a new episode of #KnowledgeUnbound out. In this episode, Dr. Leon Prieto speaks about blackness, business and his book (written with Dr. Simone Phipps) on African American Management History. Listen here: bit.ly/43hB90q You can also find the podcast on Spotify and iHeart radio.

We welcomed Dr. Leon C. Prieto, profession of management and fellow Trinbagonian. He discusses his book, written with Dr. Simone Phipps, African American Management History. Catch this episode on Spotify, our website knowledgeunbound.transistor.fm, and our youtube channel youtube.com/@SEASprogram.

Blessings: My RIOS seniors research meeting this morning. Completely Latinx and very queer. Followed by a completely Latine RIOS-VECINA meeting about our AI project. Topped off with a visit from a flan fairy, my former student Fernando. #LatinxinSTEM #WeAreScience @rioscommunity.bsky.social

This week, on Knowledge Unbound, we talk with @siobhancully.bsky.social on her work in anthropology regarding gender norms and culture, and her thinking about accessibility, academia and research. knowledgeunbound.transistor.fm, our youtube channel youtube.com/@SEASprogam and on Spotify. Enjoy!

The latest edition of our newsletter is out. This newsletter contains a few updates on RIOS, info about our podcast, suggested readings and more. Check your email or read it online: bit.ly/4d4sfb4

Have you listened to the new episode of #RIOSKnowledgeUnbound? In this episode, Dr. Maha Bali speaks about teaching, AI, diversity, open education and more. Listen here: bit.ly/3RLcz2x You can also find the podcast on Spotify, iHeartRadio and the Knowledge Unbound website.

I am joined by Maha Bali, Professor and Educational Developer at The American University in Cairo. We talk about education in both the Egyptian and international context. Knowledge Unbound is on Spotify, our website knowledgeunbound.transistor.fm, and our Youtube channel youtube.com@SEASProgram.

We have a new episode out of the #KnowledgeUnbound podcast. Dr. Jessica Riddell is a guest this week. She’s an educator and author of “Hope Circuits”. Listen to the convo about her journey in #HigherEd, rewiring mindsets to start new systems, & more. You can listen here: bit.ly/42MSCh0

🎥 Just dropped: “Science Is at a Crossroads” 📉 At last night's @bostonglobe.com event, I spoke about how science is shrinking—budget cuts, layoffs, rising disparities. , 🎓 Science must be funded. Science must be inclusive. 👇👇Watch + share if you stand for truth, not political agendas. 🔬❤️

ATTENTION: NSF GRANT RECIPIENTS We received a heads up from a trusted source that you should proactively download/print/screen shot any documentation on research.gov pertaining to your NSF awards, both those that are current and any that have closed in the last 5-6 years. 1/n

Knowledge unbound welcomes @drjessicariddell.bsky.social to the studio. We talk hope, and journeys to hope a beautifully described in her book Hope Circuits. Catch this episode on Spotify, YouTube.com/@SEAS or at knowledge unbound.transistor.fm.

Another episode of our podcast #KnowledgeUnbound was released on Wed. We had on guest Kimberley Minors (educator and education consultant). Shed discussed primary and secondary education in the Commonwealth of the Bahamas: bit.ly/42KU5W6 Listen also on Spotify, iHeart radio & the KU Youtube Page.

Welcoming Kimberly Minors to Knowledge Unbound. We talk about transformative education in the Bahamas. Catch this and all episodes on Spotify, our YouTube channel (YouTube.com/@SEASprogram) or the podcast website (knowledgeunbound.transistor.fm). ✊🏿✊🏿

I was lucky to attend Bryan's keynote in person. He is an incredible colleague and we are so fortunate to have his wisdom and leadership in @rioscommunity.bsky.social

For some good news: During the website renovation and reorganization last year, AAAS did not port/redesign the Vision and Change page. BUT, the reports are now up again!!! Just scroll down on their IUSE page! #VisionandChange #UBERDBER #BioDBER #BioED @rioscommunity.bsky.social aaas-iuse.org

Was a pleasure to be in conversation with David Asai for episode 2 of season 2 of Knowledge Unbound. You can catch this and all our episodes on Spotify, our Youtube channel (www.youtube.com/watch?v=wQhm...) or on our website (knowledgeunbound.transistor.fm/episodes/sea...). Enjoy.

Our Knowledge Unbound podcast has a new season out! This week, we are sharing a great conversation with Heather Beem. She is the CEO of Practical Education Network. You can listen to this episode on Spotify, iHeartRadio and the Knowledge Unbound website: bit.ly/3Ya9NaE