This poster illustrates the pedagogy of the OER textbook Heritages of Change: Curatorial Activism and First-Year Writing, which is a method for students to think about the social changes that were prevalent during the COVID years and remain important in their wake. Heritages of Change is a lens for thinking and writing about these ideas. This textbook includes principles of writing and information literacy through the lenses of curatorial activism, cultural heritage, and curation/exhibition. Heritage topics that students are introduced to include (but are not limited to): anti-racism, #MeToo, indigenous peoples, women/gender/LGBTQIA+, climate change, etc. They gain a broader understanding of cultural heritage and heritages of change, particularly disability heritage, in general in order to apply the concepts through their writing. This textbook presents these topics, but more specifically how to communicate about and research them.
Attendees of this session will be able to:- Assess the individual usability of the OER textbook Heritages of Change: Curatorial Activism and First-Year Writing (https://rotel.pressbooks.pub/heritagesofchange/).
- Apply concepts of cultural heritage and curatorial activism in their classrooms.
- Demonstrate how the flexibility of an OER textbook can allow for more timely and/or significant content.
