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Melanie Lenahan
Raritan Valley Community College
Melanie Lenahan, PhD is a Professor of Biology at Raritan Valley Community College where she teaches General Biology, Cell & Molecular Biology and Genetics. I have been involved as a participant and facilitator in Open Education through the RIOS Institute, the Regional Leaders of Open Education (RLOE) and QB@CC (Qubes). At RVCC I am a member of the DEI Committee and Co-convener of the Open Education Faculty Interest Group. I am the current Two-year section Secretary for NABT and the Communications Director for the National Institute of Scientific Teaching (NIST) FALCoN Working Group.
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Open Education as a lever for social justice and equity - Exploring the many on ramps of Open STEM education part of Accelerating Systemic Change Network:Resources for Change:DEI in STEMM Blog Series
This blog post explores how the Open Education Ecosystem—encompassing OER, open pedagogy, open science, and open data—serves as a multifaceted lever for advancing social justice and equity in STEM education by reducing financial barriers, fostering learner agency, enabling student co-creation of knowledge through renewable assignments, and promoting inclusive, transparent, and culturally responsive teaching practices.