Daniela has been a faculty member at the University of Hawaii-Leeward Community College since 2014, where she serves as the program coordinator for the Sustainable Agriculture Program. She works in collaboration with farmers, training programs, nonprofits, and local businesses to provide students with hands-on experiences in agriculture and natural resources. Daniela has developed OER materials for her classes and is passionate about the opportunities open educational resources (OER) and open pedagogy bring to localizing materials, ensuring they are relevant to people from diverse backgrounds. She actively engages students in open pedagogy practices, encouraging them to contribute to the learning process and share knowledge with their communities.
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