• The Triple A’s of Ancillaries: Advancing Academic Achievement

    LibreTexts Davis, CA, United States

    This interactive session will highlight best practices implementation strategies, and the positive impact of LibreTexts  ancillaries on student comprehension, retention, and application of course content. It features the presenter's firsthand experiences in leading a cohort of subject matter experts in communication to create ancillaries for a LibreTexts textbook.

  • Interview: Open Educational Practices – Dr Rajiv Jhangiani

    Vancouver Vancouver, BC, Canada

    In this interview, Dr Rajiv Jhangiani highlights the importance of open educational practices (OEP) in democratising learning. He advocates for student-centred pedagogies, including co-creation of course policies and assessments, to enhance engagement and agency. Additionally, he stresses the growing focus on social justice within OEP, particularly in redistributive, recognitive, and representational justice, while also addressing […]

  • Learners as Creators: An Introduction to Open Pedagogy

    University of Saskatchewan Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada

    In this session, participants will learn how to use open pedagogy to increase learner engagement and reduce concerns related to students using GenAI outside of accepted guidelines and rules. Participants will have an opportunity to draft a new or revised assessment in alignment with the principles of open pedagogy.

  • Webinar: Affordable and Accessible Learning

    Centre of Canada Baker Lake, Nunavut, Canada

    Presented by the Canadian Coalition for Affordable Learning With the recent decrease in international learners studying in Canada and with threats of trade wars and tariffs looming, the Canadian Coalition for Affordable Learning is presenting an exclusive workshop about accessible and affordable learning in postsecondary education. On March 4 at 2pm EST, join Alexandra Marcaccio (Council […]

  • Turning Data into Action: Responding to Illinois Students’ Need for Equity of Course Materials

    Consortium of Academic and Research Libraries in Illinois Champaign, IL, United States

    In this webinar, hear how a diverse group of institutions are responding to Illinois students’ course material experiences and preferences expressed in the 2023 Illinois Course Materials Survey: Student Perspective. Representatives from College of DuPage, Lincoln Land Community College, Millikin University, Oakton College, and Southern Illinois University Carbondale will describe their institutional support and methods […]

  • Accessibility Workshop – Building Accessible Word Documents

    University of Texas at Arlington Arlington, TX, United States

    This workshop is Presented by University of Texas at Arlington's Electronic and Information Resources Accessibility Coordinator, Laura Hopkins, MS ITM, CAPM, CPACC, CTCD/CTCM . Join a hands-on workshop led by Laura Hopkins focused on making your Word documents accessible and adaptable across platforms. Developing accessible Word documents is essential for streamlining projects in Pressbooks, improving […]

  • The Future of Pedagogy: Ethical and Inclusive AI in OER Development

    Ontario Tech U Oshawa, Ontario, Canada

    This session explores the transformative potential of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in enhancing Open Educational Resources (OER) while ensuring ethical implementation. By proposing a framework to integrate ethical and inclusive AI practices, it emphasizes transparency, fairness, privacy, and accountability. The session demonstrates how AI can scale content creation, improve accessibility through translation and adaptive technologies, and […]

  • Curation as a Teaching Strategy

    McMaster University Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

    We typically associate the word “curation” with art galleries and museums, but with the burgeoning availability of open education resources, it can also be part of a content creation strategy. Sifting through the vast amounts of relevant content online can be challenging, but also presents opportunities to selectively collect astonishing and high-quality pieces, carefully authored […]

  • 5 Practitioners in 50 minutes

    Minnesota State Saint Paul, MN, United States

    We all know of the impact OER has in the classroom, but there is important work going on outside of it as well. This session will have five different individuals within the Minnesota State system who are working with OER in different ways. Jodi Ondich from Lake Superior College works in their Center for Teaching […]

  • In the OEG Voices Podcast Studio with Amanda Coolidge, Marcela Morales, and Maren Deepwell

    OEWeek Live!
    Online from Multiple Locations

    Along with our  OE Week Live webcasts, during Open Education Week we also run “live” recording sessions for new episodes of the OE Global Voices podcast. You can sign up to be there in the “studio” as we record, almost like hearing it first before it hits the web site as a published podcast. Our  podcast studio […]

  • How To Use Creative Commons Licenses

    University of Saskatchewan Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada

    "Creative Commons (CC) is a non-profit organization that maintains a set of user- and creator-friendly copyright licenses that you can attach to your work to communicate how it can be used and distributed by others." (quote from this quick start guide). In this session Kate Langrell, USask Copyright Coordinator, will review the Creative Commons licenses […]

  • Beyond the Price Tag: Students on Textbooks & OER

    University of Texas at Arlington Arlington, TX, United States

    Textbooks draining your wallet? Let's talk about it—over free coffee and donuts! Join us for Beyond the Price Tag, a peer- to-peer interactive student event where we’re diving into the real cost of textbooks and how Open Educational Resources (OER) can make a difference. Share your thoughts on textbook affordability by answering a quick, thought-provoking […]

  • Getting Started with Open Pedagogy

    Brock University St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada

    This resource-rich virtual workshop will introduce Open Pedagogy, a student-centered and collaborative approach to teaching and learning that foregrounds access, justice, and learner agency. Drawing on inspiring examples from a wide variety of disciplines, participants will learn how to infuse principles of open pedagogy into their learning activities, policies, and assessments. This OEweek workshop is […]

  • TeachBooks Workshop: Implement your Ideas Now!

    Delft University of Technology Delft, Netherlands

    Are you interested in creating an online interactive textbook? Have you seen other online educational resources and are ready to dive deeper? This hands-on workshop will guide you through the process of creating and using online textbooks in your teaching. The TeachBooks Team has helped dozens of teachers create their own online books, even those […]

  • Affordable Learning KY’s Virtual Symposium – Community Connections: A Place for Everyone

    Affordable Learning Kentucky Frankfort, KY, United States

    Join ALKY for a day-long symposium celebrating OE community connections in Kentucky and beyond.  Sessions will include a keynote with Dr. Natalie Allen from OpenStax, an exploration of the possibilities afforded by the Manifold digital publishing platform with Robin Miller of CUNY, student and faculty panels on the impacts of OER and OEP, and an […]

  • OEP Around the World

    Das Startchancen-Programm Berlin, Germany

    OEP (Open Education Practices) and OER (Open Educational Resources)  both are important pillars of the OE Movement. While OER is well defined and is widely used on a daily basis, OEP may have a broader understanding throughout different stakeholders within the educational sector. Since its launch in 2022 the German OER Strategy has contributed to […]

  • Teachers Empowering Teachers: Finding and Reusing OER

    Delft University of Technology Delft, Netherlands

    What to Expect: Learn: Examples of best (and worst) practices and common challenges in finding and reusing OER. Share: Your own experiences, challenges, and successes. Collaborate: Work with peers to identify solutions and collectively improve OER practices.   This session is perfect for teachers looking to explore new resources, overcome challenges in their teaching, and […]