• An Introduction to Finding and Adapting Open Educational Resources

    St. Louis, United States St. Louis, MO, United States

    Washington University Olin Library, Room 142 In this interactive, 90-minute workshop, learn what Open Educational Resources are, interpret Creative Commons licenses, and locate OER that is relevant to your courses. Through short activities and guided searches, you will identify at least one OER that can be adopted or adapted, explore practical strategies for customizing OER […]

  • Systematic Information Management

    Hyderabad, India Hyderabad, Telangana, India

    The Centre for Online Education & Learning (COEL), Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Open University (BRAOU), Hyderabad, is pleased to announce a free international webinar titled “Systematic Information Management.” This insightful session will be delivered by: Dr. Dominique Scheffel-Dunand, PhD - Directrice, Cycles supérieurs en Études francophones, Lead, Camerise Formation & Recherche (FSL Hub, York University), […]

  • L’éducation ouverte et libre en action

    Vaud, Switzerland Vaud, Switzerland

    Objectifs : Partir d’un exemple de cours conçu dans une approche d’EOL pour identifier ce que l’adoption de ce type d’approche permet de mettre en place et de créer. Donner des éléments théoriques et des outils pratiques pour pouvoir s’y essayer. Résumé : Enseigner un cours de méthodologie de recherche de niveau Master à l’aide d’un […]

  • Diversifying the Curriculum with OER

    Edinburgh, United Kingdom Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom

    Diversifying the Curriculum with OER is a one hour seminar for University of Edinburgh staff and postgraduate research students, to highlight existing practices and resources that diversify the curriculum and encourage student co-creation and learning. We’ll also explore and discuss the variety of ways in which creating, using, and sharing open educational practices and resources […]

  • The JOERney@UIBK: Experience Talks with Reingard Spannring

    Innsbruck, Austria Innsbruck, Tyrol, Austria

    OER creators from the University of Innsbruck will share their personal experiences of developing and publishing Open Educational Resources. They’ll talk about: What it was like to work with OER What they created and why What they would do differently if they started again And what advice they would give to anyone new to OER […]

  • Customizing OER for your Students, Classroom, and Community

    Boise, United States Boise, ID, United States

    This Boise State University workshop supports faculty and staff to adapt openly licensed materials to align with specific requirements of their courses, students, and community. By the end of this workshop, you will be able to: - Explore strategies for adapting and customizing openly licensed resources to suit the specific needs of your course and […]

  • Barcamp Basics: How Unconferences Work

    Hamburg, Germany Hamburg, Germany

    How do Barcamps work – and why are they such a powerful format for open education and peer learning? In this compact, practice-oriented workshop, participants will learn the core principles of the Barcamp format: an open, participant-driven learning approach where the agenda is created by the community itself. The workshop is especially designed for people […]

  • Inside the Wikipedia Assignment: Student Perspectives (WikiEdu Speaker Series)

    What’s it like to work on a Wikipedia assignment? Hear directly from the students themselves! In Wiki Education’s next Speaker Series webinar, student editors from across the country will join Wikipedia Expert Brianda Felix for a live conversation about their experiences improving Wikipedia as part of their coursework. Together they’ll explore the challenges and surprises […]

  • Keynote: Designing for Justice with Open Educational Practices

    University of Regina Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada

    Whereas the adoption of open educational resources can widen equitable access by helping alleviate the financial burden experienced by students, the embrace of broader open educational practices carries the potential to advance additional dimensions of social and epistemic justice. This presentation will focus on practical ways in which educators may approach learning resources, activities, assessments, […]

  • Keynote: Then. Now. The Future: Directions for Open Education in the Changing World of Higher Education (Dr. Glenda Cox)

    University of Regina Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada

    In this presentation, Dr. Glenda Cox will be looking back at the Cape Town open education declaration (2007) and the 10 directions suggested at the 10 year anniversary in 2017. Dr. Cox will include discussions of student protests calling for the decolonisation of the curriculum, first held in 2015 and now 10 years later where […]

  • Keynote: Racing Towards a Wasted Future: Generative AI and the Resurgence of Nuclear Energy (Dr. Marco Seiferle-Valencia)

    University of Regina Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada

    As the potentials and promises of generative AI sweep into the field of Open Education, educators and advocates have a holistic responsibility to think deeply and expansively about the known and still emerging environmental impacts of these technologies. Demand for energy by the hungry server farms that create so-called artificial intelligence is bringing damaging and […]

  • Keynote: Open and the Oligarchs: Planting Seeds in a World on Fire (Dr. Robin DeRosa)

    Regina, Canada Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada

    Dr. Robin DeRosa has been working on open initiatives, including projects around OER, open pedagogy, and open access to research, for more than a decade. She has been interested not only in the practices that animate open, but also in the values that power an open vision for the future of education and knowledge-sharing. But […]

  • Open Educational Resources and Practices for Impactful Learning Design

    UTS Open Education Week
    University of Technology Sydney Sydney, Australia

    In this session hosted by University of Technology Sydney, we will explore how learning designers can integrate Open Educational Resources and Practices (OER/OEP) in ways that enhance engagement, foster authentic learning and drive meaningful impact. Through lightning talks by learning design professionals in higher education, we’ll examine some real-world strategies for embedding OER and OEP […]

  • Open Educational Resources for reward, recognition and academic promotion

    UTS Open Education Week
    University of Technology Sydney Sydney, Australia

    Hear directly from the people who have sought and received reward, recognition, and promotion for their work in Open Education. During this panel discussion, find out how they have incorporated open education into their careers and career progression. Learn what works and what doesn’t when it comes to seeking reward and recognition for producing OERs.   […]

  • Open Pedagogy: Paving the Way for Assessment Reform

    UTS Open Education Week
    University of Technology Sydney Sydney, Australia

    Assessment reform has been a prominent topic in higher education for a long time, gaining even more traction with the emergence of Generative AI (GenAI) in learning and teaching. GenAI has pushed assessment from emphasising output to prioritising processes. This shift has prompted the Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency (TEQSA),  Australia's independent national quality […]

  • Liberating Curricula: Open Education for Decolonised and Internationalised Learning

    UTS Open Education Week
    University of Technology Sydney Sydney, Australia

    In an increasingly interconnected world educational practices and materials should evolve to be more inclusive and representative of diverse voices, perspectives, narratives and epistemologies. Through leveraging open educational resources, open pedagogy, and collaborative approaches to knowledge co-construction we can challenge hegemonic narratives and biases, and create a more socially just and inclusive curriculum. This talk […]

  • Open Educational Resources (OER) Discovery Minute (In Person)

    Concordia University Montreal, Quebec, Canada

    OER Discovery Minute is an opportunity to discover what your student peers at Concordia are doing to help you find and access free textbooks and learning materials.  Only have a minute, no problem. Drop by at any time during our event for a minute, two, or the whole session.  Activities include: Button making Trivia Searching […]