Open Education Week

Open Educational Resources (OER) Discovery Minute (In Person)
2025-03-27 10:00 - 11:30 (America/Toronto) | 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 for OERs,
Nominate a course, and more
Free snacks and refreshments.

This event is led by student leaders in the OER movement and supported by Concordia University Library.

Part of Open Education Month at Concordia University Library

Traduc-thon REL-IAg : retour d’expérience
2025-03-27 11:00 - 12:00 (America/Toronto) | Université de Sherbrooke, 2500 boulevard de l'Université, Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada
Description : Le 13 février 2025, à l’Université de Sherbrooke, s’est tenu un Traduc-thon. L’objectif était d’expérimenter la traduction de REL avec les outils d’IAg. Des équipes interprofessionnelles ont pu expérimenter le tout en utilisant différents outils d’IAg, le tout, appuyé par des outils d’observation et de réflexion et accompagné par des personnes professionnelles en traduction.
Lors de ce webinaire, les responsables du Traduc-thon souhaitent partager les réflexions et observations issues de cette expérimentation. Les ressources utilisées pour cette activité seront aussi mises à disposition.
Objectif : Partager des retours d’expérience et pistes d’utilisation/d’optimisation dans l’usage des outils d’IAg pour la traduction de REL.
Public cible principal : enseignants, conseillers pédagogiques, disciplines et horizons divers. Aucune connaissance préalable ou expertise en traduction ou en traitement des langages naturels n’est requise.
Type d’événement : webinaire

OER Bootcamp 2025: Adopt, Adapt, Author (free afternoon webinar series)
2025-03-27 14:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York) | Tallahassee, United States, Tallahassee, FL, United States
A free and virtual popular event, Florida Virtual Campus’ (FLVC) OER Spring Bootcamp returns. Spend three afternoons with us!
The theme for Bootcamp this year is Adopt, Adapt, Author. We offer a stepwise afternoon webinar format. Day 1 is beginner, Day 2 intermediate, and Day 3 is advanced. Here is the programming for March 26, 27, and 28, 2025 (2 to 4 p.m. ET/1 to 3 p.m. CT)

Day 1: Adopting Open Educational Resources—Danielle Campbell, Lea Cason, Shannon Dew, Lori Albrizio, Elisabeth Ball, and Rebel Cumming-Sauls showcase the new FLVC instructor training resource and give favorite pro tips for successful OER adoption.
Day 2: Adapting Open Educational Resources—Professor Courtney Boise from the University of North Florida discusses adapting OER in developmental psychology, with Q &A to follow.
Day 3: Authoring Open Educational Resources–Professor Kathy Andresen from the University of West Florida discusses authoring OER in the field of nursing/healthcare, with Q & A to follow.

In addition to these presentations, Bootcamp includes fun OER learning activities and demos every day!

OER Bootcamp 2025: Adopt, Adapt, Author (free afternoon webinar series)
2025-03-28 14:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York) | Florida Virtual Campus (FLVC), Tallahassee, FL, United States

Liberating Curricula: Open Education for Decolonised and Internationalised Learning
2025-04-07 11:00 - 12:00 (Australia/Sydney) | 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 explores open educational practices as a transformative approach for curriculum internationalisation and decolonisation.
Register via Humantix
Presenter: Dr Surita Jhangiani, University of British Columbia

As Interim Associate Dean, Equity, Dr. Surita Jhangiani provides strategic leadership to advance the Faculty’s equity priorities, fostering transformative teaching, innovative learning and leading-edge research guided by the highest scholarship, collaboration, equity and inclusion standards.
Dr. Jhangiani is the David Lam Chair in Multicultural Education, providing support to increase interest, programming and engagement in multicultural and anti-racist education, and to assist schools to foster critical multiculturalism. She has received two Open Educational Resource Champion awards from the University of British Columbia and was recognized as the Faculty of Education’s 2023 Universal Design for Learning Fellow. She is currently involved in projects related to open pedagogy, alternative grading, and belonging in learning and teaching.

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Open Pedagogy: Paving the Way for Assessment Reform
2025-04-08 10:00 - 11:00 (Australia/Sydney) | 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 assurance and regulatory agency for higher education, to require higher education institutions to demonstrate how they are securing assessments to mitigate the new challenges. However, despite the growing discussions around assessment security, there has been little attention given to open pedagogy, let alone renewable assessment.
Given the significant value of student-generated OER and renewable assessment observed in both literature and practice, this session aims to provide the audience with practical strategies for developing and implementing authentic assessments.
Register via Humantix
Presenters
Dr Julie Lazzara, Maricopa Community Colleges, USA

Dr Julie Lazzara has served as a dedicated psychology educator at Maricopa Community Colleges in the Phoenix area since 2006. Since becoming a strong advocate for Open Educational Resources (OER) in 2015, she has utilized OER in her courses and actively contributed to the development of several OER textbooks and resources. Passionate about student engagement, Dr. Lazzara incorporates active learning, service-learning, and collaborative projects into her teaching. Her research focuses on the impact of open pedagogy, renewable assignments, social annotation, and OER’s impact on teaching approaches. Dr. Lazzara has also actively participated in numerous OER initiatives and projects, including the UNSDG Open Pedagogy Faculty Fellowship and the Open Education Group OER Research Fellowship.
Dr Virginia Clinton-Lisell, Associate Professor, Education, Health & Behavior, University of North Dakota

Dr. Virginia Clinton-Lisell began her career in education as an ESL teacher in New York City. She then obtained her PhD in Educational Psychology with a minor in Cognitive Science at the University of Minnesota where she was trained in educational research. She has published over 60 articles in education research and teaches courses in education research, program evaluation, and psychological foundations of education. Her current research focuses on the psychology of reading comprehension and open education. She is a Rose Isabella Kelly Fischer Endowed Professor.

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Open Textbooks Show and Tell
2025-04-09 14:00 - 15:30 (Australia/Sydney) | University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, Australia
Join us for an engaging session during UTS Open Education Week, where we showcase innovative open textbooks created by Australian academics and professionals. This event will feature presentations from authors who will share their experiences and insights on developing and using open educational resources. Attendees will have the opportunity to explore a variety of open textbooks, ask questions, and discuss the benefits and challenges of adopting open educational practices.
There are also a couple of opportunities about open textbooks for those interested:

Grants – Open Educational Resources Collective
Opportunity to play with a Pressbooks sandpit

Open Educational Resources for reward, recognition and academic promotion
2025-04-10 11:00 - 12:15 (Australia/Sydney) | 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.
Our panel features:

Dr Amanda White OAM, Associate Professor, Accounting Discipline Group, University of Technology Sydney. Amanda is well-known and highly decorated for work in producing free and open accounting education materials and communities. She is the co-author of the open textbook Accounting and Accountability.

Dr Julian Pakay, Senior Lecturer, Biochemistry, La Trobe University. Julian is co-author of open textbook Threshold Concepts in Biochemistry and author of open textbook Foundations of Biomedical Science. Julian has documented and openly published his academic promotion application as an Exemplar: OER-powered academic promotion application.

Dr Susan Gasson, Adjunct Senior Lecturer, James Cook University. Susan and her team were awarded the 2024 Significant Impact OER Award for their work producing the open textbook Confident Supervisors: Creating Independent Researchers.

Steven Chang, Coordinator, Open Education & Scholarship, La Trobe University. Steven is the co-convenor of the Open Educational Practices ASCILITE special interest group and has co-authored a chapter called Aligning Open Education Programs with Academic Reward and Recognition in the Open Education Down UndOER: Australasian Case Studies.

Register via Humanitix

Open Educational Resources and Practices for Impactful Learning Design
2025-04-11 10:00 - 11:00 (Australia/Sydney) | 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 and empower participants with practical tools for implementing them.
Register via Humantix
Our guests
Tannis Morgan, Vancouver Community College
Tannis Morgan, PhD, is Associate Vice President, Academic Innovation, at Vancouver Community College (VCC) in Vancouver, Canada. At VCC, Tannis plans and advances teaching, learning, and research innovation, and leads initiatives on online learning, alternate delivery, universal design, and open educational resources.
Over her career, Tannis has been responsible for developing and implementing e-learning strategy, and leading open education, educational technology and research projects. She is one of the founding members of the OpenETC, a community of educators, technologists, and designers sharing their expertise to foster and support open ed tech infrastructure for the British Columbia post-secondary sector. She also consults with organisations around online learning strategy and educational technology selection.
Verena Roberts, Thompson Rivers University and University of Calgary
Dr Verena Roberts is a passionate online and blended K-12 and Higher Education educator, open learning designer and consultant who completed her EdD in Learning Sciences with a focus on K-12 Open Educational Practices with the Werklund School of Education, University of Calgary. She is currently an Instructional Designer with Thompson Rivers University (Open Learning) and an Adjunct Assistant Professor with the University of Calgary. She is a 2018-2019 OER Research fellow and 2018 Global Open Graduate Network (hashtag#GO-GN) member who lives in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
Danielle Dubien, Instructional Designer
Danielle Dubien is a Canadian instructional designer whose experience includes designing online science courses for Franco-Ontarian secondary students, coordinating the development of training materials for professors across Africa aiming to offer open and distance learning, and designing corporate training materials. She is a member of GO-GN and has delivered professional development on Open Education and Trauma-Informed Pedagogy. She obtained her PhD in Education from the University of Canterbury in New Zealand.
Mais Fatayer, University of Technology Sydney
Mais is the Learner Experience Design Manager at the University of Technology Sydney. She has been working in higher education since 2008 in a variety of settings as a lecturer, subject coordinator, researcher, and learning designer. She utilises her experience in enhancing the adoption of educational technology in teaching practices. She led many initiatives for educational professional development, participated in multidisciplinary research and designed technology-enhanced learning and teaching solutions. Her research interests focus on the use of technologies in learning and teaching, including Open Educational Practices (OEP), learning design, and design-based research.

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Keynote: Then. Now. The Future: Directions for Open Education in the Changing World of Higher Education (Dr. Glenda Cox)
2025-05-15 11:00 - 12:00 (America/Regina) | 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 are we in higher education (HE) in South Africa. 2027 will be another 10 years – a 20 year anniversary – what have we achieved and what needs to be added? What will HE look like to 2035? Many of us will be happily retired but the students in the room will the academics of the future. How do we take steps towards the transformation of our current neoliberal, competitive HE? What steps do we take to include students in decolonising our curricula and where does Open fit in?

Speaker bio: Associate Professor Dr. Glenda Cox works in the Centre for Innovation in Learning and Teaching (CILT: http://www.cilt.uct.ac.za/) at the University of Cape Town. She holds the UNESCO chair in Open Education and Social Justice and is a member of the UNITWIN network on Open Education. She is a Board member of the Open Education Global organization. She is on the editorial board of the International Journal of Students as Partners and she currently leads the Digital Open Textbooks for Development (DOT4D) initiative.

Date: Thursday, May 15, 2025
Time: 11:00am – 12:00pm
Time Zone: Saskatchewan Time (CST)
via Zoom

Designing for Accessibility: Publishing Compliant Content in Pressbooks
2026-02-18 12:00 - 13:00 (America/Toronto) | Montreal, Canada, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
In this webinar, the Pressbooks team will walk through how to create and maintain accessible publications using Pressbooks, combining platform tools with practical, real-world best practices.
You’ll get a guided tour of Pressbooks Accessibility Assist, including a demonstration of the Authoring Tool (available now) and the upcoming Scanner Tool and Network Book Scanner designed to help institutions assess accessibility at scale. Along the way, we’ll show how these tools fit into everyday publishing workflows for instructors, librarians, and institutions.
The session will include a show-and-tell walkthrough followed by an open, interactive conversation where attendees can ask questions, share strategies, and learn from peers across the Pressbooks community.
Whether you’re preparing for new accessibility requirements or looking to strengthen existing practices, this session will help you move forward with confidence.
By the end of this webinar, attendees will be able to:

Understand the core principles of accessibility compliance as they apply to Pressbooks-published content
Use Pressbooks Accessibility Assist to identify and address accessibility issues during the authoring process
Learn how the Network Book Scanner will support network-wide accessibility reviews and compliance efforts
Apply practical best practices for creating accessible OER and digital learning materials
Engage with peers to exchange tips, challenges, and workflows for accessibility at scale

OER 101: An Introduction for Instructors
2026-03-01 12:00 - 13:00 (America/Toronto) | St. Catharines, Canada, St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada
This Brock University workshop will provide an introductory overview of Open Educational Resources (OER) and their many benefits to both students and instructors. Participants will have an opportunity to explore some OER and consider how to start incorporating open materials in a course in small (or big!) ways. This workshop is intended for those who are new to OER, but people of all experience levels are welcome to attend.
This workshop will be facilitated by Kymberly Ash, Librarian at Brock University.

The JOERney@UIBK: Experience Talks with Reingard Spannring
2026-03-02 10:00 - 10:30 (Europe/Vienna) | 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

Today’s talk will be led by Reingard Spannring from the Department of Education who will talk about her experiences with the Aqua MOOC.
Join us for a relaxed coffee break session: Take half an hour, grab a cup of coffee, and get to know the people behind OER at the University of Innsbruck!

OER und ihre Rolle beim Weg zur digitalen Souveränität von Hochschulen
2026-03-02 12:15 - 13:00 (Europe/Zurich) | Luzern, Switzerland, Luzern, Switzerland
Offene Bildungsressourcen (OER) sind weithin dafür bekannt, dass sie den Zugang zu Bildung verbessern und den Wissensaustausch ermöglichen.
In diesem Vortrag werden drei wichtige Aspekte von OER untersucht, die für interuniversitäre Zusammenarbeit von zentraler Bedeutung sind. Erstens ermöglichen OER die rechtssichere Nutzung von Bildungsressourcen über nationale Grenzen hinweg und beseitigen Unsicherheiten hinsichtlich des Urheberrechts, insbesondere bei Übersetzungen und Adaptionen. Dies gewährleistet die Einhaltung unterschiedlicher rechtlicher Rahmenbedingungen und fördert gleichzeitig die Zusammenarbeit. Zweitens unterstützen OER die Nachhaltigkeit, indem sie sicherstellen, dass Investitionen in Bildungsmaterialien nicht durch restriktive Nutzungsrechte eingeschränkt werden. Dies ist besonders wichtig bei Kooperationen, in denen gemeinsame Ressourcen von zentraler Bedeutung für die Förderung einer langfristigen Zusammenarbeit und die Ausrichtung auf Nachhaltigkeitsziele sind.
Schliesslich tragen OER zur digitalen Souveränität bei, indem sie Institutionen und Pädagog:innen in die Lage versetzen, Ressourcen zu erstellen, anzupassen und zu teilen, ohne auf proprietäre Plattformen oder Lizenzen angewiesen zu sein. Dies deckt sich mit dem übergeordneten strategischen Ziel europäischer Hochschulen, die Autonomie und Widerstandsfähigkeit ihrer digitalen Ökosysteme zu fördern. Der Vortrag zielt also darauf ab die strategische Bedeutung von OER für die Förderung von Zusammenarbeit, Nachhaltigkeit und Souveränität innerhalb europäischer Hochschulen zu verdeutlichen und auch zu erweitern.
Leitung: Martin Ebner, Priv.-Doz. Dipl.-Ing. Dr.techn., TU Graz

L’éducation ouverte et libre en action
2026-03-02 15:00 - 16:30 (Europe/Berlin) | 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 vrai projet de recherche en attribuant un rôle de chercheurs et chercheuses novices aux étudiant-es, comment ça marche ? En quoi est-on dans une approche d’EOL ? Quelles ressources éducatives libres (REL) utilise-t-on en amont et lesquelles produit-on en aval ? Pourquoi parle-t-on de pratiques éducatives ouvertes (PEO) dans ce cas précis ?

En partant de cet exemple concret de la pratique, le webinaire illustrera une approche d’EOL en action ainsi que ses composantes (REL et PEO). Pour les enseignant-es désireux de s’essayer à ces pratiques pédagogiques, des cadres et outils seront présentés (voir les ressources pour un avant-goût).

Diversifying the Curriculum with OER
2026-03-02 14:00 - 15:00 (Europe/London) | 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 can help to diversify educational materials.

Beyond Cost Savings: How Open Educational Resources Support Student Mental Health
2026-03-02 11:00 - 12:00 (America/Toronto) | Oshawa, Canada, Oshawa, Ontario, Canada
Description
Textbooks can be expensive, stressful, and sometimes out of reach, and that pressure often shows up in students’ well-being and learning.
In this session, we’ll talk about how Open Educational Resources (OER) can ease some of that stress by giving students free, day-one access to course materials and more flexible, inclusive ways to learn.
Together, faculty and students will explore research, real examples, and small design choices that can make learning feel more supportive, human, and equitable. You’ll leave with practical ideas you can use right away.
Learning Outcomes

Describe how Open Educational Resources (OER) can reduce student stress and support mental well-being by giving examples from research and practice.
Identify strategies for using OER to create more equitable, flexible, and inclusive learning experiences in their own courses or studies.
Reflect on the impact of course materials on mental health and propose at least one actionable change they could make to support student well-being through OER.

Who should participate?
Faculty, students, instructional designers, librarians, and educational developers who are interested in how open educational resources can reduce student stress and create more inclusive learning experiences.
Google Meet Information
Video call link: https://meet.google.com/ddu-wnki-ucm
Or dial: (CA) +1 587-797-8162‬ PIN: ‪854 299 637‬#
More phone numbers: https://tel.meet/ddu-wnki-ucm?pin=9011646883513

OER Development Incentive Programs for Faculty
2026-03-02 11:30 - 12:30 (America/Chicago) | College Station, United States, College Station, TX, United States
Grant funding? Course release time? SGA Awards? What incentives exist for TAMU Faculty to develop, adapt, or adopt the use of Open Educational Resources as alternatives to costly textbooks?

Attend this session and learn what’s in it for you from the Libraries OpenEd team.

USask Lunch and Learn Panel: Stories From Those Engaged In the Creation of OER
2026-03-02 12:00 - 13:00 (America/Regina) | Tyrol
Join us at the University of Saskatchewan for lunch and to hear from a panel of instructors and staff who are currently working or have created an open textbook.
Panellists representing the Department of Chemistry, Department of Curriculum Studies, the USask Library, and the new School of Rehabilitation Science will share their stories of why they started these projects and what their experiences have been like.

OE at Saskatchewan Polytechnic
2026-03-02 12:00 - 13:00 (America/Regina) | Saskatoon, Canada, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
We have some exciting projects we are working on, or have just been completed. Join our instructors and OE developers in a series of lightning talks and take away ideas you can apply tomorrow. Pre-registration is required. A recording will be available with a link sent out to all registrants.

Keynote – Open Hearts: Empowering Educators with Open Resources and Practices
2026-03-02 10:00 - 11:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | San Diego, United States, San Diego, CA, United States
For Open Education Week San Diego Community College District brings you this keynote talk by Brenna Clarke Gray, Assistant Professor, Learning Design and Innovation and Coordinator, Educational Technologies at Thompson Rivers University.
Session Description
I don’t know about you, but in this particular moment — politically, economically, culturally — I’ve never felt more sharply the distinction between my values as an educator and the realities of the world outside my classroom. To celebrate Open Education Week, then, let’s all take a moment to find hope in the possibilities and promises of open education. In this session, through a little bit of theoretical framing and a lot of practical examples, we’ll discuss how open resources and open practices can empower us as educators to build a more equitable, accessible, and engaging learning experience for our students and for those far beyond our classroom walls. Join me as we open our hearts and share the possibilities of open education in a moment when we all really need to remember how far our good work can spread.
Speaker Details
Brenna Clarke Gray is an open educator and critical technologist powered by righteous indignation and lattes and based at Thompson Rivers University in Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc, where she co-founded the TRU Open Press. Her work explores the possibilities of a care-centred approach to the ethical and equitable use of educational technologies. Her most recent work includes the peer-reviewed scholarly teaching and learning podcast Community of Praxis and the forthcoming Routledge Introduction to Canadian Comics. She holds a PhD from the University of New Brunswick, where she was a Canada Graduate Scholar. Outside of the university’s walls, she is an avid reader, compulsive baker, and tired mum. If she was a creature in the Jim Henson cinematic universe, she would be Cotterpin Doozer.

Pioneers of Open Knowledge: A History of Open Access at IU Indianapolis
2026-03-02 14:00 - 15:00 (America/Indiana/Indianapolis) | Indianapolis, United States, Indianapolis, IN, United States
This session will talk about the history of open access at IU Indianapolis, beginning with the creation of one of the first institutional repositories in the state of Indiana and highlighting the major milestones reached since its inception.
Come learn about how University Library has been a pioneer of open access to educational resources and knowledge and how it continues to push for increased access to information for all.

Intro to the LibreTexts LibreVerse
2026-03-02 11:00 - 12:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Davis, United States, Davis, CA, United States
If you’ve heard of LibreTexts but aren’t quite sure where to start, this one’s for you. Join a member of our team for a guided tour of the “LibreVerse,” our full ecosystem of free, open tools we’ve built to support educators and students at every stage of their learning journey.
We’ll walk you through our repository of over a million pages of OER content; our Remixer that lets you take any of it and make it your own; Conductor and Workbench for keeping your projects and teams on track; and ADAPT, our open homework and assessment platform; and more.

OER Grant Lightning Talks & Grant Information Session
2026-03-02 14:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York) | Hamilton, Canada, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
This event features McMaster faculty and instructors who are incorporating open education into their teaching.
Hear from some of the 2025-2026 OER Grantees as they update us on their awarded projects. Learn about the open resources being created for McMaster courses and hear about experiences in creating open and accessible content. Gather ideas for possible OER projects of your own. Find out more about the McMaster OER Grant which will be offered again in Spring 2026.

Engaging Students: Surveys, Bookmarks, and Tools for Open Educational Resources (OER) Momentum at Your College
2026-03-02 11:00 - 12:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Sacramento, United States, Sacramento, CA, United States
Students experience textbook costs as a barrier to access every day—yet many don’t know that zero textbook cost and OER options even exist.
This webinar equips OER advocates with simple, ready-to-use tools to change that. Participants will learn how to engage students using a shared, Institutional Review Board approved student-facing survey that can be deployed immediately with built in blurbs, and customizable bookmark templates designed to raise awareness, spark curiosity, and invite participation. The session shows how to engage students to build OER momentum across campus. With no complex research setup and no added workload, this session focuses on plug-and-play tools that help students feel seen while grounding OER efforts in authentic, campus-relevant student voice.
Register for Surveys, Bookmarks, and Tools for OER Momentum at Your College

Be popular Series (Part 1 of 3) – Surfing the H5P Wave: Ride the Future of Interactive Learning!
2026-03-02 12:00 - 13:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | San Diego, United States, San Diego, CA, United States
Are you ready to revolutionize your teaching methods and engage your students like never before? Join San Diego Community College’s exclusive workshop on H5P and discover how to create dynamic, interactive content using your free LibreTexts account for Instructors.
By the end of this session, you’ll: Explore a wide range of interactive elements, from quizzes and timelines to interactive videos and presentations, learn how to effortlessly incorporate H5P content into your existing Canvas courses, and discover the flexibility of H5P as you create, share, and modify content to suit your specific teaching needs. Don’t miss this opportunity to elevate your teaching methods and captivate your students. Join fellow educators in this hands-on workshop and start creating rich, interactive content that will make learning an unforgettable experience.

Opening Doors: Skyline College Faculty Talk about using Affordable Course Materials
2026-03-02 14:00 - 15:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | San Mateo, United States, San Mateo, CA, United States
What inspires faculty to move toward Open Educational Resources (OER) and Zero Textbook Cost (ZTC) materials? Join us for a conversation with Skyline College faculty who teach with OER and ZTC materials. Panelists will share their motivations for choosing affordable course materials, the challenges and surprises they encounter, and the impact on learning experiences in their courses. This session is an opportunity to learn from one another about how open and zero-cost materials can support both pedagogical creativity and student access. All are welcome—whether you’re curious, cautious, or already on the journey.

Zines & Paper Crafts Crafternoon
2026-03-02 16:00 - 18:00 (America/Denver) | Albuquerque, United States, Albuquerque, NM, United States
Want an afternoon study or work break? Join us for a crafternoon celebrating Open Educational Resources and indie publishing.
Bring your own project or come try one of ours for free, including Zine making and paper crafts. No registration needed!
Hosted by UNM OER and LRE-U Engagement

Atelier Sketchnote | Découverte de l’Éducation ouverte avec l’UC Louvain
2026-03-03 09:30 - 11:00 (Europe/Paris) | Nantes, France, Nantes, France
Animé par le Louvain Learning Lab de l’UC Louvain, cet atelier interactif basé sur des sketchnotes vous permettra de reconnaître et d’expliquer les valeurs et fondements de l’Education ouverte et des REL ainsi que leurs bénéfices pour tous les acteurs et actrices du monde éducatif. Intéressé·e par le partage de ressources éducatives et la collaboration entre enseignant·es et/ou étudiant·es du monde entier, cet évènement est fait pour vous !

OER Quick Start: Eine Einführung in die Nutzung freier Bildungsmaterialien
2026-03-03 10:00 - 11:00 (Europe/Vienna) | Graz, Austria, Graz, Austria
Open Educational Resources (OER) bieten Ihnen die Möglichkeit, auf Bildungsmaterialien zuzugreifen, sie zu nutzen, weiterzugeben und zu bearbeiten – und das alles unter einer offenen Lizenz. Damit bietet das Konzept eine neue Art der Erstellung und des Teilens von Bildungsmaterialien.
In unserem Webinar erhalten Sie ersten Überblick über Open Educational Resources. Wir geben Ihnen Hinweise zum Begriff OER, zum Finden und Nutzen von OER, zu CC-Lizenzen und zum Zusammenhang mit dem Urheberrecht. Das soll Ihnen dabei helfen, ein grundlegendes Verständnis für den Einsatz freier Bildungsmaterialien und für die Veröffentlichung ihrer eigenen Materialien unter einer offenen Lizenz zu erlangen.
Dieses Webinar vermittelt folgende Inhalte:

Grundlagen zu freien Bildungsmaterialien
Relevanz von OER in der Lehre
Bascis zu CC-Lizenzen und OER-Suche
Informationen über die korrekte Nutzung von OER

Zielgruppe: Hochschulangehörige, die einen Überblick über das Thema OER erhalten möchten. Der Fokus des Webinars liegt auf Österreich, es ist aber für alle deutschsprachigen Interessent*innen verständlich.
Anmeldung: nicht erforderlich, für eine Teilnahmebestätigung ist aber die Registrierung über die Website der Universität Graz notwendig
