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Hi Students! Want to have some fun, get creative, and score a FREE lunch and gift? 🎉 Join us for a 60-minute Comic Jam workshop where you’ll draw your experiences using free, open textbooks, meet other students, and have a blast—no drawing skills needed! Here’s what’s in it for you: ✅ Get creative and draw […]
Join a member of the LibreTexts team as we introduce you to the LibreTexts project. We will guide you through each component of what we refers to as the greater "LibreVerse" including: the LibreTexts repository, home to over a million pages of OER content; our state of the art Remixer that allows you to take […]
Local funding for OER and textbook affordability from your own institution’s budget can complement statewide grants and other external sources of support. A group of librarians from Oregon institutions with local funding meet as an informal brain trust to ask questions, share surprises and lessons learned, and showcase projects made possible by funding from their […]
The interview highlights the intersections of open education and social justice, emphasising the potential and challenges posed by generative AI. While AI can exacerbate the digital divide by benefiting higher-income countries with better infrastructure, open education remains a critical tool for ensuring equitable access to learning materials through OER. Additionally, the interview emphasises the importance […]
NorQuest continues to do incredible work in Open Education! Faculty at NorQuest College have published a number of successful OERs. Besides being used in our own courses here at the college, many have found an audience in the wider post-secondary world. Join us for a visual journey through the creation of these works, hosted by […]
Join instructors Lisa Sharpe Elles (Kansas State University) and Sheba Kuruvilla (Mt. San Jacinto Community College) as they answer questions from participants about how they use LibreTexts in their Chemistry courses.
In this presentation from UTA Libraries we will explore Open Educational Resources (OER) as an innovative educational movement by breaking down the elements that define OER, and the benefits for faculty and students We will conclude with what OER support is available for UTA faculty and students. Attend "What is OER?" via Teams
Brought to you by Collab4Open. Join us for an eye-opening webinar on Open Educational Resources (OER) and discover how these freely accessible tools can revolutionize your classroom. Learn the benefits of adopting, adapting, and developing your own OER to enhance student engagement and success. This is an introductory session on OER aimed at addressing the […]
>> REGISTER HERE In this session, we'll share some high-level principles and examples of how to create engaging learning materials in Pressbooks that encourage active learning through the use of social annotation, inline quizzes and other formative assessments. We'll also demonstrate how instructors with access to an enterprise Pressbooks network can easily bring this content […]
The Ontario Ministry of Colleges and Universities (MCU) now requires faculty to include an itemized cost breakdown of all textbooks and learning materials, both required and optional, in their course outlines. Seeing high course fees can be discouraging to students. One potential solution to keep costs down is through the use of Open Educational Resources […]
Minnesota State has fostered the development and use of open educational resources since the early 2010s. This presentation will provide an overview of the work that has been supported, including OER Learning Circles, faculty development workshops, Z-degrees, library resources, grant initiatives, as well as the plans for future support.
Discover how faculty at IU Indianapolis are transforming their classrooms with Open Educational Resources. Hear from nominees and winners of the IU Indianapolis Open Education Award as they share their OER beginnings, challenges, and successes in using OER to impact student success.
In this session, we will explore innovative alternatives to traditional textbook publisher homework systems, focusing on solutions that save students money and offer the instructor greater customization options. We will explore the potential of Canvas New Quizzes and Item Banks as the path forward. Additionally, we will examine the benefits and functionalities of OpenStax Assignable […]
Effective OER program management in higher education goes beyond good intentions—it requires strategy, structure, communication, and project management (PM) tools. Join Rachel Fleming, OER Librarian at Irvine Valley College, as she explores OER PM methodologies, including Work Breakdown Structures (WBS), Critical Paths, risk assessment, and stakeholder engagement/information behaviors, while providing practical strategies for sustainability and […]
Would you like to learn more about open education and open educational resources but don’t know where to start? This introductory workshop is for you. This session will provide an overview of the open education movement including what it is and why it matters. This session will cover: Definition and examples of open educational resources […]
This event features McMaster faculty and instructors who are incorporating open education into their teaching. Hear from some of the 2024-2025 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 […]
The Office of Open Learning at the University of Windsor is hosting a conference throughout the Open Education Week and everyone is invited to join us for a week of free events. Events will be added over time, so check the site regularly. This year will feature presentations about open educational practices, as well as […]
Visit our in-person information booth at our downtown Kitchener campus, run by the Open Learning co-op and work-study students. Get informed on the basics of OER and be entered to win prizes. This event is geared towards current students but everyone is welcome!
Between March 3 and 7, in honor of Open Education Week, Creative Commons will announce the winners of a community-run competition for open education activities. Run through the Creative Commons Open Education Platform, a global community group of approximately 1000 members, the competition invited community members to propose open education projects, eligible for up to […]
The Northeast Open Educational Resources (OER) Summit is a virtual event for new and experienced OER advocates offering the opportunity to learn and share effective practices in awareness building, implementation, collaboration, strategy, and research. The theme of our 2025 Summit is All Hands on Deck: Exploring Open Education Through Collaboration and Innovation.
