• Retour d’expérience : appréciation étudiante d’un manuel libre

    Université de Sherbrooke Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada

    Description : À la fin de la session d’automne 2024, un chargé de cours au Département de mathématiques à l’Université de Sherbrooke s’est interrogé sur l’appréciation et l’utilisation faite du manuel libre utilisé dans le cadre de son activité pédagogique. Accompagné d’une conseillère pédagogique, ce projet de sondage d’appréciation étudiante a été mis à l’essai pour […]

  • Interactive Asynchronous Discussions with Discuss-It in LibreTexts’ ADAPT

    LibreTexts Davis, CA, United States

    Ready to energize your asynchronous online discussions? In this session, our panel of instructors will introduce Discuss-It, a powerful extension of the LibreTexts’ ADAPT homework platform that fosters active learning, student engagement, and collaboration in online courses.  This tool, available for free in California, supports asynchronous student-to-student interaction and instructor-student communication through multimedia options, enhancing […]

  • Búsqueda y utilización de Recursos Educativos Abiertos en la era de la Inteligencia Artificial

    Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia (UNED) Madrid, Madrid, Spain

    Exploraremos qué son los Recursos Educativos Abiertos (REA), cómo encontrarlos y utilizarlos, sus sinergias con la Inteligencia Artificial Generativa (IAG) y los aspectos éticos y legales de su uso. La actividad es gratuita y abierta a cualquier persona interesada en el impacto de los REA en la docencia. ¡Te esperamos!

  • STEMfest 2025

    J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College Richmond, VA, United States

    In case you don’t know STEMfest, it is a free interactive event held on the Parham Road campus of Reynolds Community College for students, faculty, staff, families, science enthusiasts… basically everyone…  and this video explains it all. That evening there will be sessions spanning across topics in physics, molecular biology, microbiology, engineering, information technology, healthcare, computer science, […]

  • Building Assignments in LibreTexts ADAPT Open Homework and Assessment Platform

    LibreTexts Davis, CA, United States

    Join LibreTexts Founder and Executive Director, Delmar Larsen, as he shows you how to build assignments in LibreTexts open homework and assessment platform, ADAPT. Participants will learn how to build autograded questions based on four technologies – H5P, WebWork, IMathAS, and native (QTI) – that can be used interchangeably to allow for maximal impact. Currently […]

  • Open Your Teaching: Enhancing Student Learning through Open Education Resources, Pedagogies, and Practices

    University of British Columbia Vancouver, BC, Canada

    Open Education is a teaching and learning approach that utilizes unrestricted access to learning materials, collaborative knowledge creation and inclusive pedagogical practices in order to increase access to knowledge. In this workshop, we’ll explore the strategies that instructors at UBC are using to open their classrooms, incorporate new resources and perspectives in their learning environments, […]

  • OEWeek Live: March 6 Open Conversations

    OEWeek Live!
    Online from Multiple Locations

    We are flying through Open Education Week 2025 this week and here is another instance of our OEWeek Live webcasts as an informal conversations. For each show we invite a group of open educators willing to have a discussion that lacks an agenda and slides with bullet points. These conversational sessions start with sharing of […]

  • Interview: OER in the Pacific – Shikha Raturi

    Vancouver Vancouver, BC, Canada

    In this interview, Dr Shikha Raturi discusses the evolution of OER in the Pacific, emphasising the role of regional collaborations, institutional policies, and government support. She highlights key initiatives, such as Fiji’s early adoption of an OER policy and the University of the South Pacific's engagement in localisation efforts to ensure cultural relevance. Challenges include […]

  • Harold Washington College’s OER Initiative

    LibreTexts Davis, CA, United States

    In 2023, Harold Washington College received a grant to find and/or create OER for high-enrollment courses.  This presentation discusses what we learned during the process and showcases some of the modules our professors created and curated using LibreTexts. Presenters are Todd Heldt, Carolyn Stevenson, Rosie Banks, and Jack Lindsay.

  • Open Mind and Open Education

    University of New Mexico Albuquerque, NM, United States

    Learn about OER, play a creative commons matching game, do crafts with old textbooks, and enjoy some snacks! We will talk about the basic of Open Educational Resources, benefits and examples of OER, open licenses and Creative Commons. Join us at Zimmerman Library Frank Waters Room 105, University of New Mexico.

  • How to Build a Better Textbook

    Centennial College Toronto, ON, Canada

    Frustrated with students not buying the textbook? Can’t find the right material for your course? Tired of publications with all filler and little substance? We have the session for you! During this hour-long session, learn how you can create a free, high-quality textbook by utilizing open resources, publishing techniques, and your own valuable expertise. Michelle […]

  • How to Build a Better Textbook

    Collab4Open
    Centennial College Toronto, ON, Canada

    Brought to you by Collab4Open Are you frustrated with students not buying the textbook? Can’t find the right material for your course? Tired of publications with all filler and little substance? We have the session for you! During this hour-long session, learn how to create a free, high-quality textbook by utilizing open resources, publishing techniques, […]

  • Leveraging LibreTexts and OER to Design AI-Enhanced Assignments

    LibreTexts Davis, CA, United States

    Join Ly-Huong Pham, Evergreen Valley College, as she discusses how LibreTexts’ remixing capabilities help faculty design assignments that integrate AI while fostering student engagement and critical thinking. By seamlessly combining different OERs or chapters, educators can create flexible learning experiences that encourage deeper inquiry. She will share insights from her experience working with students, highlighting […]

  • Finding and Evaluating Open Educational Resources (OER)

    University of Saskatchewan Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada

    Are you thinking about minimizing costs for your students or your course? Do you want to find material you can customize for your specific needs? Open educational resources might be just what you are looking for. It can be overwhelming to begin looking for material that fits your needs, as there are many different places […]

  • Practicing Democratic Education with a Course-Based Custom GPT and Dialogic Prompts

    University of Windsor Windsor, Ontario, Canada

    This hands-on interactive workshop presented by Dr Olga Shugurova explores the innovative use of AI such as custom GPT models and dialogical prompts (Matusov, ChatGPT4, Smith & Shugurova,2023) to create democratic open educational resources (OERs). The use of conversational AI in education has shown promising results in enhancing learning outcomes (Chiu et al., 2023). A […]