• Open Educational Resources Adoption Event at UTA Libraries

    University of Texas at Arlington Arlington, TX, United States

    Join the Open Educational Resources and Digital Scholarship Department, UTA Libraries for an interactive, come-and-go event designed to help faculty and students explore, evaluate, and adopt Open Educational Resources (OER). In just 30-45 minutes, participants will browse featured OER, assess their adaptability, and explore customization options through hands-on stations—all while enjoying light refreshments and snacks. […]

  • Growing Institutional OER Programs: Is Pressbooks Right for You?

    Pressbooks Montreal, Quebec, Canada

    Many colleges, universities, and higher education systems rely on Pressbooks’ open publishing platform as an essential part of their technology infrastructure to support OER and other institutional publishing programs. This session provides a guided show-and-tell about Pressbooks networks and what to consider as you make choices around open publishing tools for your campus community. What […]

  • 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 […]

  • OER 101: An Introduction for Instructors

    Brock University St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada

    This 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • eCampusOntario Open Library Forum on Affordability

    eCampusOntario Toronto, Ontario, Canada

    Join the eCampusOntario Open Library team in an open discussion on Affordability, Open Education, and Low-cost designations in higher education. We’ll be presenting some findings on affordability initiatives across Ontario’s post-secondary sector and spotlighting efforts at various institutions across the province. Participants will be able to help co-design the future of affordability and sustainability, with […]

  • 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.

  • Finding and Using OER

    McMaster University Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

    One of the biggest barriers to OER adoption and use is finding the right resource. In this session, we will look at some McMaster-specific resources that will help you in your search (including McMaster’s OER by Discipline Guide version 2.0 and the OER Finding Service), explore some OER repositories, and consider some strategies to fine […]

  • DigiPedia: Facilitating Flexible Curriculum Development

    Delft University of Technology Delft, Netherlands

    Let’s celebrate the Day 4 of OE week 2025 at TU Delft by joining us for a community lunch and an interactive session designed to discover how innovative tools like DigiPedia can increase the flexibility of your curriculum design and inspire your teaching.   Event Details: Date: 6th March Time: 1230-1345 hrs. Location: Blue Room, TU Delft library Includes Lunch   Session Highlights: […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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, […]

  • 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, […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]