OpenEd: Intro for Faculty
2026-03-03 13:00 - 14:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | San Diego, United States, San Diego, CA, United States
Curious about Open Educational Resources but not sure where to start? Join San Diego Community College District for a friendly, hands-on intro to OER—what they are, why they’re a game-changer for students, and how you can easily find great open materials for your courses. We’ll tour popular OER repositories, share tips for spotting quality resources, and show how going “open” can make your teaching more flexible and your students’ lives a little easier. No experience needed!

Open Metadata Exchange: Enabling OER Access Across Libraries
2026-03-04 10:00 - 11:00 (America/Toronto) | Half Moon Bay, United States, Half Moon Bay, CA, United States
The Open Metadata Exchange (OME) is a decentralized network that enables open education libraries to share and discover openly licensed resources and metadata across institutions while maintaining local control.
By connecting platforms through a shared, flexible infrastructure, OME helps reduce duplicated curatorial effort, bridge metadata gaps, and make high-quality Open Educational Resources more discoverable.
In this session, we will introduce

The OME model
Demonstrate how participating libraries connect and exchange metadata
Discuss how a community-governed, decentralized approach can strengthen collaboration across the open education ecosystem.

Be Popular Series (Part 2 of 3) – Using the Free ADAPT Homework System
2026-03-04 08:00 - 09:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | San Diego, United States, San Diego, CA, United States
Explore ADAPT, the OER homework system offered and supported by LibreTexts, which integrates with Canvas LMS. This workshop from San Diego Community College District will guide you through creating a course in ADAPT to host homework activities and linking them to Canvas for seamless integration of graded assignments in your online courses. You’ll learn how to create your own homework questions, upload QTI files with pre-made questions, or use interactive activities like H5P, MyOpenMath, and more!

University of Regina Open Education Week Presentations
2026-03-04 11:00 - 12:00 (America/Regina) | Regina, Canada, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
Presenter: Mr. Orandi Harris, University of Regina Business Administration Student
Title: Supercharging the Creation of Open Textbook Resources as a Student
Time: 11:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. (CST/Saskatchewan time)
Abstract: Pressbooks offers editors the possibility to edit and create textbooks using a visual editor and publish it live for usage in university courses. Students can then access these resources at no cost to them. There is opportunity for professors to collaborate with students for further supporting the publication of material and if they have the ability, they can learn how to use web development techniques for successfully publishing on Pressbooks.
In this talk, Orandi will explain how he assisted Associate Professor Jacqui Gagnon with developing her open textbook.

Presenter: Dr. Arzu Sardarli, Professor, First Nations University of Canada (Prince Albert Campus)
Title: OER Quality: Bridging the Gap Between Openness and Expertise
Time: 11:35 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. (CST/Saskatchewan time)
Abstract: As a big advocate of OER, Dr. Sardarli recognizes there is a problem with the quality of OER. He will present on how to bridge the gap between openness and expertise.
This presentation will be online, but in-person attendees are welcome to view in the CTL Seminar Room.

Teaching on the CUNY Academic Commons
2026-03-04 12:30 - 14:00 (America/New_York) | New York, United States, New York, NY, United States
The CUNY Academic Commons is a WordPress/BuddyPress network designed for and by faculty, staff, and students at the City University of New York (CUNY). The Commons is designed to support faculty initiatives and build community through the use(s) of technology in teaching and learning. The free exchange of knowledge among colleagues across the university is central to better educating the student body and expanding professional development opportunities for faculty research and teaching.
Since its founding in 2009, CUNY faculty have taught a variety of graduate and undergraduate courses on the CUNY Academic Commons. Faculty use course sites to host OER course materials, foster student engagement with one another and wider publics, and develop assignments that move beyond a standard final paper or reading response. This workshop will provide an overview of teaching on the Commons, discuss the affordances and values of teaching on an open source, community-developed platform, and highlight several courses that serve as models of open pedagogy in action.
This workshop is open to the public as part of Open Education Week, hosted by OE Global.
Learn more about Spring 2026 events on the Commons here and read about our recent developments to improve our community WordPress/BuddyPress network.
Register for “Teaching on the CUNY Academic Commons” workshop here.

Open Education Talks- Strategies for Supporting Students in Open Education
2026-03-04 12:00 - 13:30 (America/Denver) | Calgary, Canada, Calgary, AB, Canada
Open Education Talks is a series of 15-minute lightning talks and digital posters about facets of open education. These talks aim to create an accessible, virtual space for conversations about open education. We welcome proposals from educators, students, administrators, librarians, instructional designers, and all other roles related to the design, delivery, and evaluation of open education in post-secondary institutions. We encourage student-led or partnered talks that showcase the critical role of student leadership and student-educator collaborations in open education. To register for these Zoom sessions, visit: https://ucalgary.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJcpfuuhqjsiE9xwLFkoS4uK-KLd0bwXMbkC
Strategies for Supporting Students in Open Education

OE Talks History and Context – Brianna Calomino and Sarah Adams (University of Calgary, OE Talks Co-chairs)
Student OER for Inclusive Poster Design – Jamie Drozda & Melanie Latham (Thompson Rivers University – British Columbia, Canada)
Crafting Magic, Conjuring Open Practices – Neil Mulholland (University of Edinburgh – Scotland)
From Static to Dynamic: Collaborative Student/Faculty Approach to Interactive OER – Veronique Van Lierde & Yasser Lemghari (Al Akhaw ayn University in Ifrane – Morocco)
BC Institutional Capacity to Support Open Educational Practices – Josie Gray (BCcampus – British Columbia, Canada)

Hinds Community College Wikipedia Editathon
2026-03-04 13:00 - 15:00 (America/Chicago) | Raymond, United States, Raymond, MS, United States
Hinds Community College’s Wikipedia Editathon is taking place Wednesday, March 4th from 1-3pm, McLendon Library in the Bucci Room.

Open Education Show and Tell (OpenLab at City Tech)
2026-03-05 10:00 - 11:00 (America/New_York) | New York City, United States, New York City, NY, United States
On Thursday, March 5, 2026, 10am-11am US Eastern, the OpenLab team is hosting an open education show and tell session via Zoom. Join us to share something you’ve done with, on, or about the OpenLab or another open educational platform.
This session is open to all as part of Open Education Week, an international event organized every year by Open Education Global that brings people from around the world together to celebrate and share their work in open education.
Drop in at any point to show and tell, learn a few things, or just join us to celebrate our shared accomplishments.
Can’t make it? Share your work in the comments on this post to keep the showing & telling happening beyond Thursday’s session.
The OpenLab at City Tech is our college’s open platform for open education, collaboration, and community. It won an Open Education Award for Excellence from OEGlobal last year. Interested in starting an OpenLab at your institution? Check out the CBOX OpenLab Community Hub, where you can learn about CBOX OpenLab, freely-available open source software that powers OpenLabs at CUNY, SUNY, and beyond.
Photo credit: Free to use Photo by user Naushil Skyhawk Asia from Pexels.

Designing With, Not Around, Disabled Learners: A Screen-Reader Demo Experience
2026-03-05 20:30 - 22:00 (Africa/Cairo) | Cairo, Egypt, Cairo, Egypt
This session from Equity Unbound will demonstrate why screen-reader access is important when designing learning materials, especially Open Educational Resources. Have you ever wanted to know how people who are visually impaired or totally blind access your content? Come to this session and I, a visually impaired screen-reader user and an accessibility expert myself, will demonstrate for you the experience of a blind person navigating websites and digital materials.
We will begin with a TRIZ Liberating Structures activity in which participants will intentionally design the worst possible experience for someone using a screen reader. As we name common mistakes and exclusionary practices first, we will surface the barriers that disabled users encounter every day.
Through screen-reader demonstrations on JAWS, NVDA, and Voiceover, participants will experience how everyday design choices shape who can participate fully in learning spaces and who is required to work harder to feel “included” because the design was not made accessible from the beginning. Participants will see concrete examples of inaccessible practices, such as poorly structured documents, missing alt text, cluttered layouts, and excessive emoji use, and how these choices interfere with learning and participation.
The session will connect these examples to the four principles of accessibility: perceivable, operable, user-friendly, and real. We will also discuss reasonable accommodations and why accessibility must be built into course design rather than added later. Throughout the session, participants will be invited to reflect, ask questions, and rethink their own materials. By the end, they will leave with practical strategies for creating learning spaces that are genuinely inclusive for screen reader users.
Recording Now Available

See also the presentation slides and an anonymized chat log from this session

De la innovación a la práctica: evolución e impacto del Plan Docencia en Red en la UPV
2026-03-06 11:00 - 12:00 (Europe/Madrid) | Madrid, Spain, Madrid, Spain
En la presentación se mostrará el Plan Docencia en red, iniciado en el año 2007 y vigente en la actualidad, en el que se han creado más de 12000 materiales digitales, y cuyo objetivo inicial era favorecer el uso de las Tecnologías de la Información y las Comunicaciones en la práctica docente, impulsando el conocimiento abierto, e incentivando la elaboración de materiales educativos reutilizables en formato digital, alojados en su mayoría en el repositorio institucional RiuNet. Se mostrará su evolución y particularidades. Público destinatario: Profesorado y todos los perfiles profesionales que participan en el apoyo y la mejora de la docencia: personal de bibliotecas universitarias, servicios de publicaciones, institutos de ciencias de la educación, unidades de innovación y calidad docente, servicios de apoyo académico y tecnológico, y otros equipos implicados en los procesos formativos.

Innovación en el apoyo al aprendizaje: el portal de la producción docente y el soporte a la mejora de las asignaturas del campus virtual en la UPC
2026-03-06 12:00 - 13:00 (Europe/Madrid) | Madrid, Spain, Madrid, Spain
La actividad presentará la nueva versión del portal Aprèn, la plataforma que da visibilidad a la producción docente de los profesores de la Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC), que se dará a conocer durante la OERWeek y que incorpora mejoras significativas orientadas a facilitar el depósito y acceso a recursos abiertos. Asimismo, se expondrá la experiencia de implantación de los llamados Puntos ATENEA en las bibliotecas, una iniciativa que pretende contribuir a la mejora de las asignaturas del campus virtual de la universidad (Moodle) desde la perspectiva del acompañamiento bibliotecario.

Open Education e Software Libero: convergenze e contaminazioni
2026-03-06 15:00 - 16:00 (Europe/Rome) | Rome, Italy, Rome, Italy
Italian version:
Open Education Italia organizza una discussione sul tema “Open Education e Software Libero: convergenze e contaminazioni” con l’aiuto di due esperti: Jonathan Poritz e Italo Vignoli.
Nella prima parte del webinar Jonathan Poritz, accademico alternativo da sempre attivo nel mondo Open, esplorerà i punti di contatto tra i movimenti Open Education e Software Libero e cercherà di trarre qualche lezione utile per promuovere approcci Open nei sistemi educativi, in Italia e oltre. Nella seconda parte, Italo Vignoli rifletterà su come l’utilizzo di software open come Libre Office possa rappresentare non solo una soluzione pratica a molti dei problemi tecnici e legali ai quali troppo spesso non si pensa, ma anche una presa di posizione che può contribuire a cambiare la mentalità di chi opera nella scuola e nell’università italiana.
Jonathan Poritz è stato per molti anni professore di matematica e informatica in diverse università degli Stati Uniti. Parallelamente, ha avuto un’altra carriera nell’informatica applicata, lavorando principalmente su intelligenza artificiale, crittologia e computazione quantistica, in diverse aziende e centri di ricerca. La condivisione aperta delle conoscenze è stata un aspetto importante di entrambe le carriere. Si è trasferito in Italia quattro anni fa e ora studia diritto dell’innovazione all’Università di Pisa, con la speranza di imparare a parlare in modo efficace a politici e funzionari italiani ed europei.
Italo Vignoli è l’unico italiano tra i fondatori del progetto LibreOffice, è portavoce del progetto a livello internazionale, e coordina le attività di media relations, marketing e comunicazione. Inoltre, è uno dei fondatori e Presidente Onorario di Associazione LibreItalia. Dal 2022 è Ambassador UNESCO di Software Heritage. Tra il 2016 e il 2022 è stato membro del board of directors di Open Source Initiative (OSI). Dal 2004 al 2010 ha partecipato al progetto OpenOffice. È socio di Italian Linux Society e Free Software Foundation Europe, e ha una Laurea in Lettere Moderne all’Università di Milano, dove ha insegnato Geografia Umana tra il 1978 e il 1982.
English version:
Open Education Italia is organising a discussion on the topic, featuring two experts: Jonathan Poritz and Italo Vignoli.
In the first part of the webinar, Jonathan Poritz – an alternative academic who has long been active in the Open world – will explore the points of contact between the Open Education and Free Software movements and will seek to draw some useful lessons for promoting Open approaches within education systems, in Italy and beyond. In the second part, Italo Vignoli will reflect on how the use of open software such as LibreOffice can represent not only a practical solution to many of the technical and legal issues that are too often overlooked, but also a clear stance that can help to change the mindset of those working in Italian schools and universities.
Jonathan Poritz was for many years a professor of mathematics and computer science at various universities in the United States. At the same time, he pursued a parallel career in applied computing, working primarily on artificial intelligence, cryptology and quantum computing in a range of companies and research centres. The open sharing of knowledge has been an important aspect of both careers. He moved to Italy four years ago and is now studying innovation law at the University of Pisa, hoping to learn how to speak effectively to Italian and European policymakers and public officials.
Italo Vignoli is the only Italian among the founders of the LibreOffice project. He serves as the project’s international spokesperson and coordinates media relations, marketing and communication activities. He is also one of the founders and Honorary President of the LibreItalia Association. Since 2022, he has been a UNESCO Ambassador for Software Heritage. Between 2016 and 2022, he was a member of the Board of Directors of the Open Source Initiative (OSI). From 2004 to 2010, he took part in the OpenOffice project. He is a member of the Italian Linux Society and the Free Software Foundation Europe, and holds a degree in Modern Literature from the University of Milan, where he taught Human Geography from 1978 to 1982.

OEWeek on Reclaim TV: ILTA Conference Preview with Kate Molloy and Rob Lowney
2026-03-06 17:00 - 18:00 (Europe/London) | Fredericksburg, United States, Fredericksburg, VA, United States
For Open Education Week, we are joined by Dr Rob Lowney and Kate Molloy, Conference Co-Chairs of the EdTech 2026 Conference “EdTech You: Digital Learning From How to Who”, taking place June 3-4, in Dublin, Ireland.
Tune in as we explore key issues in Open Education and Open EdTech with Kate and Rob, find out what’s in store for this event and how to get involved. ILTA, the Irish Learning Technology Association, celebrates its 25th anniversary this year, and as a volunteer-led community that’s going from strength to strength, we are excited to help celebrate and disseminate research and practice with Kate and Rob.
Watch the stream over at Reclaim TV, or catch the recording later on archive.reclaim.tv or our YouTube channel!

Open Source in Higher Education at SCaLE
2026-03-06 10:00 - 18:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Princeton, United States, Princeton, NJ, United States
New for SCaLE 23x: Open Source in Higher Education
Organized by the Apereo Foundation
Join us at SCaLE 23x, the largest community-run open source and free software conference in North America, for a brand-new Co-Located Event spotlighting one of the most vital frontiers for open source: higher education and research.
The Apereo Foundation, a longtime leader in open source innovation for academia, is proud to organize the inaugural Open Source in Higher Education Co-Located Event, bringing together educators, technologists, researchers, and open source contributors who are reshaping the future of learning and teaching, research, and campus infrastructure.
To attend Open Source in Higher Education purchase a SCALE pass.
Why This Matters
Colleges and universities have—and continue to be—fertile ground for open innovation, as exemplified by Linux and FreeBSD. From institution-wide platforms to grassroots departmental tools, open solutions are enabling academic communities to take control of their digital futures.
This event will explore how open source is:

Supporting collaborative development across institutions and disciplines
Enabling sustainable, mission-aligned technology on campus
Fostering open educational practices and tools for teaching and learning
Driving new opportunities for companies and projects entering the academic space

Schedule
Check out the full SCaLE Schedule here. You’ll find the Higher Education track in room 211 on Friday, March 6.

Friday, March 6, 2026 – 10:00 to 18:00

Finding the Human Connection in a Digital World: Using Discuss-It to Build Community, Promote Critical Thinking, and Shift the Focus of Assessment
2026-03-06 10:30 - 11:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Sacramento, United States, Sacramento, CA, United States
In an age of automation, how do you ensure that student work remains a reflection of genuine learning?
Join us to learn about Discuss-It, an openly-licensed tool within the LibreTexts platform. Discuss-It transforms discussions into interactive, multimedia exchanges through audio, video, and text. Learn how integrating voice and video responses can boost engagement, build community, and bring human presence back to your courses regardless of your discipline.
Register for Finding the Human Connection in a Digital World

Open Source and Business: A Conversation with CEOs on Open Source Strategy and Future Innovation in Higher Ed
2026-03-11 11:00 - 12:00 (America/New_York) | Princeton, United States, Princeton, NJ, United States
In this executive panel, CEOs from organizations deeply embedded in the open source ecosystem come together for a candid discussion on strategy, sustainability, and partnership. Moderated by Patrick Masson, Executive Director of the Apereo Foundation, the conversation will explore how open source influences the future of higher education innovation, from organizational decision-making to ecosystem-wide impact.
How does open source actually shape innovation in higher education—and what does it take to sustain that innovation over time?
Panelists will share real-world perspectives on building and sustaining open source communities in environments often constrained by funding and staffing, and examine how higher education institutions and open source companies can collaborate more effectively—going beyond code contributions to form partnerships that accelerate innovation, strengthen trust, and deliver shared value.
This session is designed for higher education leaders, technologists, and open source advocates seeking a clearer, more strategic understanding of how business models, community health, and institutional collaboration intersect in today’s open source landscape.

Atelier de développement de WikiSavoirs, le réseau Wikimédia collégial et universitaire de la francophonie canadienne
2026-03-12 13:00 - 15:00 (America/Toronto) | Montreal, Canada, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
WikiSavoirs sera un réseau décentralisé de personnes œuvrant dans et autour des institutions collégiales et universitaires, et il sera dédié au déploiement des savoirs libres à travers les projets Wikimédia : Wikipédia, Wikidata, Wikimédia Commons, Wikisource, etc.
Objectifs :
1) Faire participer la communauté collégiale et universitaire au développement du Réseau Wikisavoirs;
2) Explorer l’intérêt, les pratiques et les besoins « wiki » de cette communauté, en plénière et en sous-groupes de travail.
Avec la participation et la collaboration de : Johanne Lebel, rédactrice en chef du Magazine de l’Acfas

WordPress in Education: What we teach when we teach WordPress (WPCampus)
2026-03-24 10:00 - 13:00 (America/New_York) | Washington, United States, Washington, DC, United States
Across higher education, WordPress is used as a publishing tool, but when we engage with students, it becomes part of the learning environment. We teach students to use the web to tell their stories. They create portfolios, publish project sites, and share digital humanities work. They build professional identities that travel with them beyond a single course or platform.
At the same time, many student-facing initiatives that may utilize WordPress as a tool have a different shared language and vocabulary for what, exactly, we’re teaching: Is it web design, digital writing, technology literacy, open pedagogy, or informational literacy, or all of the above? In practice, it is often a mix, and that makes it worth naming and learning from each other.
This online summit, hosted by WPCampus, the professional organization for WordPress in Higher Ed, centers student-facing programs, both long-standing and emerging. We’ll explore how educators and campus teams are teaching WordPress for authentic public work, and how newer pathways like the WordPress Credits are reframing WordPress not just as a tool students use, but an open source ecosystem that students can participate in and contribute to.
Why this matters now

WordPress remains a highly used web platform on the open web, which means “learning WordPress” often doubles as learning the web in a practical, career relevant way.
What participants will learn
Defining outcomes: How campuses frame student WordPress initiatives and what they prioritize.
Teaching models that scale: Mentorship, peer learning, and support structures that work across programs.
Pathways beyond the classroom: how student move from course-based projects to portfolios, community contribution, and career development.
Open source community engagement and sustainability: How student contributions feed into the larger WordPress ecosystem and help sustain open source projects.

Public Knowledge Project's OMP Fest
2026-03-25 08:00 - 11:00 (America/Vancouver) | Burnaby, Canada, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada
Join us for the Public Knowledge Project’s OMP Fest, March 25, 8 AM to 11 AM PDT!
Building on PKP’s recent focus on Open Monograph Press (OMP), this online event hosted by PKP’s OMP Coordinator Zoe Wake Hyde, will showcase real-world applications of the platform and bring together those of us invested in growing open publishing for books and other standalone scholarly publications.
The day will begin with a 50 minute panel of special guests, followed by presentations and lightning talks from community members. Attendance is online, free.

Open Education Reviews: Discovering Relevant Learning Materials Through Peer Reviews
2026-03-27 11:00 - 12:00 (Europe/Vienna) | Fontenay-sous-Bois, France, Fontenay-sous-Bois, France
Finding the right learning material is often harder than creating the session itself.
With zillions of videos, courses, tools and resources available online, how do trainers and teachers identify what is truly relevant for their learners?
On 27 March (11:00–12:00 CET), we invite you to a live webinar introducing Open Education Reviews, a collaborative platform designed to:

Improve the discoverability of high-quality educational materials through peer reviews
Connect trainers and teachers in a growing global community
Share professional experiences to continuously improve the platform

During this session, we will:

Explore the main challenges trainers and educators face when searching for learning resources
Demonstrate the platform and its key features (reviews, search, playlists, community tools)
Collect your feedback to help shape the next steps of the project

Open Education Reviews is built with and for education professionals and your perspective matters.
We look forward to welcoming you!

The initial development of Open Education Reviews was carried out within the “Dataspace for Education and Skills” project, led by Prometheus-X and co-funded by the European Union under the Digital Europe Programme.

De la autoría a la publicación: cómo crear y compartir contenidos con eXeLearning
2026-04-03 10:00 - 12:00 (Europe/Madrid) | Madrid, Spain, Madrid, Spain
La sesión “De la autoría a la publicación: cómo crear y compartir contenidos con eXeLearning” ofrecerá una introducción práctica a esta herramienta para la creación de recursos educativos abiertos. Se presentarán sus utilidades y ventajas, así como los pasos esenciales para elaborar contenidos con eXeLearning y publicarlos posteriormente en Moodle. Además, se explicarán los distintos formatos de exportación y su relación con el depósito en repositorios institucionales, un aspecto especialmente relevante para el personal bibliotecario y de soporte a la docencia. Público destinatario: Profesorado y todos los perfiles profesionales que participan en el apoyo y la mejora de la docencia: personal de bibliotecas universitarias, servicios de publicaciones, institutos de ciencias de la educación, unidades de innovación y calidad docente, servicios de apoyo académico y tecnológico, y otros equipos implicados en los procesos formativos.
