• Open Educational Resources and Practices for Impactful Learning Design

    UTS Open Education Week
    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 […]

  • Keynote: Open and the Oligarchs: Planting Seeds in a World on Fire (Dr. Robin DeRosa)

    University of Regina Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada

    Dr. Robin DeRosa has been working on open initiatives, including projects around OER, open pedagogy, and open access to research, for more than a decade. She has been interested not only in the practices that animate open, but also in the values that power an open vision for the future of education and knowledge-sharing. But […]

  • Keynote: Racing Towards a Wasted Future: Generative AI and the Resurgence of Nuclear Energy (Dr. Marco Seiferle-Valencia)

    University of Regina Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada

    As the potentials and promises of generative AI sweep into the field of Open Education, educators and advocates have a holistic responsibility to think deeply and expansively about the known and still emerging environmental impacts of these technologies. Demand for energy by the hungry server farms that create so-called artificial intelligence is bringing damaging and […]

  • Keynote: Then. Now. The Future: Directions for Open Education in the Changing World of Higher Education (Dr. Glenda Cox)

    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 […]

  • Keynote: Designing for Justice with Open Educational Practices

    University of Regina Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada

    Whereas the adoption of open educational resources can widen equitable access by helping alleviate the financial burden experienced by students, the embrace of broader open educational practices carries the potential to advance additional dimensions of social and epistemic justice. This presentation will focus on practical ways in which educators may approach learning resources, activities, assessments, […]

  • Le Jour de la Carte

    Paris, France Paris, France

    La République des cartes, c’est un projet collectif, citoyen et culturel qui veut faire de la carte un outil de démocratie, de transmission et de création. Le 4 février 2026 prochain, rejoignez le mouvement en participant depuis vos contrées au "Jour de la carte". Partout en France et on l’espère même, au-delà, on vous invite […]

  • Inside the Wikipedia Assignment: Student Perspectives (WikiEdu Speaker Series)

    What’s it like to work on a Wikipedia assignment? Hear directly from the students themselves! In Wiki Education’s next Speaker Series webinar, student editors from across the country will join Wikipedia Expert Brianda Felix for a live conversation about their experiences improving Wikipedia as part of their coursework. Together they’ll explore the challenges and surprises […]

  • Uses and Abuses of AI Agents in Education (OneHE webinar)

    York, United Kingdom York, United Kingdom

    In this webinar, Anna Mills will explore how student and teacher uses of agentic AI browsers affect higher education. She will describe possible applications of agentic browsers for teaching assistance and ways to reduce these browsers’ privacy and security risks. These days, "AI agent" sometimes refers to a custom chatbot and sometimes to an agentic AI […]

  • Shifting Power: University Openness and Collaboration

    Regina, Canada Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada

    Please join the University of Regina for an Open Education Speaker Series online presentation with Dr. George Siemens, University of South Australia/ University of Texas (Arlington) Session Description: Universities have become end-consumers of AI. Unlike previous technology innovations, where higher education played an active role in technology developments and adoption, learner and institutional use of AI […]

  • Barcamp Basics: How Unconferences Work

    Hamburg, Germany Hamburg, Germany

    How do Barcamps work – and why are they such a powerful format for open education and peer learning? In this compact, practice-oriented workshop, participants will learn the core principles of the Barcamp format: an open, participant-driven learning approach where the agenda is created by the community itself. The workshop is especially designed for people […]

  • Copim Conference 2026! Exploring the future of community-led open access books

    Copim Conference 2026! Exploring the future of community-led open access books
    London, United Kingdom London, United Kingdom

    This free, two-day hybrid conference will bring together the people and projects shaping the future of equitable, community-driven open access book publishing. Timed to coincide with the conclusion of the Copim Open Book Futures project in April 2026, this gathering will look forward and debate: what’s next for community-led open access books? ‘Community-led’ publishing can be difficult to define, […]

  • Copim Conference 2026! Exploring the future of community-led open access books

    London, United Kingdom London, United Kingdom

    This free, two-day hybrid conference will bring together the people and projects shaping the future of equitable, community-driven open access book publishing. Timed to coincide with the conclusion of the Copim Open Book Futures project in April 2026, this gathering will look forward and debate: what’s next for community-led open access books? ‘Community-led’ publishing can be difficult to define, […]

  • OEWeek26 Launches

    Concord, United States Concord, MA, United States

    Here is our marker just to say Open Education Week 2026 is now ON! Of course OEWeek is truly on whenever you arrange for any activity related to Open Education and add it to our calendar. We are listing events that occur any time in February, March, or April. We at Open Education Global are […]

  • USask Lunch and Learn Panel: Stories From Those Engaged In the Creation of OER

    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 […]

  • OE at Saskatchewan Polytechnic

    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.

  • The Open Education Journey: Creating and Sharing Open Education Resources

    Leeds, United Kingdom Leeds, United Kingdom

    Mark Open Education Week and join us for a panel event celebrating the authors behind the University of Leeds Open Books programme. This session is designed for anyone curious about open education - whether you’re involved or just beginning to explore what open educational resources might look like in your own teaching or practice. Authors […]

  • Open Education Solutions for Complex Times

    Regina, Canada Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada

    Join the University of Regina for this special Open Education Week presentation, "Open Education Solutions for Complex Times" with Anne-Marie Scott, Vice President of the Commonwealth of Learning (COL) in Vancouver, BC. Abstract: Post-secondary institutions across Canada are facing a complex and uncertain future as they rapidly adjust to economic scarcity, and it is clear that […]

  • 1, 2, 3. Z, T, C. : Simple shifting to Zero Textbook Cost

    Saskatoon, Canada Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada

    At Sask Polytechnic, some programs are excited about their adaptation of courses to ZTC. Join course instructors and program heads as they discuss the advantages (are there any issues?) of going 1,2,3 . . . ZTC. Learn the fastest way to go ZTC and make your course more affordable (and effective). Pre-registration is required. A […]

  • Opening the Book on Access: A Nursing Faculty’s First OER Experience

    Purchase, United States Purchase, NY, United States

    I took a leap and implemented an OER textbook in my Population and Environmental Health Nursing course in Fall 2025. The results were positive in so many ways! My purpose is to encourage other faculty to improve textbook affordability and equity in nursing education. Here is my story: This case study explores the implementation and […]

  • Open Pedagogy: Reinvigorate Class with Renewable Assignments

    Richmond, United States Richmond, VA, United States

    This is a workshop offered by the J. Sargeant Reynolds Library that will emphasize the instructional side of open pedagogy, exploring the difference between renewable and traditional assignments. We will go over examples of renewable assignments, with an emphasis on the opportunities afforded by online platforms such as Wikipedia and LinkedIn. We will also brush […]