Open Education Week

Semana de la Educación Abierta: Desafiando mitos de aprendizaje y explorando la inteligencia artificial // OE Week: Challenging learning myths and exploring artificial intelligence
2024-03-06 17:00 - 2024-03-07 20:00 (America/Mexico_City) | Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon, Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico
La Facultad de Psicología de la Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León y Wikimedia México se encuentran colaborando para organizar el evento “Semana de la Educación Abierta: Desafiando mitos de aprendizaje y explorando la inteligencia artificial”. Tendremos varias actividades presenciales el 6 y 7 de marzo: una plática sobre el uso de inteligencia artificial (IA) en entornos abiertos, una presentación de herramientas de IA para editar documentos, un taller sobre cómo editar Wikipedia y un editatón con el tema de mitos de aprendizaje.
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The Faculty of Psychology of Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon and Wikimedia Mexico are collaborating to organise the event “Open Education Week: Challenging learning myths and exploring artificial intelligence”. We will have several face-to-face activities on March 6th and 7th: a talk about the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in open environments, a presentation about AI tools to edit documents, a workshop on how to edit Wikipedia, and an editathon with the topic of learning myths.

OEW x Learning Design Meetup: Synergising sustainability with OERs in Higher Education
2024-03-07 11:00 - 12:00 (Australia/Sydney) | University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, Australia
Join us during Open Education Week for the UTS Learning Design Meetup. We will explore how we can leverage Open Educational Resources (OERs) to integrate sustainability concepts into your learning and teaching. Discover a range of tools developed at UTS that will help you incorporate the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and related concepts across various disciplines. Learn about the user-friendly platforms hosting these resources and gain insights into using the introductory materials with minimal effort in your teaching or on Canvas.
As a university committed to fostering positive change, UTS actively pursues embedding sustainability into curriculum to promote social justice and a thriving world. In this session, you’ll be introduced to the cross-departmental team of academics, sustainability experts, digital content creators and learning designers who are collaborating to achieve the university’s goals outlined in its Sustainability Strategy 2023-2027 with initiatives like the OERs.
Come and participate in this event to explore the tools and connect with fellow educators who share your passion for finding innovative ways to equip students with the necessary skills for our future.
Everyone from across the international education community is welcome. We look forward to seeing you there!
Presenter bio

Hello, I’m Christina (MEd, Grad Cert LD). My professional journey has been a continuous metamorphosis, spanning diverse industries and contexts. For the last 15 years, I’ve dedicated myself to the field of education and am currently working at UTS as a learning designer. My primary focus is discovering ways to create vibrant, transformative learning experiences guided by collaborative research-based practices. Motivated by my love for this planet, I advocate for making sustainability more mainstream and weaving it into tertiary education. I collaborate with various stakeholders at the university to contribute to this endeavour and create Open Educational Resources (OERs), aspiring towards a kinder, more just, and sustainable future.

Webinar on OER Literacy for LIS Professionals
2024-03-07 10:00 - 11:30 (Asia/Kolkata) | Koneru Bhaskara Rao & Hemalata Human Development Foundation, Bhaskar Towers, Sitarampuram, Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh, India
On the eve of Open Education Week – March 4-8, 2024, KBR & HL Human Development Foundation and Department of Library and Information Science, Andhra University are jointly organizing a Webinar on “OER Literacy for LIS Professionals“. This webinar aims to raise awareness about OER among the Indian LIS professionals in line with the UNESCO’s Recommendation on OER, 2019.
Target audience: Librarians, LIS Faculty, students and scholars

Learning outcomes
This webinar will enable the participants to:

gain an understanding of Creative Commons Licenses and Open Educational Resources
differentiate between Copyright and Creative Commons License
demystify the myths about OER
find and evaluate OER (demo)

Launch of an Open Educational Resources Sharing Campaign via the Taziz Channel
2024-03-07 08:00 - 17:00 (Asia/Riyadh) | King Abdul Aziz University, F6VX+XJQ, King Abdulaziz University, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah 21589, Jeddah, Makkah Region, Saudi Arabia
The Deanship of E-Learning and Distance Education at King Abdulaziz University will launch a campaign through the Taziz channel during Open Education Week to provide over 550 open educational resources to facilitate access to educational content. The aim is to respond to the increasing demand for online education by effectively utilizing open educational resources through videos of courses in multiple fields, academic lectures and seminars, technical tutorials, and a series of awareness videos about the importance and benefits of e-learning, as well as methods of using learning management systems for faculty, students, and the community.

Rentgen Otwartych Zasobów
2024-03-07 08:00 - 2024-03-11 17:00 (Europe/Warsaw) | AGH University of Krakow, al. Mickiewicza, 30, Kraków, Poland
Information about your paths with open educational resources, during 5 days of training not only the basic theoretical foundations, but above all, experience of working with open resources.
Several tools are waiting for you, equipped with improved search, selection, resource utilization and sharing tools. The training is open to teachers and academic teachers as well as PhD students from all universities in Poland.
In conducting training: you will learn why educational products can be open, you will analyze the pros and cons of using OER in practice; you will learn Creative Commons licenses and practice systems for using renewable energy sources in accordance with the need for licenses; discover access to resources and learn about the systems they come from and the quality and credibility criteria; you will find out whether selected resources can be combined with each other to create a new quality; Instead, you created and published your own, open to other learning activities! Form: online training in the form of a daily challenge (every day for 5 days, participants of alternative competitions – any time of the day) Data: 4-8/03/2024

Gala Formatorilor BNRM 2023
2024-03-07 10:00 - 11:30 (Europe/Chisinau) | Biblioteca Științifică a Universității de Stat Alecu Russo din Bălți, Republica Moldova, 38 Puşkin Str., Bălţi, Moldova, Republic of
Gala Formatorilor BNRM 2023, ediția a 6-a, online.
Formatorii anului 2023 ai CFPC din cadrul BNRM: contribuții pentru învățarea bazată pe competențe
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Webinar on Developing Interactive Open Textbooks for Indian School Education
2024-03-07 14:00 - 15:30 (Asia/Kolkata) | Koneru Bhaskara Rao & Hemalata Human Development Foundation, Bhaskar Towers, Sitarampuram, Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh, India
Open textbooks, a subset of open educational resources (OER) are digitally structured open textbooks, released in adaptable and shareable formats, with a Creative Commons (CC) license. Open textbooks enable teachers to develop and update textbooks in alignment with their curricular needs and to improve students access to quality learning content. Pressbooks, a WordPress-based open textbooks platform enables teachers to develop open textbooks by adapting OER / open textbooks content; embedding media, interactive content, simulations and self-assessment questions to ascertain student mastery over the concept.

On the eve of Open Education Week – March 4-8, 2024, KBR & HL Human Development Foundation and MIER College of Education, Jammu are jointly organizing a Webinar on Developing Interactive Open Textbooks (using Pressbooks) for Indian School Education. This webinar introduces OER and open textbooks and demonstrates how to develop OER-enabled interactive open textbooks.
Target audience: Indian Teacher Educators
Learning outcomes
This webinar will enable the participants to:

gain an understanding of Creative Commons Licenses and Open Educational Resources
find adaptable / remixable OER (demo)
develop OER-enabled interactive open textbooks for Indian School Education using Pressbooks (demo)

ERASMUS+ Project DI4ALL (Digital Inclusion for all)
2024-03-07 12:00 - 13:00 (Europe/Vilnius) | Lund, Lund, Sweden
The Digital Inclusion for all Learners (DI4All) project aims to promote digital inclusion and improve the key competencies, skills, and learning performance of young people in schools. The project seeks to tackle disinformation through education and training and enhance the competencies of teachers and educators.
Objectives:

To improve the key competencies, skills, and learning performance of young people in schools, through the promotion of quality improvements, innovation excellence, and digital inclusiveness.
To enhance the competencies of teachers and educators to promote digital inclusion and tackle disinformation through education and training.

Expected Outcomes:

A training of trainers program, developed from analyzed results and best practices from teachers and trainers in the field of digital inclusion.
A guide for educators, including materials from the Intellectual outputs of the project.
A study of best practices and case studies.
An online contest for schools to present their best practices in digital inclusion of all learners.
A final seminar.

Target Groups: The DI4All project targets students, school staff, schools, other education providers, public bodies, and national agencies.
Project Coordination: The project coordinator is Ossiannilsson Quality in Open Online Learning (QOOL) Consultancy, based in Lund, Sweden. The project partner is the Lithuanian College of Democracy in Vilnius, Lithuania.
Conclusion: The Digital Inclusion for all Learners (DI4All) project is a significant initiative aimed at promoting digital inclusion in education and enhancing the skills and competencies of young people and teachers. The project’s expected outcomes, such as the training of trainers program, a guide for educators, and the online contest, will help achieve its objectives and drive change in the education sector.

Training: Open online courses – professional knowledge for everyone
2024-03-07 11:30 - 12:00 (Europe/Warsaw) | Gdańsk University of Technology, Narutowicza st. 11/12, Gdańsk, Pomeranian, Poland
This year, Gdańsk Tech University librarians invite everyone, including students and academic teachers, to two short training sessions devoted to open educational resources.
The first training, on March 5, will be dedicated to free academic textbooks that can be found on the Internet, legally downloaded and used during classes at the university. The second one will take place on March 7 and present platforms with online courses designed by leading world universities, which will certainly help you acquire knowledge and consolidate acquired skills.
The training will be online via the MS Teams platform and on-site in the library’s multimedia room in the main building of Gdańsk Tech University. To participate in the meeting, simply click the link or come to the multimedia room. The training will be conducted in Polish at 10:30 and English at 11:30. It will take approximately 20 minutes.
Training: Open online courses – professional knowledge for everyone 07 Match 11:30 am

convOERter: Ein Tool zur Konvertierung von Bildungsmaterialien mit Bildern in OER
2024-03-07 12:15 - 13:00 (Europe/Zurich) | Campus Luzern, Werftestrasse 4, Luzern, Switzerland
Für die Open Education Week @ Campus Luzern berichtet Lubna Ali, Lehr- und Forschungsgebiet Informatik 9 – Lerntechnologien/ RWTH Aachen, über der convOERter. OER können eine wichtige Rolle bei der Verbesserung der Bildung spielen. Allerdings gibt es noch viele Herausforderungen bei der Verwendung von OER in einem Bildungskontext. Eine der Herausforderungen ist die Umwandlung von bestehenden Bildungsmaterialien in OER. In diesem Beitrag wird ein Tool vorgestellt, das bestehende Lehr- und Lernmaterialien halbautomatisch in OER umwandelt. Während der Session werden die Teilnehmer die Möglichkeit haben, das Tool selbst zu entdecken und auszuprobieren.

ENOEL WS#5 Embrace the Open: Finding OER
2024-03-07 13:00 - 14:30 (Europe/Rome) | Online from Multiple Locations
We are delighted to invite you to the fifth event in our ENOEL Workshop series, organised by SPARC Europe and the European Network of Open Education Librarians (ENOEL), on 7 March 2024 at 1-2:30 PM CET. One of our ways to celebrate Open Education Week 2024!
The workshop topic is “Embrace the Open: Finding OER”. Our workshop facilitators are Kathryn Briggs from Atlantic Technological University, Galway (Ireland), and Evi Tramantza from American College of Thessaloniki, Anatolia College, Pylea, Thessaloniki (Greece).

During this workshop, you will recognise what type of open educational resources you can find online, identify the relevant repositories and other sources, apply effective search strategies, explore more about existing finding aids and search tools and know where to go to get more help from the community. You will have a chance to share your experiences related to finding OER with other participants and ask questions.
The chat will be open for the audience to ask questions and engage in the discussion directly with our experts.
At the end of this workshop, you will be able to:

Identify different types of OER and repositories;
Search for OER effectively, specifying criteria and formats;
Learn from and engage with the community;
Share finding OER experiences, highlighting what worked and what didn’t.

Please join us. Register using this link: https://tinyurl.com/ENOELWorkshop5 (fifty seats available)
This event is the fifth in the series of ENOEL Workshops. The previous webinar recordings are available in the ENOEL Workshops playlist on our @ENOELforOpen Youtube Channel. Slides, workshop plans and other resources are openly available in the SPARC Europe Collection on Zenodo.
Stay tuned for more sessions coming in 2024.
We hope you can make it, and we encourage you to share this with your colleagues!

GenAI Role Related to OER – How Teaching and Learning Can Benefit From It
2024-03-07 13:00 - 14:30 (Europe/Madrid) | EDEN Digital Learning Europe, Kuklase tn 16-12, 13423, Tallinn, Tallinn, Estonia
GenAIs play a crucial role in Open Educational Resources (OER) by improving the accessibility, equity, inclusivity and effectiveness of teaching and learning materials. Through advanced natural language processing and personalised learning algorithms, GenAIs can tailor content to the individual needs of learners, promoting a more adaptive and engaging educational experience. In addition, they contribute to the creation of high-quality OER by generating educational content, assessments and interactive resources, expanding the availability of diverse and innovative educational materials. Accordingly, it is important to take the lead in the AI era.
Join us in this session organised in collaboration with ICDE, OER Advocacy Committee and discuss with experts on the topic of GenAI, OER and high-quality teaching and learning in the digital age.

Innovons à travers des scénarios ouverts
2024-03-07 14:00 - 15:00 (Europe/Berlin) | L’Agence Universitaire de la Francophonie au Moyen-Orient, Le Caire, Egypt
Cet évènement présentera le projet FSPI « Accélération de la Transition numérique de l’enseignement supérieur au Moyen-Orient » de l’Agence Universitaire de la Francophonie , déployé dans trois Pays : Le Liban, La Palestine et l’Irak. Il s’agit d’un Framework d’innovation pédagogique reposant sur des scénarios pédagogiques ouverts permettant de concevoir et d’implémenter des classes inversées. Dans le cadre de ce webinaire, on présentera le projet, les modalités de conception et de développement de ces scénarios ouverts d’innovation pédagogique ainsi que les résultats obtenus.
Coordinatrice du projet : Ing. Omneya Shaker, Responsable Régionale du numérique, AUF Moyen Orient
Expertes enseignement numérique et ouvert : Lilia Cheniti Tunisie, Ghada ElKhayat et Rim Bakary Egypte, Samar Zeitoun, Wadad Wazen, Aida Soufi et Nathalie Rouphael Liban.

Unlocking Knowledge: OER DC Webinar for Open Education Week - Exploring the Future of Education with AI and Blockchain
2024-03-07 16:00 - 17:00 (Europe/Paris) | UNESCO Dynamic Coalition, Paris, France
Join the OER Dynamic Coalition webinar for Open Education Week. This annual event serves as a platform for global collaboration and learning in the field of Open Education. Our webinar aims to explore the evolving landscape of education in the digital age, focusing on the impact of generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) and blockchain technology. Through meaningful discussions, we will delve into the potential synergies and implications of these technologies, aligning with UNESCO’s 2019 Recommendation on Open Educational Resources (OER).
Speakers include:
Aras Bozkurt, Associate Professor of Distance Education, Anadolu University
Anthony F. Camilleri, Senior Partner, Knowledge Innovation
Perrine de Coëtlogon, Chargée de mission Blockchain & Open Education, University of Lille
Alexander Mikroyannidis, Associate Professor, Knowledge Media Institute, The Open University

In the OEG Voices Podcast Studio with Jennryn Wetzler
2024-03-07 09:00 - 10:00 (America/Regina) | Online from Multiple Locations
Along with our OE Week Live webcasts, during Open Education Week we also run “live” recording sessions for new episodes of the OEG Voices podcast. You can sign up to be there in the “studio” as we record, almost like hearing it first before it hits the web site as a published podcast.
Our OEG Voices podcast studio is set for Thursday March 7 when we will be talking to Jennryn Wetzler, Director of Learning and Training at Creative Commons.
Jennryn was recognized with an Individual 2023 OE Award For Excellence in the Catalyst category, and yoy can be there for our conversation to learn just what we mean by a “catalyst” as her work exemplifies this award category.
The podcast will be recorded in Zoom (cameras never required) and space in the studio is open for those who register to secure a seat.
In this conversation we will hear the far reaching impacts of Jennryn’s leadership in the Creative Commons Certification program as well as the CC Education platform.
Hear the voice and perspectives of an open education catalyst, and learn of Jennryn’s most recent efforts and interests at Creative Commons. We aim for a lively and open conversation. You can be part of the action, or just to listen in by signing up to be in the studio. You can also wait until the podcast is published later at https://voices.oeglobal.org/.

Trent University OER Development Sprint: Drop-In Sessions
2024-03-07 11:00 - 13:00 (America/Toronto) | Trent University, Peterborough, Ontario, Canada
2024 OER Development Sprint
with your eCampusOntario Open Rangers: Kim English, Brent Ryan Bellamy & Friends!
• Understanding OER (Open Educational Resources)
• Adopting, adapting, remixing & revising existing OER
• Creating & sharing new OER
• Building open community
Open Education Week 2024
Kick off event: March 4th, 11am-1pm
Drop-in: March 5-8, 11am-1pm

Est-ce que les ressources éducatives libres (REL) peuvent nous faire sauver du temps?
2024-03-07 11:00 - 12:00 (America/Toronto) | Université Laval, Québec, Québec, Canada
Cette présentation tentera d’abord d’expliquer ce que sont les ressources éducatives libres [ou ce qu’est une ressource éducative libre] (REL) et en quoi consiste le mouvement de l’éducation ouverte. On analysera ensuite ensemble la question du temps accordé à la création de nos ressources éducatives :

Est-ce qu’une REL prend plus de temps à créer qu’une ressource éducative standard?
Qu’est-ce qui demande du temps dans la création de ressources éducatives?
Est-ce que le temps, c’est de l’argent, et si oui, qui encaisse?
Qu’en est-il du temps versus la qualité des ressources produites?
Qu’entend-on par document “vivant” quand on parle de REL?
Au final, est-ce que la question du temps est la bonne question à se poser?

Nous aurons aussi l’occasion d’entendre la perspective de personnes enseignantes qui ont déjà créé des REL. Elles nous partageront les raisons qui les ont motivées à créer des REL et tenteront de répondre à nos questions sur notre rapport au temps.

¡OEG Live en Español! Compartiendo experiencias de Educación Abierta en Latinoamérica
2024-03-07 10:00 - 11:00 (America/Regina) | Online from Multiple Locations
Esta sesión será un espacio de diálogo para compartir ideas, proyectos, experiencias y algunos de los retos de educación abierta en la región latinoamericana.
Conversaremos con María Soledad Ramirez, Virginia Rodés y Virginia Brussa, quienes, desde sus diferentes contextos, nos compartirán la situación actual de los esfuerzos de educación abierta en los que participan.
Platicaremos sobre la importancia de las redes de colaboración y la necesidad de políticas abiertas que apoyen el proceso de investigación educativa en la región LATAM.
Míralo en vivo en YouTube, donde puedes enviar preguntas y comentarios al panel, o ver la grabación después https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OoXuSw2nU8o
Las invitadas
Maria-Soledad Ramirez-Montoya – Research Professor
OEGlobal Board Member
Tecnologico de Monterrey, Institute for the Future of Education
UNESCO e ICDE Chair: Movimiento educativo abierto para América Latina
Virginia Rodes-Paragarino – Research Professor
Tecnologico de Monterrey, Institute for the Future of Education
Virginia Brussa Ballaris – Research Professor
Universidad Nacional de Rosario (UNR/UNRAF) – Programa CODATECS UNR
Directora Área Políticas Abiertas y Diplomacia Científica-Cultural UNR
Carolina Alcántar – Student
Tecnologico de Monterrey
Fidel Casillas – Student
Tecnologico de Monterrey
Rasikh Tariq– Student
Tecnologico de Monterrey
Carlos George Reyes – Student
Tecnologico de Monterrey

Sharing experiences of open education in Latin America
You are invited to participate in this session where we will be discussing and sharing ideas, projects, and experiences related to Open Education in the Latin American region.
Our special guests for this session are María Soledad Ramirez, Virginia Rodés, and Virginia Brussa. They will be sharing their insights and experiences of the open education initiatives they are currently involved in, from their respective contexts.
The discussion will center on the crucial significance of open collaboration and the vital need for open policies to foster open research across the LATAM region.
Watch it live on YouTube, where you can submit questions and comments to the panel, or watch the recording afterwards. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OoXuSw2nU8o

Get to Know the New, Upcoming Illinois SCOERs Open Educational Resources Program 3
2024-03-07 10:00 - 12:00 (America/Chicago) | Consortium of Academic and Research Libraries in Illinois, 1704 Insterstate Dr, Champaign, IL, United States
Please join CARLI and the Open Educational Resource Committee as we celebrate a series of programs highlighting the upcoming publications of Illinois SCOERs Round Two and Three awardees. The Illinois SCOERs awards are made possible because of a generous grant from the Fund for the Improvement of Post-Secondary Education (FIPSE) and the United States Department of Education’s Open Textbook Pilot Program. These webinars are open to Illinois libraries, members of the Professional Development Alliance, and those who support affordable initiatives at their institutions.
Program 3, March 7, 10:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Central Time
Hear from project teams about their upcoming Open Educational Resources:

“Introduction to Engineering Drawing and Design” – Illinois Institute of Technology
“An Introduction to Human Nutrition” – Lincoln Land Community College
“Pharmacology-Principles/Application for Medical Assistants” – Moraine Valley Community College
“Chemistry and Society (Lab manuals)” – Triton College
“Essentials of Physiology for Nurse Anesthetists” – Southern Illinois University Edwardsville

Open source and open education (online chat)
2024-03-07 17:00 - 18:00 (Europe/Amsterdam) | Online from Multiple Locations
Open source software is very effective in democratizing digital capabilities across a vast range of domains. As prime example, Moodle is an open source eLearning platform that powers hundreds of thousands of learning environments globally (it provides also the basic infrastructure for the Open Risk Academy). Yet contributing to open source faces the formidable barrier of scarce technical (digital) literacy. How can we best use open source to teach about open source? Can we set in motion a virtuous cycle that will produce a reinforcing mechanism where people use open source tools to build more open source education tools? This is the topic of a free format online chat event. The event should be interesting for anybody thinking or working at the intersection of open source and open education irrespective of which domain they specialize in. We’ll try to make a number of different channels available, as an Academy forum chat, a matrix channel, and github discussions. The scheduled time is 5:00pm-6:00pm (Europe/Amsterdam time) on the 7th of March 2024. Come and join the discussion!

Université Virtuelle du Sénégal, quoi de neuf? _ Ndeye Massata Ndaye
2024-03-07 17:00 - 18:00 (Europe/Paris) | Université vituelle du Sénégal, Sangalkam, Sénégal, Senegal
Docteur en informatique, spécialité numérique éducatif Digitalisation de formations – FOAD/MOOC, Ndeye Massata Ndaye nous présentera l’Université Virtuelle du Sénégal, l’intérêt des ressources éducatives libres pour réduire les coûts d’accès à une éducation de qualité et les fruits du travail réalisé pour “apprendre les REL”.
Plus de détails à venir!
Webinaire sur inscription!

Open Publishing with Docsify-This: An Interactive Q&A
2024-03-07 09:00 - 09:30 (America/Vancouver) | Vancouver, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Are you interested in exploring the system-independent format of Markdown for online OER content without any website setup or build process? How about seamlessly embedding constraint-free Markdown/HTML into multiple platforms (e.g. LMS or CMS)? The open-source project Docsify-This.net (based on Docsify.js.org) provides an easy on-ramp to publishing, sharing and reusing open Markdown content!
With Docsify-This you can instantly turn any publicly available Markdown file into a responsive standalone web page, and multiple Markdown files can even be linked together to provide a simple website. The visual appearance of displayed pages can be altered by using the point-and-click Web Page Builder or URL parameters. When creating your own Markdown content you can also use a set of supported Markdown CSS classes. In addition, if GitHub or Codeberg are used to store Markdown files an “Edit this Page” link can be automatically provided for each page to support collaborative authoring.
This 30-minute session is a chance to chat with the author of Docsify-This, Paul Hibbitts, see examples of Docsify-This at work, and ask any questions you might have about the project and it’s possible uses.

LibreTexts Open Office Hours
2024-03-07 09:00 - 10:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | LibreTexts, Davis, CA, United States
Have a burning question you’re dying to ask about the LibreTexts project? Drop in to our open office hours and ask us anything!

Designing and Publishing OERs: Creator Panel Discussion
2024-03-07 12:00 - 13:00 (America/Toronto) | eCampusOntario, 372 Bay St, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
This panel discussion features OER creators who have recently completed the Specialized OER and Ancillary Resources project. Want to hear from others about taking your project from idea to final product? Creators for the project represent the diversity of OER developers: some were individuals and others project teams, some developed textbooks and others multimedia content, and some had no experience creating OERs while others did. Panelists will share their insights regarding development, using different platforms, along with challenges and successes to help future creators. Attendees will be able to submit questions or topics of interest when registering for the session.

Bricks Create & Brick Exchange: A Live Demo of the World’s First Open Health Professions Curriculum Exchange
2024-03-07 20:00 - 21:00 (Asia/Baghdad) | ScholarRX, Elizabethtown, KY, United States
Join us for a dynamic live demonstration showcasing the world’s first open Health Professions education exchange, powered by the innovative Bricks Create platform by ScholarRx. This platform is designed for health professionals and students eager to explore the frontier of medical education tools, where students are empowered to author, collaborate, and globally share curricular content.
Experience the power of Bricks Create, a game-changing tool that allows medical students to craft, curate, and disseminate educational modules tailored to diverse learning needs. Discover how this platform fosters a participatory learning environment, encouraging educators and students to contribute actively to the global medical education community.

Openness as a pedagogy of abundance – Presented by Dave Cormier
2024-03-07 12:00 - 13:00 (America/Toronto) | University of Windsor, 401 Sunset Avenue, Windsor, Ontario, Canada
In 2011 Martin Weller made a call for a pedagogy of abundance. How do we help people learn in a world where we have too much information? How do we help people engage students in our classrooms when they are surrounded by so many distractions? And, maybe more importantly, how do we encourage students to do the work when they have so many options (I’m looking at you GenAI) to get around it? This presentation will argue that the solution is to open things up, rather than to shut them down

Open Badges, Diplômes: quels liens avec l'Open Education?
2024-03-07 18:00 - 19:00 (Europe/Paris) | Université de Lille, 42 rue Paul Duez, Lille, France
Comprendre le domaine complexe de l’éducation ouverte et le différencier clairement de l’open source et de l’open science peut être délicat. Actuellement, l’accent est mis sur les open badges, mais quel est le sens et le lien entre toutes ces notions ouvertes ? Perrine de Coëtlogon, en collaboration avec la Direction de la scolarité de l’université de Lille depuis 2021, mène la transformation numérique des diplômes et des open badges, explorant également des alternatives aux diplômes traditionnels avec des certificats couvrant d’autres types de connaissances, compétences ou savoir-être.

Débloquer le potentiel : Pratiques éducatives ouvertes et la transformation numérique des expériences d’apprentissage intégrées au travail
2024-03-07 13:00 - 13:30 (America/Toronto) | eCampusOntario, 372 Bay St, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Cette présentation examine le potentiel de transformation de l’éducation ouverte en éliminant les obstacles à l’apprentissage par l’expérience dans les contextes de minorités linguistiques et en favorisant un paysage éducatif inclusif.
Nous commencerons par explorer les concepts d’apprentissage expérientiel, d’apprentissage intégré au travail (AIT) et de ressources éducatives libres (REL), et nous fournirons le contexte entourant la création de nos REL, à savoir que ce travail a été mené dans le cadre du programme Consortium d’apprentissage expérientiel francophone de l’Ontario (CAPFO) d’eCampusOntario.
Nous nous pencherons ensuite sur deux REL créées dans le cadre du CAPFO. Le premier REL présentera les résultats de notre enquête dans le cadre du rapport de l’AIT du CAPFO en 2023, qui décrit les tendances et les défis dans le secteur franco-ontarien. Ces informations seront complétées par une exploration du cadre de l’AIT, un outil stratégique développé dans le contexte du CAPFO pour renforcer l’engagement des professeurs.
En partageant nos expériences, nos résultats et nos cadres de collaboration, nous visons à inspirer les professeurs et les institutions à saisir le pouvoir de l’éducation ouverte en cultivant des environnements d’apprentissage expérientiel enrichissants, en particulier dans les milieux linguistiques minoritaires.
Nous souhaitons partager des idées précieuses et contribuer au discours en cours sur l’intersection de l’éducation ouverte, de l’apprentissage par l’expérience et des minorités linguistiques afin d’ouvrir la voie à un avenir éducatif plus accessible et inclusif.
Cette présentation aidera le public à explorer le pouvoir de l’éducation ouverte pour faire tomber les barrières de l’éducation expérientielle dans un contexte de minorité linguistique.

Save the Date – Upcoming webinar on Open Educational Resources in RDM // Réservez la date – prochain webinaire sur les Ressources éducatives libres (REL) en matière de gestion des données de recherche (GDR)
2024-03-07 13:00 - 14:00 (America/Toronto) | Digital Research Alliance of Canada, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
The Digital Research Alliance of Canada’s National Training Expert Group is excited to invite you to join us for an upcoming panel discussion entitled “Introduction to OERs in RDM.” The webinar will take place on March 7 at 1pm ET. Please register in advance using this link: https://engagedri-ca.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_VdN18hNhRjarTjk0CZ9glw#/re…

This webinar is the first in the “Open Educational Resources in RDM Webinar Series” that will highlight several Research Data Management-focused Open Educational Resources (OERs) that have been developed in Canada. The series will also explore diverse topics around OERs, such as how they can be created, used, re-mixed, translated into multiple languages, and licensed.

The “Introduction to OERs in RDM” session will introduce the series and the concept of OERs, highlight three Canadian-made OERs that will be showcased in greater detail in future sessions, and facilitate a discussion around OERs generally and their uses. The panelists will be:

Robyn Stobbs (Athabasca University): “Athabasca RDM Microcourse <https://powered.athabascau.ca/product?catalog=Research-Data-Management>”

Eugene Barsky (University of British Columbia): “UBC Library Research Commons Open Educational Resource (OER) <https://ubc-library-rc.github.io/rdm/>”

Emily Carlisle-Johnson (Western University): “Research Data Management in the Canadian Context: A Guide for Practitioners and Learners <https://ecampusontario.pressbooks.pub/canadardm/>”

The webinar will be moderated by Jen Abel and Nick Rochlin, Co-Chairs of the National Training Expert Group.
We look forward to seeing you there!

Best,
Lee, Jen, and Nick on behalf of the Organizing Committee

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Chères/chers collègues, Le Groupe d’experts national sur la formation de l’Alliance de recherche numérique du Canada a le plaisir de vous inviter à vous joindre à nous à l’occasion d’une prochaine table ronde intitulée « Introduction aux Ressources éducatives libres (REL) en matière de gestion des données de recherche (GDR) ». Le webinaire aura lieu le 7 mars à 13 h (HNE). Veuillez vous inscrire à l’avance à ce lien : https://engagedri-ca.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_VdN18hNhRjarTjk0CZ9glw#/re…

Ce webinaire est le premier d’une série de webinaires sur les Ressources éducatives libres en matière de GDR. Il mettra en relief plusieurs ressources éducatives libres (REL) axées sur la gestion des données de recherche mises au point au Canada. La série se penchera également sur divers sujets autour des REL, tels que la manière dont celles-ci peuvent être mises au point, utilisées, remaniées, traduites en plusieurs langues et concédées sous licence.

La séance « Introduction aux REL en matière de GDR » portera sur la présentation de la série et du concept des REL, mettra en lumière trois REL mises au point au Canada qui seront présentées plus en détail lors des séances ultérieures, et une discussion sur les REL en général et leurs utilisations y sera également animée. La discussion aura pour panélistes :

Robyn Stobbs (Université d’Athabasca) : « Athabasca RDM Microcourse <https://powered.athabascau.ca/product?catalog=Research-Data-Management> »

Eugene Barsky (Université de la Colombie-Britannique) : « UBC Library Research Commons Open Educational Resource (OER) <https://ubc-library-rc.github.io/rdm/> »

Emily Carlisle-Johnson (Western University) : « Gestion des données de recherche dans le contexte canadien : Un guide pour la pratique et l’apprentissage <https://ecampusontario.pressbooks.pub/canadardm/> »

Le webinaire sera animé par Jen Abel et Nick Rochlin, coprésidents du Groupe d’experts national sur la formation.

Au plaisir de vous y voir !

Cordialement,
Lee, Jen et Nick au nom du comité d’organisation

Open Office Hours with an Intellectual Property Specialist from MIT Open Learning: Adding OER Content to your Educational Materials
2024-03-07 13:00 - 13:45 (America/New_York) | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), 77 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA, United States
Join us for office hours with MIT Open Learning’s IP specialist Geoff Wilson. He’ll answer your questions about adding open content to your courses or other OER materials. He’ll also share a new CC-licensed informational video about intellectual property that you can use as a personal reference or that you can remix for your own professional development initiatives. Bring your IP ideas, thoughts, and conundrums. MIT OpenCourseWare’s Collaborations & Engagement Manager Shira Segal will moderate a conversation between you, Geoff, and Sarah Hansen, the Senior Manager for Open Education and Strategic Initiatives at MIT OpenCourseWare. Let’s discuss!
