• Interview: Open Educational Practices – Dr Rajiv Jhangiani

    Vancouver Vancouver, BC, Canada

    In this interview, Dr Rajiv Jhangiani highlights the importance of open educational practices (OEP) in democratising learning. He advocates for student-centred pedagogies, including co-creation of course policies and assessments, to enhance engagement and agency. Additionally, he stresses the growing focus on social justice within OEP, particularly in redistributive, recognitive, and representational justice, while also addressing […]

  • Hands-On OER: Crafting Engaging Content with H5P and Pressbooks

    Collab4Open
    St Claire College Chattam-Kent, ON, Canada

    Brought to you by Collab4Open. Dive into the world of Open Educational Resources with this hands-on workshop designed to get you creating and experimenting! Learn the basics of H5P and Pressbooks to develop dynamic, interactive content that will captivate your students. Join us for an exciting session and empower yourself with the tools to innovate […]

  • How To Use Creative Commons Licenses

    University of Saskatchewan Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada

    "Creative Commons (CC) is a non-profit organization that maintains a set of user- and creator-friendly copyright licenses that you can attach to your work to communicate how it can be used and distributed by others." (quote from this quick start guide). In this session Kate Langrell, USask Copyright Coordinator, will review the Creative Commons licenses […]

  • Introduction to LibreTexts Commons&Conductor Platform

    LibreTexts Davis, CA, United States

    Join a member of the LibreTexts team as we introduce you to our Commons & Conductor platform. A multi-functional platform that provides enhanced searching capabilities across all of LibreTexts over one million page of openly licensed content via the Commons, as well as a project management platform that provides a gathering point for all of […]

  • In the OEG Voices Podcast Studio with Amanda Coolidge, Marcela Morales, and Maren Deepwell

    OEWeek Live!
    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 OE Global 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  podcast studio […]

  • 5 Practitioners in 50 minutes

    Minnesota State Saint Paul, MN, United States

    We all know of the impact OER has in the classroom, but there is important work going on outside of it as well. This session will have five different individuals within the Minnesota State system who are working with OER in different ways. Jodi Ondich from Lake Superior College works in their Center for Teaching […]

  • Open Textbook Review Workshop

    University of New Mexico Albuquerque, NM, United States

    Explore open textbook solutions for your pedagogical needs by attending a free workshop facilitated by the Open Education Network. Higher education faculty in New Mexico are invited to a workshop where you will learn about open textbooks, where to find them, and the criteria that the OEN uses to evaluate the textbooks in their Open […]

  • Unbottling the GenAI: a workshop exploring Gen AI and Open Educational Resources

    Saskatchewan Polytechnic Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada

    This workshop will focus on practical magic where you will co-create a textbook chapter and explore how AI can be used in OER. Join Lucas Wright and Will Engel, experts from the Learning and Teaching division of the University of British Columbia for an interactive online workshop about generative Artificial Intelligence (genAI) and Open Educational […]

  • Accessibility Workshop – Building Accessible Word Documents

    University of Texas at Arlington Arlington, TX, United States

    This workshop is Presented by University of Texas at Arlington's Electronic and Information Resources Accessibility Coordinator, Laura Hopkins, MS ITM, CAPM, CPACC, CTCD/CTCM . Join a hands-on workshop led by Laura Hopkins focused on making your Word documents accessible and adaptable across platforms. Developing accessible Word documents is essential for streamlining projects in Pressbooks, improving […]

  • Teachers Empowering Teachers: Finding and Reusing OER

    Delft University of Technology Delft, Netherlands

    What to Expect: Learn: Examples of best (and worst) practices and common challenges in finding and reusing OER. Share: Your own experiences, challenges, and successes. Collaborate: Work with peers to identify solutions and collectively improve OER practices.   This session is perfect for teachers looking to explore new resources, overcome challenges in their teaching, and […]

  • Using Pressbooks to customize Open Educational Resources

    Indiana Unviersity Indianapolis Indianapolis, IN, United States

    Interested in free customizable instructional materials? Join us to learn how the Pressbooks online ebook platform can help you find Open Educational Resources (OER), mix and match chapters from multiple books and resources, customize materials to reflect your class’s needs, or create your own content to share with students. In this webinar we will demonstrate and […]

  • Integrating OER into Course Design

    San Diego Community College District San Diego, CA, United States

    Open Educational Resources (OER) offer more than just cost savings—they provide opportunities to rethink course design in ways that enhance student engagement and learning. This session will explore strategies for integrating OER thoughtfully into course structures, ensuring that materials align with learning objectives, support diverse learners, and promote active engagement. Participants will gain practical approaches […]

  • Copyright and Licensing for Open Educational Resources

    University of British Columbia Vancouver, BC, Canada

    Does your project include work created by others? Do you have questions about Creative Commons licenses and how to incorporate licensed works into your project? This session will introduce you to copyright basics for your OER project and take you through licensing considerations to insure that your work is reusable by others. Importantly it will […]

  • The Triple A’s of Ancillaries: Advancing Academic Achievement

    LibreTexts Davis, CA, United States

    This interactive session will highlight best practices implementation strategies, and the positive impact of LibreTexts  ancillaries on student comprehension, retention, and application of course content. It features the presenter's firsthand experiences in leading a cohort of subject matter experts in communication to create ancillaries for a LibreTexts textbook.

  • Open Education Connections: K-12 and Higher Ed

    Open Oregon Portland, OR, United States

    Interested in collaborating with K–12 educators and leveraging Open Educational Resources (OER) in teaching and learning? Barbara Soots, Assistant Director, Open Education & Instructional Materials in Washington’s Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction, leads a session exploring the use of open resources and open education pedagogy in K–12 education. Discover how OER is being utilized and […]

  • Turning Data into Action: Responding to Illinois Students’ Need for Equity of Course Materials

    Consortium of Academic and Research Libraries in Illinois Champaign, IL, United States

    In this webinar, hear how a diverse group of institutions are responding to Illinois students’ course material experiences and preferences expressed in the 2023 Illinois Course Materials Survey: Student Perspective. Representatives from College of DuPage, Lincoln Land Community College, Millikin University, Oakton College, and Southern Illinois University Carbondale will describe their institutional support and methods […]

  • Curation as a Teaching Strategy

    McMaster University Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

    We typically associate the word “curation” with art galleries and museums, but with the burgeoning availability of open education resources, it can also be part of a content creation strategy. Sifting through the vast amounts of relevant content online can be challenging, but also presents opportunities to selectively collect astonishing and high-quality pieces, carefully authored […]

  • The Future of Pedagogy: Ethical and Inclusive AI in OER Development

    Ontario Tech U Oshawa, Ontario, Canada

    This session explores the transformative potential of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in enhancing Open Educational Resources (OER) while ensuring ethical implementation. By proposing a framework to integrate ethical and inclusive AI practices, it emphasizes transparency, fairness, privacy, and accountability. The session demonstrates how AI can scale content creation, improve accessibility through translation and adaptive technologies, and […]

  • ENOEL WS#10 Embrace the Open: Advocating for Open Education through its own tools

    Europe Rome, DC, Italy

    We are delighted to invite you to the tenth event in our ENOEL Workshop series, organised by SPARC Europe and the European Network of Open Education Librarians (ENOEL): "WS#10 Embrace the Open: Advocating for Open Education through its own tools". Our workshop facilitators are: Sylvia Moes (SURF, Netherlands) Lambert Heller (TIB- Leibniz Information Centre for Science and Technology, Germany) […]