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The Magazine Cover Story: LibreTexts Engages Students’ Interests and Insights through Snippets and Snapshots

LibreTexts Davis, CA, United States

This session is both a presentation and a discussion of how instructors and students engage with LibreTexts Open Educational Resources (OER) through a creative semester-long assignment. The three co-presenters -- one professor and her students -- share their perspectives on the use of LibreTexts as a foundation for a project in two different courses: interpersonal […]

Virtual Watch Party – Building Open Community: Lessons from the Commons

Open Oregon Portland, OR, United States

Rajiv Jhangiani delivered a powerful keynote address at this year’s Open Education Conference. We’ll watch the recorded session synchronously via Zoom with the option to use the chat feature for real-time discussion. Hosted by Open Oregon Educational Resources.

Converting Your Math Classes to OER With LibreTexts

LibreTexts Davis, CA, United States

Over a period of three semesters, the Mathematics department at Cosumnes River College transformed their entire STEM pathway to OER materials and textbooks using the LibreTexts platform. At this point, a student can earn an A.S. in Mathematics at CRC without paying anything for course materials (at least in the mathematics classes). Additionally, this transition […]

Moving Open Education Forward through Faculty Governance

Moreno Valley College Moreno Valley, CA, United States

This presentation by Dr. Daniel Wilson, Open Education Librarian at Moreno Valley College (MVC), discusses the vital role of faculty governance in moving forward with open education initiatives. It will present the story of MVC's Course Materials Affordability Committee; how that body was created as a part of the community college's Faculty Senate, the reception […]

Introduction to Populating Learning Trees in LibreTexts Open Homework and Assessment Platform, ADAPT

LibreTexts Davis, CA, United States

Join LibreTexts Founder and Executive Director, Delmar Larsen, as he shows you how to populate learning trees in LibreTexts open homework and assessment platform, ADAPT. Currently sponsored by the California Education Learning Lab (CELL), ADAPT is free for all California instructors and students for the next three years. For educators outside of California, ADAPT is […]

In Your Likeness: The Anatomy Video and Imagery Diversity (AVID) project- presented by Dave Andrews

University of Windsor Windsor, Ontario, Canada

The purpose of the Anatomy Video and Imagery Diversity (AVID) project is to create anatomical illustrations and short instructional videos that depict the diversity of humans, including people of different ages, sexes, body compositions, skin tones, hair colours and styles. People with amputations, prosthetics, tattoos and piercings are also portrayed in the images that have […]

LibreTexts Intro for College of Lake County

College of Lake County Grayslake, IL, United States

Join LibreTexts Founder and Executive Director, Delmar Larsen, as he introduces College of Lake County faculty to LibreTexts, a user-friendly open education resource platform where educators can locate, customize, and share textbooks, adaptive homework, and other ancillary materials.

Open Educational Resources (OER) Showcase

University of Victoria Libraries Victoria, British Columbia, Canada

This event is supported by BCcampus and UVic Libraries. Please join UVic Libraries, ePublishing Services on Thursday, March 7 from 1:00pm-2:30pm PST, for our Open Educational Resources (OER) Showcase! This event, in celebration of Open Education Week 2024, is a panel discussion between UVic authors who have created open textbooks. After the panel discussion, there will be an […]

Open Educational Resources and Universal Design for Learning: Complementary Practices Supporting Student Success

Saskatchewan Polytechnic Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada

Open educational resources (OER) and Universal Design for Learning (UDL) complement each other well to further accessible learning opportunities and support students' success. In this webinar, we will explore concepts like the social model of disability and how the UDL principle of "multiple means of representation" can be applied in the design of OER through […]

Cost Savings and Beyond: Demonstrating Impact and Effectiveness with Open Education

Pressbooks Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Whether you’re getting started with a new project or leading a mature open education initiative, the questions of how to demonstrate effectiveness, measure impact, and quantify value are always relevant. What do key stakeholders care about, and which metrics and proof points will resonate with them? As you build support for your initiative, what success […]

Introduction to Editing OER With LibreTexts

LibreTexts Davis, CA, United States

Join LibreTexts Founder and Executive Director, Delmar Larsen, as he shows you how to edit OER textbooks with  LibreTexts. With a powerful, easy to use WYSIWYG interface, and over 600,000 pages of content from which to choose, editing OER with LibreTexts will help you take your OER to the next level.

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), explore some OER repositories, and consider some strategies to fine tune your results. We will […]

Copyright Mythbusters & © Microcourse

San Mateo County Community College District (SMCCCD) San Mateo, CA, United States

San Mateo CCCD's Open Education Week 2024 San Mateo County Community College District’s (SMCCCD) Textbook Affordability Solutions Workgroup (TASW) invites you to participate in Open Education Resources Week. This year’s theme is Leveraging Our Capacity to Reduce Barriers for All. Our website is the central location to learn about the events that will take place […]

Do We Need a National Open Education Strategy? Results from our Community “Open” Conversations

Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education Boulder, CO, United States

Open education has made remarkable progress, yet the evolving landscape continues to present challenges. As open education work continues to grow at institutions, in states, and across regions, questions increasingly surface about how we might coordinate and advocate more effectively as a field. This includes how to advance open education policies at the national and […]

Webinar – Grasple presents interactive practice exercises with direct feedback for your students without a big time investment?

Grasple Amsterdam, Netherlands

Grasple, an official OpenStax partner, introduces a game-changing approach to teaching Calculus without a big time investment. By integrating the widely-used OpenStax Calculus Volume 1 seamlessly into our solution, we provide a plug-and-play course structure that requires minimal setup time and can be used free of charge. That means the teachers get interactive practice exercises […]

Creative Commons and Copyleft Trolls

University of British Columbia Vancouver, BC, Canada

Founded in 2001, Creative Commons has become one of the most used open licensing schemes for those engaging in open scholarship. Understanding the nuances and complexities of using these licenses in your work can be a daunting task, especially with the rise of content creators using outdated versions of licenses for profit. This session will […]

Open Education in Action at SFU

Simon Fraser University Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada

Join a panel of SFU instructors, students, and staff sharing how they've explored and implemented open educational resources and practices. Open education is a growing movement that seeks to advance affordable, accessible and flexible learning through the development and use of open educational resources (OER) and open pedagogy. In celebration of Open Education Week (March 4-8, 2024), please […]

Open Office Hours with an Intellectual Property Specialist from MIT Open Learning: Adding OER Content to your Educational Materials

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) 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 […]

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