Open Education Week

Uploading Files to Wikimedia Commons - French
2025-03-07 18:00 - 19:00 (Africa/Lagos) | Wiki in Africa, South Africa
Wiki Loves Africa is organizing a training for its participants to guide them on how to upload files for the photography contest.
This training will focus on the basics of uploading on Wikimedia Commons and will consist of a demo upload. Participants are advised to have a computing device handy to aid participation.
This training will be presented in French.

Wikipedia Edit-a-Thon at SDCCD
2025-03-07 09:30 - 13:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | San Diego Community College District, San Diego, CA, United States
Join us for an online “edit-a-thon” where faculty can collaborate on OER in their discipline by editing and improving a specific page or get started with the basics of Wikipedia.
Join the San Diego Community College District Open Ed Week via Zoom Events and attend this drop-in workshop session with Angela Boyd, Librarian at Miramar College.

Pressbooks 101
2025-03-07 12:30 - 13:30 (America/Toronto) | McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Pressbooks is an easy-to-use open content publishing platform for creating (or adapting) online resources such as textbooks, guidebooks, modules, lab manuals, student-generated assignments, and more!
This session will provide an overview of Pressbooks and the dynamic features that are natively baked in – including H5P interactivity, Hypothes.is annotation and embedded multimedia. If you’re looking to self-publish content of any length, and want a simple tool that enables customization, flexibility and accessible, varied publishing formats with web-hosting options, Pressbooks may be right for you.
We’ll look at examples of instructor-created and student-created content and get you started on using Pressbooks for your teaching and learning.

The Provocations of Indigenous Cultures within a Conference: Using Métissage to Explore the In/Compatibility of Indigenous Ways of Knowing with Open Education
2025-03-07 11:00 - 12:00 (America/Denver) | SCFL 1-096@NorQuest, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
At OE Global 2023 Indigenous ways of knowing and being were a fundamental component of the conference design and organization. Indigenous and non-Indigenous organizers established a collaborative governance approach to foster partnership and mutual guidance throughout the planning and execution stages.
In this session, Dawn Witherspoon, Darrion Letendre, and Robert Lawson will perform métissage to recount the design and implementation of, and personal experiences with, a conference program that reflected the concept of two-eyed seeing, navigating Indigenous and non-Indigenous worldviews. We will explore the incompatibility and compatibility of Indigenous ways of knowing with the ontological and epistemological assumptions embedded into open education. A fundamental question we examine is how the braiding of conference stories can unearth the interplay of Indigenous (nêhiyawîhcikêwin Plains Cree) ways of knowing with the values and practices of open education.

5 Disciplines in 50 Minutes
2025-03-07 12:00 - 13:00 (America/Chicago) | Minnesota State, Saint Paul, MN, United States
Learn about how five faculty are using OER within their discipline.

English, Inver Hills Community College
Nursing, Minnesota State University, Mankato
Special Education, Minnesota State University, Mankato
Biology, Anoka-Ramsey Community College
History, Minnesota State College Southeast

OEWeek Live: Open Education Week Wrap Up (and What's Next?)
2025-03-07 12:00 - 13:00 (America/Regina) | Online from Multiple Locations
This is the last of the OEWeek Live! sessions for Open Education Week 2025. These webcasts are set up as informal conversations. For each show we invite a group of open educators willing to have a discussion that lacks an agenda and slides with bullet points.
These conversational sessions start with sharing of their current projects, activities, and interests but flow into general discussions of what is happening in the world of open education. We also will share some perspectives on what we saw this week- there’s too much for any one person to know – and talk about maybe we can happen in the upcoming year.

Guests confirmed so far include:

Peter Musser (ISKME/OER Commons) on what we curated through the OEWeek open assets collection efforts in OER Commons
Susanne Grimm (OERinfo, OER World Map) on what we added to the OER World Map during Open Education Week
Heather Ross (University of Saskatchewan) on openness in general and specifically on open educational practices at USask
Brian Lamb (Thompson Rivers University) on the OpenETC (Open EdTech Coop) and sharing open tech, open pedagogy, the role of open in a fallen and corrupt corporatized world
Anne-Marie Scott (Independent Consultant) on the OpenETC, Open Source, all the opens
Jennifer Rogers (LibreTexts) on All things LibreTexts

Watch live to send your questions and comments through the chat or watch the recording later

Learn More:

Open Education Week https://oeweek.oeglobal.org/
OE Week Live Schedule https://connect.oeglobal.org/t/oeweek-live-webcasts/7383

Emerging Technologies in International Education
2025-03-07 11:00 - 12:00 (America/Edmonton) | Athabasca University, 1 University Dr, Athabasca, AB T9S 3A3, Athabasca, Alberta, Canada
“Bridging the gap between theory and practice is essential for advancing education. While theoretical frameworks provide foundational understanding, their real-world application ensures relevance and impact. Educators and institutions are challenged to translate scholarly insights into actionable strategies that address challenges in open and distributed education. This dynamic exchange between research and practice fosters innovation, improves teaching effectiveness, and enhances learning outcomes. Extending scholarship to practice also enriches research, as practical applications often reveal new areas of inquiry, leading to a continuous cycle of knowledge generation and refinement.” (Anderson et al., 2025)
In this session, Drs. Adnan Qayyum and Levina Yuen will outline key emerging online technologies and their potential to enable and transform education on a global scale.
Emerging Technologies in International Education
Dr. Adnan Qayyum and Dr. Levina Yuen
March 7, 2025, 11am MT
http://www.cideresearch.ca/session/qayyum-yuen-2025
This is the third and final session in the CIDER series celebrating Open Education Week 2025 and the 25th anniversary of The International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning.

A LibreTexts ADAPT Success Story with Greg Allen
2025-03-07 10:00 - 10:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | LibreTexts, Davis, CA, United States
Join Assistant Professor of Chemistry at Mendocino College, Greg Allen, as he shares how he uses LibreTexts ADAPT open homework and assessment in his courses.
Greg received his Ph.D. in Chemistry from the University of California, Davis. His graduate research focused on atmospheric chemistry and he’s worked on several research projects investigating ways to improve student learning in chemistry courses. Greg has been teaching chemistry in some form for over 10 years, and started teaching courses at Mendocino College in 2018, where he generally teaches the introduction to chemistry, and general chemistry courses.

Why Zero-Textbook-Cost Degrees Are Vital to Your Distance Education Strategy
2025-03-07 13:00 - 13:30 (America/New_York) | Ellucian, Reston, VA, United States
As colleges and universities expand and refine their online offerings, affordability remains a critical factor in student enrollment and retention. Zero-Textbook-Cost (ZTC) degrees not only reduce financial barriers but also enhance accessibility, equity, and student success in distance education. This session explores how implementing ZTC degrees can strengthen your institution’s online strategy, improve course completion rates, and leverage emerging technologies to create dynamic, cost-effective, and personalized learning experiences.

2025 Open Education Week Lightning Talks: Affordable Education, Accessible Resources
2025-03-07 12:30 - 13:30 (America/Chicago) | University of Arkansas at Little Rock, 2801 S. University Ave., Little Rock, AR, United States
Hear the different ways faculty, staff, and students at University of Arkansas at Little Rock are utilizing Open Education resources in courses, events, and more! These fast-paced lightening talks allow multiple presenters to share their experiences in the span of an hour.
This live event will be streamed via zoom. Register for the link.

LibreTexts First Friday Features
2025-03-07 11:00 - 11:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | LibreTexts, Davis, CA, United States
Looking to get caught up on all of LibreTexts cool new updates and features? Join us for our new series, First Friday Features, on the first Friday of every month to chat with a member of our team about everything you need to know about what’s new in the LibreVerse.

Alternatives to Open: Zero Cost Textbooks
2025-03-07 14:00 - 15:00 (America/Toronto) | Fanshawe College, London, Ontario, Canada
Brought to you by Collab4Open
In addition to open educational resources, the costs of learning materials can be reduced by leveraging library resources and exceptions to copyright. In this session, we will provide an overview of how educators can use these alternatives to OER to support low-cost student learning. Topics discussed will include barriers to OER adoption, using library materials in teaching, and fair dealing for education.

NMOER Event: Finding and Evaluating Open Materials for Accessibility
2025-03-07 12:00 - 13:00 (America/Denver) | University of New Mexico, 1 University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131, Albuquerque, NM, United States
Continuing the Proactive Accessibility OER Series 2025, this workshop helps faculty finalize their OER projects by focusing on sourcing and evaluating open materials for accessibility.
Participants will learn how to identify and assess openly licensed resources for critical accessibility features such as screen reader compatibility, proper tagging, and alt text. Faculty will also explore strategies for adapting and customizing materials to meet accessibility standards while adhering to licensing requirements. This session will equip attendees with a comprehensive understanding of how to integrate accessible practices into their projects and finalize materials that are inclusive, effective, and ready for publication or distribution.

Webinar: Copyright Confidence From Basics to AI
2025-03-07 11:30 - 13:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Open Oregon, Portland, OR, United States
Navigating copyright is essential for anyone working with Open Educational Resources, but the world of copyright sometimes feels daunting or confusing. Join us for a 90-minute webinar led by members of the Copyright First Responders Pacific Northwest designed to help demystify copyright basics and fair use principles. We’ll also spend time thinking about how to build confidence with copyright and look at “hot topics” including the issue on everyone’s mind lately: AI and copyright. Through practical scenario-based discussions, you’ll gain confidence in navigating copyright considerations for OER and other educational materials.
This session offers a supportive environment for faculty, librarians, and instructional designers to build their copyright confidence. Using a mixture of presentations and scenario-based discussions, we will walk through real-world scenarios and dedicate significant time to addressing your specific questions about copyright in OER creation and adaptation.

Introducing LibreTexts LibreNet Consortium and Academy
2025-03-07 11:30 - 12:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | LibreTexts, Davis, CA, United States
Is your campus looking for new and innovative ways to advocate for, and create OER? We have you covered with LibreTexts LibreNet consortium. For the incredibly low price of $1500/year your campus can have it’s own branded commons on our platform, unlimited hosting of open textbooks, priority access to the LibreTexts team, and much, much more. Join a member of the LibreTexts as they go over all you need to know in order to take your open education programs to the next level with the LibreNet.
Check out more information on our website and bring your questions: https://libretexts.org/librenetconsortium.
We will also do a Q and A about our new Academy Center for Open Instructional Innovation and Professional Development. Be sure to check out the website and submit an interest form: https://libretexts.org/academy.

Reduce Student Costs, Boost Success: Open Resources for the Win
2025-03-07 15:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York) | J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College, Parham Road Campus 1651 E. Parham Road, Richmond, VA, United States
Come join us and discover a wealth of open educational resources available through the VIVA Textbook Faculty Portal, the Open Textbook Library as well as other OER repositories. During this session, you will learn about navigating OER repositories and metafinders to find resources for your classes.
We will also discuss open pedagogy approaches and assignments, as well as encouraging participation by practicing with editing Wikipedia using academic resources.
OER Guide we will use during the session: https://libguides.reynolds.edu/oerstart

Open Educational Resources and Artificial Intelligence
2025-03-07 12:00 - 13:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | San Mateo County Community College District (SMCCCD), San Mateo, CA, United States
Are you interested in talking with colleagues about how AI impacts open educational resources and free course materials? Join instructional designer Jennifer Howze-Owens of the College of San Mateo for an informal conversation will touch on the intersection of teaching, learning, innovation, equity and beyond!
Note: While this presentation’s audience is primarily those in the San Mateo County Community College District (California, USA), it is open for all who wish to join us. It is a hybrid event, and the registration link is for Zoom participation.

Interview: OER and Localisation – Professor Lynne Bowker
2025-03-07 12:00 - 12:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Vancouver, Vancouver, BC, Canada
In this interview, Professor Bowker emphasises the importance of localisation in OER, noting that adapting language and cultural references increases student engagement. She highlights AI-driven automatic translation as a promising tool for localisation but stresses that human intervention is necessary for cultural adaptation, accuracy, and relevance. Collaboration among faculty, language experts, and students is key to effective localisation, ensuring both linguistic and contextual appropriateness. She recommends using technology alongside human expertise, piloting OER with students for feedback, and fostering interdisciplinary teamwork to enhance the accessibility and impact of localised educational materials.

Education: The Future is Open – Lecture with Richard Baraniuk
2025-03-07 14:30 - 16:00 (America/Winnipeg) | University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Join us for “Education: The Future is Open” – A Lecture by Richard Baraniuk, founder of OpenStax
A grassroots movement is sweeping through the academic world. The “OpenEd” movement is based on a set of intuitions that are shared by a remarkably wide range of academics: that knowledge should be free and open to use and re-use; that collaboration should be easier, not harder; that people should receive credit and kudos for contributing to education and research; and that concepts and ideas are linked in unusual and surprising ways and not the simple linear forms that traditional media present. This is a pivotal moment for the OpenEd community to come together as education is reshaped by advances in AI, evolving student needs, and expanding global challenges.
Dr. Richard G. Baraniuk is professor of electrical and computer engineering at Rice University and founder and director of OpenStax. He launched Connexions in 1999 as a platform for open knowledge sharing, which evolved into OpenStax, the world’s largest OER publisher with more than 70 digital textbooks used by 7 million college and high school students this school year. He also leads SafeInsights, the US National Science Foundation’s national infrastructure for education research. Baraniuk has been active in AI theory research and education applications for 15 years, and is a member of the US National Academy of Engineering and American Academy of Arts and Sciences and a fellow of the US National Academy of Inventors, AAAS, and IEEE. He has received numerous research and education awards, including the IEEE Jack S. Kilby Signal Processing Medal, the James H. Mulligan, Jr. Education Medal, and the Harold W. McGraw, Jr. Prize in Education.

Augmented Info, Ethics, and the Duty of Care
2025-03-07 13:00 - 15:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Talking With Machines, Whittier, United States
Stephen Downes will be talking about “AI”, ethics, our duty of care in education, and more with Bryan Alexander, Tom Haymes and Mark Corbett Wilson as we record the latest “Talking with machines” podcast.
Stephen is a well known researcher, theorist, and educator who offered an open cMOOC, “Ethics, Analytics, and The Duty of Care” in 2021, which Mark participated in. Stephen works with the Digital Technologies Research Centre at the National Research Council of Canada and OLDaily is his long running and widely read e-learning newsletter.
You can read Stephen’s short post about ethics and the duty of care or his journal article “Ethics, Analytics, and the Duty of Care” to learn more.
Bryan and Tom are professors who have been discussing “AI” and higher education for years.

Stephen Downes: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stdownes/
Bryan Alexander: https://bryanalexander.org/
Tom Haymes: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tomhaymes/
Mark Corbett Wilson: https://www.linkedin.com/in/markcorbettwilson/

Populating Learning Trees in LibreTexts ADAPT Open Homework and Assessment Platform
2025-03-07 14:00 - 15:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | 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 educators outside of California, ADAPT is available at cost–with a price point far below what traditional publishers charge.

It's a Wrap! Open Education Week 2025 Happy Hour
2025-03-07 17:00 - 18:30 (America/Regina) | Online from Multiple Locations
What a week, all the way around the world and back! By request of a colleague we have scheduled an end of day (North America) social gathering for anyone who wants to just smile and feel good about a very full week.
Bring any beverage, pop, water, coffee, sit back, oput your feet up, and share some memories with others who can be there.
This gather is hosted in Zoom, there is no recording.
Sign up ahead of time or at the hour to come join us.
Featured image: Happy morning cup of coffee PickPik photo uncredited shared under PickPik Royalty Free terms of service.

Language OER Conference
2025-03-08 09:00 - 16:30 (America/Chicago) | University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS, United States
Hosted by the University of Kansas Open Language Resource Center the Language OER Conference is a venue to showcase large-scale language OER and to exchange information on topics related to OER production and adoption.
The Language OER Conference is completely online and completely free.
The 2025 Language OER Conference is scheduled for Saturday, March 8, 2025. The 2025 program is available to view and may be subject to change.
Please register by Friday March 7th 12:00PM CST to receive information on how to access the conference.
The conference web site includes links to watch recordings from past years of this conference. See also Language at KU for more on the university’s OER policies and a directory of Language OER developed at KU.

Editing Wikiquote with the Wiki Loves Women team
2025-03-08 16:00 - 17:30 UTC | Wiki in Africa, South Africa
Join Zita Ursula Zage, Florence Devouard and Afek Ben Chahed to explore collaborative with initiatives like Wiki Loves Women’s ‘#SheSaid‘ Campaign which document quotes from Black women, non-binary, and LGBTQI+ individuals who have inspired many in the fight against patriarchy and the eradication of gender-based violence aligns perfectly with our theme. During this session, participants will learn how to edit Wikiquote, a free online compendium of sourced quotations from notable people and creative works in every language. This session will be presented in English, on the 8th March 2025 at 16:00 UTC.
Registration link.

Photography Basics For Wikimedia Commons
2025-03-08 17:00 - 18:00 (Africa/Lagos) | Wiki in Africa, South Africa
Wiki Loves Africa is organizing a training for its participants to guide them on how to upload files for the photography contest.
This training will focus on the basics of photography and also there will be demo on how to make simple edits on an image to enhance the quality.
The training will be delivered in English.

OEW@Campus Luzern – Offene Lehrbücher: Zwischen allen Stühlen?
2025-03-10 12:15 - 13:00 (Europe/Zurich) | Campus Luzern, Werftestrasse 4, Luzern, Switzerland
Offene Lehrbücher: Zwischen allen Stühlen?
Nicole Krüger, ZHAW Hochschulbibliothek
In Nordamerika werden OER und «Open Textbooks» fast synonym gebraucht. Umfangreiche staatliche Förderungen flossen in die Veröffentlichung von Lehrbüchern, die heute in der Open Textbook Library oder der BCcampus Open Collection zu finden sind. Hier ist ein Unterschied zur OER-Praxis in Europa zu beobachten: Warum wurden Lehrbücher im OER-Kontext bisher nur wenig beachtet? Warum sind sie nicht Bestandteil von DOAB, dem Directory of Open Access Books? Erhalten offene Lehrbücher – analog zu wissenschaftlichen Open Access-Monografien – finanzielle Förderung? Sind sie Bestandteil von bibliothekarischen Sammlungen? Diesen Fragen ging die LIBER Educational Resources Working Group 2022-2024 unter der Co-Leitung von Nicole Krüger, Helen Moore und Tamara Pianos nach.
Der Beitrag richtet sich in erster Linie an Personen aus dem OER- und Open Access-Support. Neben der Präsentation der Arbeitsergebnisse der Working Group und deren Austausch mit DOAB und der Open Textbook Library sollen Ideen zur Förderung dieser bisher nur wenig beachteten Form von OER ausgetauscht werden.
Campus Luzern lädt Sie herzlich zur kostenlosen Online-Präsentation ein! Der Vortrag findet über ZOOM statt, eine vorherige Anmeldung ist nicht erforderlich.
Zoom-Link: https://hslu.zoom.us/j/68022940452?pwd=[REDACTED]

(English via Google Translate):
Open textbooks: Caught between all chairs?
Nicole Krüger, ZHAW University Library
In North America, OER and “open textbooks” are used almost synonymously. Extensive government funding went into the publication of textbooks, which can now be found in the Open Textbook Library or the BCcampus Open Collection. Here, a difference can be observed compared to OER practice in Europe: Why have textbooks received little attention in the OER context so far? Why are they not part of DOAB, the Directory of Open Access Books? Do open textbooks receive financial support – analogous to academic open access monographs? Are they part of library collections? The LIBER Educational Resources Working Group 2022-2024, co-led by Nicole Krüger, Helen Moore and Tamara Pianos, investigated these questions.
The presentation is primarily aimed at people from OER and Open Access support. In addition to presenting the results of the working group and exchanging them with DOAB and the Open Textbook Library, the aim is to exchange ideas for promoting this previously little-noticed form of OER.
Campus Luzern cordially invites you to the free online presentation! The lecture will take place via ZOOM, prior registration is not required.

Podcasting as Open Pedagogy
2025-03-10 11:00 - 12:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | University of British Columbia, 2329 West Mall, Vancouver, BC, V6T 1Z4, Canada
Podcasting provides students with the opportunity to gain experience in open educational practices including finding and using openly licensed audio and sharing their academic work with the wider community. Learn how to create your own podcast in this introductory and interactive workshop.
This workshop will cover all levels of podcast production including content creation, recording, editing, and promotion. No previous podcasting experience is necessary. This workshop will also cover the basics of Audacity, the free and open source audio editing software. Audacity can be used for many digital projects including podcasts, oral histories, and voice overs or narration. Participants will learn how to record and edit audio using Audacity, as well as how to import music and sound effects.
Pre-requisites: None. This workshop is intended for beginners. To get the most out of this workshop consider downloading Audacity at https://www.audacityteam.org/download/.

Introducing Next Steps for U.S. National Coordination on Open Education
2025-03-10 14:00 - 15:30 (America/New_York) | United States, Virtual, United States
Join us for an exciting and informative session as we introduce the Open Education Association Development Project, a new national initiative aimed at advancing open education across the United States through collaborative action and strategic coordination.
In this webinar, we’ll provide an overview of the project’s background, goals, and upcoming activities. You’ll also have the opportunity to engage with the steering committee and community during an interactive portion, where you can share your thoughts and ask questions.
The recording will be available on opened.org shortly after the event.
Date & Time:
Monday, March 10, 2025
2:00pm ET / 1:00pm CT / 12:00pm MT / 11:00am PT

Digital Academic Resources for Vietnamese Higher Education Institutions
2025-03-11 14:00 - 16:30 (Asia/Bangkok) | Thanh Do University, Hanoi, Viet Nam
The seminar aims to:

Share insights into digital academic resources available for higher education institutions in Vietnam, including both open-access and subscription-based resources, with policymakers, school administrators, education researchers, lecturers, and students.
Launch the online edition of Open Education and Open Science: A Handbook for Lecturers and Researchers.

OEW@Campus Luzern – The Legal Framework of OER Usage in the Context of Artificial Intelligence
2025-03-11 12:15 - 13:00 (Europe/Zurich) | Campus Luzern, Werftestrasse 4, Luzern, Switzerland
Suzanna Marazza, CCdigitallaw of the Università della Svizzera italiana
Join us for an engaging and informative webinar exploring the intersection of copyright, generative AI, and Open Educational Resources (OER). This session will delve into the legal implications of training AI models and using OER, along with important copyright considerations for AI-generated content, including the creation of OER through AI tools.
Designed to be both practical and interactive, the webinar will feature real-world examples to bring clarity to these complex issues. There will also be ample time for questions and open discussion, encouraging collaboration and a deeper understanding of the topic. We invite all individuals involved in OER and AI at higher education institutions
-regardless of role- to participate in this valuable opportunity. Please note that the session will be conducted in English. We look forward to your participation!
Zoom-Link:
https://hslu.zoom.us/j/63559424151?pwd=[REDACTED]
