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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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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" […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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.
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.
"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 […]
