Open Education Week 2025 Exhibit: Sharing Memories of Your Favorite Children's Book(s)
2025-03-03 - 2025-03-31 | WashU, St. Louis, MO, United States
This pop-up interactive exhibit features about 50 award winning titles recently added to the WashU Libraries’ Collection. The exhibit invites viewers to share their favorite children’s books and authors with others. These books support the methods courses for the Teacher Education Program in the Department of Education and covers a range of fiction and non-fiction topics on identity, race, gender, culture, customs, religion, and traditions.
The exhibit runs from March 3-March 31, 2025 and is on display in the Olin Library lobby.

Free Books: Open Publishing at Concordia
2025-03-03 08:00 - 2025-04-30 17:00 (America/Toronto) | Concordia University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
To celebrate Open Education Month, Concordia Library is pleased to present a new display highlighting open publishing at the Library and Concordia University Press (CUP). Together, the Library and CUP collaborate to make scholarship and education free and accessible within and beyond the university.
Open Educational Resources (OER) are digital resources for teaching, learning, and research that are made available for use and re-purposing. They increase the variety of instructional resources in students’ learning experiences while lowering the financial barriers. OER in the form of open textbooks are a hallmark of Concordia’s OER program. Although open-access publications from university presses often do not permit repurposing in the same way that open textbooks do, they are nonetheless free for students and can be adopted in courses. In parallel with open publishing, Course Reserves also offer a free option for students.
This collaborative display illustrates how open education and open scholarship can nurture each other. As higher education becomes increasingly costly, students stand to gain from the cost-saving benefits of viable alternatives to commercial textbooks. Meanwhile, professors can choose to deepen their research and pedagogical impact by developing open-access and knowledge-mobilization plans to benefit students and the wider public.
Organized in six sections, this display introduces students and faculty to the parallels between CUP and the Library’s OER program. In the vitrine and the digital counter, you will find awareness efforts alongside physical and digital books from CUP and Concordia’s OER program. QR codes make these titles easily accessible, while OER and CUP buttons and slogans promote the importance of open publishing.
Finally, the horizons of free course material options can be expanded through student advocacy and faculty pedagogy. We encourage students to nominate a course for open education and show their support for open publishing by wearing one of our buttons found at the Ask-Us Desk. We encourage faculty to consider open textbook grants, course reserves, and open-access university presses.
Let’s reduce barriers to higher education together!
Curated by the Library’s OER Team and Concordia University Press, the exhibition will be on display from March 3 until April 30, 2025. Special thanks to Zo Kopyna, Chhayhee Sok, Saelan Twerdy, Meredith Carruthers and Rachel Harris.
Concordia University Library supports open scholarship, education, and science. As part of this commitment, the Library leads the University’s OER Program and continues to develop open scholarship initiatives and services, such as our open guides and institutional repository.
Concordia University Press is a non-profit publisher of peer-reviewed books. Concordia University Press is committed to barrier-free scholarship and our titles are available as free, open-access e-books, as well as for sale in thoughtfully designed print editions.

Introduction to Open Education (EDEV0006)
2025-03-07 - 2025-03-23 | Conestoga College, 299 Doon Valley Dr, Kitchener, Ontario, Canada
Registration is now open for EDEV0006, Introduction to Open Education.
This course is intended to provide educators with foundational knowledge on the importance of open educational practices, including open educational resources (OER).
This course is part of the micro-credential Open Education in a Post-Secondary Context offered through Conestoga’s Continuing Education department. It can also be used towards Conestoga’s Post-Secondary Teaching Certificate.

OE Week Reflection with Alan Levine & Equity Unbound Community
2025-03-17 21:00 - 22:00 (Africa/Cairo) | Online from Multiple Locations
We will host a post-OE Week reflection session, with Alan Levine. This will be an open conversation and reflection using the posts from the Padlet we will be collecting and curating reflections, thoughts, ideas throughout OE Week.
This session will take place on Monday 17 March at 9 pm Cairo | 7 pm UTC | 3 pm EDT. If you’d like to join us for that, please register using the registration link below.

Webinar Series: OER in Vocational Education and Training: Making education more accessible and affordable
2025-03-18 14:00 - 15:30 (Europe/Berlin) | UNESCO-UNEVOC, Bonn, Germany
In this edition of the webinar series held jointly by the European Training Foundation (ETF), the International Council of Distance Education (ICDE) and the UNESCO-UNEVOC International Centre for Technical and Vocational Education and Training, we will focus on the role of OER in improving access by reducing costs for students.
After an introduction to OER, the session will particularly highlight an impressive initiative by the Milwaukee Area Technical College in the USA. During COVID, the college formed an Open Access Team that has been very successful in expanding low-cost and no-cost textbook options across the college. Furthermore, Susanne Grimm of OERinfo Germany will present the relaunched OER World Map. This interactive map can be used to expand knowledge, share information and experiences and it can help collect data on OER initiatives. Finally, Torunn Gjelsvik will provide an update on ICDE’s new OER strategy and its Open Education Network.

Casual Coffee Hour with MIT OpenCourseWare and CCCOER
2025-03-20 15:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York) | Online from Multiple Locations
Did you know MIT OpenCourseWare and the Community College Consortium for OER (CCCOER) have become friends? We’re having great conversations and swapping ideas about Open. And we’d like to bring you in on it! Join us as we spotlight recent teaching materials from MIT OpenCourseWare and their work with community colleges. Add your voice to the conversation and then take your impact out into the world. The first twenty new friends to join us in the webinar will receive coffee gift cards on us to fuel your open endeavors. We can’t wait to meet you!
Presenters:

Shira Segal, MIT OpenCourseWare Collaborations and Engagement Manager
Sarah Hansen, MIT OpenCourseWare Assistant Director, Open Education Innovation

Moderated by:

Heather Blicher, Community College Consortium for OER Director, Open Education Global

Please register here. To encourage an open conversation and relaxed atmosphere, this webinar will not be recorded.

Women WordPress Day Cartago
2025-03-22 09:00 - 12:00 (America/Costa_Rica) | Universidad Americana Cartago, Cartago, Cartago, Costa Rica
Celebra el Día Internacional de la Mujer en el Women WordPress Day. Únete a mujeres de la comunidad WordPress Cartago mientras comparten su sabiduría y experiencias en un entorno inclusivo para todos. Este evento es ideal para quienes buscan aprender, conectar y descubrir cómo las mujeres están transformando el mundo de la tecnología.
En esta oportunidad, ofreceremos dos charlas introductorias diseñadas para ser accesibles y enriquecedoras para todos:

UX para WordPress: más allá de la estética: Aprenderemos cómo el UX va más allá de hacer que un sitio web de WordPress se vea bonito. Aprenderemos a aplicar principios de diseño centrado en el usuario para crear experiencias intuitivas y memorables que impulsen la interacción y la conversación.
Expositora: Karen Mendez
Optimizando la accesibilidad de mi sitio WordPress: Aprende a mejorar la accesibilidad de tu sitio WordPress con prácticas y herramientas clave. Exploraremos su importancia, dónde encontrar más información y aplicaremos una verificación práctica en sitios reales.
Expositora: Lilliam Montoya

Fecha: 22 de Marzo de 2025
Hora: 09:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Lugar: UAM Paseo Metropoli, Cartago
No dejes pasar esta oportunidad de conectar con la comunidad. ¡Te esperamos!

Viquipèdia:Viquimarató Dones i Salut (Wikipedia : Women and Health Wikimarathon)
2025-03-24 08:00 - 17:00 (Europe/Madrid) | Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
Aquesta viquimarató forma part de les activitats del Projecte Dones i Salut a la Viquipèdia i els seus objectius principals són analitzar el contingut actual relacionat amb la salut de les dones a la Viquipèdia, millorar els articles existents i crear-ne de nous per cobrir les llacunes identificades. L’equip de treball d’aquest projecte està coordinat per RedCAPS encarregat de revisar i aportar informació rellevant per validar el contingut de cadascuna de les entrades en què treballarem.

Objectius

Millorar la qualitat del contingut i les referències dels articles a la Viquipèdia.
Traduir entrades ja existents en altres llengües.
Incorporar la perspectiva de gènere en els articles
Aportar imatges a Wikimedia Commons.
Completar les entrades de Wikidata corresponent

Évaluer l’impact de vos REL interactives et accessibles dans votre pratique d’enseignement
2025-03-24 08:30 - 10:00 (America/Toronto) | Université de York, Toronto, Canada
This hands-on workshop guides OER developers to assess the impact of their OER in their learning environment using LMS platforms. During the workshop, OER creators or adopters will be guided and encouraged to:
1. Export and integrate their OER into an LMS.
2. Design data collection tools (surveys, focus groups, etc.) to gather feedback from students on their perceptions and uses of OER in their learning environment.
3. Explore strategies for analysing this feedback in order to improve OER and encourage colleagues to adopt them.
Speakers: Dominique Scheffel-Dunand (Université York, Canada), Sushumna Rao Tadinada (Hyderabad, Inde)

OER Collective Community Day
2025-03-25 10:30 - 15:00 (Australia/Adelaide) | Australia, Australia
Kick off the year with inspiration, connection, and collaboration at the OER Collective Community Day on Tuesday, 25 March 2025, from 10:30 AM to 3:00 PM ACDT on Zoom!
This annual event is your opportunity to engage with the OER Collective community, share insights, and gain new strategies to advance open education at your institution. Whether you’re a seasoned advocate or just beginning your OER journey, there’s something for everyone.
We’re thrilled to welcome Dr. Dave Ernst, Executive Director of the Open Education Network, as our keynote speaker. Throughout the day, interactive sessions will explore OER advocacy and critical conversations, a deep dive into some of the OER projects within the Collective, and practical strategies for supporting OER at your university — even without a dedicated OER team.
Don’t miss this chance to connect with peers, learn from experts, and energise your open education efforts for the year ahead!

Slido will be used to facilitate the Q&A section of the session. Participants are encouraged to submit questions in advance.

WikiAfrica Hour's Offline Demos – MoodleBox and Kiwix – Offline OER
2025-03-25 15:00 - 16:00 (Africa/Johannesburg) | Online from Multiple Locations
How do we share free knowledge with people who have no stable internet?
How do you identify the right offline solution if you cannot see it in action first online?
Many steps must be taken before offline solutions can benefit the people they are designed for, some of which are quite tricky. In this OEWeek25 special, following the January edition of WikiAfrica Hour: Offline Wikis ( https://bit.ly/WAH_Ep42_YT ), we invite Offline Wiki experts to demonstrate their offline solution. We hope this will make one of the many steps towards offline—the decision phase—easier by showing what you should expect from this platform before you spend hours setting up the hardware, sourcing to the right offline platform, downloading it, and then adding it to your hardware.
In the hot seat for this session is:
✔️ Dan McGuire and Shadrach Ankrah, members of Sopal, who are going to discuss the combination of offline solutions MoodleBox and Kiwix
Join this #OEWeek conversation on Offline!

Open Science: Climate Change & the Global Commons (Knowledge Equity Network)
2025-03-25 13:30 - 14:30 (Europe/London) | University of Leeds, Woodhouse Lane, Leeds, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Join Knowledge Equity Network for an inspiring session on how commons-based approaches to Open Science can catalyse the impact of climate research, challenge misinformation and enable solutions focussed research for a sustainable future.
In this session, we’ll explore how Creative Commons licensing plays a vital role in making climate research freely accessible. By enabling researchers worldwide to access and build on this knowledge, we open the door to innovative solutions. For example, efforts are underway to ensure all research cited in the IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) Report is openly accessible – providing a powerful tool to challenge misinformation and foster new research into climate change and its mitigations.
We’ll also dive into the significant role of Wikipedia, with its 24 billion monthly page views, as a trusted source of climate-related information. Managed by a collaborative community of editors and contributors, Wikipedia ensures up-to-date research is available to both the public and AI systems that rely on its entries.
In this session, we’ll be joined by guest speakers, Monica Granados (Director of Open Science, Creative Commons) and Tatjana Baleta (Wikimedia Visiting Fellow for Climate, University of Exeter: Global Systems Institute), in conversation with Nick Sheppard (Open Research Advisor, University of Leeds).

IPPC Reports: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intergovernmental_Panel_on_Climate_Change#List_of_all_reports
Creative Commons Open Climate Data Project: https://creativecommons.org/about/open-science/open-climate/
Creative Commons Licencing: https://creativecommons.org/
Wikimedia and universities: contributing to the global commons in the Age of Disinformation: https://insights.uksg.org/articles/10.1629/uksg.509

S’initier à l’éducation ouverte avec un escape game
2025-03-25 18:30 - 19:00 (Europe/Paris) | Chaire Unesco RELIA – Nantes Université France, Halle 6 Ouest - Pole Universitaire interdisciplinaire des cultures numeriques 42 rue de la Tour d'Auvergne, Nantes, France
À l’occasion de la Semaine de l’Éducation Ouverte en décembre dernier à Nantes, nous avons conçu et animé un escape game inédit destiné aux étudiant·es : “L’Odyssée de l’Éducation Ouverte”. Cet événement propose un retour d’expérience sur cette initiative, en mettant en avant la méthodologie de conception, les apprentissages tirés de l’animation et les perspectives d’adaptation pour d’autres contextes pédagogiques.
Le format de la session sera court et dynamique :
_ 15 minutes de présentation sur la création et la mise en œuvre de l’escape game
_15 minutes d’échanges avec le public sur les défis et les opportunités liés à ce type d’outil pédagogique

How Far Have We Come? – The Canadian National Open Education Landscape
2025-03-25 12:00 - 13:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | University of British Columbia, 2329 West Mall, Vancouver, BC, V6T 1Z4, Canada
This panel brings together experts across Canada engaged at a national level in open education. Canada’s open education landscape is diverse, dynamic, and uniquely influenced by provincial contexts. This webinar delves into the open education strategies, challenges, and achievements of provinces across the nation. This panel discussion brings together speakers to provide a provincial examination of how open education is shaping post-secondary education in Canada.
This webinar will exam:

Provincial Policy Frameworks – Learn about government initiatives supporting open education in each province.
Regional Innovations in OER – Explore success stories and impactful projects advancing open educational resources and open pedagogy.
Indigenous Engagement – Explore current discussions and thinking on the intersection OE and Indigenous Knowledges.
Barriers and Opportunities – Understand the unique challenges faced by different provinces and how they are being addressed.
Toward a National Framework – Discuss the potential for greater collaboration and integration of efforts across provinces to strengthen open education nationwide.

Panelists

Nicole Askin, University of Manitoba
Catherine Lachaîne, University of Ottawa
Kayla Lar-son, Xwi7Xwa Library, UBC
Alexandra Marcaccio, AtlanticOER Lead at the Council of Atlantic Academic Libraries

Defying Gravity or Flying Monkeys? A Librarian Panel About the Challenges and Opportunities of AI in OER
2025-03-25 15:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York) | Online from Multiple Locations
AI is transforming Open Education, but is it leading us toward progress or chaos? This librarian-led panel will question the opportunities, challenges, and impact AI presents for the Open community, tackling the overarching question, where does AI fit into OER? Join us for a discussion on the evolving role of AI in Open Education and what it means for the future of teaching and learning.
For additional context, we recommend exploring these resources (and look forward to attendees sharing their own!):

AI in Academic Research and Writing (LibGuide by Cristina Colquhoun)
Academic Librarians, Information Literacy, and ChatGPT: Sounding the Alarm on a New Type of Misinformation by Matthew Pierce
The Other Side of AI: ChatGPT Explains Its Downsides (LibGuide by Matthew Pierce)
AI Pause by Amy Hofer and Veronica Vold

Moderator:

Kathy Essmiller, Ph.D., Coordinator of OKState and OER Librarian, Oklahoma State University, Edmond, OK

Panelists:

Frances Alvarado Albertorio, Ph.D., Graduate Initiatives and Engagement Librarian, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK
Cristina Colquhoun, MS, Instructional Design and Online Learning Librarian, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK
Melissa Mallon, MLIS, Associate University Librarian for Teaching and Learning, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN
Matthew Pierce, MLS, Lead Instruction Librarian, Germanna Community College, Fredericksburg, VA

Product Showcase: How Pressbooks Supports the Open Education Journey
2025-03-26 12:00 - 12:30 (America/Toronto) | Pressbooks, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
REGISTER HERE: https://pressbooks.com/pressbooks-product-showcase/#join_our_sessions
Are you exploring ways to enhance or expand your institution’s creation and use of open educational resources (OER)? Join this session to learn how Pressbooks supports institutions at each stage of the open education journey. We’ll provide a helpful overview of Pressbooks’ digital publishing platform and common use cases, including:

Creating, finding, and adapting OER content
Enabling open pedagogy and student publishing
Developing handbooks and training materials
Different Pressbooks deployment models

Whether you’re just getting started or leading a mature open education program, Pressbooks can help you build capability, manageability, and sustainability.

REGISTER HERE: https://pressbooks.com/pressbooks-product-showcase/#join_our_sessions

Women Visibility: How the Wikimedia Movement sheds light on women
2025-03-26 16:00 - 17:00 UTC | Online from Multiple Locations
The Wiki in Africa team is excited to invite you to the next episode of Wiki Africa Hour: Women’s Visibility – How the Wikimedia Movement Sheds Light on Women, on Wednesday, 26th March 2025, at 4 PM UTC.
March marks International Women’s History Month, and we’ll be bringing together inspiring women from across the Wikimedia Movement to explore how our communities support women—and where we can do more. In Episode 44, we’ll be discussing:

How does Wikimedia’s 2030 strategy support women?
What role do community initiatives play in empowering women?
What would 50/50 representation in all settings look like? Are there challenges to achieving it?
How do recent global policy shifts targeting DEI (Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion) impact the Open Movement and Wikimedia?

Join us live on youtube or register via the events tool for an engaging discussion—and bring your own questions to the table!

OER Bootcamp 2025: Adopt, Adapt, Author (free afternoon webinar series)
2025-03-26 14:00 - 16:00, 2025-03-28 14:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York) | Florida Virtual Campus (FLVC), Tallahassee, FL, United States
A free and virtual popular event, Florida Virtual Campus’ (FLVC) OER Spring Bootcamp returns. Spend three afternoons with us!
The theme for Bootcamp this year is Adopt, Adapt, Author. We offer a stepwise afternoon webinar format. Day 1 is beginner, Day 2 intermediate, and Day 3 is advanced. Here is the programming for March 26, 27, and 28, 2025 (2 to 4 p.m. ET/1 to 3 p.m. CT)

Day 1: Adopting Open Educational Resources—Danielle Campbell, Lea Cason, Shannon Dew, Lori Albrizio, Elisabeth Ball, and Rebel Cumming-Sauls showcase the new FLVC instructor training resource and give favorite pro tips for successful OER adoption.
Day 2: Adapting Open Educational Resources—Professor Courtney Boise from the University of North Florida discusses adapting OER in developmental psychology, with Q &A to follow.
Day 3: Authoring Open Educational Resources–Professor Kathy Andresen from the University of West Florida discusses authoring OER in the field of nursing/healthcare, with Q & A to follow.

In addition to these presentations, Bootcamp includes fun OER learning activities and demos every day!

Open Educational Resources (OER) Discovery Minute (In Person)
2025-03-27 10:00 - 11:30 (America/Toronto) | Concordia University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
OER Discovery Minute is an opportunity to discover what your student peers at Concordia are doing to help you find and access free textbooks and learning materials.
Only have a minute, no problem. Drop by at any time during our event for a minute, two, or the whole session.
Activities include:

Button making
Trivia
Searching for OERs,
Nominate a course, and more
Free snacks and refreshments.

This event is led by student leaders in the OER movement and supported by Concordia University Library.

Part of Open Education Month at Concordia University Library

Traduc-thon REL-IAg : retour d’expérience
2025-03-27 11:00 - 12:00 (America/Toronto) | Université de Sherbrooke, 2500 boulevard de l'Université, Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada
Description : Le 13 février 2025, à l’Université de Sherbrooke, s’est tenu un Traduc-thon. L’objectif était d’expérimenter la traduction de REL avec les outils d’IAg. Des équipes interprofessionnelles ont pu expérimenter le tout en utilisant différents outils d’IAg, le tout, appuyé par des outils d’observation et de réflexion et accompagné par des personnes professionnelles en traduction.
Lors de ce webinaire, les responsables du Traduc-thon souhaitent partager les réflexions et observations issues de cette expérimentation. Les ressources utilisées pour cette activité seront aussi mises à disposition.
Objectif : Partager des retours d’expérience et pistes d’utilisation/d’optimisation dans l’usage des outils d’IAg pour la traduction de REL.
Public cible principal : enseignants, conseillers pédagogiques, disciplines et horizons divers. Aucune connaissance préalable ou expertise en traduction ou en traitement des langages naturels n’est requise.
Type d’événement : webinaire

OER Bootcamp 2025: Adopt, Adapt, Author (free afternoon webinar series)
2025-03-27 14:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York) | Tallahassee, United States, Tallahassee, FL, United States

OERcamp How-to Barcamp Workshop
2025-03-28 10:00 - 16:00 (Europe/Berlin) | Max-Brauer-Schule, Hamburg, Germany
Barcamps sind „Unkonferenzen“, deren Programm von den Teilnehmenden selbst gestaltet wird. Barcamps haben in den letzten Jahren enorme Verbreitung gefunden, weil sie so vielseitig, flexibel und radikal an den Interessen der Teilnehmenden orientiert sind. Barcamps existieren sowohl in öffentlichen und thematisch offenen Formen als auch innerhalb von Organisationen mit spezifischem Themenfokus.
In diesem 6-stündigen Workshop erhaltet ihr einen vertieften Einblick in die Bereiche Konzeption, Organisation und Durchführung eines eigenen Barcamps. Ihr bekommt Tipps und Tricks und lernt Materialien, Vorlagen und Checklisten kennen, die euch bei einer konkreten Umsetzung eines Barcamps unterstützen. Der Workshop ist praxisorientiert gestaltet und bietet Raum für Fragen und den Austausch untereinander.
Was erwartet euch konkret?

Grundprinzipien und Spielregeln von Barcamps kennenlernen.
Schritt-für-Schritt-Planung vom Konzept bis zur Nachbereitung.
Best Practices für die Session-Planung und Moderation.
Methoden zur Aktivierung und Motivation der Teilnehmenden.
Tipps zur Dokumentation und Ergebnissicherung.

Nach dem Workshop seid ihr beispielsweise in der Lage:

zu entscheiden, ob sich eure Veranstaltung / euer Thema als Barcamp eignet.
Die Barcamp-Planung für eure Veranstaltung anzugehen.
häufige Stolperfallen zu vermeiden.

Wer sollte an diesem Workshop teilnehmen?

Profis für Lernen und Fortbildung, also z.B. Trainer und Coaches, Berater*innen und Fortbildungsbeauftragte.
Menschen, die ihre Fortbildung in die eigene Hand nehmen wollen.
Akteure aus allen Bildungsbereichen: Schule und Hochschule, Weiterbildung und Berufsbildung, politische Bildung und Unternehmen, gemeinnützige und staatliche Organisationen.

Teilnehmendenzahl: ca. 10-15 Personen, Format: pre-Veranstaltung der Edunautika, Dauer: 6 Stunden inkl. Pausen. Bringt gerne eure konkreten Fragen und Projektideen mit – wir freuen uns auf einen inspirierenden Austausch!

Jetzt anmelden.

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OE Café #8 Who is behind the ENOEL Toolkit? Applicability and reusability of the Toolkit in practice
2025-03-28 13:00 - 14:00 (Europe/Rome) | Europe, Rome, Italy
We are pleased to invite you to our eighth Open Education Café, organised by SPARC Europe and the European Network of Open Education Librarians (ENOEL).

We will bring together creators, localisers and reusers of the ENOEL Toolkit (CC BY) to discuss their experience. We will also focus on how others can benefit from the Toolkit when advocating for Open Education through its own benefits for different stakeholders: students, teachers, institutions, citizens at large, and librarians. We will discuss challenges and examine librarians’ perspectives on integrating these tools into their open education advocacy work.

The floor will be open for the audience to ask questions and engage in the discussion directly with our experts.

Please join us. Register now: https://tinyurl.com/OECafeS8

Liberating Curricula: Open Education for Decolonised and Internationalised Learning
2025-04-07 11:00 - 12:00 (Australia/Sydney) | University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, Australia
In an increasingly interconnected world educational practices and materials should evolve to be more inclusive and representative of diverse voices, perspectives, narratives and epistemologies. Through leveraging open educational resources, open pedagogy, and collaborative approaches to knowledge co-construction we can challenge hegemonic narratives and biases, and create a more socially just and inclusive curriculum. This talk explores open educational practices as a transformative approach for curriculum internationalisation and decolonisation.
Register via Humantix
Presenter: Dr Surita Jhangiani, University of British Columbia

As Interim Associate Dean, Equity, Dr. Surita Jhangiani provides strategic leadership to advance the Faculty’s equity priorities, fostering transformative teaching, innovative learning and leading-edge research guided by the highest scholarship, collaboration, equity and inclusion standards.
Dr. Jhangiani is the David Lam Chair in Multicultural Education, providing support to increase interest, programming and engagement in multicultural and anti-racist education, and to assist schools to foster critical multiculturalism. She has received two Open Educational Resource Champion awards from the University of British Columbia and was recognized as the Faculty of Education’s 2023 Universal Design for Learning Fellow. She is currently involved in projects related to open pedagogy, alternative grading, and belonging in learning and teaching.

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Open Pedagogy: Paving the Way for Assessment Reform
2025-04-08 10:00 - 11:00 (Australia/Sydney) | University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, Australia
Assessment reform has been a prominent topic in higher education for a long time, gaining even more traction with the emergence of Generative AI (GenAI) in learning and teaching. GenAI has pushed assessment from emphasising output to prioritising processes. This shift has prompted the Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency (TEQSA), Australia’s independent national quality assurance and regulatory agency for higher education, to require higher education institutions to demonstrate how they are securing assessments to mitigate the new challenges. However, despite the growing discussions around assessment security, there has been little attention given to open pedagogy, let alone renewable assessment.
Given the significant value of student-generated OER and renewable assessment observed in both literature and practice, this session aims to provide the audience with practical strategies for developing and implementing authentic assessments.
Register via Humantix
Presenters
Dr Julie Lazzara, Maricopa Community Colleges, USA

Dr Julie Lazzara has served as a dedicated psychology educator at Maricopa Community Colleges in the Phoenix area since 2006. Since becoming a strong advocate for Open Educational Resources (OER) in 2015, she has utilized OER in her courses and actively contributed to the development of several OER textbooks and resources. Passionate about student engagement, Dr. Lazzara incorporates active learning, service-learning, and collaborative projects into her teaching. Her research focuses on the impact of open pedagogy, renewable assignments, social annotation, and OER’s impact on teaching approaches. Dr. Lazzara has also actively participated in numerous OER initiatives and projects, including the UNSDG Open Pedagogy Faculty Fellowship and the Open Education Group OER Research Fellowship.
Dr Virginia Clinton-Lisell, Associate Professor, Education, Health & Behavior, University of North Dakota

Dr. Virginia Clinton-Lisell began her career in education as an ESL teacher in New York City. She then obtained her PhD in Educational Psychology with a minor in Cognitive Science at the University of Minnesota where she was trained in educational research. She has published over 60 articles in education research and teaches courses in education research, program evaluation, and psychological foundations of education. Her current research focuses on the psychology of reading comprehension and open education. She is a Rose Isabella Kelly Fischer Endowed Professor.

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Open Science e OER per gli studi umanistici
2025-04-08 16:30 - 19:00 (Europe/Rome) | Università degli Studi di Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, Italy
Seminario interno di approfondimento per gli studenti del Laboratorio di Informatica Umanistica del corso di laurea in Lettere Moderne (Università degli Studi di Bari Aldo Moro). Sarà presentato il panorama OER – Open Educational Resources (Creative Commons Search – Open Education Consortium – OERCommons) e verrà introdotto il concetto di Digital Object Identifier (DOI) attraverso la piattaforma Zenodo.org.

Open Textbooks Show and Tell
2025-04-09 14:00 - 15:30 (Australia/Sydney) | University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, Australia
Join us for an engaging session during UTS Open Education Week, where we showcase innovative open textbooks created by Australian academics and professionals. This event will feature presentations from authors who will share their experiences and insights on developing and using open educational resources. Attendees will have the opportunity to explore a variety of open textbooks, ask questions, and discuss the benefits and challenges of adopting open educational practices.
There are also a couple of opportunities about open textbooks for those interested:

Grants – Open Educational Resources Collective
Opportunity to play with a Pressbooks sandpit

The HAN Change Approach
2025-04-09 16:00 - 17:30 (Europe/Amsterdam) | HAN University of Applied Sciences, Arnhem, Gelderland, Netherlands
In this webinar for OEGlobal members, we’ll explain the HAN change approach to digital education. Our 12-year program includes 5 subprojects:

Support
Change Management
Technical Infrastructure
Professionalize, Recognize & Appreciate
Startups

Enjoy our webinar and engage with us about our approach.

Background info

Who is HAN University of Applied Sciences?
We are HAN University of Applied Sciences, an inclusive knowledge institution with 13 schools, 36,000 students and over 80 degree programs, located on the campuses in Arnhem and Nijmegen, in the Netherlands. We offer students a springboard to a future as professional and global citizen in a society that is constantly changing. The region is our campus; our students learn at HAN and beyond. And we conduct practice-based research with, for and at companies and organizations. Together with our partners, students and staff, we are making a difference and broadening our horizons. Together we are working towards a smart, clean and social world of tomorrow!
What are our goals on digital education?
HAN is committed to providing educators and students with easy access to high-quality digital educational resources at realistic costs. We also develop digital learning materials ourselves and share them openly to contribute to the (inter)national supply. With this approach, HAN stimulates, facilitates, and evaluates the realization of this vision. This will be done in 4 phases. Phase 2 started in January 2025.
Learn more about the HAN Change Approach: Recognizing, rewarding and incentivizing working with digital and open educational resources

Open Educational Resources for reward, recognition and academic promotion
2025-04-10 11:00 - 12:15 (Australia/Sydney) | University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, Australia
Hear directly from the people who have sought and received reward, recognition, and promotion for their work in Open Education. During this panel discussion, find out how they have incorporated open education into their careers and career progression. Learn what works and what doesn’t when it comes to seeking reward and recognition for producing OERs.
Our panel features:

Dr Amanda White OAM, Associate Professor, Accounting Discipline Group, University of Technology Sydney. Amanda is well-known and highly decorated for work in producing free and open accounting education materials and communities. She is the co-author of the open textbook Accounting and Accountability.

Dr Julian Pakay, Senior Lecturer, Biochemistry, La Trobe University. Julian is co-author of open textbook Threshold Concepts in Biochemistry and author of open textbook Foundations of Biomedical Science. Julian has documented and openly published his academic promotion application as an Exemplar: OER-powered academic promotion application.

Dr Susan Gasson, Adjunct Senior Lecturer, James Cook University. Susan and her team were awarded the 2024 Significant Impact OER Award for their work producing the open textbook Confident Supervisors: Creating Independent Researchers.

Steven Chang, Coordinator, Open Education & Scholarship, La Trobe University. Steven is the co-convenor of the Open Educational Practices ASCILITE special interest group and has co-authored a chapter called Aligning Open Education Programs with Academic Reward and Recognition in the Open Education Down UndOER: Australasian Case Studies.

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