Open Education Week

Tuesday Demos Live: AI Declaration Statement from Kwantlen Polytechnic University
2026-03-17 11:00 - 12:30 (America/Regina) | Concord, United States, Concord, MA, United States
Learn about and try out yourself the AI Declaration Statement developed at OEGlobal member Kwantlen Polytechnic University (KPU). The template is woven into a Pressbooks Template offered to KPU faculty as a starting step for creating OER AI Declaration Statement template.

When: Tuesday, March 17 10:00am – 11:30am PDT (check for local time)
Where: Register to attend via zoom
Recording: Now available https://youtu.be/fbgALYrRMrc
Discuss: in OEG Connect

Amanda Grey from KPU will share how and why the template was developed, including its being remixed from Kari Weaver’s The Artificial Intelligence Disclosure (AID) Framework and the Me and My Machine Labels developed at Fontys University of Applied Science.

Amanda shared the template last November in OEG Connect plus she and Karen presented it this week as a lightning talk for the Open Education Talks series.

This is not just talking over slides! Amanda and Karen will lead us through a guided practice of creating your own statement. So come with an OER you developed with GenAI assistance and leave with your own AI Declaration Statement you can add to it.

We will see as well some techniques KPU is trialing to have GenAI draft the statement and learn about ideas they have to make a version that is interactive.

This is also the first/premiere of our new series of Tuesdays Demo Live sessions offered by us where OEGlobal Members are here for both telling and showing their open education related projects and resources. To accomodate global schedules, these will take place at various times on future Tuesdays.

This is also offered in conjunction with Open Education Week which does not stop after one week!
Links Mentioned

KPU AI Declaration Statement https://kpu.pressbooks.pub/booktemplate/front-matter/ai-declaration-statement/

Part of KPU Pressbooks Template https://kpu.pressbooks.pub/booktemplate/
AI Use Self-Assessment Rubric [DOCX] https://kpu.pressbooks.pub/app/uploads/sites/263/2026/03/AI-Use-Rubric-for-OER-Creation.docx
Amanda shared AI Declaration Statement in OEG Connect https://connect.oeglobal.org/t/ai-declaration-statement/8313

The Artificial Intelligence Disclosure (AID) Framework by Kari D. Weaver https://crln.acrl.org/index.php/crlnews/article/view/26548/34482

Based on Contributor Roles Taxonomy (CRediT) https://etflin.com/information/credit-taxonomy
Contributor Role Taxonomy (CRediT) resource hub https://credit.niso.org/

Me and My Machine Labels https://mmmlabel.tech/
AI Generated Cover for Introductory Canadian Tax – 2nd Edition (KPU) https://kpu.pressbooks.pub/introcanadiantax2e/
Who Owns AI Generated content, by Rory McGreal
Anna Mills shares using agents to take quizzes in an LMS https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLV_vzeDbswiSJsToK0mcULiqa12fxM_lT

RELCALC 3: histoire d'une REL en mathématiques
2026-03-18 11:00 - 11:45 (America/Toronto) | Sherbrooke, Canada, Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada
Dans cette présentation, je présenterai le projet RELCALC-3, une ressource pédagogique libre destinée aux cours de calcul multivariable. Le projet s’inscrit dans une réflexion plus large sur l’accessibilité et l’équité : pour plusieurs étudiantes et étudiants, le coût des manuels commerciaux constitue un obstacle réel. Il existe aujourd’hui des ressources ouvertes capables d’offrir une qualité comparable, voire supérieure, aux ouvrages traditionnels. RELCALC-3 vise ainsi à proposer une alternative complète, cohérente et durable aux ressources payantes.
Je décrirai ensuite le choix de la plateforme PreTeXt, qui permet de produire à partir d’une seule source des versions web, PDF et interactives. Cette souplesse est rendue possible par un écosystème open source déjà très développé. Mon projet repose sur l’adaptation de matériel existant, ce qui illustre de belle façon la puissance de la réutilisation et de la mutualisation dans les REL.
Enfin, je présenterai les résultats d’un sondage mené auprès des étudiantes et étudiants du cours. Le questionnaire porte notamment sur la facilité d’utilisation, la qualité perçue, l’impact sur l’apprentissage et les préférences quant aux ressources pédagogiques. Cette rétroaction contribue à orienter les développements futurs du projet et à mieux comprendre l’appropriation d’une ressource libre dans un cours universitaire.
Avec la participation et la collaboration de : Juan Carlos Bustamante, chargé de cours à forfait, Université de Sherbrooke

Open Education Talks- Enhancing OER Publishing and Connections with Open Scholarship
2026-03-18 12:00 - 13:30 (America/Denver) | Calgary, Canada, Calgary, AB, Canada
Open Education Talks is a series of 15-minute lightning talks and digital posters about facets of open education. These talks aim to create an accessible, virtual space for conversations about open education. We welcome proposals from educators, students, administrators, librarians, instructional designers, and all other roles related to the design, delivery, and evaluation of open education in post-secondary institutions. We encourage student-led or partnered talks that showcase the critical role of student leadership and student-educator collaborations in open education. To register for these Zoom sessions, visit: https://ucalgary.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJcpfuuhqjsiE9xwLFkoS4uK-KLd0bwXMbkC
Enhancing OER Publishing and Connections with Open Scholarship

From Research to Reach: Open Education and OER for Knowledge Mobilization – Mélanie Brunet (University of Ottawa – Ontario, Canada)
OER and the Future of Open Science – Melissa Chim (Excelsior University – New York, USA)
Trusting OERs: Peer Review for Open Textbooks – Irena Knezevic (Carleton University – Ontario, Canada)
Empowering Open Education through Wikimedia: The EduWiki Hub Experience – Barakat Adegboye and Bukola James (EduWiki Hub – Nigeria)
The Forge: A Next-Generation Platform for Open Pedagogy and Resource Co-Creation – Delmar Larsen (LibreTexts, University of California, Davis – California, USA)

From the Field: Inside Fanshawe’s OER Design Studio (CCCOER Webinar)
2026-03-18 12:00 - 13:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Concord, United States, Concord, MA, United States
Join CCCOER’s From the Field series – a conversational approach to webinars. Each session begins with a 15-20 minute presentation from a CCCOER member or partner, highlighting a project, practice, or experience from the field. We then open the floor for discussion. Come to listen, stay to connect. Whether you’re curious or simply looking for new ideas, these sessions are designed to spark meaningful dialogue and showcase the great work happening across our community.
Join Shauna Roch, Project Lead, and student designers from Fanshawe College in Ontario, Canada, for a look inside the OER Design Studio – a collaborative space where faculty, librarians, designers, and students work together to bring Open Educational Resources to life. The team representatives will share how their studio model supports accessible, high-quality OER creation, drawing on the Fanshawe OER Development Guide, open-source tools developed, and project examples.
Bring your questions and curiosity for an open, practical conversation about how students and faculty can collaborate to create high-quality, accessible OER – and get ideas for starting or strengthening an OER Design Studio at your own institution.
Presenters:

Shauna Roch, CPA, MBA, M.E.T., Accounting Faculty & Project Lead, OER Design Studio
Koen Liddiard, Graphic Design Student and OER Design Studio Employee

Please use the link to register for the webinar. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information on how to join us on March 18. This meeting will be recorded and the recording will be sent out to all registrants as well as posted on this page.
This webinar presented in collaboration with Pressbooks.

The Price is Wrong: Free or Low-Cost Alternatives in Higher Education (Concordia University)
2026-03-18 15:00 - 16:30 (America/Toronto) | Montreal, Canada, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Sometimes, the cost of academic publishing can feel very wrong. Costs might feel wrong for students facing higher living and tuition costs, and for researchers seeking to make their work open access.
Textbooks, course packs, journal articles, academic books, and related online resources carry various price tags; some of which are shockingly high or low. Uncover the publishing costs in academia and learn about for-profit publishing alternatives. Participants who guess the accurate price will win prizes as we reveal how pathways within open scholarship and open education can lessen the financial burdens on students, educators, and researchers.
In twelve spins, our version of Price is Wrong features useful information, several slices of humour, and prizes for our winners. In this collaboration, Rachel Harris and Zo Kopyna from the Concordia University Library’s Open Educational Resources Team, Ryan Van Huijstee from Concordia University Press, and Douglas Moffat from 4TH Space act as game-show hosts, radio announcers, and design magicians. Together, we encourage students, professors, librarians, and staff members to join us… as volunteer game-show contestants and audience members, take your seats!
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How can you participate? Join us in person [4TH SPACE in the J.W. McConnell Building] or online by registering for the Zoom Meeting or watching live on YouTube.

> Learn more
> Part of open education month at Concordia University

AIRS OER Book Launch
2026-03-19 12:00 - 13:00 (Australia/Brisbane) | Brisbane, Australia, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Be part of the celebration as we introduce a new resource aimed at enabling all learners to build strong library research skills.
Advanced Information Research Skills (AIRS) is an open educational resource (OER) designed to empower learners and researchers with the confidence and capability to navigate today’s complex information landscape. Whether you are a research student, supervisor, librarian, or research support professional, AIRS offers practical strategies and tools to help you, and those you support, develop advanced information skills that make a real difference in research success.
https://qut.pressbooks.pub/airs/
In this session we will showcase the AIRS OER and highlight practical ways it can support both students and educators.

Vitrine REL partie 2
2026-03-19 13:00 - 15:00 (America/Toronto) | Montreal, Canada, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
La Vitrine REL est une série de présentations éclairs (10 min) permettant aux créatrices et créateurs de REL de partager le fruit de leurs travaux. La formule se veut légère et conviviale. L’événement est ouvert à toute personne du réseau de l’enseignement curieuse de prendre connaissance des nouvelles REL développées au Québec et au Canada francophone.
Avec la participation et la collaboration de : Claude Potvin, conseiller pédagogique à la fabriqueREL et Université Laval ainsi que Mélanie Brunet, bibliothécaire à l’Université d’Ottawa

De l'île aux Coudres à Osheaga: pourquoi contribuer à Wikipédia à l’université ?
2026-03-20 11:00 - 12:00 (America/Toronto) | Sherbrooke, Canada, Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada
Sous la forme d’un partage d’expériences, cette activité propose des approches pédagogiques avec Wikipédia pour amorcer une réflexion sur le rapport au savoir des étudiantes et des étudiants en début de parcours aux études supérieures. Indépendamment des disciplines, ces exercices ont en commun les objectifs suivants :

Comprendre le fonctionnement collaboratif et les principes de Wikipédia
Développer des compétences numériques (édition en ligne, création d’images, gestion d’outils collaboratifs)
Renforcer les compétences informationnelles (recherche, évaluation et citation des sources fiables)
Apprendre à rédiger de manière neutre et structurée pour un public large

Avec la participation et la collaboration de : Alain Mélançon, chargé de cours, Université de Sherbrooke

Les coulisses de NÉO : découverte du dépôt de REL de Nantes Université
2026-03-23 10:00 - 11:00 (America/Toronto) | Nantes, France, Nantes, France
Le signalement des REL : retour d’expériences du travail collaboratif mené par les bibliothécaires et informaticiens sur la qualité des métadonnées dans NEO à Nantes. Présentation des choix opérés pour le moissonnage dans DSpace et quelle interopérabilité : objectifs et perspectives.
Avec la participation et la collaboration de : Elise Nelson, bibliothécaire dans les BU et Thibaut Auriacombe, informaticien, Nantes

Focus sur l’évaluation des apprentissages en éducation ouverte et libre
2026-03-24 12:00 - 13:30 (Europe/Berlin) | Bern, Switzerland, Bern, Switzerland
Objectifs : Donner un cadre de référence à l’évaluation des apprentissages en EOL en commençant par rappeler quelques principes importants comme les trois orientations épistémologiques de l’évaluation (objectiviste, subjectiviste, interactionniste).

Résumé : Planifier l’évaluation d’un apprentissage nécessite avant tout d’identifier une théorie d’apprentissage qui va servir de cadre de référence et permettre de définir les quatre opérations de l’évaluation (la définition de l’objet d’évaluation, la prise d’information, l’interprétation et la régulation/communication). Nous allons explorer la théorie de l’apprentissage situé et distribué (Perkins, 1993) pour découvrir, come proposé par Allal (2007), que l’évaluation va consister à observer les compétences de l’individu-solo (concepts, procédures, stratégies, attitudes, mécanismes d’auto-régulation, etc.) et celles de l’individu-plus (modalités d’interaction sociale, outils et appareils, matériel à disposition, informations de diverses sources), individuellement et dans leur interaction.
Nous présenterons ensuite le cadre de l’évaluation continue pour un apprentissage durable (ECPA) (Mottier-Lopez et collègues), puis trois modèles d’évaluation développés dans le projet STEEPNESS, avec un focus sur leurs logiques, leurs usages possibles et leurs conditions d’appropriation.
Notre projet de recherche se poursuit, et ces modèles doivent encore être éprouvés sur le terrain. Cette présentation vise à partager des clés d’utilisation et à ouvrir la voie à une collaboration avec les acteurs concernés (tests en contexte, retours d’expérience, feedbacks structurés). Nous nous réjouissons de poursuivre cette démarche avec vous.

Bridging knowledge gaps through collaboration: Wikimedia in South Africa and the UK
2026-03-24 12:00 - 13:00 (Europe/London) | Leeds, United Kingdom, Leeds, United Kingdom
This Knowledge Equity webinar focuses on advancing knowledge equity through Wikimedia initiatives and open education, with a particular emphasis on South African and UK perspectives. During this session we will explore how collaborative efforts between Wikimedia communities, Open Education and Open Research networks can:
• Empower local knowledge creation and representation.
• Address systemic barriers to access and participation in digital knowledge platforms.
• Highlight successful models of community engagement
• Foster cross-regional collaboration to build inclusive, sustainable knowledge ecosystems.
The session will look at practical strategies for increasing the reach of Wikimedia, the importance of language diversity, and the ethical dimensions of open knowledge production. We will also reflect on how global partnerships can support local and regional initiatives.
Tuesday 24 March, 12:00 – 13:00 GMT / 14:00 – 15:00 SAST

Guest speakers:
Herschal Jackson is the inaugural Executive Director of Wikimedia South Africa (Wikimedia ZA), leading the chapter’s transition toward greater professionalisation of its operation, strategic growth and the amplification of its presence within the global Wikimedia community.
Previously serving as Executive Coordinator of Wikimedia ZA, he strengthened organisational systems, advanced program delivery, and facilitated the 2023 Strategic Planning Meeting. He has played key roles in major initiatives, including co‑organising WikiIndaba 2024 and leading on SWiP Phase 2, a multilingual knowledge‑equity project supporting student contributors across South Africa and neighbouring SADC countries, working in their own languages.
Herschal was instrumental in guiding the development and ratification of Wikimedia ZA’s 2024–2026 strategy and established governance subcommittees to support its implementation. His leadership continues to shape a resilient, collaborative, and future‑focused chapter for Wikimedia ZA.
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Lucy Crompton-Reid joined Wikimedia UK as Chief Executive in October 2015, where she has spearheaded a focus on equity and inclusion on Wikipedia and the other Wikimedia projects. Lucy leads the charity’s work in advocating for a healthy online information ecosystem, and promoting Wikimedia as an important tool in the development of vital media and information literacy skills.
Lucy sits on the British Library Advisory Council, the Board of Advisors for the Khalili Foundation and the External Advisory Board for AI For Collective Intelligence (AI4CI), a UKRI National AI Research Hub. She also Chairs the local arts charity where she lives in rural Scotland.

WordPress in Education: What we teach when we teach WordPress (WPCampus)
2026-03-24 10:00 - 13:00 (America/New_York) | Washington, United States, Washington, DC, United States
Across higher education, WordPress is used as a publishing tool, but when we engage with students, it becomes part of the learning environment. We teach students to use the web to tell their stories. They create portfolios, publish project sites, and share digital humanities work. They build professional identities that travel with them beyond a single course or platform.
At the same time, many student-facing initiatives that may utilize WordPress as a tool have a different shared language and vocabulary for what, exactly, we’re teaching: Is it web design, digital writing, technology literacy, open pedagogy, or informational literacy, or all of the above? In practice, it is often a mix, and that makes it worth naming and learning from each other.
This online summit, hosted by WPCampus, the professional organization for WordPress in Higher Ed, centers student-facing programs, both long-standing and emerging. We’ll explore how educators and campus teams are teaching WordPress for authentic public work, and how newer pathways like the WordPress Credits are reframing WordPress not just as a tool students use, but an open source ecosystem that students can participate in and contribute to.
Why this matters now

WordPress remains a highly used web platform on the open web, which means “learning WordPress” often doubles as learning the web in a practical, career relevant way.
What participants will learn
Defining outcomes: How campuses frame student WordPress initiatives and what they prioritize.
Teaching models that scale: Mentorship, peer learning, and support structures that work across programs.
Pathways beyond the classroom: how student move from course-based projects to portfolios, community contribution, and career development.
Open source community engagement and sustainability: How student contributions feed into the larger WordPress ecosystem and help sustain open source projects.

Café-jasette: Pourquoi (ne pas) partager? Entretien avec Pr Colin de la Higuera
2026-03-24 11:00 - 12:00 (America/Toronto) | Nantes, France, Nantes, France
Dans le cadre de ce café-jasette, Pr Colin de la Higuera échangera autour du sujet du partage. Ou plutôt, de la difficulté à partager. Les ressources éducatives libres (REL) reposent sur l’idée que nous avons envie de partager. Or, ce n’est pas forcément le cas. Cette posture doit être comprise si l’on souhaite l’essor des REL et plus largement de l’éducation ouverte au sein de nos universités en francophonie.
Avec la participation et la collaboration de : Professeur Colin de la Higuera, Nantes Université et Marianne Dubé, conseillère pédagogique, Université de Sherbrooke.

Prácticas de conocimiento abiertas y equitativas en el mundo de habla hispana
2026-03-25 16:00 - 17:00 (Europe/Madrid) | Leeds, United Kingdom, Leeds, United Kingdom
Esta sesión inaugural examinará tanto los fundamentos filosóficos como las aplicaciones prácticas de la Equidad del Conocimiento en el mundo hispanohablante, destacando cómo se están desarrollando enfoques abiertos, inclusivos y centrados en la comunidad para abordar las desigualdades estructurales en el acceso al conocimiento.
La sesión explorará cómo tecnologías emergentes, como la IA generativa, se intersectan con las prácticas de conocimiento equitativas; cómo la educación abierta puede apoyar a estudiantes de comunidades con menor acceso a oportunidades educativas y de contextos socioeconómicamente desfavorecidos mediante espacios de aprendizaje flexibles y adaptativos; y cómo los esfuerzos de inclusión digital, especialmente en la educación primaria, pueden ayudar a garantizar que niñas y niños tengan un acceso temprano y significativo a las herramientas y habilidades digitales necesarias para participar plenamente en los ecosistemas contemporáneos del conocimiento.

Public Knowledge Project's OMP Fest
2026-03-25 08:00 - 11:00 (America/Vancouver) | Burnaby, Canada, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada
Join us for the Public Knowledge Project’s OMP Fest, March 25, 8 AM to 11 AM PDT!
Building on PKP’s recent focus on Open Monograph Press (OMP), this online event hosted by PKP’s OMP Coordinator Zoe Wake Hyde, will showcase real-world applications of the platform and bring together those of us invested in growing open publishing for books and other standalone scholarly publications.
The day will begin with a 50 minute panel of special guests, followed by presentations and lightning talks from community members. Attendance is online, free.

Vitrine REL partie 3
2026-03-25 11:30 - 13:30 (America/Toronto) | Montreal, Canada, Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Open Education Talks: User-Centric Approaches to OE and Affordability
2026-03-25 12:00 - 13:30 (America/Denver) | Calgary, Canada, Calgary, AB, Canada
Open Education Talks is a series of 15-minute lightning talks and digital posters about facets of open education. These talks aim to create an accessible, virtual space for conversations about open education. We welcome proposals from educators, students, administrators, librarians, instructional designers, and all other roles related to the design, delivery, and evaluation of open education in post-secondary institutions. We encourage student-led or partnered talks that showcase the critical role of student leadership and student-educator collaborations in open education. To register for these Zoom sessions, visit: https://ucalgary.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJcpfuuhqjsiE9xwLFkoS4uK-KLd0bwXMbkC
User-Centric Approaches to OE and Affordability

Calm Tech Choices for Open Education: A Usability and Equity Framework for Faculty Support – Fanny Tsai (University of California, Irvine – California, USA)
Leaning into the Message of the Medium – Rosalyn Ediger (Southern Alberta Institute of Technology – Alberta, Canada)
Student Voices and Student Leadership in the McMaster Textbook Affordability Survey – Katie Harding, Rebecca Bekele, Joanne Kehoe (McMaster University – Ontario, Canada)
Making Openness Visible: Cost Indicators as an Open Education Practice – Rebecca Shortt and Arianna Cheveldave (BCcampus – British Columbia)
Small and Ugly OER: Reframing the Conversation to Ease Faculty into Open Education – Nancy A. Henke (University of Northern Colorado – Colorado, USA)

TCC Preconference AI Innovators: Building a Culture of Shared Learning and Creativity with AI
2026-03-25 14:00 - 15:30 (Pacific/Honolulu) | Honolulu, United States, Honolulu, HI, United States
Offered as a free open event as a inducement to signup for the full TCC Online Conference!
Engage in discussion with the founding members of Mid-Pacific’s AI Innovators, a student-led club at Mid-Pacific creating a culture of shared learning around the practical application of AI. The Innovators host monthly forums bringing together students, faculty, and community experts to share knowledge, generate spirited conversation, and offer insight into real and relevant Innovative uses of AI. The session will explore three themes:

Preserving creativity and originality when implementing AI in creative fields
Deepening learning through AI as a thought partner rather than a shortcut
Aligning values with practice to build confidence using AI in ways that support personal passions and goals

Conclusion avec Open Education Global Francophone : ouverture et dialogue entre communautés de l’éducation ouverte
2026-03-26 10:00 - 11:30 (America/Toronto) | Montreal, Canada, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
En conclusion de ce mois de l’éducation ouverte et pour prolonger ces échanges, venez (re)découvrir et discuter avec la communauté d’Open Education Global Francophone(OEGF). Nous sommes en train de structurer une antenne locale d’Open Education Global dédiée aux francophones, avec la volonté de fédérer une communauté de pratiques et de soutenir les initiatives de l’éducation ouverte et des communs numériques. Si les communautés sont clés pour cultiver l’ouverture, pour diffuser les savoirs et les pratiques, OEGF a l’ambition de leur offrir un écosystème permettant d’explorer, d’enrichir et de promouvoir ces mouvements d’ouverture, les ressources éducatives libres et les personnes qui partagent ces valeurs. Venez suivre, questionner et contribuer au développement de ce collectif !
Avec la participation et la collaboration de : Perrine de Coëtlogon, Présidente RedBay & Open Education Global, Open Education & Digital Identity Officer, Simon Rossi, Formateur Modèles Ouverts et Communs Numériques, Lucie Grasset, Chargée de mission Chaire UNESCO RELIA

Pressbooks Around the World: Open Publishing in Practice Across Europe
2026-03-26 10:00 - 11:00 (America/Toronto) | Montreal, Canada, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Join us for a global conversation on open publishing in higher education, featuring Pressbooks partners from across Europe. In this panel, leaders from the University of Groningen (the Netherlands), the Technological University of the Shannon (Ireland), and HfH Digital (Switzerland) will share how they are building and scaling open publishing networks to support various publishing initiatives.
Each panelist will showcase their Pressbooks network and highlight key projects, offering a behind-the-scenes look at how open publishing is being implemented in different national and institutional contexts. We’ll explore why each institution chose to launch a Pressbooks network, the types of publishing they support, and how these platforms are advancing institutional goals around openness, access, and teaching innovation.
Attendees will hear what each team is most proud of, lessons learned along the way, and what’s next for open publishing at their institutions.

Prácticas de conocimiento abiertas y equitativas en el mundo de habla hispana
2026-03-26 09:00 - 10:00 (America/Regina) | Leeds, United Kingdom, Leeds, United Kingdom
The Knowledge Equity Network (KEN), Open Education Latin America (OELATAM) and the Universidad Nacional del Sur (UNS) are pleased to announce a new collaboration to deliver a series of online sessions focusing on Knowledge Equity and Open Scholarship in the Spanish speaking world.
This partnership brings together three organisations committed to widening global access to knowledge, strengthening open scholarly ecosystems and amplifying the achievements of Spanish‑speaking colleagues, institutions, organisations and communities across Latin America and Europe.

Open & Knowledge Equity Praxis across the Spanish Speaking World
This opening session will examine both the philosophical foundations and practical applications of Knowledge Equity across the Spanish‑speaking world, highlighting how open, inclusive and community‑centred approaches are being developed to address structural inequalities in access to knowledge.
Please note this session will be in Spanish.

Esta sesión inaugural examinará tanto los fundamentos filosóficos como las aplicaciones prácticas de la Equidad del Conocimiento en el mundo hispanohablante, destacando cómo se están desarrollando enfoques abiertos, inclusivos y centrados en la comunidad para abordar las desigualdades estructurales en el acceso al conocimiento. La sesión explorará cómo tecnologías emergentes, como la IA generativa, se intersectan con las prácticas de conocimiento equitativas; cómo la educación abierta puede apoyar a estudiantes de comunidades con menor acceso a oportunidades educativas y de contextos socioeconómicamente desfavorecidos mediante espacios de aprendizaje flexibles y adaptativos; y cómo los esfuerzos de inclusión digital, especialmente en la educación primaria, pueden ayudar a garantizar que niñas y niños tengan un acceso temprano y significativo a las herramientas y habilidades digitales necesarias para participar plenamente en los ecosistemas contemporáneos del conocimiento.

Open Education Reviews: Discovering Relevant Learning Materials Through Peer Reviews
2026-03-27 11:00 - 12:00 (Europe/Vienna) | Fontenay-sous-Bois, France, Fontenay-sous-Bois, France
Finding the right learning material is often harder than creating the session itself.
With zillions of videos, courses, tools and resources available online, how do trainers and teachers identify what is truly relevant for their learners?
On 27 March (11:00–12:00 CET), we invite you to a live webinar introducing Open Education Reviews, a collaborative platform designed to:

Improve the discoverability of high-quality educational materials through peer reviews
Connect trainers and teachers in a growing global community
Share professional experiences to continuously improve the platform

During this session, we will:

Explore the main challenges trainers and educators face when searching for learning resources
Demonstrate the platform and its key features (reviews, search, playlists, community tools)
Collect your feedback to help shape the next steps of the project

Open Education Reviews is built with and for education professionals and your perspective matters.
We look forward to welcoming you!

The initial development of Open Education Reviews was carried out within the “Dataspace for Education and Skills” project, led by Prometheus-X and co-funded by the European Union under the Digital Europe Programme.

Contemplative pedagogy and practices in the classroom launch
2026-03-27 10:00 - 12:00 (America/Toronto) | Montreal, Canada, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
In an increasingly fractured world, how can we cultivate deeper, more connected ways of learning? Contemplative practices and pedagogy (CP&P) offers a response by engaging the ‘whole person’ – mind, body, and spirit – in teaching and learning.
Join Concordia University’s Centre for Teaching and Learning to launch the new open educational resource (OER) on Contemplative practices and pedagogies in the classroom. This collection was co-created with our faculty interest group in 2025 with contributions from faculty, staff, students and guest speakers. Contributors documented testimonials, insights and practices that free to access and adapt for the Concordia community and beyond.
Agenda:

Opening remarks from Dr. Rosemary Reilly and Cristina Galofre Gomez, co-facilitators of the faculty interest group
Process of co-creating the open-access resource with faculty and preview of the contents with Josephine Guan
Framing this work as evidence of teaching excellence with Margo Echenberg, CTL, and Dr. Rachel Harris, Scholarly Publishing Librarian
Breakout discussions on focused topics led by the speakers:

Contemplative pedagogy in higher education led by Dr. Reilly
Hands-on dossier workshop with Margo and Dr. Harris

De la autoría a la publicación: cómo crear y compartir contenidos con eXeLearning
2026-04-03 10:00 - 12:00 (Europe/Madrid) | Madrid, Spain, Madrid, Spain
La sesión “De la autoría a la publicación: cómo crear y compartir contenidos con eXeLearning” ofrecerá una introducción práctica a esta herramienta para la creación de recursos educativos abiertos. Se presentarán sus utilidades y ventajas, así como los pasos esenciales para elaborar contenidos con eXeLearning y publicarlos posteriormente en Moodle. Además, se explicarán los distintos formatos de exportación y su relación con el depósito en repositorios institucionales, un aspecto especialmente relevante para el personal bibliotecario y de soporte a la docencia. Público destinatario: Profesorado y todos los perfiles profesionales que participan en el apoyo y la mejora de la docencia: personal de bibliotecas universitarias, servicios de publicaciones, institutos de ciencias de la educación, unidades de innovación y calidad docente, servicios de apoyo académico y tecnológico, y otros equipos implicados en los procesos formativos.

All Things Open 2026
2026-04-06 13:00 - 2026-04-09 16:00 (America/New_York) | British Columbia
Curious about open access, open data, or open educational resources? Join us virtually for Kennesaw State University Libraries’ fourth annual All Things Open Conference from April 6-9 as we celebrate all Open Movements, including…

Open access journals and publishing
Open data
Open educational resources
Open pedagogy and equitable teaching practices
Open repositories
Open science
Open-source software
Open licensing and fair use
Open “hidden gems”
And any other efforts to increase access and equity!

Sessions begin at 1PM ET each day and span undergraduate scholars in open access publishing, zines in open pedagogy, funding and licensing OER, and more!
Our keynote speaker Dr. Katherine Rose Adams is the Higher Education Leadership and Practice (HELP) Doctoral Program Coordinator at the University of North Georgia. She’s a teacher and mentor to graduate students and adult learners, and her research revolves around university-community partnerships and open educational resources.

From Bold Idea to Global Legacy: 25 Years of MIT OpenCourseWare
2026-04-08 10:00 - 16:30 (America/New_York) | Cambridge, United States, Cambridge, MA, United States
Celebrate 25 years of MIT OpenCourseWare (OCW)—a bold experiment that became a global movement. This symposium brings together learners, educators, supporters, open knowledge leaders, and the MIT community to honor OCW’s extraordinary impact and to chart the future of open education.
Since its launch in 2001, OCW has empowered millions worldwide with free access to MIT course materials. This anniversary offers a moment to recognize the vibrant ecosystem that sustains open knowledge as a public good—and to reaffirm MIT’s mission-driven leadership in ensuring that high-quality learning remains accessible to all.
Join us for an engaging, dynamic, and celebratory program featuring MIT leadership, pioneering faculty, global learners, open education innovators, and philanthropic partners. Together, we will explore OCW’s legacy, its role in the evolving open ecosystem, and the opportunities and challenges ahead.

Centering Humanity and Compassion in Our Approach to AI
2026-04-08 17:00 - 18:00 (Africa/Cairo) | Cairo, Egypt, Cairo, Egypt
We would like to invite you to a session offered by the Wellbeing Higher Education Network (WHEN), in collaboration with Equity Unbound.
This online gathering will feature a spotlight session titled Centering Humanity and Compassion in Our Approach to AI, led by Equity Unbound co-leads Maha Bali and Mia Zamora.
In light of our current reality and the growing presence of AI in higher education, this session will offer a space to reflect together on how we can stay grounded in humanity, care, and compassion in the ways we engage with these tools. We hope you can join us.

OER Under the Hood with LibreTexts: ADAPT
2026-04-14 11:00 - 12:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Concord, United States, Concord, MA, United States
Open Education Global (OEGlobal) opens a new season of its OER Under the Hood series where we take a test drive to admire the exterior features of OER. Then, like we might do with a sports car, we open the hood (or bonnet) to take a look at how it works, share how it was designed and built, and what a “driver” can do with it. These are all done as live screen share demos of the real OER, not slide deck pictures of them.
For 2026, OEGlobal is building these sessions to showcase OERs from member organizations with this session featuring our member LibreTexts.
We are pleased that the first 2026 OER Under the Hood features LibreTexts’s ADAPT an open-source homework and assessment platform integrated into the “LibreVerse.” ADAPT is flexible and works with several Learning Management systems allowing educators to create, manage, and grade assignments using its native question types as well as a huge bank of interactive activities, including ones built in WebWork, IMathAS, and H5P. You will see its use of ADAPT’s “Discuss It” for rich media discussions and personalized “Learning Trees.”
LibreTexts founder Delmar Larsen will be at the wheel for a lively and interactive session. You can learn how to explore ADAPT on your own after the show.
When: Tuesday, April 14 at 11:00am – 12:00pm PDT (check for local time)
Where: Register to attend via Zoom
Recording: Will be posted after the event
Discuss: in OEG Connect
Learn More

Introduction to ADAPT
LibreTexts ADAPT web site
LibreTexts ADAPT: Homework Reimagined (Demo, YouTube)
LibreTexts recordings from 2026 Open Education Week events (YouTube playlist)

Look for more OER Under the Sessions to be added to the OEGlobal calendar. For OEGlobal members, looks soon for more details on how your OER can be featured in a future session.

Universal Design for Learning and Open Education: Integrating Accessibility and Inclusion
2026-04-15 11:00 - 12:00 (America/Regina) | Regina, Canada, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
Join the University of Regina, Centre for Teaching and Learning for our final 2025/2026 Open Education Speaker Series presentation “Universal Design for Learning and Open Education: Integrating Accessibility and Inclusion” with Dr. Ann Gagné and Kosar Dakhilalian (Brock University)
📅Date: Wednesday, April 15, 2026
🕰️Time: 11:00am – 12:00pm
🗺️Time Zone: CST/Saskatchewan Time
📌Register at https://uregina.libcal.com/event/4004017 (This link will open in a new tab).
Abstract: This session will explore the three main principles of the Universal Design for Learning (UDL) guidelines, to provide examples of how open education can foster engagement, give options for representation, and demonstrate learning. The speakers will provide examples of resources, tools, and assessments from their co-created OER on Accessible Adoption, to allow participants to reflect on how UDL can be an attainable and sustainable way to approach accessibility and inclusion in Open in their specific disciplinary contexts.
Dr. Ann Gagné (she/her) is Senior Educational Developer, Accessibility & Inclusion at Brock University. She has worked in higher education for over 22 years. Her work focuses on the need for accessible pedagogies through awareness of disabled lived experiences. She regularly facilitates workshops on accessible and inclusive pedagogy and trauma-informed UDL.
Kosar Dakhilalian is an Educational Developer, Open Educational Resources at Brock University since 2023. She facilitates workshops to respond to the OER needs of the instructors, offers consultations, and helps with design and creation of OER and interactive elements.

How Do Course Materials Impact Student Belonging? Insights from User Experience Research (CCCOER Webinar)
2026-04-15 12:00 - 13:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Concord, United States, Concord, MA, United States
Explore how course materials – especially OER – shape students’ sense of belonging through insights from a user-experience-informed research study with undergraduate learners. This CCCOER webinar highlights key questions faculty authors should ask themselves about course reading language, organization, and purpose, in order to further student belonging.
Attendees will take away practical strategies for editing OER with student needs in mind, along with research approaches that can be adapted across higher education settings, including community colleges. This session offers a concrete example of how thoughtful inquiry can guide the creation of more inclusive, engaging, and student-centered course materials.
Presenters:

Sarah Hare, MLIS, Open Educational Resources Librarian, University of California, Santa Cruz
Alexandra Marcaccio, MA, MLIS, Atlantic OERLead, The Council of Atlantic Academic Libraries/Conseil des bibliothèques postsecondaires de l’Atlantique (CAAL-CBPA)

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information on how to join us on April 15. This meeting will be recorded and the recording will be sent out to all registrants as well as posted on the event web site..
This webinar is produced in collaboration with CCCOER’s Research and Impact Committee.
