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SUMMARY:OER Inshallah... From Local Success to National Impact
DESCRIPTION:Celebrate Open Education Week 2026 by joining a high-level dialogue on transforming OER from isolated campus initiatives into a resilient national infrastructure across the Arabic-speaking world. \nThis webinar moves beyond “pilot projects” to tackle the strategic shift toward system-level adoption\, exploring how open resources serve as a vital lifeline for learning continuity during times of crisis and prolonged instability. We invite higher education leaders\, vocational trainers\, and educators to engage with our expert panelists in a bilingual (English/Arabic) debate designed to bridge the gap between local success and nationwide impact. Whether you are sharing a frontline experience or seeking a roadmap for institutional change\, join us to help shape a future where open\, accessible education is the standard\, not the exception\, for every learner in the MENA region. \nThe discussion will be initiated by invited panelists\, and contributions from participants who wish to share experiences or reflections are warmly welcomed. \nPanelists: \n\nSaida Affouneh\, An-Najah National University\, Palestine – OE Individual Award Winner 2025\nFawzi Baroud\, Notre Dame University – Louaize\, Lebanon – UNESCO Chair in OER for Access and Success\nKhalid Berrada\, Director of Higher Education at the Ministry of Higher Education\, Scientific Research\, and Innovation\, Morocco – ICESCO Chair on Open Education\nLilia Cheniti\, Sousse University\, Tunisia\, UNESCO Chair Open Education: Intelligent\, Innovative and Inclusive\nOmar Jomah\, Director of the E-learning center\, The Libyan Academy for Postgraduate Studies\, Libya\nGihan Osman\, Instructional Design & Online Technology\, Egypt\nWissam Tawileh\, Head of Online Education Research and Development\, Qatar University\n\nFacilitators: \n\nFabio Nascimbeni\, ETF – European Training Foundation\nCristina Stefanelli\, UNIMED – Mediterranean Universities Union\n\nWho should attend: Higher Education managers\, educators and practitioners\, VET trainers\, OER enthusiasts of any nationality with an interest in Arabic OER in the MENA region. \nLanguage(s): English and Arabic. Machine translation captions will be available. \nمن النجاح المحلي إلى التأثير الوطني! (Arabic)\nOER Inshallah flyer (English)
URL:https://oeweek.oeglobal.org/activity/oer-inshallah/
LOCATION:Rome\, Italy\, Rome\, Italy
CATEGORIES:Equity and Access,Open Education Policies,Open Educational Practices
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SUMMARY:OEWeek Live! Open Conversation on Online Communities
DESCRIPTION:Join us for another OEWeek live streamed open conversation. We are talking today about the state on online communities for open educators. We have a fantastic panel with leaders/organizers of a few of them. \nCan we even define them? What makes for a successful online community? Does the platform matter? How do we facilitate open places without over structuring them? What works? What are the challenges? Can we find ways to cross connect better? \nJoining us in the studio are: \n\nJocelyn Miyara (Creative Commons) representing https://creativecommons.zulipchat.com/\nKathleen Fitzpatrick (Knowledge Commons)  representing https://hcommons.org\nApurva Ashok (Rebus Foundation) representing https://rebus.community/\nMaren Deepwell (Reclaim Hosting and more) representing https://community.reclaimhosting.com/\nHeather Blicher (CCCOER) representing https://www.cccoer.org/\nTodd Conaway (University of Washington-Bothell)  representing https://uwbopenweb.com/ \nAmanda Coolidge (Pressbooks) representing a private Slack space\n\nAlan Levine (OEGlobal) representing https://connect.oeglobal.org/\n\nWatch live here or return later to see the recording. \n\nOEWeek Live is hosted in our Streamyard studio and you can watch with others on YouTube. Make use of the chat to ask questions and send comments to the guests in the studio. \nPosts And Links on Communities Shared by Guests\n\nSustainability through Community  (Kathleen Fitzpatrick)\nOpen Infrastructures and the Future of Knowledge Production\, part 2  (Kathleen Fitzpatrick)\nReimagining CCCOER: Strategic Planning and Candy Sushi (Heather Blicher)\nblogging4life aka Blogging Community of Practice (series\, from Reclaim Hosting)\nOn “Building” Community I Got Bubkis (Alan Levine)\nWhat’s My Next Online Community Life Cycle Curve? (Alan Levine)\nMy “Proivate” Life (Todd Conaway)\nThe (non-profit) business of connecting people through technology (Zoe Wake Hyde\, Rebus Community)\nEffective Collaboration (The Rebus Guide to Publishing Open Textbooks (So Far))\nFostering OER Leadership through Facilitation Pathways (OpenEd 2024 presentation)\n\nImage Credits: Old TV – Time Tunnel – Cameron Highland flickr photo by liewcf shared under a Creative Commons (BY-SA 2.0) license remixed with OEW OEWeek image by Mario Badilla licensed CC BY 4.0 and Unsplasb Photo by Marvin Meyer on Unsplash Free to use under the Unsplash License
URL:https://oeweek.oeglobal.org/activity/oeweek-live-online-communities/
LOCATION:Concord\, United States\, Concord\, MA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Open Educational Practices
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