Webinar: Copyright Confidence From Basics to AI

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 […]

Open Education 101

Open Oregon Portland, OR, United States

Unlimited and free access to course materials, relevant and customizable resources for your students, and an ever-expanding global community of practice – sounds great, right? Ariana Santiago, Head of Open Education Services at the University of Houston Libraries, will lead an introductory session on open educational resources and practices, exploring the discovery, revision, remixing, and […]

Open Education Connections: K-12 and Higher Ed

Open Oregon Portland, OR, United States

Interested in collaborating with K–12 educators and leveraging Open Educational Resources (OER) in teaching and learning? Barbara Soots, Assistant Director, Open Education & Instructional Materials in Washington’s Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction, leads a session exploring the use of open resources and open education pedagogy in K–12 education. Discover how OER is being utilized and […]

Got Money? Oregon’s Brain Trust for Local OER Funds

Open Oregon Portland, OR, United States

Local funding for OER and textbook affordability from your own institution’s budget can complement statewide grants and other external sources of support. A group of librarians from Oregon institutions with local funding meet as an informal brain trust to ask questions, share surprises and lessons learned, and showcase projects made possible by funding from their […]

Where are OER conversations happening anymore?

Open Oregon Portland, OR, United States

The Open Ed community is dispersed across platforms, listservs, and group chats. Join our panelists for in-depth discussion about where people come together to learn and talk about Open Ed work, ranging from structured to casual communication. Heather Blicher, Director, Community College Consortium for OER Abbey Elder, Open Access & Scholarly Communication Librarian, Iowa State […]

OER Reading and Party!

Open Oregon Portland, OR, United States

Join the Open Oregon Educational Resources team at a virtual happy hour to celebrate OER publications in our state. This event will feature readings by Oregon authors from their work; if you are an OER author, please pick out a short passage to share. Let’s raise a glass to celebrate the conclusion of another Open […]

Keynote Webinar: A Showcase of the Strategic Digital Accessibility Training in Oregon

Open Oregon Portland, OR, United States

Rob Carr, WebAIM Strategic Accessibility Coordinator, and Veronica Vold, Open Education Instructional Designer, will join colleagues from Oregon’s public colleges and universities to showcase their campus accessibility initiatives. Hosted by Open Oregon Educational Resources.

Virtual Watch Party – Building Open Community: Lessons from the Commons

Open Oregon Portland, OR, United States

Rajiv Jhangiani delivered a powerful keynote address at this year’s Open Education Conference. We’ll watch the recorded session synchronously via Zoom with the option to use the chat feature for real-time discussion. Hosted by Open Oregon Educational Resources.

OER 101: Getting Started with Open Educational Resources

Open Oregon Portland, OR, United States

Are you interested in exploring OER for your course, but don’t know where to start? Join Jeff Gallant, Program Director, Affordable Learning Georgia, for an introduction in this one-hour webinar, hosted by Open Oregon Educational Resources.