2024 Open Education Conference

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2024 Open Education Conference

The 2024 Open Education Conference will be held as a hybrid event on October 8-10, 2024 in Providence, RI and online. Questions? Email contact@openeducationconference.org. Excited to attend? Register now.

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8:00am EDT

Breakfast GeneralIn Person

8:45am EDT

Announcements GeneralIn Person

9:00am EDT

Embracing the Benefits of Digitally Interactive Open Math Resources for Instruction w/ GeoGebra V1Monique Zhou • Virtual (25 min) Designing for Social Justice: A Decolonial Exploration of How to Develop EdTech for Refugees H1Nariman Moustafa • Aime Parfait Emerusenge • Asma Rabi • Noor Ullah • Hybrid (40 min) Embracing a ‘Spirit of Sharing’ and Using Open Education Tools for Capacity Building in Communities H4Spring Duvall • Jessica Birthisel • Hybrid (40 min) Student Partnerships in Open Education Addressing Power Dynamics and Belonging in STEM Teaching H2Glenda Cox • Sarah Stanlick • Marja Bakermans • Anna Gold • Lori Ostapowicz-Critz • Courtney Kurlanska • Bianca Masuku • Michelle Willmers • Hybrid (40 min) Tackling New Ways of Acquiring Skills and Producing Knowledge Beyond Theoretical Perspectives H3Valérie Payen Jean Baptiste • Hybrid (40 min) Using GenAI to Create OER Materials: Potential and Pitfalls IP1Posie Aagaard • Art Brownlow • In Person (40 min)

9:30am EDT

Choosing Open Access for Books: An Author's Perspective V1Judith Fathallah • Virtual (25 min) Integrating Open Educational Resources in Online Courses V2Dr.Kishore Mendam • Prof. G. Pushpa Chakrapani • Virtual (25 min)

9:45am EDT

Adoption Done Well: A Panel Discussion Across Institution Types H3Emily Ragan • Arenthia Herren • Heather Miceli • Micah Gjeltema • Dr. C. Edward Watson • Chlesea James • Hybrid (40 min) Collaborating with Students to Build Multimodal Open Educational Resources H4Brendan Riley • Kim Hale • Hybrid (40 min) Reflections from Leadership: What It Really Takes To Run An Equitable Educational Organization H1Amanda Coolidge • Apurva Ashok • Hugh McGuire • Caitlin Gunn • Hybrid (40 min) The Cost of Doing Homework: Access Codes from a Social Justice Perspective H2Virginia Clinton-Lisell • Alison Kelly • Hybrid (40 min) Building Open Infrastructures and Encoding Open Practices Through Communities of Care IP2Luke Waltzer • Laurie Hurson • In Person (40 min) They Won't Wait: Teaching AI Best Practices Within an Open Pedagogy Framework IP1Amanda Larson • Hanna Primeau • In Person (40 min)

10:00am EDT

Connecting Open Science and Open Education for an Open Europe V1Vanessa Proudman • Paola Corti • Virtual (25 min) How to Catalyse Open Education in South African Schools V2Kathryn Kure • Nomvuyo Mgoqi • Andrew Rens • Anne Waldek-Thill • Virtual (25 min)

10:30am EDT

Break (30 min) GeneralBreak

11:00am EDT

Decisions, Decisions: Interrogating Knowledge and Skills Needed for Open Educational Practices H3Stacy Katz • Jennifer Van Allen • Hybrid (25 min) Using Open to Create Innovative Curricula H4Joshua Halpern • Neeharika Thakur • Nadine Houser-Archield • Hybrid (25 min) Building the Boat as it Sails Down the River: The Publishing Support Team to the Rescue IP2Sue Tashjian • Minh Le • Jessica Egan • Vicky Gavin • Rick Lizotte • In Person (25 min) Chattering Openly: Talking about Open Access in an Increasingly Fragmented Social Media Landscape IP1Larissa Babak • In Person (25 min) The Open Paradox: Keeping the Committee Closed to Keep the Textbooks Open V1Emily Moran • Natasha Schumacher • Stephanie Warden • Virtual (25 min) Building Advocacy Capacity for OER H1Hailey Babb • Hybrid (55 min) Governing Boards and Trustees: How to Engage High-Level Decision Makers in OER H2Jeff Seaman • Tanya Spilovoy • Hybrid (55 min) Open Pedagogy and AI: Creating Open Pedagogy-Based Assignments with AI V2Bonnie Robinson • Corey Parson • Virtual (55 min)

11:30am EDT

A Decade of the Global OER Graduate Network (GO-GN): Where Next? H3Robert Farrow • Beck Pitt • Carina Bossu • Hybrid (25 min) Creator Fest for Affordability: An Innovative Support System for Faculty OER Curriculum Development H4Debbie Baker • Jacqui Higgins-Dailey • Hybrid (25 min) Empower Your Students as Open Course Content Creators IP2Lori Lysiak • In Person (25 min) Untapped Potential: The Role of Disciplinary Associations in Open Education IP1Kristin Whitman • In Person (25 min) Partner or Problem? Library-Led Affordability Services and Open Educational Resources V1Rachel Scott • Mitchell Scott • Virtual (25 min)

12:00pm EDT

Building Sustainable Futures: Exploring Open Business Models in Education H2Amanda Coolidge • Josie Gray • Amanda Grey • Chris Fernlund • Hybrid (25 min) FrankenOER: Building Better Learning with Creative OER Creations! H4Carolyn McGary • Hybrid (25 min) Robots Won’t Replace Us: Teaching Students to Read and Write with Generative Artificial Intelligence H1Liza Long • Joel Gladd • Hybrid (25 min) Where We Are, Where We’ve Been, and Where We’re Going: The Landscape of OER Scholarship H3Heather Miceli • Nathan Henton • Jessica Chittum • Dr. C. Edward Watson • Hybrid (25 min) Leveling Up Open Education Program Data IP1Jeff Gallant • In Person (25 min) Time to Shift: Exploring Learning Evolutions in an Open Pedagogical Assignment's Journey IP2Dawn (Nikki) Cannon-Rech • Autumn Johnson • In Person (25 min) Open Education Recognition: A Long Time Coming V2Emily Schudel • Virtual (25 min) Time Will Tell: Innovative Approaches to OER Student Savings Over Time V1Lily Todorinova • Julia Maxwell • Zara Wilkinson • Virtual (25 min)

12:30pm EDT

Lunch / Break (45 min) GeneralIn Person

1:15pm EDT

Keynote: Richard Baraniuk GeneralRichard Baraniuk • Hybrid

2:15pm EDT

Break (15 min) GeneralBreak

2:30pm EDT

Bridging the Divide: Exploring Open Educational Resources (OER) and Bookstore Partnerships H4Rachel Becker • Holly Deering • Hybrid (25 min) Evolving and Adapting: Reflections on a Decade of OER Implementation and Equity H3Brenda Gardner • Andrea Scott • Hybrid (25 min) Against Hope IP1Robin DeRosa • In Person (25 min) The Hope Project: Using OER to Shared Lived Experiences With Students V2Laura Quirk • Virtual (25 min) Tracking OER Awareness and Adoption in US Higher Ed and K-12 Classrooms V1Jeff Seaman • Julia Seaman • Virtual (25 min) Mind the Overlap: The Power of Open UDL H2Antonia Levy • Kelly Hammond • Hybrid (55 min) Openness As Attitude, Vulnerability as Practice: Finding Our Way With GenAI H1Lance Eaton • Maha Bali • Anna Mills • Hybrid (55 min)

3:00pm EDT

Fostering OER Leadership through Facilitation Pathways H4Stacy Katz • Apurva Ashok • Bryan McGeary • Liza Long • Joel Gladd • Hybrid (25 min) How Much is Too Much? : Lessons Learned from the UT System Data Collection Project H3Terra Gullings • Gabrielle Hernandez • Jessica McClean • Maria Teresa Torres • Hybrid (25 min) Forging Partnerships to Navigate Difficult Conversations IP1Heather Blicher • Kathy Essmiller • In Person (25 min) Course Design on the Fly: How to Design a Role-Playing Game in 1 Hour or Less V1Donald Slone • Virtual (25 min) Students’ Experiences With Open & Culturally Responsive Teaching: Findings From TN’s OER Initiative V2Jodie Lawrence • Ela Joshi • Rebecca Griffiths • Judy Westley • Virtual (25 min)

3:30pm EDT

Behind the Book: Learnings and Reflections from an Open Textbook Equity Adaptation Project H2Krista Lambert • Josie Gray • Harper Friedman • Hybrid (25 min) How Far We’ve Come: Looking at Open Education from a Different Angle H4Abbey Elder • Shannon Smith • Hybrid (25 min) The Open Education Advocacy Playbook: Tailored for Your Needs H1Nicole Baker • Hybrid (25 min) Open for Antiracism: What Have We Learned and What Can You Do? IP1James Glapa-Grossklag • Joy Shoemate • In Person (25 min) AI for Access: Ideas to Boost Open Learning and OER through Artificial Intelligence V1Robbie Melton • Nicole Arrighi • Virtual (25 min) Enhancing Education Through Targeted Professional Development: A Case Study on OER Implementation H3Susan Adams • Nancy Stano • April Crenshaw • Virtual (25 min) Let Us ROER: Radical OER-Reframing OER V2Jeanne Kambara • Anukruti Pulimi • Virtual (25 min)

4:00pm EDT

Break (15 min) GeneralBreak

4:15pm EDT

Breakout Groups: Geographic Region GeneralHybrid Breakout: Canada IP1Hybrid Breakout: Global (All Wecome) V1Hybrid Breakout: Latin America & the Caribbean IP2Hybrid Breakout: U.S. Midwest H2Hybrid Breakout: U.S. Northeast H1Hybrid Breakout: U.S. South H3Hybrid Breakout: U.S. West H4Hybrid

5:00pm EDT

End of In Person Day / Virtual Break (30 min) General

5:30pm EDT

Empowering Global Citizens: Integrating UN Sustainable Development Goals and K-12 Open Lessons V1Barbara Soots • Ryan Hauck • Michele Anciaux-Aoki • Virtual (25 min) Enhance Student-Centered Learning: Boost Engagement and Alleviate Anxiety by Using H5P-rich OER V2Theresa Huff • Daphne Tseng • Virtual (25 min) Getting to ZERO from Textbook to Homework: A Collaborative Journey in Developing Spanish OER V4Sarah Harmon • Alejandro Lee • Cristina Moon • Hugo Díaz-Rodil • Virtual (25 min) Roleplaying and Case Studies: OER STEAM Education Beyond the OER Textbook V3Eszter Trufan • Elene Bouhoutsos-Brown • Virtual (25 min)

6:00pm EDT

Marking the Trail for OER/ZTC: Cañada College's Journey in the ZTC Landscape, Spring 2021-Fall 2023 V4Sarah Harmon • Virtual (25 min) OER Champions: A Model for Building an Open Pedagogy Culture at an Open Access Community College V2Liza Long • Susan Aydelotte • Greg Wilson • Jason Roach • Virtual (25 min) The Wikipedia Assignment: Where Open Pedagogy Meets Open Knowledge V3Debby Kurti • Helaine Blumenthal • Gretchen Sneegas • Caroline Smith • Virtual (25 min) Time Well Spent: Crafting OER to Create High Quality ELA Materials for Underserved Students V1Karen Palmer • Brianne Buckley • Virtual (25 min)

6:30pm EDT

Daily Debrief GeneralVirtual

8:00pm EDT

Social Event @ Dave & Busters (In Person) GeneralIn Person