2024 Open Education Conference: Full Schedule

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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9:00am EDT

Accelerating Access to OER in Africa: Case Studies of Localization by Youth Service Ambassadors

Thursday October 10, 2024 9:00am - 9:25am EDT

Africa has never been more ready for a knowledge revolution. With its burgeoning population growth and vast natural resources, it’s about time for institutions to open access to digital knowledge in low-tech and user-friendly formats. At the start of 2021, 90% of African schools were still closed due to COVID-19 and most families in Africa lacked access to connectivity and critical content in the home. During this time, CDN was invited by partner organizations to liaise closely with African stakeholders in 5 countries to identify opportunities, challenges, and strategies to improve access to OER tools. This session highlights best practices and lessons learned through Open Content for Development (OC4D), an OER library tool launched by the Community Development Network (CDN). Our West African team will share insights from 5 countries since 2020 and will zoom in on lower-literate learners in low-tech areas.

Attendees of this session will be able to:

Training/Leadership Development for local knowledge workers (Youth Service Ambassadors, “YSAs”);
Digital Content Curation and Localization;
Tech Deployment/Maintenance/Troubleshooting from Remote Access Points; and,
Feedback Integration via digital dashboard to monitor hardware, software, and learner progress.

Speakers

JOHNSON GBEDZE

Director of Special Projects, Community Development Network

I am particularly interested in ed-tech solutions to deliver digital content in offline areas. I am focused on OER, hybrid learning, and rapid feedback tools for facilitators to track progress.I’ve considered this because it will serve as an accelerator and incubator to help me... Read More →

TIFFANY ZENITH IVINS

OXFORD UNIVERSITY

GIFTY ANAB

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT NETWORK

Marzuq Abubakari

OXFORD UNIVERSITY

Session Type

Hybrid (25 min)

Hybrid sessions can be joined in person and online by attendees and speakers. The session will be held live in a meeting room at the conference venue and connected to Zoom through a webcam and microphones. Virtual attendees will be able to submit questions and comments through the... Read More →

Thursday October 10, 2024 9:00am - 9:25am EDT
H3

Session: Hybrid

Attendance Type Attend In Person, Attend Virtually
Audience Beginner
Regional Focus Africa

9:00am EDT

Co-DREAM OER: Introducing Innovative New OER Resources in Robotics and Modern Manufacturing

Thursday October 10, 2024 9:00am - 9:25am EDT

In 2021 CO-DREAM OER, a multi-institutional project received a $2-million grant from the US Department of Education to develop 9 OER textbooks on robotics, mechatronics, and advanced manufacturing, three subjects that are key to the future of research and workforce training in modern industry. The project is now reaching fruition and will release one textbook each semester from fall 2024 to fall 2026. This presentation showcases the innovative textbooks, which help readers understand complex concepts through a mixture of readings, videos, and interactive simulations. It also discusses the project’s approach of improving the textbooks through trial implementations, where faculty are offered stipends to use them in exchange for conducting student surveys and giving feedback on the works. Results of the feedback are used to update the textbooks. The presentation engages its audience to promote the textbooks, which are designed for 2-year associates, 4-year bachelor’s and graduate courses.

Attendees of this session will be able to:

Understand the purpose of the project and the important gaps in OER that it seeks to fill with its textbooks.
Gain a comprehensive understanding of the textbooks produced by the project, and the types of institutions, courses, and programs they are designed for.
Explore the innovative features that the textbooks contain, along with the pedagogical principles they are based on and how these can be used to train the next generation of researchers and workers in the manufacturing industry.
Discover the formats that the textbooks are available in (Ex. Online e-modules, PDF and downloadable interactive materials that can to be used offline, print on demand) and where they and other potential users can access the books.
Learn the educational research component behind the textbooks, how it seeks to improve the works through trial implementations, and how the audience can take part in prompting and using the textbooks.

Speakers

Alison Mero

Managing Editor, Clemson University Press

Managing Editor at Clemson University Press; acquiring books in music, literature, and the arts. Musicology PhD. she/her/hers

Yang Wu

Clemson University

Yue Wang

Clemson University

Session Type

Hybrid (25 min)

Thursday October 10, 2024 9:00am - 9:25am EDT
H2

Session: Hybrid

Attendance Type Attend In Person, Attend Virtually
Audience Beginner
Regional Focus United States

9:00am EDT

From Closed to Open: Laboring to Revert Rights and Republish Existing Works

Thursday October 10, 2024 9:00am - 9:25am EDT

Rights-reversion is a powerful tool for broadening access to books which are still-in-demand but paywalled or out-of-print. Converting these works to Open Educational Resources (OER) broadens their availability and meets reader and instructional needs while utilizing existing workflows used by those who create open textbooks. This presentation describes rights reversion, presents multiple case studies, documents the labor involved in rights-reversion and re-publishing workflows, and provides tips and tools for working with authors and publisher-copyright-holders.

Attendees of this session will be able to:

Articulate a summary of what rights reversion is.
Describe what makes something an Open Educational Resource (OER)
Explain rationale for including rights-reversion-to-OER as part of their publishing program
Describe why rights-reversion-to-OER might add value to the communities they serve, and similarities and differences to what they might already do in their community or institution

Speakers

Anita Walz

Associate Professor, Assistant Director of Open Education and Scholarly Communication Librarian, University Libraries at Virginia Tech

Anita Walz is Associate Professor and the Assistant Director of Open Education and Scholarly Communication Librarian at the University Libraries at Virginia Tech where she founded and oversees the Open Education Initiative and OER grant program. She holds a masters in Library and... Read More →

Session Type

Hybrid (25 min)

Thursday October 10, 2024 9:00am - 9:25am EDT
H4

Session: Hybrid

Attendance Type Attend In Person, Attend Virtually
Audience Intermediate
Regional Focus United States

9:30am EDT

The Intersection of OER & Community Engagement: Increasing Equity Through the PCC Ready Bag Project

Thursday October 10, 2024 9:30am - 9:55am EDT

In the Pacific Northwest, we are faced with a 1 in 3 chance that a large earthquake will hit our community within the next 50 years. At Portland Community College, most of our students are not prepared for a disaster of this magnitude. The PCC Ready Bag & Community Resilience Project was created in order to increase equity on our campus through education, community building, and free “Ready Bag" starter kits. This project utilized community engagement and OER to create a truly student-centered project where students created openly-licensed materials to share with their community (and beyond). Asking students to become the educators positions them as change makers in their communities. In this session, the OER resources that were created by PCC students will be shared. We will discuss the process, the takeaways, and the lessons learned along the way. Participants will be encouraged to reflect on disaster preparedness resources for their own community.

Attendees of this session will be able to:

Understand how community-based learning can be used to engage students in creating culturally relevant OER content
Identify ways that student-created OER content can be adapted to be used in your local communities to increase preparedness and community building

Speakers

Taryn Oakley

Environmental Studies & Resources Faculty, Portland Community College

I teach environmental science and I help to coordinate the Community-Based Learning program at Portland Community College. I love all things nature and I am interested in teaching about the environmental through a justice lens.

Session Type

Hybrid (25 min)

Thursday October 10, 2024 9:30am - 9:55am EDT
H4

Session: Hybrid

Attendance Type Attend In Person, Attend Virtually
Audience Beginner
Regional Focus United States, Canada

9:30am EDT

The Switch: The Story of Librarians Becoming Open Leaders

Thursday October 10, 2024 9:30am - 9:55am EDT

This is the story of how Excelsior University’s academic library transformed from a closed silo utilizing contracted librarians to one where internal librarians now cultivate open practices within our institution. With many barriers to an institutional open mindset, we embarked on a needs analysis, which identified opportunities for change. The work began with researching and identifying librarian roles, developing job descriptions and a hiring process. The story now continues with redesigning the library’s relationship with course development, the bookstore, and faculty development, and the development of open resources, practices and services. Attendees will leave inspired with ideas for their own transformational open initiatives.

Attendees of this session will be able to:

Discuss a process for creating transformational change.
Visualize new library roles.
Identify people and organizations with whom to collaborate.
Develop strategies for cultivating partnerships with the bookstore.

Speakers

Cathy Germano

Senior Director, Library and Learning Services, Excelsior University

Brent Swearingen

Excelsior University

Melissa Chim

Scholarly Communications Librarian, Excelsior University

Regina Seguin

Excelsior University

Maribel Castro

Excelsior University

Tiffany Davis

Excelsior University

Session Type

Hybrid (25 min)

Thursday October 10, 2024 9:30am - 9:55am EDT
H3

Session: Hybrid

Attendance Type Attend In Person, Attend Virtually
Audience Intermediate
Regional Focus United States

9:30am EDT

Campus Reads: Harnessing Open Access Resources in a Digital Book Club Setting

Thursday October 10, 2024 9:30am - 9:55am EDT

Based off viral internet book clubs like Dracula Daily and Letters from Watson, ECU’s Joyner library recently started our own digital book club. Using public domain literature and open access photos we divided each story into bit-sized sections and emailed them out to students, faculty, and staff on campus who signed up for the newsletter. Our program hoped to not only promote access to knowledge but also encourage active participation and dialogue. Each semester we tried a different technique to incorporate more campus voices including partnering with the Gender Studies Program for one semester and using a magnet wall to allow students to vote on short stories. This session will share successes and failures from our first year running this program as well as detail how we navigated logistics, marketed the program, and continue to work to ensure diverse and inclusive voices while using 100+ year old texts.

Attendees of this session will be able to:

Plan a virtual book club at their own institution
Reflect on successes and failures from our first year of this program and hopefully anticipate how similar issues might arise in their virtual book clubs
Understand how we prioritized diversity and inclusion when primarily using 100+ year old texts and images

Speakers

Allison Kaefring

Open Access Publishing Support Librarian, ECU- Joyner

Hello, I am the open access librarian for East Carolina University. We have been hosting a few journals for several years and are at the begining stages of creating a publishing ecosystem for open access monographs or textbooks in our library

Session Type

Virtual (25 min)

Virtual sessions take place in Zoom. If you've attended the OpenEd conference before, this format will be familiar! Virtual sessions are recorded and posted by the next day. All attendees (including those in Providence) are welcome to join virtual sessions.

Thursday October 10, 2024 9:30am - 9:55am EDT
V1

Session: Virtual

Attendance Type Attend Virtually
Audience Intermediate
Regional Focus United States

9:30am EDT

Development of a Low-Cost, Interactive Histology Atlas for Anatomy and Physiology

Thursday October 10, 2024 9:30am - 9:55am EDT

As faculty, we consistently look for student-centered resources that allow students to excel without incurring a high financial cost. Lab manuals available from current publishers are typically not cost-effective and contain content unrelated to commonly adopted learning objectives (HAPS). One area of current lab manuals that consistently results in poor student success is related to histology. We hypothesized that this is due, in part, to misalignment of the high-resolution images in the publisher’s lab manuals with the appearance of student tissue slides using light microscopy. For this reason, we used Pressbooks to create the online open-access Anatomy and Physiology I: An Interactive Histology Atlas. The atlas, which currently has over 9000 views, includes hand-sketch illustrations and provides highly engaging interactive materials. Early data suggests that student exam performance using the interactive histology atlas is comparable with performance using publisher resources.

Attendees of this session will be able to:

Attendees will be introduced to the use of Pressbooks to create open-access online resources.
Attendees will learn how to leverage interactive media elements (H5P) to maximize student success including overlayed illustrations and histological images.
Attendees will be introduced to best practices on how to utilize Anatomy and Physiology I: An Interactive Histology Atlas for their own student engagement and success.
Attendees will participate in the discussion of the merits of open access materials in comparison with high-cost publisher resources in supporting student success.

Speakers

Soma Mukhopadhyay

Augusta University

Christina Wilson

Assistant Professor, Augusta University

Karen Wiles

Augusta University

Juan Ramiro Diaz

Augusta University

Georgios Kallifatidis

Augusta University

Session Type

Virtual (25 min)

Thursday October 10, 2024 9:30am - 9:55am EDT
V2

Session: Virtual

Attendance Type Attend Virtually
Audience Intermediate
Regional Focus United States

9:45am EDT

Is “Opt-In” the Future of Inclusive Access?

Thursday October 10, 2024 9:45am - 10:25am EDT

"Inclusive Access" is a model that has been adopted by many institutions to provide students with course materials. Recent developments at the federal level have raised questions about the transparency and equity of these programs, along with the negative impact it can have on open education initiatives. This presentation will discuss the current state of Inclusive Access, including how regulatory changes proposed by the U.S. Department of Education may change the default model from "opt-out" to "opt-in." It will also discuss advocacy strategies to address the negative impact "Inclusive Access" can have for students.

Attendees of this session will be able to:

Describe the features of "Inclusive Access" automatic textbook billing programs
Explain the state of U.S. federal regulatory changes with respect to automatic textbook billing
Identify key benefits of an "opt-in" model for textbook billing
Address misleading arguments made by publisher and bookstore vendors

Speakers

Nicole Allen

Director of Open Education, SPARC

Nicole Allen is the Director of Open Education for SPARC. In this role, she leads SPARC’s work to advance openness and equity in education, which includes a robust state and federal policy program, a broad librarian community of practice, and a leadership program for open education professionals... Read More →

Session Type

Hybrid (40 min)

Thursday October 10, 2024 9:45am - 10:25am EDT
H1

Session: Hybrid

Attendance Type Attend In Person, Attend Virtually
Audience Intermediate
Regional Focus United States

10:00am EDT

Students' Perceptions of a Course Syllabus Designed to Foreground Open Educational Practices

Thursday October 10, 2024 10:00am - 10:25am EDT

The current study utilized Lambert's 3R framework of social justice (redistributive, recognitive, and representational) to investigate the impact of justice frames and open educational practices in syllabus design on undergraduate students' perceptions. Participants (N=207) viewed several versions of a hypothetical syllabus, with each version increasing in social justice focus. Participants then answered questionnaires on their intent to take the course, student sense of belonging, and instructor evaluation. We hypothesized that increased social justice focus in syllabi would enhance student belonging, improve evaluations, and boost course registration intent, especially for those with more marginalized identities. This study underscores the importance of incorporating social justice frameworks into syllabus design to enhance student engagement and perceptions of inclusivity.

Attendees of this session will be able to:

Understand the principles of Lambert's 3R framework of social justice (redistributive, recognitive, and representational) and its application in syllabus design.
Identify the effects of justice frames and open educational practices on undergraduate students' sense of belonging, motivation to learn, and instructor evaluations.
Apply knowledge of how different justice frames in syllabus design can influence student outcomes, including intent to register for courses.
Evaluate the role of educators in promoting social justice and inclusivity through syllabus design, informed by empirical evidence from the study.

Speakers

Rajiv Jhangiani

Vice-Provost, Teaching & Learning, Brock University

Lindsey Gwozdz

Assistant Dean of Library, Community College of Rhode Island

Lindsey Gwozdz joined CCRI in 2024 as the Assistant Dean of the Library, having spent 11 years prior as an Associate Professor and the Scholarly Communications Librarian at Roger Williams University. She also serves as the Fellow for Open Education at the New England Board of H... Read More →

Oya Pakkal

Brock University

Anita Twele

Brock University

Session Type

Hybrid (25 min)

Thursday October 10, 2024 10:00am - 10:25am EDT
H4

Session: Hybrid

Attendance Type Attend In Person, Attend Virtually
Audience Intermediate
Regional Focus Canada

10:00am EDT

“There was one and now there’s more!” : Hiring additional personnel to help with Open Ed Work

Thursday October 10, 2024 10:00am - 10:25am EDT

Many academic libraries have a librarian whose responsibilities include open education. This position may look different depending on the needs of each institution but in many cases, this librarian begins providing these services in a solo capacity. As the open education programs at institutions evolve, the workload expectations for these solo librarians should also grow in order to support sustainability. Sometimes, this growth means hiring additional personnel. While it is exciting to have more help, it can also lead to a number of questions. How can I adjust workflows to include this employee? How can I determine what is “librarian level” vs “non-librarian level” work within open education? How can I ensure that processes make sense to someone else? During this presentation, the presenters will share their stories and discuss how their open education departments have grown from one librarian to additional personnel, and how they have begun to tackle the above questions.

Attendees of this session will be able to:

Understand how the presenters advocated for additional help at their institutions.
Think about how they can better prepare documentation for workflows and procedures that will be useful in future training or succession planning.
Formulate questions to think about if they are hoping to train someone to help with open education work in the future.

Speakers

Gabrielle Hernandez

Open Education Librarian, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Gabby Hernandez is the Open Education Librarian at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. There she coordinates the Textbook Affordability Project which supports the advocacy and implementation of open educational practices at UTRGV. With a background as a K-12 educator, she brings... Read More →

Sabrina Davis

Open Educational Resources Librarian, Texas Tech University

Sabrina Davis is the Open Educational Resources (OER) Librarian and holds the Assistant Librarian rank in Texas Tech University Libraries. In her role as OER Librarian, Sabrina works with various campus stakeholders to expand the use of open educational resources and educates both... Read More →

Session Type

Hybrid (25 min)

Thursday October 10, 2024 10:00am - 10:25am EDT
H3

Session: Hybrid

Attendance Type Attend In Person, Attend Virtually
Audience Intermediate
Regional Focus United States

10:00am EDT

Literature in Context: A Student-Centered OER at the Intersection of Digital Humanities

Thursday October 10, 2024 10:00am - 10:25am EDT

This session introduces an NEH-funded project, Literature in Context: An Open Anthology of Literature in English 1400-1925. Available through any web browser or mobile device, LiC offers teachers free, reliable, citable (and even printable!) digital texts for classroom use, potentially replacing many British or American literature print anthologies. Unlike many print-based OERs, LiC also makes use of the interactive affordances of a digital platform: searchability, images, multimedia, collaborative annotation, dynamic mapping, social networking, and multiple reading options. We'll work with session attendees to create custom anthologies developed from database resources and demonstrate how and why we work with students as visible collaborators on a project that's at once an OER and a large-scale digital humanities project. By editing texts for inclusion in an infinitely-expandable resource, student collaborators learn how this work intersects with the construction of knowledge as a practice.

Attendees of this session will be able to:

Identify the significant issues with OERs in humanities fields, particularly those that retain the legacy of their origins in print
Identify the affordances of born-digital resources
Understand central aspects of the fraught relationship between OER and DH
Begin to collaborate with students on the build-out of Literature in Context
Create personalized, theme-driven digital anthologies from Literature in Context for use in the teaching of British and American literature

Speakers

John O'Brien

The University of Virginia

Christine Ruotolo

The University of Virginia

Student Discussant TBD

Tonya Howe

Instructional Designer & Technologist, George Mason University

Tonya is a longtime university teacher-turned-instructional-technologist with a master’s in Data Analytics and Visualization from Maryland Institute, College of Art, and a doctorate in Literature from the University of Michigan. Currently, she is working with colleagues on a f... Read More →

Session Type

Virtual (25 min)

Thursday October 10, 2024 10:00am - 10:25am EDT
V2

Session: Virtual

Attendance Type Attend Virtually
Audience Intermediate
Regional Focus United States

10:00am EDT

Sharing Experiences from an Open Pedagogy Faculty Fellowship

Thursday October 10, 2024 10:00am - 10:25am EDT

Are you an instructional designer, librarian or faculty partner looking to move open pedagogy forward in your community? This panel presentation is meant to share the experiences, design process, and reflections of the facilitators and faculty participants from James Madison University (Virginia, USA) after concluding a multi-semester Faculty Fellowship focused on Open Pedagogy and Social Justice. Faculty participants teach in a range of disciplines and levels from large undergraduate courses to small doctoral cohorts. During the session, Fellowship facilitators will share context on the fellowship and an openly-licensed Pressbook with information about the design model for the program. Fellowship participants will then showcase their projects and reflect on their experiences in the Fellowship and with implementing open pedagogy into their courses, including observations of student experiences.

Attendees of this session will be able to:

Understand the context and community needs specific to this Fellowship
Explore the logistics, design choices, and materials, including the applications, MOUs, funding model, and participant materials.
Engage with faculty panelists as they share their experiences, projects, and insights from participating in the Fellowship

Speakers

Elaine Kaye

Instructional Designer, James Madison University

Nicole Wilson

Instructional Designer, James Madison University

Liz Chenevey

James Madison University

Brian Leventhal

James Madison University

Cara Meixner

James Madison University

Kristen McCleary

James Madison University

Christine Robinson

James Madison University

Pam Sullivan

James Madison University

Session Type

Virtual (25 min)

Thursday October 10, 2024 10:00am - 10:25am EDT
V1

Session: Virtual

Attendance Type Attend Virtually
Audience Intermediate
Regional Focus United States

10:30am EDT

Break (30 min)

Thursday October 10, 2024 10:30am - 11:00am EDT

General

Session Type

Break

Thursday October 10, 2024 10:30am - 11:00am EDT
General

Break

Attendance Type Attend In Person, Attend Virtually

11:00am EDT

How to Become a Student Whisperer: A Student-Centered Design Thinking Approach to OER Development

Thursday October 10, 2024 11:00am - 11:25am EDT

In the context of course enhancement for hybrid and flexible learning at a university in Namibia, the need was identified to enhance courses to be student-responsive open educational resources. To address this problem, a student-centered design thinking approach was undertaken with a specific focus on gamification, microlearning, cooperative learning and psychological safety. This paper involves qualitative action research of a process in which course enhancements were done drawing on selected theoretical principles and the expertise of the participating lecturing staff. The paper provides an overview of selected educational affordances utilized within an under-resourced environment, and on the deep reflections undertaken in order to focus upon empathizing with and prioritizing students’ needs in the context of cognitive neuroscience. Finally, the paper concludes with recommendations in terms of collaboration, content, communication, critical thinking, and creative innovation.

Attendees of this session will be able to:

Be sensitized to the challenges of implementing open education in areas of poverty where internet data access cannot be guaranteed and is costly for students.
Reflect deeply on how one can best enable open education in such a context.
Understand the various educational affordances within a framework that incorporates gamification, microlearning, cooperative learning and the need to enable psychological safety.
Consider research findings in social cognitive neuroscience and the implications these have in how best to structure online distance education to best cater for our social brains.

Speakers

Kathryn Kure

Founder, Data Myna

As Chapter Lead of Creative Commons South Africa, she has been deeply engaged in recommendations to Parliament regarding sorely-needed Copyright reform in terms of the Copyright Amendment Bill, and she actively advocates for tax policy changes in order to enable more open educational... Read More →

Jacqueline Bock

Namibia University of Science and Technology

Jako Olivier

Adviser: Higher Education, Commonwealth of Learning

Session Type

Virtual (25 min)

Thursday October 10, 2024 11:00am - 11:25am EDT
V2

Session: Virtual

Attendance Type Attend Virtually
Audience Intermediate
Regional Focus Africa

11:00am EDT

Standards and Scale: Creating and Promoting Adoption-Ready Nursing OER

Thursday October 10, 2024 11:00am - 11:40am EDT

The Open Educational Resources Nursing Essentials Project (ONE), a partnership of the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB) and OpenStax, was created to help address a crisis-level workforce shortage in Nursing. Through this project, the THECB and OpenStax developed high quality, standards-aligned, accessible educational offerings. But to impact the workforce as designated by the program, large-scale adoption and usage are the ultimate goals. This panel will feature team leads, authors, and adopters to discuss the end-to-end approaches and practices to achieve the program outcomes. We will describe the needs analysis, user engagement, learning design, and review processes that drove the project. Authors will reflect on interpreting and applying feedback. And a recent adopter, who was not involved with the project development, will reflect on the evaluation, adoption, and integration process.

Attendees of this session will be able to:

Identify the key people (e.g., authors, adopters) involved in the OER development and adoption process and ways to engage with these different individuals.
Develop needs analysis and related market research instruments to inform OER creation.
Gather, interpret, and apply reviewer feedback throughout the OER development process.
Address adoption criteria through products and product descriptions.
Incorporate OER creation and adoption best practices into their own OER development and promotion endeavors.

Speakers

Anthony Palmiotto

Director of Products, OpenStax

Carrie Gits

Director, Digital Learning, Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board

Lindsay Josephs

Demand Generation Specialist, Rice University/OpenStax

Session Type

Hybrid (40 min)

Thursday October 10, 2024 11:00am - 11:40am EDT
H3

Session: Hybrid

Attendance Type Attend In Person, Attend Virtually
Audience Intermediate
Regional Focus United States

11:00am EDT

Student Advocacy: Fighting Against Automatic Textbook Billing

Thursday October 10, 2024 11:00am - 11:40am EDT

The growing adoption of automatic textbook billing programs, often labeled as “Inclusive” or “Equitable” Access, poses a significant threat to textbook affordability and student autonomy. In response, a dedicated committee of students has collaborated with student governments across the U.S. and Canada to craft a unified student statement addressing these concerns. This statement critically examines the pitfalls of such programs and offers actionable recommendations for institutional adoption. In this session, the student committee members will illuminate their process, providing insights into student perspectives on this pressing issue. Attendees will gain valuable strategies to safeguard their institutions and advocate for student interests against the presence of these programs. They will also share how to effectively collaborate with the students on your campus and ensure their needs are being centered.

Attendees of this session will be able to:

Identify the main ways students are negatively impacted by automatic textbook billing
Learn about the student recommendations when it comes to these programs
Learn how to engage and work with students on this issue

Speakers

Aishah Abdullah

Open Education Coordinator, SPARC

Elizabeth Braatz

Portland State Univeristy

Pedro Almeida

University of Alberta

Katie Wagman

Michelson 20MM Foundation

Graceanne Hoback

Florida State University

Session Type

Hybrid (40 min)

Thursday October 10, 2024 11:00am - 11:40am EDT
H4

Session: Hybrid

Attendance Type Attend In Person, Attend Virtually
Audience Intermediate
Regional Focus Canada, United States

11:00am EDT

Valuing OER in the Tenure, Promotion, and Reappointment Process

Thursday October 10, 2024 11:00am - 11:40am EDT

This session will address the question: How can we include OER work into the standards of tenure, promotion, and reappointment? Building off the OER Contributions Matrix created 2021, Driving OER Sustainability for Student Success (DOERS) recently published a volume of case studies, Valuing OER in the Tenure, Promotion, and Reappointment Process. This session will include authors of the various case studies detailing their personal experiences in utilizing their work in open education to gain tenure, promotion, or reappointment, their lessons learned, and their advice for others in the field.

Attendees of this session will be able to:

Identify what types of contributions might apply to the three categories of tenure, promotion, and reappointment (teaching, research, and service).
Discuss what strategies that have been successfully utilized to get open education work recognized for tenure, promotion, and/or reappointment.
Discuss the barriers to recognition of open education work in tenure, promotion, and reappointment.
Network with colleagues in the field who have successfully utilized these strategies and overcome barriers.

Speakers

Andrew McKinney

Open Education Coordinator, City University of New York

Craig Finlay

OER Librarian, Criss Library, University of Nebraska Omaha

Elaine Correa

Professor and Chair, Special Assistant to the Provost, California State University, Bakersfield

Emily Carlisle-Johnson

Research and Scholarly Communication Librarian, Western University

Annika Many

President & CEO, EDU-PM, LLC

Chief Strategist & Program Executive with 20 years’ experience in Higher Education, K-12, and P-20 Systems. Experienced in organizational leadership, program management, and consulting. Highly collaborative and skilled in ensuring the successful execution of mission-critical work... Read More →

Session Type

Hybrid (40 min)

Thursday October 10, 2024 11:00am - 11:40am EDT
H2

Session: Hybrid

Attendance Type Attend In Person, Attend Virtually
Audience Intermediate
Regional Focus United States, Canada

11:00am EDT

Open Education and Open Pedagogy: Measuring impacts of Course Based Undergraduate Research (CURES)

Thursday October 10, 2024 11:00am - 11:40am EDT

Measuring impacts both of faculty and students involved in Course Based Undergraduate Research (CUREs) is important to being culturally responsive in communicating the value added of programs. Ensuring that CURE materials are both open sourced and inclusive of students, by infusing open pedagogies increases the broader impacts of these research projects. In this interactive session attendees will engage with real world examples from three currently funded National Science Foundation CUREs projects at the community college, four-year institution, and from a national research center. Ways to design and assess the value and impacts of open-sourced and open pedagogy CURE curriculums will be discussed. Participants will engage with strategies for considering the design and assessment of their own curriculum and leave with resources to enhance the assessment and design of their own programs.

Attendees of this session will be able to:

To identify the value of Course Based Undergraduate Research (CUREs) as examples of open pedagogical course materials.
To examine real-world examples of three CURE programs and articulate the similarities and differences between them and their applications and approach to OER and Open Pedagogies and the evaluation elements.
To engage in the draft development (program mapping) of their own assessment design for a current or future OER/Open Pedagogy project.

Speakers

Dr. Sondra LoRe

Director & Evaluation/Education Consultant, STEM Program Evaluation, Assessment, & Research (SPEAR)

Session Type

Virtual (40 min)

Thursday October 10, 2024 11:00am - 11:40am EDT
H1

Session: Virtual

Attendance Type Attend Virtually
Audience Intermediate
Regional Focus United States

11:00am EDT

Open Education at a Crossroads

Thursday October 10, 2024 11:00am - 11:55am EDT

This session is designed to identify an agenda for action and research for the open education community which, we argue, is at a crossroads – building on a critical conversation begun at OER24 in March: “The future isn’t what it used to be: open education at a crossroads” (Cronin & Czerniewicz, 2024). The purpose of the session is to enable globally diverse conversations about the future of open education. In the context of the current global polycrisis, it is clear that the assumptions and foundations of open education are under threat. This moment –a crossroads– requires all parts of the open education movement to work together. In alliance with those who believe that open education is central to fighting for human rights, democracy, justice and sustainability, we (i) propose a framework of ideas for moving closer to realising those ideas, a “manifesto for open education for good”, and (ii) facilitate groupwork so that participants can collaborate to identify specific next steps.

Attendees of this session will be able to:

Recognise at least some of the ways that wider global crises emerge within, impact on, and intersect with open education.
Articulate the five tenets of the Manifesto for Open Education for Good.
Take first steps in developing an agenda to take forward after the session, to work towards creating better open education and social futures.

Speakers

Catherine Cronin

Independent open scholar, self-employed

Laura Czerniewicz

University of Cape Town

Session Type

Virtual (55 min)

Thursday October 10, 2024 11:00am - 11:55am EDT
V1

Session: Virtual

Attendance Type Attend Virtually
Audience Intermediate
Regional Focus Africa, Europe, Global Focus

11:30am EDT

Exploring the Transformative Potential of Tabletop Roleplaying Games in Higher Education

Thursday October 10, 2024 11:30am - 11:55am EDT

This presentation explores the transformative potential of Tabletop Roleplaying Games (TTRPGs), particularly Dungeons & Dragons, in higher education. Tabletop roleplaying games offer a widely accessible and open tool for education due to a large number of free resources readily available to interested consumers. From TTRPGs' inception in 1974 to their current surge in popularity, we examine their practical applications in a collegiate setting. Drawing on personal experiences, we connect TTRPGs to advising and coaching efforts, culminating in a theoretical framework for creating and implementing TTRPG game sessions with specific outcomes. Attendees will gain insights into how educational roleplaying games contribute to student development. The presentation offers practical tools for programmatic design.

Attendees of this session will be able to:

Develop a deep understanding of educational roleplay games as a tool for student development.
Understand a theoretical framework for developing one-time educational roleplaying experiences that target specific identifiable development outcomes.
Use coaching skills to enhance student learning outcomes through educational role-playing.
Articulate how inclusive and diverse viewpoints can be lifted through educational roleplay games.
Explore open-access software available to engage in tabletop roleplay games.

Speakers

Anthony Kurza

College Life Coach | Adjunct Professor, Florida State University

Corbin Nall

Florida State University

Rolando Torres

Florida State University

Session Type

Virtual (25 min)

Thursday October 10, 2024 11:30am - 11:55am EDT
V2

Session: Virtual

Attendance Type Attend Virtually
Audience Beginner
Regional Focus United States

11:45am EDT

Exploring Pedagogical Strategies: Interacting with AI in Case Studies-Based OER Classes

Thursday October 10, 2024 11:45am - 12:10pm EDT

This presentation delves into pedagogical methodologies for integrating AI within case studies-based courses relying exclusively on OER. Focusing on student interaction with AI prompts, the session showcases strategies for fostering critical thinking and analytical skills. This model requires students to write and engage with AI prompts, they identify logical gaps and enhance AI responses. Emphasizing quality response development, students are challenged to delve deeply into AI interactions, honing their ability to articulate complex concepts and refine logical reasoning. The presentation underscores the significance of scaffolding student learning through structured AI interactions, promoting active engagement and higher-order thinking skills. Participants will gain insights into effective pedagogical approaches for leveraging AI in OER-based classrooms, empowering students to navigate and critically evaluate AI-generated content.

Attendees of this session will be able to:

Participants will gain an understanding of pedagogical methodologies for integrating AI technology into case studies-based courses relying exclusively on OER.
Attendees will learn effective strategies for fostering critical thinking and analytical skills in students through structured interaction with AI prompts, enabling them to identify logical gaps and enhance AI-generated responses.
Participants will acquire practical techniques for scaffolding student learning and promoting active engagement with AI interactions, thereby empowering students to articulate complex concepts, refine logical reasoning, and critically evaluate AI-generated content within OER-based classrooms.

Speakers

Chelsea Slack

Assistant Professor of Communication and Media Studies, Southeastern Louisiana University

Session Type

Virtual (25 min)

Thursday October 10, 2024 11:45am - 12:10pm EDT
H1

Session: Virtual

Attendance Type Attend Virtually
Audience Beginner
Regional Focus United States

11:45am EDT

Thursday October 10, 2024 11:45am - 12:25pm EDT

For nearly 500 years, copyright has been a primary mechanism on which our systems of authorship and sharing operate; a must-have for creators to benefit from their hard work. But if we evaluate that claim, the picture is murkier. Has copyright spurred creativity? Or has it commodified a societal good? Has it helped the best works rise to the surface? Or caused us to value all the wrong things? And with all the speculation about how AI is going to “kill copyright” (or vice versa), it seems like we’re on track for a crisis in how we incentivize and reward creativity. If that's the case, the open community is better positioned than most: we already employ a host of different methods to incentivize creation that aren’t necessarily reliant on copyright. This panel will discuss the nuances of intellectual property, capitalism, creativity, and change management. How do we get from where we are to where we want to be? What are we doing now that helps - or hinders - our journey there?

Attendees of this session will be able to:

Attendees will gain an understanding of the history of copyright and the intersection with capitalism and colonialism
Attendees will learn about the variety of ways societies have encouraged creativity and authorship beyond intellectual property rights
Participants will explore the ways in which open education is already leveraging alternatives to copyright-based incentive structures
Participants will discuss the ways in which open licensing may or may not reinforce copyright
Participants will discuss the ways in which copyright’s rules, incentives, and boundaries do or do not serve the many purposes of authorship

Speakers

Meredith Jacob

Project Director - Copyright, Education, and Open Licensing, PIJIP/CC USA

Ethan Senack

Chief of Staff, ISKME

Chip Hatcher

ISKME

Session Type

Hybrid (40 min)

Thursday October 10, 2024 11:45am - 12:25pm EDT
H3

Session: Hybrid

Attendance Type Attend In Person, Attend Virtually
Audience Advanced
Regional Focus United States

11:45am EDT

Making a Case for the ROI of Recognition, Care, and Compensation

Thursday October 10, 2024 11:45am - 12:25pm EDT

How do we ensure those doing the hard work of OER are compensated, resourced, and acknowledged for their achievements? Luckily, the ROI of these forms of worker care in OER are evident and measurable. This session will integrate the successes and lessons learned from years of program implementation across two state university systems with developing actionable takeaways tailored for your OER context. Objectives include: * Recognition: Apply the evolution of system awards programs to your own practices * Compensation: Discover how student cost savings can make temporary library or instructional design positions permanent * Care: Find labor efficiencies through cross-institutional human resource sharing such as the Oklahoma-wide OER Office Hours pilot Hear from students with textbook co-creation experience as we consider the ‘return’ of student success, connecting students to decision making, and increasing students’ contribution to OER with care, compensation, and recognition.

Attendees of this session will be able to:

Apply the evolution and growth of system awards programs to your own recognition practices
Consider the power and possibility of state-level recognition such as the Colorado Governor’s Z-degree Award
Discover how student cost savings can make a temporary library or instructional design position permanent
Build efficiencies in labor and capacity through cross-institutional resource sharing

Speakers

Jaimie Henthorn

Director, Academic Innovation Programs, University of Colorado System

Jaimie provides leadership and support for innovative and future-thinking academic initiatives and emerging tools such as adaptive learning platforms, competency-based credentialing including badging, artificial intelligence, and augmented/virtual reality. She also sustains and further... Read More →

Brad Griffith

Associate Vice Chancellor of Innovation, Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education

I work with public colleges and universities in Oklahoma and we have built an initiative called UpskillOK which now features over 350 micro-credentials offered by 25 of our institutions, including 120+ industry partnerships. I'm an open book and will happily share what works, what... Read More →

Session Type

Hybrid (40 min)

Thursday October 10, 2024 11:45am - 12:25pm EDT
H2

Session: Hybrid

Attendance Type Attend In Person, Attend Virtually
Audience Intermediate
Regional Focus United States

11:45am EDT

Promising Practices for Course Marking at Independent Institutions

Thursday October 10, 2024 11:45am - 12:25pm EDT

Course marking provides students with the agency to make informed decisions at the time of registration based on their financial situations and helps to amplify redistributive justice, making sure all students have the required materials they need to meaningfully engage in their courses. Our presentation will share how the New England Board of Higher Education developed a regional, multi-institutional community of practice to not only help guide the implementation of course marking efforts for these colleges and universities but to also build sustainable networks of peers in the independent sector. We’ve gathered lessons learned and proud moments from each of our participating institutions to share with attendees “promising practices” (because what’s best for one is not always for others). Our presentation will conclude with newly gathered data about student behavior and course marking as well as a downloadable, openly-licensed course marking campaign-in-a-box so that attendees can get started right away!

Attendees of this session will be able to:

Illustrate the value of a cross-functional team as well as a cross-institutional community of practice when considering course marking
Identify potential challenges and promising practices
Identify how course marking may impact student registration behavior
Access real-time resources to start or improve upon their own initiatives

Speakers

Virginia Clinton-Lisell

Associate Professor in Educational Foundations and Research, University of North Dakota

Virginia Clinton-Lisell, PhD, is an Associate Professor in Educational Foundations and Research at the University of North Dakota where she is a Rose Isabella Kelly Fischer Professor. She holds a masters’ degree in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages from New York University... Read More →

Lindsey Gwozdz

Assistant Dean of Library, Community College of Rhode Island

Laura Robert-Rivera

Senior Project Manager, New England Board of Higher Education

Laura Robert-Rivera is the Senior Project Manager of Policy and Research at the New England Board of Higher Education (NEBHE), leading efforts to expand NEBHE's Open Education initiative and support the broader community. With over five years of experience in nonprofits, foundations... Read More →

Session Type

Hybrid (40 min)

Thursday October 10, 2024 11:45am - 12:25pm EDT
H4

Session: Hybrid

Attendance Type Attend In Person, Attend Virtually
Audience Advanced
Regional Focus United States

12:00pm EDT

An Open Pedagogy Toolkit: A Multi-Institutional Collaboration Centered on Care and Community

Thursday October 10, 2024 12:00pm - 12:25pm EDT

In this session, presenters will showcase a new resource, the Open Pedagogy Toolkit, and provide critical context that highlights the labor and care required to develop and produce such a resource. The Open Pedagogy Toolkit aims to highlight relevant literature, resources, projects, and research in the area of open pedagogy. This toolkit was developed by a multi-institutional group. Our purpose was to focus on building relationships that support us as we create, share, and collaborate on various projects that support the Open movement. During the session, participants will have the opportunity to hear from a variety of perspectives and experiences as we reflect on: the labor required to facilitate Open work, who takes on Open work at their own institutions, and what we can learn about building equitable and caring spaces that create meaningful progress in the Open movement.

Attendees of this session will be able to:

Consider how to leverage values and care to do collaborative, cross-institutional work around Open topics.
Reflect on the voices, experiences, and spaces in which we engaged to facilitate Open work.
Explore a new and comprehensive resource for designing, implementing, and researching your own Open Pedagogy projects and work.

Speakers

Cheryl Casey

Open Education Librarian, University of Arizona

Elaine Kaye

Instructional Designer, James Madison University

Jeanne Hoover

Head, Scholarly Communication, East Carolina University

Nicole Wilson

Instructional Designer, James Madison University

Kathy Essmiller

Assistant Professor, OER Librarian, Coordinstor OpenOKState, Oklahoma State University

I have grown two kids, a pack of dogs, and I love to camp in the mountains. Also happy to talk about Open Educational Resources, the arts (I am a former MS/HS band director), educational technology and instructional design, and how amazing it is to get to work in a Library.

Mandi Goodsett

OER & Copyright Advisor / Perf Arts & Humanities L, Cleveland State University

I am the OER & Copyright Advisor at Cleveland State University in Ohio. I would love to chat with others about incentive programs, publishing, professional development, and course markings.

Session Type

Virtual (25 min)

Thursday October 10, 2024 12:00pm - 12:25pm EDT
V2

Session: Virtual

Attendance Type Attend Virtually
Audience Beginner
Regional Focus United States

12:00pm EDT

Unleashing the Global Youth Impact of the IFMSA through Open Educational Resources

Thursday October 10, 2024 12:00pm - 12:25pm EDT

The International Federation of Medical Students’ Associations (IFMSA) leverages Open Access to empower medical and science education worldwide. IFMSA is transforming its organizational approach towards OER and Open Access, through freely available platforms, sharing educational materials with students worldwide, extending and promoting open principles. Specifically, IFMSA works on OpenEd in: (a) Developing & Sharing resources for medical students worldwide to get educated. (b) Gathering and sharing resources, open to the public and built by other organizations. (c) Students access this knowledge and gain skills to tutor their peers, supporting open learning models globally. Data and feedback collected on resources’ usage strengthens our materials through continuous updating and improvements, ensuring ongoing sustainability and relevance for medical students. This session aims to highlight IFMSA initiatives and show how your organization can transform towards OpenEd!

Attendees of this session will be able to:

Highlight the efforts of students, especially medical students in advocating and supporting open education values by meaningfully engaging in various areas of open education.
Understand and familiarize themselves with the components of IFMSA's strategy to raise awareness about open education topics.
Understand the different approaches in the development and usage of educational toolkits to contribute to open pedagogy.
Access, use, and follow up on various open education resources developed by the IFMSA.
Outline methodologies used in IFMSA and plan similar strategies to utilize in their organizations.

Speakers

Anna Liakopoulou

SCORE External Affairs Assistant IFMSA, International Federation of Medical Students Associations IFMSA

Sanae Majdouli is currently a 6th-year medical student from Morocco and serving as the Standing Committee on Research Exchange (SCORE) External Affairs Assistant of the International Federation of Medical Students Associations (IFMSA). Since her early days in Medical School, Sanae... Read More →

Attendance Type Attend Virtually
Audience Intermediate
Regional Focus Global Focus

12:30pm EDT

Lunch / Break (45 min)

Thursday October 10, 2024 12:30pm - 1:15pm EDT

General

Session Type

In Person

In person activities take place in Providence, RI. These sessions are not available to join virtually, but there may be concurrent virtual programming options.

Thursday October 10, 2024 12:30pm - 1:15pm EDT
General

Break

Attendance Type Attend In Person, Attend Virtually

1:15pm EDT

Keynote Student Panel: Why Do We Need Open Education in this Moment?

Thursday October 10, 2024 1:15pm - 2:15pm EDT

General

Session Type

Hybrid

Thursday October 10, 2024 1:15pm - 2:15pm EDT
General

Plenary

Attendance Type Attend In Person, Attend Virtually

2:15pm EDT

Closing

Thursday October 10, 2024 2:15pm - 2:45pm EDT

General

Speakers

Board of Directors

The Open Education Conference Board of Directors is elected by the community and serves as governance for the conference. The Board of Directors leads the conference according to the Strategic Vision... Read More →

Session Type