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2024 Open Education Conference

The 2024 Open Education Conference was held as a hybrid event on October 8-10, 2024 in Providence, RI and online. Recordings are posted for logged-in attendees to continue viewing indefinitely.

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Micah Gjeltema

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Open Education & Affordable Content Librarian

About me

Micah Gjeltema is the Open Education & Affordable Content Librarian within Course Materials Services at the University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. He supports open education activities and manages the University Libraries' Partnership for Affordable Learning Materials program.

8:00am EDT

Breakfast & Attendee Check In *Narragansett BallroomIn Person

9:00am EDT

Welcome *Narragansett BallroomBoard of Directors • Hybrid

9:30am EDT

Keynote: James Glapa-Grossklag & Joy Shoemate *Narragansett BallroomJames Glapa-Grossklag • Joy Shoemate • Hybrid

10:30am EDT

Break (30 min) *Narragansett BallroomBreak • Sponsored • BCcampus

11:00am EDT

Engaging OER Champions in the DOERS Equity Through OER Rubric: Purpose, Process, and Impact Bristol/KentMerinda McLure • Caroline Sinkinson • Robert Awkward • Reta Chaffee • Hybrid (40 min)

11:45am EDT

Building the Open Education Movement through Student Power Newport/WashingtonMarissa Martinez • Katie Wagman • Abbigail Schwartz • In Person (40 min)

12:30pm EDT

Lunch / Break (60 min) *Narragansett BallroomIn Person • Sponsored • William and Flora Hewlett Foundation

1:30pm EDT

Millions Served and Billions Saved: The Impact of OER Marketing Newport/WashingtonLindsay Josephs • Sarah Bidwell • Hybrid (40 min)

2:15pm EDT

Project Management Approaches for Statewide OER Projects Bristol/KentAmanda Postle • Hybrid (25 min) Fighting Against Automatic Textbook Billing: The Data War Providence INicolas Simon • Maryanne Clifford • In Person (25 min)

2:45pm EDT

Break (15 min) *Narragansett BallroomBreak

4:00pm EDT

Adapting Generative Learning to Open Pedagogy in a Literary Research Course South CountyRebecca McNulty • Barry Mauer • Hybrid (25 min) Winning Strategies for Building Leadership Support: OER Edition Providence IIRebel Cummings-Sauls • Jamie Holmes • Brad Griffith • Julie Curtis • Jonathan Lashley • Hybrid (55 min)

4:30pm EDT

Leveraging Generative AI for Interactive and Culturally Responsive Open South CountyMarilyn Billings • Sue Tashjian • Devan Walton • Hybrid (25 min)

5:00pm EDT

Break (30 min) *Narragansett BallroomBreak

8:00am EDT

Breakfast *Narragansett BallroomIn Person

8:45am EDT

Announcements *Narragansett BallroomIn Person

9:00am EDT

Is “Opt-In” the Future of Inclusive Access? Providence IINicole Allen • Hybrid (40 min) Using GenAI to Create OER Materials: Potential and Pitfalls Providence IPosie Aagaard • Art Brownlow • In Person (40 min)

9:45am EDT

Adoption Done Well: A Panel Discussion Across Institution Types Newport/WashingtonEmily Ragan • Dr. C. Edward Watson • Arenthia Herren • Heather Miceli • Micah Gjeltema • Chelsea James • Hybrid (40 min)

10:30am EDT

Break (30 min) *Narragansett BallroomBreak • Sponsored • MIT OpenCourseWare

11:00am EDT

Building the Boat as it Sails Down the River: The Publishing Support Team to the Rescue Providence ISue Tashjian • Jessica Egan • Vicky Gavin • Rick Lizotte • In Person (25 min)

11:30am EDT

Empower Your Students as Open Course Content Creators BlackstoneLori Lysiak • In Person (25 min)

12:00pm EDT

Robots Won’t Replace Us: Teaching Students to Read and Write with Generative Artificial Intelligence Providence IILiza Long • Joel Gladd • Hybrid (25 min)

12:30pm EDT

Lunch / Break (45 min) *Narragansett BallroomIn Person • Sponsored • Michelson 20MM

1:15pm EDT

Keynote: Richard Baraniuk *Narragansett BallroomRichard Baraniuk • Hybrid

2:15pm EDT

Break (15 min) *Narragansett BallroomBreak

2:30pm EDT

Against Hope Providence IRobin DeRosa • In Person (25 min)

3:00pm EDT

How Much is Too Much? : Lessons Learned from the UT System Data Collection Project Newport/WashingtonTerra Gullings • Gabrielle Hernandez • Jessica McClean • Maria Teresa Torres • Hybrid (25 min)

3:30pm EDT

Behind the Book: Learnings and Reflections from an Open Textbook Equity Adaptation Project Newport/WashingtonKrista Lambert • Josie Gray • Harper Friedman • Hybrid (25 min)

8:00am EDT

Breakfast *Narragansett BallroomIn Person

8:45am EDT

Announcements *Narragansett BallroomIn Person

9:00am EDT

From Closed to Open: Laboring to Revert Rights and Republish Existing Works Providence IIAnita Walz • Hybrid (25 min) Managing AI with an OER Ethos in Online Math Classes Bristol/KentGeorge Birthisel • In Person (25 min)

9:30am EDT

Interactive Writing Practice: Using H5P in our First-Year Writing OER Textbook Bristol/KentMelanie Gagich • Emilie Zickel • In Person (25 min) Moving from Disposable to Renewable Assignments in Teacher Education Providence INandita Gurjar • In Person (25 min)

10:00am EDT

Students' Perceptions of a Course Syllabus Designed to Foreground Open Educational Practices Newport/WashingtonRajiv Jhangiani • Lindsey Gwozdz • Oya Pakkal • Anita Twele • Hybrid (25 min)

10:30am EDT

Break (30 min) *Narragansett BallroomBreak • Sponsored • Pressbooks

11:00am EDT

Student Advocacy: Fighting Against Automatic Textbook Billing South CountyAishah Abdullah • Elizabeth Braatz • Pedro Almeida • Katie Wagman • Graceanne Hoback • Hybrid (40 min) Valuing OER in the Tenure, Promotion, and Reappointment Process Providence IIAndrew McKinney • Elaine Correa • Craig Finlay • Emily Carlisle • Annika Many • Hybrid (40 min)