Open Ed Live is a free online event aimed at bringing higher ed faculty, librarians, instructional designers, and others with related responsibilities or interests together to explore the boundless…

This is an exciting time for us at Team Open Education Week as the number of events being shared starts to pick up pace. A whole new batch came in on the truck (well just the web form) bringing us up…

In September 2024, the Community College Consortium for OER (CCCOER) held a panel discussion titled, Faculty for OER. This blog post, written by Kimberlee Carter, OER Consultant who leads the Open Learning team at Conestoga College ITAL, offers reflections on the session and the insights shared. We

As the potentials and promises of generative AI sweep into the field of Open Education, educators and advocates have a holistic responsibility to think deeply and expansively about the known and still…

March 2025 What an incredible March it has been—a true celebration of open education! There are still many activities and events to look forward to. This email will help you plan your Open Education activities over the next few weeks. It provides information on upcoming events, opportunities for participation, discussions to join, and news and ideas to consider. Discover everything happening in the global open education community right here. Save The Date! Still happening in March Mar 28: ...

The call for 2025-2026 fellows is now open! Please share. The Open Education Group thanks to generous support from the Hewlett Foundation is seeking to support early career researchers to conduct studies in open education (what is open education, click here) through the open education research fellowship. The purpose is to support education professionals to develop their open education scholarship ideas into published works. Specifically, this fellowship seeks to provide mentorship, community,...

OEGlobal26 – How Will You Participate

Announcing our 2024 Fall Webinars: Sept 11 - Faculty for OER: An Interactive Panel Discussion Oct 16 - California's Big Bet on ZTCs Nov 20 - Open Education and Indigenous Knowledge Dec 11 - Exploring OER Use in Illinois: Equity Questions and Opportunities

For those in the United States navigating the potential loss of federal funding due to the presence of “DEI language” in policies or on institutional websites, how is this issue affecting you? What has been the response from your colleagues, students, and upper administration? What actions are you being asked to take? Since I have all the self-preservation of a goldfish deciding to explore a desert, I’ll share what I’m currently observing: Coworkers seem frustrated and depressed (as am I). Stud...

In our long overdue newest episode, we spoke to Patrina Law about her recognition with a 2023 Individual Open Education Award for Excellence in Leadership. We recorded this back in late September 2024 just prior to the announcement of the 2024 OEAwards. We are confident when you listen to Patrina yo

How did it get to be mid March already? We set up a call for mutual greetings for new existing OEG Connect members. Noticing an increase in signups leading up to and during Open Education Week, I realize I lapsed in a plan to send welcomes to all folks who signed up in a month. I count 68 new people here since the start of the new year. So here is the big welcome! All of you should get a notification and hopefully you will say hello back, ideally in the most locally appropriate way, not just ...