Open Education Week (OE Week) is an annual celebration and opportunity for those working in Open Education to actively share their achievements and learn about what others are achieving worldwide. This year Open Education Week is March 4-8, and TDL member libraries are ready with a set of exciting events and programs.
See below for just some of the amazing events hosted by TDL’s members as part of Open Education Week 2024.
Event Listing
Open Education Week: Introduction to Open for Teaching, Learning, and Researching
Bring your lunch and learn about Open tools for teaching, learning, and research.
- When: 3/4/2024 at 12:00:00 PM
- Where: Alkek Library Room 440 , TXST San Marcos Campus
- Hosting Institution: Texas State University (TXST)
- More info: https://signup.txstate.edu/sessions/9770-open-education-week-introduction-to-open-for-teaching-learning-and-researching
OER and Student Success: A Conversation with UTSA Faculty and Students
In this UTSA Libraries & UTSA Academic Innovation sponsored panel, hear perspectives on open educational resources (OER) from a variety of UTSA stakeholders. UTSA Student Government will share the stresses of textbooks and why OER are a great fit for UTSA students. UTSA faculty will share how they are creating OER for their courses: including motivations for designing and tailoring OER for improved student engagement. You’ll also learn about recent OER work across UT System, as well as platforms and support available to all UTSA faculty adopting or creating OER.
- When: 3/5/2024 at 10:00:00 AM
- Where: Virtual (Zoom)
- Hosting Institution: University of Texas San Antonio
- More info: https://utsa.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_eEEit0FcFG5ZuyW
Open Education Week: Finding Openly Licensed Media & Educational Resources for Research, Teaching, & Publication
Come learn how to find and use open access images, video and other open access content, as well as open educational resources including lesson plans and textbooks. Learn how to properly give credit or attribution to copyrighted or open access content and how to give your own creations/designs a creative Commons license. Presentation tips and tech tools that can make your presentations and publications more professional and interesting will be also be covered. Image copyright topics will briefly covered as well.
- When: 3/5/2024 at 2:00:00 PM
- Where: Zoom meeting
- Hosting Institution: Texas State University (TXST)
- More info: https://signup.txstate.edu/sessions/9068-opentxst-finding-openly-licensed-media-educational-resources-for-research-teaching-publication
Open Education Week: Improving Student Engagement with Open
Bring your lunch and learn how to use Open Pedagogical practices to transform a normal assignment into one that increases student engagement!
- When: 3/6/2024 at 11:00:00 AM
- Where: Alkek Library Room 440, Texas State University San Marcos Campus
- Hosting Institution: Texas State University (TXST)
- More info: https://signup.txstate.edu/sessions/9769-open-education-week-improving-student-engagement-with-open
Perspectives on OER: Virtual Discussion Panel
THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN LIBRARIES’ OPEN EDUCATION WEEK VIRTUAL FACULTY PANEL
The University of Texas at Austin’s OER Working Group invites you to celebrate Open Education Week (March 4-8) by joining a panel of UT Austin faculty for a virtual discussion on open education practices on Friday, March 8th, at 1pm CST.
Join us for a special Open Education Week discussion on applying open education practices in your teaching. Our panelists will discuss their experiences finding, adopting, and even creating open educational resources (OER) and other no-cost course materials. In addition to this faculty perspective, our panel will also include a student voice. Our student panelist is currently collaborating on an original OER project, and brings valuable and unique insight into how open pedagogy can transform student learning experiences.
This event is free and open to university faculty, graduate students, and staff. However, registration is required. Once you’ve registered, you’ll receive a link to join via Zoom, along with a calendar invitation to download.
Please share this invitation with anyone who might be interested. and contact heather.walter@austin.utexas.edu with any questions, concerns, or suggestions. We look forward to seeing you on March 8th.
- When: 3/8/2024 at 1:00:00 PM
- Where: Virtual
- Hosting Institution: The University of Texas at Austin
- More info: https://utexas.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJUofuqopjguHNTTmhZ3Cch99mI8ouOwLQ3I
Don’t see your institution’s event listed? TDL members may submit events to be included at the following link: https://forms.gle/z1MjdqfV1VA2VHhz5.
Image credit: OE Week Theme Icons by OE Global is licensed under CC BY 4.0.