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Educator Empowerment via New Supplemental Materials Certificate
 Perhaps you’re feeling great about your textbook, but what about the rest of your course experience? Join our June 2025 cohort of the Rebus Supplemental Materials Development Certificate to reimagine your course materials and feel empowered to implement the changes you’ve always dreamed of making! This six-week, asynchronous course is designed to support educators – faculty, instructional designers, librarians, and learning support professionals – in developing open and engaging student-centered resources. Keep reading to learn how to enroll!
This newsletter also contains:
- Registration link for Rebus’ Free Summer Webinar Series on AI, OER Advocacy, and Open Pedagogy
- A welcome to our newest team member
- Upcoming Events
- OpenCon Ohio, MYFest25, and more
- Current Opportunities
- Call for philosophy authors, a librarian mentor, and more
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Supplemental Materials Development Certificate
Reimagine Your Teaching Materials! Registration Closing May 25
 Join our six-week, hands-on certificate program to create the student-centered resources of your dreams. You’ll build the skills to create open, adaptable supplemental materials you can implement immediately, while fostering community with other open educators. Participants who complete the course project will receive a microcredential recognizing their commitment to innovative teaching.
Course Details
- June 2-July 11, 2025 (registration closes May 25)
- On-demand content and live sessions facilitated by an expert over six weeks
- Sliding scale rates and fee waivers available
- Learn more and register for the June 2025 Cohort now!
 Facilitator Spotlight
Mary Isbell is an Associate Professor of English at The University of New Haven. Her research focuses on nineteenth-century literature and culture, narratology, scholarly text encoding, and open educational practices. Learn more about Mary, including past and current projects, by visiting the Supplemental Materials Development Certificate page.
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Free Summer Webinar Series
 Join us this summer for three free webinars on:
- Revising and Remixing with AI: Ethical and Practical Strategies
(May 21 @ 2pm ET)
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Making the Case for OER: Affordability, Access, and Impact
(June 18 @ 2pm ET)
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Open Pedagogy Basics
(July 16 @ 2pm ET)
All webinars are free to attend thanks to generous support from the Hewlett Foundation.
Learn from experts Ariful Hoq Shanil, Bryan McGeary, Tasha Whitton, and Mary Isbell as they offer insights, critical reflections, and helpful tips on these timely topics. Save the dates, and register now!
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Welcome, Victoria!
The Rebus team has a new member! Meet Victoria Brame, our new Marketing and Communications Manager.
 Victoria leads strategic communications to expand the reach of The Rebus Foundation’s open education initiatives. With more than a decade of experience in education, including nine years as a K-12 teacher and administrator and most recently as a joint-use academic/public librarian at Lone Star College-CyFair, she has spearheaded projects such as Z-Degree pathway development and campus OER initiatives. Victoria holds a Master of Arts in Teaching from Trinity University, a Master of Library Science from Texas Woman’s University, and a Certificate in Open Education Librarianship from the Open Education Network. She is a Founding Fellow of the Texas OER Fellowship Program and served as Chair of the Houston Area OER Consortium. Passionate about eliminating barriers to education and empowering faculty through open materials, Victoria has been a member of the open education community since 2020. She also enjoys local exploration, traveling, staying active, outdoor adventures, and scuba diving.
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Events
This section highlights upcoming and past events in the field so we can continue to share with one another.
OpenCon Ohio (May 19-22)
 The theme for this year's OpenCon Ohio is Empowerment, Care, and Community. We’re thrilled to share that Apurva Ashok, Executive Director for The Rebus Foundation, will deliver the keynote address on May 22!
MYFest25 (June-August 2025)
Join Equity Unbound’s global virtual festival, MYFest25, for a flexible, joyful learning journey centered on social justice, well-being, and inclusive pedagogy. Tracks include critical AI, accessibility, imaginative teaching, open educational practices, and more – all offered through a “pay what you can” model to keep this vibrant community experience accessible to all!
Other Upcoming Events:
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Opportunities
This section features calls for participation from projects with a topic in our Contributor Marketplace. If you would like to see your call in our newsletter, follow these steps to amplify your requests for contributors.
Call for Philosophy Authors
The Introduction to Philosophy open textbook series is seeking authors for two chapters! Prospective authors should hold or be pursuing a PhD in philosophy with teaching experience preferred. Interested individuals should contact Tony Cheng, the book editor with a statement of interest and CV. More information available in the Rebus Forum.
DOERS Focus Groups on AI & OER
Join the DOERS Spring 2025 Focus Groups on AI + OER! The DOERS Innovation Workgroup is seeking insights from across the open education community. These 1-hour focus groups explore critical intersections between AI and OER, including:
- Creation & Delivery of OER
- Accessibility & Equity for Diverse Learners
- Social & Economic Impacts
- Attribution & Student Use of AI Tools
- Institutional Policy & Ethics
All are welcome – educators, technologists, librarians, administrators. Register here and learn more about DOERS on their website.
Creative Commons Certificate
The Creative Commons Certificate is an in-depth training program covering CC licenses, open practices, and the Commons ethos. Register by May 26 for courses starting June 2!
Call for a Librarian Mentor
Library Futures is seeking a librarian mentor to support an information science intern with publishing activities in Pressbooks this summer. Those interested can find further details in the mentor manual and submit a volunteer form.
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