It's Wednesday of Open Ed Week!
Amy Hofer
Featured program: Spring 2023 Grant Project Updates!
9-1: Center for Teaching Excellence OpenEd Open House, hosted by Linn-Benton Community College
Visit the Center for Teaching Excellence for open drop-in time. Armed with pastries, snacks, desserts, print OER, and a laptop, Colleen Sanders will be available to talk about all things open education, including your course design, open pedagogy, and finding OER for your classes. We’ll be having watch parties for global open education events while enjoying food, beverages, and community!
12:10-12:55 The impact of the high cost of textbooks on OSU students, hosted by Oregon State University
Did you know that 61% of OSU students don’t purchase their textbooks because of the cost? Hear about the research the Open Educational Resources unit conducted last year on the impact of the cost of textbooks on students. Presented by Stefanie Buck, Director, Open Educational Resources Unit, Oregon State University. Register
1-2: Equity and Open Education Faculty Panel, hosted by Open Oregon Educational Resources
Jen Klaudinyi, Library Faculty at Portland Community College, facilitates a panel of Oregon instructors who have adopted open educational practices with an equity lens. Register
5-6:30: The OSPIRG OER Oscars, hosted by University of Oregon
This event, hosted by OSPIRG and held in the Knight Library Browsing Room, will celebrate UO faculty who have adopted or authored OER. Hear from instructors and students about how OER have impacted teaching and learning at UO, and connect with students, faculty and Library workers excited about open education.