Open Education Week 2026 is here!

[Walz, Anita]

Dear Colleagues, 

Happy Open Education Week! Open education researchers and practitioners from around the world celebrate this week by sharing our work. I hope that you'll take the opportunity to join us!

• Virginia Tech events (all online unless otherwise noted) include the following:
• OER in Tenure and Promotion at Virginia Tech | Monday March 2nd  11:00-12:00noon
• Connecting the Opens: Open Education Week 2026 | Monday, March 2nd 6:00-8:00pm (in person (Blacksburg VA) and online)
• Understanding Creative Commons Licenses | Tuesday   March 3rd 11:00am-12pm 
•  Virginia Tech’s Open Access Policy | Tuesday March 3rd 2:00-3:00pm
•  Introduction to Open Textbooks | Wednesday, March 4th 10:10-11am 
• Teaching with Data: A Social Sciences Open Educational Resources Sampler with ICPSR, QDR, Roper Center, the ARDA | Thursday, March 5th 3:00-4:00pm
  
  
• Events from around the world collected by OEGlobal (many online)

• If you're interested in anytime-recordings, recorded sessions from the 2025 Open Education Conference are now publicly available on: Sched and YouTube

  
  
• And, If you are a Virginia OER author or adapter and want to showcase the impact of your OER, please consider self-nominating for the SCHEV/VIVA Open Educational Resource Impact Award. Nominations due March 20th.

Warm regards, Anita

Anita R. Walz

Associate Professor

Assistant Director for Open Education and Scholarly Communication Librarian
Library Liaison to Economics and Legal Studies

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Subject: Happy OE Week! OpenEd25 Recordings Now Available

 

View 100+ recorded presentations! Deadline to submit proposals for this year's conference is April 3rd.

Happy Open Education Week! OpenEd25 Recordings Now Available March 2-6, 2026 is international Open Education Week. This week, teachers, learners, advocates, and professionals across the world are celebrating the benefits of open educational resources and practices. In celebration of Open Education Week, the Open Education Conference has released the video recordings of conference sessions from the #OpenEd25 Conference. You can view them in Sched or on YouTube.  Highlights include: Keynotes by bestselling author adrienne maree brown, Louisiana Higher Education Commissioner Dr. Kim Hunter Reed, and Colorado Governor Jared Polis.  More than 70 recorded presentations and panel discussions on topics ranging from AI to advocacy to the future of open education. 40 lightning talks packed with interesting takes, snapshots, and stories.  VIEW OPENED25 RECORDINGS Keynote Rewatch Parties March 4th: Dr. Kim Hunter Reed Join at 2:00pm ET to rewatch of the inspirational keynote by Louisiana's Higher Education Commissioner, which explored how to build coalitions and turn shared purpose into collective action. Register Now March 5th: adrienne maree brown  Join at 3:00pm ET to rewatch of this powerful conversation between bestselling author adrienne maree brown and Apurva Ashok, which explored themes including emergent strategy, imagination and hope. Register Now Get Involved Call for Proposals: Now Open! The OpenEd26 theme is "The Space Between." Submit your proposal by the deadline of Friday, April 3rd. Call for 2026 Volunteers Interested in being a proposal reviewer or volunteering with the OpenEd Conference? Fill out the volunteer interest form! Stay tuned for more updates in the coming weeks! October 27-29, 2026  •  Virtual You are receiving this email because you signed up on our website or registered for an event. Open Education Conference 1802 Vernon Street NW #2468 Washington, DC 20009 USA Subscribe