2024 OER Partner Summit

Expanding & Improving OER

About the Partner Summit

On April 30, 2024 ISKME hosted a virtual Summit for OER Hub and Microsite Leads to develop connections across OER initiatives and provide opportunities for participants to learn from each other, share best practices and explore how OER Leaders have designed innovative solutions to meet the specific needs of their communities, and inspire new ideas to expand and improve OER initiatives.

The videos below include the speakers from our opening session on expanding and improving OER, and different project showcases from OER Hub and Microsite Leads in both K-12 and Higher Education, including Utah Education Network, Saskatchewan Distance Learning Centre, OERizona,  Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, UNESCO, Colorado Department of Education, University of North Carolina System & NC Community Colleges, Open Massachusetts, OhioLINK, Virgin Islands Department of Education, and United States Capitol Historical Society.

Opening Panel - Expanding & Improving OER

2024 Partner Summit Opening Panel

A panel discussion with ISKME partners:

Katie Blunt, Product Manager and Trainer, Utah Education Network  

Kelli Boklaschuk, Superintendent of Student Programming, Saskatchewan Distance Learning Centre  

Megan Crossfield, Manager, Academic Initiatives & Special Projects, Yavapai College, OERizona  

Exploratory Discussion - OERTX Evaluation Framework

2024 Partner Summit Texas OER Research to Action

Using an evaluation framework to inform how we expand and improve our OER initiatives with the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board’s Senior Director of Digital Learning, Kylah Torre, Ph.D., and ISKME’s Product Manager of OER Platforms & Services, Michelle Brennan 

OER Project Showcase Round 1

UNESCO's Initiatives in Open Educational Resources and Digital Skills

Andrew Moore, Senior Manager at Neil Butcher & Associates and Eleni Boursinou, Consultant, CI/UAI UNESCO

Visit the UNESCO Hub

OERColorado’s launch process, key partnerships, engagement efforts, and upcoming goals

Theresa Becker, Ph.D., OERColorado Professional Development Coordinator, and Mallorie Klemm, Blended Learning Senior Consultant, Office of Online and Blended Learning, Colorado Department of Education
 

Visit the OERColorado microsite

Advancing Digital Equity Through Affordable and Accessible Health Sciences Education

Heather McCullough, Director, Learning Technology and Open Education, Division of Academic Affairs, The University of North Carolina System and Katherine Davis, Associate Vice President, Distance Learning Technologies, North Carolina Community College System
 

Visit the UNC System Hub and the NC Community Colleges microsite

Remixing Open Textbooks through an Equity Lens (ROTEL): Culturally Relevant Open Textbooks for High Enrollment and General Education, Career and Professional Courses at Six Massachusetts Public Institutions

Dr. Robert Awkward, Assistant Commissioner for Academic Effectiveness, Office of Academic Affairs & Student Success, Massachusetts Department of Higher Education 

 

Visit the Open Massachusetts hub

OER Project Showcase Round 2

COER: Where Curriculum meets Open Educational Resources!

Sally Camacho, Ph.D., State Director of Bilingual Education, and Yvette McMahon-Arnold, Ph.D., State Director Instructional Development, Virgin Islands Department of Education 


Visit the GoOpenUSVI microsite

We The People Hub: Teaching & Learning Resources on Civics & U.S. History

Eric Denyer, Education Specialist, United States Capitol Historical Society 

 

Visit the We the People hub

Working with faculty and librarians to build a network of OER advocates in Ohio

Anna Bendo, Director of Affordable Learning Initiatives 

 

Visit the OhioLINK microsite

2024 Partner Summit Program

Agenda Overview

Welcome & Introductions

Opening Panel - Expanding & Improving OER
Katie Blunt, Product Manager and Trainer, Utah Education Network
Kelli Boklaschuk, Superintendent of Student Programming, Saskatchewan Distance Learning Centre, Resource Bank
Megan Crossfield, Manager, Academic Initiatives & Special Projects, Yavapai College, OERizona
 
Exploratory Discussion - Using an evaluation framework to inform how we expand and improve our OER initiatives with the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board’s Senior Director of Digital Learning, Kylah Torre, Ph.D., and ISKME’s Product Manager of OER Platforms & Services, Michelle Brennan 

OER Project Showcase - Learn directly from OER Leaders who have designed creative OER solutions to meet the specific needs of their educators and learners. The OER Project Showcase will feature new ideas and approaches related to relevant OER topics. Presenters will share:

  • information about their OER Project (including goals and who they serve)
  • the different ways they are supporting their community
  • the impact they have seen thus far
  • plans to advance this work in the future
  • any tips for folks that are interested in expanding and improving their OER initiatives


Round 1 Projects 
UNESCO Hub, OERColorado, UNC System Hub & NC Community Colleges, Open Massachusetts

Round 2 Projects 
OER Commons Collection Policy, OhioLINK, GoOpenUSVI, We the People Hub

Closing Session