This session examines how intentional, multi-sector stakeholder partnerships drive the design, implementation, and scaling of open educational resources. Drawing on a multi-institutional engineering initiative, participants will explore strategies for engaging faculty, industry partners, and students throughout the project lifecycle.
The session will highlight structured approaches to stakeholder involvement, including advisory boards, workshops, peer review processes, and continuous feedback loops that inform content development. Emphasis is placed on how stakeholder input enhances relevance, accessibility, and adoption of OER materials.
Attendees will gain tools for integrating stakeholder engagement into project planning, sustaining collaboration across institutions, and leveraging partnerships to support dissemination and long-term impact. Common challenges such as coordination, incentives, and maintaining engagement will be addressed with actionable, experience-based solutions.
Attendees of this session will be able to:- Identify key stakeholder groups essential to the development and adoption of open educational resources across academic and industry contexts.
- Analyze effective strategies for engaging stakeholders throughout the OER project lifecycle, including planning, development, evaluation, and dissemination.
- Evaluate different models of stakeholder collaboration (e.g., advisory boards, workshops, peer review) for their impact on OER quality and adoption.
- Apply practical frameworks to integrate stakeholder feedback into OER design and continuous improvement processes.
- Develop an actionable plan for building and sustaining strategic stakeholder partnerships to support scalable and equitable OER implementation.
