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9:30am EDT

An Open Educational Ecosystem for Global Research Capacity Building: IFMSA’s Peer-Assisted Learning
Wednesday October 28, 2026 9:30am - 9:55am EDT
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Access to research education remains uneven for medical students worldwide, limiting opportunities to develop essential skills and engage in research.

The International Federation of Medical Students’ Associations (IFMSA) addresses this gap through three Peer-Assisted Learning (PAL) research education workshops, guided by the Basic Research Competencies Framework (BRCF). This five-pillar structure shapes all educational content and is supported by a broader open educational ecosystem. This ecosystem includes openly licensed materials, manuals and agendas, compiled in centralized resource repositories, enabling National Member Organizations (NMOs) to replicate these workshops and activities independently.

In this session, attendees will explore how to assess, implement, and adapt open-access educational materials and frameworks in their institutions or networks, enabling them to expand access to research education, strengthen skill development, and drive collaborative learning worldwide

Attendees of this session will be able to:
  • By the end of this session, at least 80% of participants will apply the session’s methodologies to:.
  • Explain the global inequities in access to research education and identify the core competencies needed to address them.
  • Describe how PAL, open-access resources, and open licensing collectively create a sustainable, equitable research education ecosystem.
  • Understand IFMSA’s specific efforts to strengthen research capacity building, advocacy, and research exchanges through its open educational practices, the BRCF, organizational structures, and tools such as strategic plans and baseline assessments.
  • Assess strategies for implementing open-access educational frameworks within their own contexts, such as reusing openly licensed training materials, establishing shared resource repositories, or developing peer-led training models.
  • Design research training initiatives that integrate open practices, ensuring scalability, inclusivity, and sustainability.
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Faris Agabou

International Federation of Medical Students‘ Associations (IFMSA)
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Diana Basit

International Federation of Medical Students‘ Associations (IFMSA)
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Hajar Belkhal

International Federation of Medical Students‘ Associations (IFMSA)
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Ismail Mousa

International Federation of Medical Students‘ Associations (IFMSA)
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Anna Liakopoulou

International Federation of Medical Students‘ Associations (IFMSA)
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Wednesday October 28, 2026 9:30am - 9:55am EDT
V3
  Concurrent Session (25 min)

9:30am EDT

Between Hype and Practice: Faculty Perceptions of AI in OER Creation
Wednesday October 28, 2026 9:30am - 9:55am EDT
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Generative AI promises to transform OER by easing creation, adaptation, and discovery, potentially overcoming traditional barriers like time. Yet faculty navigate a complex "space between" institutional enthusiasm and classroom realities. This mixed-methods study, part of the OER Research Fellow Program with Hewlett Foundation support, surveys faculty on using tools like ChatGPT for course materials and OER. Grounded in UTAUT2 (explaining technology adoption via usefulness, ease, social influence), it examines what drives or hinders adoption. Quantitative analysis reveals patterns in performance expectancy, trust, effort, and ethical concerns. Focus groups unpack nuances: How do faculty verify AI outputs? When is AI-assisted OER "good enough" for the classroom? Join as we explore these intersections. Attendees will see survey results, hear anonymized faculty voices, and discuss implications for OER programs and policy. Perfect for OER practitioners seeking evidence-based insights.

Attendees of this session will be able to:
  • Identify key factors (from UTAUT2) shaping faculty perceptions of using generative AI to create and adapt course materials.
  • Discuss ethical concerns faculty express about AI-generated or AI-assisted course materials, such as authorship, accuracy, and transparency.
  • Describe implications of faculty perceptions for teaching centers, instructional design, and institutional AI policy.
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Dawn (Nikki) Cannon-Rech

Information Services Librarian, Georgia Southern University
Associate Professor, Librarian. OER Librarian. Science Librarian
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Wednesday October 28, 2026 9:30am - 9:55am EDT
V4
  Concurrent Session (25 min)

9:30am EDT

Breaking the Gilded Cage: Bridging the Space Between Educational Legality and Open Accessibility
Wednesday October 28, 2026 9:30am - 9:55am EDT
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Global contexts often present a rigid gap between the right to education and restrictive enrollment regulations. Drawing on two decades of higher education administration expertise, this session explores how systemic quotas stifle learning, offering a global perspective on a shared institutional challenge.

Designed for higher education administrators, policy developers, and open education coordinators, this session proposes a transferable 4-stage roadmap. We examine scalable solutions, including community-based learning for capacity constraints, reimagining secondary benchmarks, and institutional qualifying tracks. Attendees will gain systemic insights into shifting from capacity-based admission to an open, digital-first ecosystem. We conclude with lessons on how professional licensing maintains quality while enabling radical accessibility, helping participants navigate structural bottlenecks within their own institutions.

Attendees of this session will be able to:
  • Identify the legislative and administrative bottlenecks that hinder educational equity and enrollment in traditional systems.
  • Explain how "Community Schools" and decentralized models can effectively address resource scarcity and school overcrowding.
  • Analyze a multi-stage roadmap for transitioning from "capacity-based" admission to a "competency-based" educational ecosystem.
  • Evaluate the role of Open Education and digital production in bypassing physical infrastructure constraints for higher education.
  • Propose a framework for decoupling academic degrees from professional licensing to ensure both quality and radical inclusivity.
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Wednesday October 28, 2026 9:30am - 9:55am EDT
V2
  Concurrent Session (25 min)

9:30am EDT

Collaboratively Developing Open Resources Across Cultural Boundaries
Wednesday October 28, 2026 9:30am - 9:55am EDT
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This session will describe the development of an OER by collaborators in India and Canada. The original idea for this project arose out of a thought that, like common journalists, teachers and students are not capable of reporting, writing and analyzing the news information they want to share with the academic community.

The team engaged in a joint collaboration on an Open Education for a Better World (OE4BW) project in 2021-22. The OE4BW project involved the creation and delivery of a MOOC in Educational Journalism. This then led to a collaboration by the three participants in the development of an open resource through the Pressbooks platform.

One of the goals of the project was to create a more accessible and interactive resource for educationists/academicians in educational journalism.

An additional goal of this presentation is to describe the best practices for selection of cross-cultural teams, digital tools, interactive multimedia and strategies for maintaining openness.

Attendees of this session will be able to:
  • Describe the challenges involved in cross-cultural open education collaborations.
  • Identify strategies for addressing challenges to maintaining downstream openness.
  • Explore processes for identifying appropriate digital tools for open content development.
  • Identify the skills needed to pursue cross-cultural open content creation projects.
  • Gain insights into how to create effective cross-cultural teams for open educational projects.
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Kavita Rani

Guru Kashi University
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Kiran Lata

University of Lucknow
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Wednesday October 28, 2026 9:30am - 9:55am EDT
V5
  Concurrent Session (25 min)

9:30am EDT

The Space Between Closed Textbooks and Open Futures: Global Virtual Classrooms Bridge Cultures
Wednesday October 28, 2026 9:30am - 9:55am EDT
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Pakistan’s state-mandated curricula often create “us/them” narratives that hinder intercultural understanding, moral development, and inclusive national identity. Openness is fundamentally relational – these gaps can be bridged when knowledge flows freely across borders. At Forman Christian College (Pakistan), I designed and co-taught open-collaborative courses with faculty at International Christian University, Tokyo, through the Global Liberal Arts Alliance’s Global Course Connection programme. My 2025 research on “Small shifts, big impacts: Cultivating intercultural skills through online global classrooms” shows how virtual exchanges and open pedagogy deliver measurable gains in global citizenship. This session also draws on forthcoming work on minority (Christian) teachers’ lived experiences and education’s role in shaping Pakistan’s inclusive identity. Attendees will leave with adaptable tools to close policy-practice gaps and advance relational openness worldwide.

Attendees of this session will be able to:
  • Identify “spaces between” closed national curricula and open education possibilities in diverse contexts.
  • Apply Global South examples of virtual global classrooms and open pedagogy to design inclusive, cross-border learning experiences.
  • Evaluate OER strategies that support intercultural competence, peace education, and minority voices in resource-constrained settings.
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Ashar Johnson Khokhar

Forman Christian College
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Wednesday October 28, 2026 9:30am - 9:55am EDT
V1
  Concurrent Session (25 min)

10:00am EDT

From OER Adoption to Course Redesign: Building Structure That Scales
Wednesday October 28, 2026 10:00am - 10:25am EDT
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Many institutions have made progress in adopting Open Educational Resources (OER), yet a gap remains between individual adoption and consistent, course-level redesign. This session shares how one technical college with a strong transfer focus shifted from a largely self-directed OER adoption model to a more structured approach to course redesign.

The presentation focuses on three key changes: builder-faculty partnerships, a structured OER course space that guides faculty through selection, alignment, and course design, and milestone-based checkpoints that support accountability and progress. Together, these changes improved course consistency, alignment, and clarity.

The session will also introduce early indicators of student experience, such as navigation, engagement, and course success patterns, as part of an ongoing effort to understand impact. Attendees will leave with a clear, adaptable framework for moving from isolated OER adoption to scalable, sustainable course redesign.

Attendees of this session will be able to:
  • Assess how structured faculty support models influence alignment, accessibility, and course coherence.
  • Describe a milestone-based approach to increase accountability without diminishing faculty autonomy.
  • Identify practical indicators of course design effectiveness and student experience.
  • Adapt a scalable framework for transitioning from individual OER use to coordinated course redesign.
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Erica Huff

Associate Librarian, Midlands Technical College
I’m an Associate Librarian at Midlands Technical College in Columbia, SC, where I focus on digital literacy, open education, and supporting faculty through course redesign. As facilitator of our OER Faculty Learning Community, I collaborate with instructors across disciplines to... Read More →
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Wednesday October 28, 2026 10:00am - 10:25am EDT
V2
  Concurrent Session (25 min)

10:00am EDT

Warmth, Competence, and the Politics of Openness: How OER Advocates Gain Influence
Wednesday October 28, 2026 10:00am - 10:25am EDT
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Considerable research in social science disciplines explores how an individual’s perceived warmth and competence greatly influence the amount of power and influence they can exert in the workplace (Fiske’s SCM model, for example). OER advocates tend to be women, librarians, and/or student-services staff, and people in these roles are often systematically perceived as high warmth but low assertiveness. This unfair perception can limit OER advocates’ power and prevent them from achieving their goals on campus.

However, there is increasing evidence that even small actions can signal competence (without compromising warmth) in a way that shifts status and increases influence. These strategies signal to others that you know what you’re talking about and can be trusted to make initiatives successful. While the strategies are especially useful for women, OER advocates of all identities can benefit from learning these politically savvy strategies for gaining status.

Attendees of this session will be able to:
  • Analyze how biased perceptions of warmth and competence limit the influence of OER advocates on campus.
  • Develop a portfolio of small, actionable strategies to strategically signal competence and increase professional status.
  • Apply politically savvy strategies to specific campus scenarios to increase status and achieve OER initiatives.
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Mandi Goodsett

OER & Copyright Advisor / Perf Arts & Humanities L, Cleveland State University
I am the OER & Copyright Advisor at Cleveland State University in Ohio. I would love to chat with others about incentive programs, publishing, professional development, and course markings.
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Wednesday October 28, 2026 10:00am - 10:25am EDT
V1
  Concurrent Session (25 min)

10:30am EDT

From Frustration to Adoption: A Narrative Pathway to Adoption of an OER Course in Decision Analytics
Wednesday October 28, 2026 10:30am - 10:55am EDT
V4
This session shares the story of how an introductory decision analytics course moved from a misaligned commercial textbook to the adoption of open educational resources. The effort began with the recognition that available materials were poorly suited to the needs of business students. In response, a customized course was developed using curated OER content, primarily from OpenStax, and refined through multiple pilot iterations. Over three years, the initiative evolved through ongoing conversations between lead instructors and departmental leadership, with a focus on aligning content and delivery with faculty priorities such as student success and efficient grading. In addition, leadership concerns about quality and sustainability were addressed and resolved. The course now serves over 2,000 students annually. This presentation highlights practical strategies for navigating resistance and identifying stakeholder motivations to support successful OER adoption.

Attendees of this session will be able to:
  • Identify strategies for aligning OER initiatives with both faculty needs and institutional priorities.
  • Recognize common sources of resistance to OER adoption and how they can be addressed effectively.
  • Evaluate the role of stakeholder motivations in gaining departmental and administrative support.
  • Assess how pilot implementations can be used to demonstrate instructional quality and financial impact.
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David Alvarado

University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
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Wednesday October 28, 2026 10:30am - 10:55am EDT
V4
  Concurrent Session (25 min)

10:30am EDT

Open Publishing in the Curriculum: Experiential Education Supporting Sustainable OER
Wednesday October 28, 2026 10:30am - 10:55am EDT
V5
Many English majors at the University of New Haven aspire to careers in the publishing industry. This presentation will describe how we are building competencies for a range of careers in publishing with our university’s first open publishing press, OpenKeep. Emerging from the open pedagogy movement and built in partnership with our library, OpenKeep’s mission is to transform the ecosystem of educational publishing by helping faculty produce OER that invite students into the creation of new knowledge. We do this sustainably through a practicum that runs every semester, empowering students to edit learning resources authored by faculty. Our student team has expanded beyond English majors to include film and graphic design students, who produce videos and design book covers. Our authors are experts in their fields who are ready to tackle pressing issues with students in and out of the traditional classroom. We feature perspectives from the editorial team and our editorial advisory board.

Attendees of this session will be able to:
  • Understand the challenges facing faculty who want to author OER.
  • Envision an open publishing initiative that doubles as an experiential learning opportunity for students.
  • Recognize the expertise of student editors.
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Mary Isbell

Associate Professor of English, University of New Haven
I am an Associate Professor of English and Assistant Dean for the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of New Haven. I have published on adaptation, open pedagogy, and scholarly text encoding, while also engaging students in projects guided by these principles. From... Read More →
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Robin DeRosa

Executive Director, Open Education Network
Dr. Robin DeRosa is an educator and community leader who has served in many roles over the span of her career. She has been a middle school theater teacher, a high school literature and writing teacher, and a college professor of both English and Interdisciplinary Studies. She has... Read More →
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Amber Montano

University of New Haven
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Oliver Kirchner

University of New Haven
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Wednesday October 28, 2026 10:30am - 10:55am EDT
V5
  Concurrent Session (25 min)

10:30am EDT

Student Academic Outcomes Associated With No-Cost Course Materials Across MA Public Higher Education
Wednesday October 28, 2026 10:30am - 10:55am EDT
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Beginning in the 2022 academic year, the Massachusetts Open and Low-Cost Educational Resource Advisory Committee implemented a statewide process to collect and standardize data on no- and low-cost course materials. Data were gathered across 28 undergraduate-serving public institutions of higher education, coordinating with institutional research offices at each campus. Productive (ABC) and non-productive (DFW) grades were tracked for each student in every course, comparing outcomes among courses with traditional (>$50), low-cost (
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Amanda Simons

Professor and Chair of Biology, Framingham State University
Amanda Simons is the Chair of Biology at Framingham State University. She is the author of Chromosomes, Genes, and Traits, an OER textbook written with the support from a ROTEL program grant. She is currently serving as a faculty fellow for the Massachusetts Department of Higher... Read More →
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Connie Strittmatter

Strategic Projects Librarian, Fitchburg State University
Connie Strittmatter is the Strategic Projects Librarian at Fitchburg State University. In her current position, she supports Fitchburg State’s open and affordable education initiative by delivering workshops on OER topics, working individually with faculty to incorporate OER into... Read More →
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Robert Awkward

Massachusetts Department of Higher Education
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Emily Alling

Dean of the Library and Integrated Student Support, Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts
Emily Alling is the Dean of the Library and Integrated Student Support at Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts in North Adams, Massachusetts and leads course material equity work at her institution. She is a member of the Massachusetts Open and Low Cost Educational Resources Advisory... Read More →
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Bernadette Sibuma

Massachusetts Bay Community College
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Suzanne Smith

Massachusetts Department of Higher Education
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Emma Wood

University of Massachusetts
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Wednesday October 28, 2026 10:30am - 10:55am EDT
V3
  Concurrent Session (25 min)

11:15am EDT

Connecting Open Educational Resources to K-12 in Dual Enrollment
Wednesday October 28, 2026 11:15am - 11:55am EDT
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Dual enrollment is expanding rapidly, but textbook costs remain a hidden barrier that limits who can participate and which courses are offered. In many states, responsibility for these costs is unclear, creating uneven access for students and programs.

Open Educational Resources (OER) offer a powerful opportunity to close this gap by eliminating textbook costs and enabling more flexible, relevant learning experiences. Yet adoption in dual enrollment remains uneven, shaped by policy, partnerships, and faculty support.

This session shares findings from multi-state research led by MHEC and SREB, bringing together policy analysis and practitioner perspectives. Featuring both researchers and educators, we will explore how OER can bridge the gap between access and opportunity in dual enrollment.

Participants will leave with practical strategies to support adoption, strengthen cross-sector collaboration, and expand access to college coursework for all learners.

Attendees of this session will be able to:
  • Understand how textbook costs impact access to dual enrollment and how OER can reduce these barriers.
  • Analyze how policy and funding structures influence OER adoption in dual enrollment programs.
  • Identify practical strategies to support faculty adoption of OER across K–12 and higher education partnerships.
  • Explore approaches for aligning OER with dual enrollment curriculum, quality expectations, and student needs.
  • Apply actionable ideas to expand equitable access to dual enrollment through OER in their own institutional or program context.
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Allison Buckley

Program Specialist, Southern Regional Education Board
Allison Buckley manages and supports the work of open educational resources and the Education Technology Cooperative, where she aids in increasing open educational resources awareness at the local and national levels. She joined SREB’s postsecondary education team in 2024 as a... Read More →
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Annika Many

President & CEO, EDU-PM, LLC
Our company offers expert program and project management and strategic consulting services for higher education institutions, systems, consortia, and organizations. We create custom solutions to help our clients stay focused on their goals and make a real difference for the students... Read More →
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Tabetha Nguyen

English Faculty & Turnitin Administrator, University of Arkansas-Cossatot
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Wednesday October 28, 2026 11:15am - 11:55am EDT
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  Concurrent Session (40 min)

11:15am EDT

Federating Openness: The Global Open Graduate Network Pilot Hub Initiative
Wednesday October 28, 2026 11:15am - 11:55am EDT
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Since 2013, the Global Open Graduate Network (GO-GN) has supported doctoral and postdoctoral research in open education and practices worldwide. In 2023, we conducted a 10 year anniversary strategic review (Farrow et al., 2024) with our membership and the wider GO-GN and open education communities. This review captured the network’s achievements to date and future aspirations, including exploration of a more federated approach for the network.

This presentation reports on the outcome of this work, which focused on a pilot programme to establish and evaluate four regional hubs (Asia-Pacific, Canada, Ibero-America and Kenya). We will report on the development of these regional hubs across six continents, relating insights from the evaluation and reflecting on how other open education networks might approach questions of scale, diversity and sustainability.

Attendees of this session will be able to:
  • Critically evaluate the design and implementation of a federated network model (as exemplified by GO-GN pilot regional hubs) in relation to challenges of scale, diversity, and sustainability in open education.
  • Analyse the role of regionalisation and distributed leadership in building research capacity, particularly in relation to equity, autonomy, and responsiveness to Global South contexts.
  • Apply insights from the GO-GN hub pilots and evaluation to inform the development or adaptation of networked initiatives in open education or related fields.
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Beck Pitt

Senior Research Fellow, The Open University (UK)
Co-Director of Global Open Graduate Network
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Robert Farrow

Professor of Critical Educational Technology, The Open University (UK)
Programme Lead, Open Education Research Hub and Co-Director of Global Open Graduate Network
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Carina Bossu

The Open University (UK)
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Saraswati Dawadi

The Open University (UK)
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Wednesday October 28, 2026 11:15am - 11:55am EDT
V2
  Concurrent Session (40 min)

11:15am EDT

OER-oboros: What We Can and Should Learn From Mutual Aid Before the Open Movement Eats Itself
Wednesday October 28, 2026 11:15am - 11:55am EDT
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Part call to action, part practical guide, this session offers a new frame for considering open education work. Beginning with a brief overview of why values-based work matters, this session will aim to problematize some of the common working assumptions of open education and then argue for a new approach. It will highlight several key parallels between the stated goals of open education work and several of the core principles of mutual aid, including: solidarity, non-hierarchy, intersectionality, and collective action. Finally, it will invite the audience to imagine what other lessons can be gleaned from organizing and mutual aid practices that might better position open education work to continue its impact for the long haul.

Attendees of this session will be able to:
  • Describe the importance of values-based work.
  • Identify the ways in which open education work can prop up existing systems of exploitation and oppression.
  • Recognize the overlap between the basic tenets of mutual aid and open education work.
  • Devise strategies for integrating mutual aid principles and organizing tactics into open education work.
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Abbey Childs

OER Librarian, Virginia Commonwealth University
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Wednesday October 28, 2026 11:15am - 11:55am EDT
V1
  Concurrent Session (40 min)

11:15am EDT

The Space Between OER & Gen AI: A Temporary Situationship or an Ongoing Relationship?
Wednesday October 28, 2026 11:15am - 11:55am EDT
V3
The presenters will apply the stages of a situationship to analyze the evolving relationship between Gen AI and OER, offering a critical lens on how the two intersect. The session will begin by considering the initial spark, which is a period of experimentation in the Gen AI/OER situationship when educators use Gen AI to adapt and create OER and ancillary materials. The session will then explore the stage of growing comfort with integrating Gen AI and OER, including using Gen AI to evaluate OER and support open licensing. The presenters will then examine how Gen AI can advance accessibility by considering a commitment to an inclusive future through AI’s potential to expand access for all learners. Next, the session will consider the ethical gray areas in the Gen AI/OER situationship, including bias and inaccuracies. Alternatives to applying Gen AI to open practice will be discussed, encouraging attendees to use AI critically and to define their own relationships between Gen AI and OER.

Attendees of this session will be able to:
  • Explore how to apply generative AI tools to evaluate OER and open textbooks, make licensing decisions, and develop supplemental materials to enhance teaching and learning.
  • Improve accessibility in OER by applying generative AI tools to generate alt text and simplify content.
  • Critically assess the challenges of integrating generative AI with open educational practices.
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John LaPete

Palo Alto College
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Pamela Herrington Moriarty

Alamo Colleges District
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Bobbie Myatt

Alamo Colleges District
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Wednesday October 28, 2026 11:15am - 11:55am EDT
V3
  Concurrent Session (40 min)

1:15pm EDT

From Hidden Affordability to Student Choice: A ZTC Degree Feasibility Study
Wednesday October 28, 2026 1:15pm - 1:55pm EDT
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Students love OER—and they want real meaningful ways to choose it. Many CA community colleges now claim to have ZTC pathways built with OER. Join us as we examine the space between the concept of a ZTC degree pathway and what it would take for students to actually find, choose, and follow one. This session shares findings from a mixed-methods ZTC Degree Feasibility Study funded by the Michelson 20MM Foundation Spark Grant at Irvine Valley College. Centering student voice and autonomy, the project examines how colleges can move from hidden affordability to student-facing opportunity. OER is an equity measure, and to benefit students most marginalized in higher education, student choice and autonomy may need to be built into these systems. Student and librarian researchers will share findings, plus practical ideas colleges can use to make ZTC and OER pathways more visible, usable, and navigable.

Attendees of this session will be able to:
  • Differentiate between OER/ZTC as an institutional label or practice and OER/ZTC as a student-navigable pathway and choice.
  • Interpret mixed-methods evidence to identify where students lose access, trust, or choice in OER/ZTC pathway navigation.
  • Analyze how ambient discoverability operates in registration and planning systems and identify common friction points that limit intentional student choice.
  • Apply a student-ready feasibility framework to assess how visible, usable, and navigable OER/ZTC pathways are in their own context.
  • Identify 2–3 actionable next steps aligned to local constraints, such as scheduling, IT, advising, and faculty reporting, to improve students’ ability to intentionally choose OER/ZTC options.
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avatar for Rachel Fleming

Rachel Fleming

OER & Equity Librarian, Irvine Valley College
Rachel Fleming, MLIS, is the OER and Equity Librarian at Irvine Valley College. She earned her MLIS from San José State University and is currently completing her first year in the CSU Channel Islands Doctorate in Educational Leadership for Equity and Justice (DELEJ) program. Over... Read More →
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Cheryl Bailey

Instruction & Systems Librarian, Irvine Valley College
Cheryl Bailey, MLIS, MA, is an Instruction and Systems Librarian whose work centers on equitable access to higher education, particularly for neurodiverse students. She earned her MLIS from San José State University and her MA from California State University, Long Beach, and is... Read More →
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Danielle Zee

Irvine Valley College
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Sereen Suleiman

Librarian, Irvine Valley College
My name is Sereen, I graduated with an MLIS degree from San Jose State University in December 2023, and I currently serve as a librarian at Irvine Valley College. I'm fairly new to OER, so I view this conference as an opportunity to gain experience in this field and to better improve... Read More →
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Wednesday October 28, 2026 1:15pm - 1:55pm EDT
V1
  Concurrent Session (40 min)

1:15pm EDT

OER: The Twelfth High Impact Practice
Wednesday October 28, 2026 1:15pm - 1:55pm EDT
V4
At the culmination of a two-year, multi-institutional study that included almost 700,000 student records for analysis, AAC&U has added OER to its list of High Impact Practices (HIPs). HIPs are well-established practices that lead to positive student outcomes, namely for students historically underserved in higher education. It is our hope that in naming OER as a HIP, institutional leaders will pay attention to the positive impacts OER can bring to their campuses and organize to institutionalize OER in new and exciting ways. In this presentation, we will summarize the key findings of our study, focusing on course withdrawal rates, course grades, and time to completion. Additionally we will highlight findings from our instructor survey, representing the voices of almost 200 individual instructors that transitioned to OER over the course of the study period. We will also provide recommendations for leveraging OER as a HIP on your campuses to advance OER initiatives and programs.

Attendees of this session will be able to:
  • Speak to the positive impacts OER has on student success, citing research that includes almost 700,000 records from 15 institutions across the country.
  • Understand better the instructor experience of implementing OER.
  • Reference OER as a High Impact Practice (HIP) with a list of findings and recommendations to support OER advocacy efforts on their campuses.
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CE

C. Edward Watson

American Association of Colleges & Universities (AAC&U)
HM
JC

Jessica Chittum

American Association of Colleges & Universities (AAC&U)
BP

Beth Perkins

American Association of Colleges & Universities (AAC&U)
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Wednesday October 28, 2026 1:15pm - 1:55pm EDT
V4
  Concurrent Session (40 min)

1:15pm EDT

Sustaining Yourself as a Leader in These Times: Voices From the Rebus Luminary Fellowship
Wednesday October 28, 2026 1:15pm - 1:55pm EDT
V2
Open education asks a lot of its people – to advocate, build, facilitate, and sustain – often without recognition, compensation, or a space to ask how they are actually doing. The result for many of these leaders is quiet exhaustion and a growing sense that they are carrying this work alone.

The Rebus Luminary Fellowship for Education Leaders brought together fifteen postsecondary leaders across Canada and the United States for a three-month program designed around one core belief: that the people doing this work deserve to be taken care of, too. In this panel, Luminary Fellows speak honestly about what it means to lead in these times – the burnout, the isolation, the moments of doubt – and what has helped them keep going.

This session offers both solidarity and strategy. Attendees will leave with concrete practices for sustaining themselves and their communities, as well as the reassurance that they are not alone in this work.

Attendees of this session will be able to:
  • Identify shared experiences of burnout, isolation, and doubt that open education leaders commonly face.
  • Describe concrete strategies for sustaining themselves and their communities in times of uncertainty and change.
  • Reflect on their own leadership practice in light of insights shared by Luminary Fellows.
  • Apply at least one strategy or insight from Luminary Fellows to their own professional context.
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Kim Grewe

Instructional Designer, Northern Virginia Community College Online Learning
Kim Grewe, PhD is an instructional designer and OER lead at Northern Virginia Community College (NOVA Online), where she advances open education, inclusive course design, and innovative online teaching. Her work focuses on helping faculty create asynchronous online learning experiences... Read More →
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Megan Zara

The University of Texas at Arlington
I’m the Open Educational Resources Librarian at the University of Texas at Arlington, where I help faculty and students explore how openness can transform teaching, learning, and access. I’m passionate about building systems and cultures that center care, curiosity, and collaboration.You... Read More →
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Christine Rickabaugh

Open Education Librarian, University of Arkansas Libraries
Christine Rickabaugh is a former early childhood educator who traded crayons and glitter for Pressbooks and Creative Commons licenses — and hasn't looked back. Now the Open Education Librarian at the University of Arkansas Libraries, she leads the university's OER program, chairs... Read More →
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Amber Hoye

Director of Programs, The Rebus Foundation
Amber Hoye is Director of Programs at The Rebus Foundation, where she designs and leads professional development opportunities and consulting support for educators. She brings over 14 years of leadership experience to her work in open education. Her work is dedicated to making learning... Read More →
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Apurva Ashok

Executive Director, The Rebus Foundation
Apurva Ashok is the Executive Director of The Rebus Foundation, a global non-profit and Canadian charity advancing liberatory futures through education. Apurva is an accomplished leader in Open Education, and is recognized for her ability to inspire systemic change and build institutional... Read More →
VV

Veronica Vold

Equinox Learning Design, LLC
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Joan Giovannini

Manager of Faculty Development with Instructional Design, Engagement, and Support (IDEAS), University of Massachusetts Amherst
Joan Giovannini is Manager of Faculty Development with Instructional Design, Engagement, and Support (IDEAS) at University of Massachusetts Amherst, where she leads institution‑wide initiatives that support evidence‑based, and technology-enhanced teaching and learning. Joan designs... Read More →
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Greg Wilson

Associate Dean of General Education, College of Western Idaho
Coordinating the OER efforts at our open access community college in Idaho and supporting a digital navigator program that helps students access necessary software and other resources available at our school. I would appreciate any tips, experiences, links with organizations that... Read More →
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Wednesday October 28, 2026 1:15pm - 1:55pm EDT
V2
  Concurrent Session (40 min)

1:15pm EDT

The Space Between Adoption and Relevance: Libraries, Consortia, and OER Localization
Wednesday October 28, 2026 1:15pm - 1:55pm EDT
V5
This panel explores the “space between” OER adoption and increasing the relevance of OER through localization—the intentional adaptation of open materials to reflect local cultures, curricula, communities, and learner experiences.

The session draws on Recentering Relevance: Exploring the Role of Academic Libraries and Library Consortia in Supporting OER Localization, a 2023 IMLS grant awarded to the University System of Maryland. Panelists will highlight project components, including a national forum of OER library leaders and a national survey, followed by lessons learned: how localization is understood in practice; the gaps between values, policy, and impact; and the strategic roles libraries and consortia can play in bridging them.

Participants will gain an understanding of localization, glean practical takeaways for how libraries and consortia can support localization as a community-centered practice, and assess their readiness to embark on or deepen OER localization efforts.

Attendees of this session will be able to:
  • Define localization.
  • Connect institutional mission and priorities to specific localization use cases.
  • Articulate unique library/consortial contributions to localization efforts.
  • Assess their current institutional and library/consortial priorities for OER vis-a-vis localization.
  • Assess readiness to embark on or deepen OER localization efforts.
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Nancy O'Neill

Executive Director, Kirwan Center for Academic Innovation University System of Maryland
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Eileen Harrington

Director and Health & Life Sciences Librarian, Priddy Library, Universities at Shady Grove
Eileen Harrington is the Director and Health & Life Sciences Librarian of the Priddy Library at The Universities at Shady Grove (USG) in Rockville, MD, an off-campus branch of the University of Maryland, College Park Libraries. One of her many hats is promoting open education at USG... Read More →
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Colleen McKnight

Director of Library Services, Frederick Community College
Colleen has worked as a librarian at Frederick Community College since 2011 and was named the Director of Library Services in 2017. Named the M.O.S.T. Commons Library Fellow in 2019, she provides leadership and support for the implementation and administration of the M.O.S.T. Commons... Read More →
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Erica Owusu

University System of Maryland and Affiliated Institutions Library Consortium
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Annika Many

President & CEO, EDU-PM, LLC
Our company offers expert program and project management and strategic consulting services for higher education institutions, systems, consortia, and organizations. We create custom solutions to help our clients stay focused on their goals and make a real difference for the students... Read More →
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Wednesday October 28, 2026 1:15pm - 1:55pm EDT
V5
  Concurrent Session (40 min)

2:00pm EDT

Accelerating OER in Health Sciences: Connecting Federal Training Grants to a Library-Led Initiative
Wednesday October 28, 2026 2:00pm - 2:25pm EDT
V4
Health sciences libraries are largely absent in OER development. Yet, academic health science centers teach the next generation of medical providers and have education materials that could serve a worldwide need for quality OER in specialized medicine. This session presents findings from a study at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, where the Research Medical Library used National Cancer Institute (NCI) training grants as a structural mechanism to engage faculty in OER creation through an improvement science framework. Using PDSA cycles, the library established workflows, built infrastructure, and proactively recruited faculty, resulting in 32 open access lectures. The study reveals how faculty/library partnerships can advance open education goals and amplify an institution's open science activity.

Attendees of this session will be able to:
  • Identify strategies for using federal training grants as structural mechanisms for OER development.
  • Describe the institutional support that enabled faculty participation in OER development at an academic health science center.
  • Explain how library-faculty collaboration can bridge the gap between open education values and faculty pragmatic motivations to achieve shared OER goals.
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Clara Fowler

Director, Research Medical Library, The UT MD Anderson Cancer Center
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Wednesday October 28, 2026 2:00pm - 2:25pm EDT
V4
  Concurrent Session (25 min)

2:00pm EDT

Between Educator and Student: Co-Creating AI-Enhanced Interactive Immunology OER
Wednesday October 28, 2026 2:00pm - 2:25pm EDT
V2
This session explores student–staff partnership in co-creating interactive Open Educational Resources (OER) in medical education.

Using the OpenStax Microbiology Ancillaries (OSMA) project and a current collaboration with a medical student developing immunology resources for a Foundations of Allergic Diseases (FAD) module, we demonstrate how students and educators can co-create inclusive, scalable learning materials using H5P, generative AI, case-based learning, and the IDEA framework.

We reflect on how AI can accelerate resource creation while still requiring human pedagogical oversight, critical review, and inclusive design. Through comparison of modular LMS-embedded activities and textbook-style interactive resources, we explore tensions around usability, scalability, openness, and quality.

Co-presented by an educator and student partner, this session offers dual perspectives and practical strategies for engaging students as partners in AI-enhanced OER development.

Attendees of this session will be able to:
  • By the end of this session, participants will be able to:.
  • Evaluate different approaches for developing and delivering interactive OER (modular LMS-based vs textbook-style).
  • Identify strategies for engaging students as partners in AI-enhanced OER co-creation.
  • Apply inclusive and pedagogically informed design principles (e.g., UDL) when using AI to develop educational resources.
  • Consider trade-offs between scalability, openness, quality assurance, and human oversight in digital resource development.
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IS

Ikrah Shah

University of Southampton
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Wednesday October 28, 2026 2:00pm - 2:25pm EDT
V2
  Concurrent Session (25 min)

2:00pm EDT

Connecting the Dots: Workforce Educational Modules to Link Practice With Digital Open Resources
Wednesday October 28, 2026 2:00pm - 2:25pm EDT
V6
This study bridges academia, industry, and public sectors through OER development for municipal drinking water workforces. We created learning modules for continuing education, co-developed with industry professionals. These modules are built by and with users, closely considering their end use throughout the creation process. We show that while OERs advance accessibility for learners, digital commoning through boundary organizations also ensures that users can contribute to or create content that reflects their community’s concerns, historical knowledge, and specific skills.

The presentation reports on use of Gala, an open educational tool, to collaboratively design learning modules on water flushing and disinfectant by-products for water utility professionals. These modules were conceived in university partnerships with civic utilities, developed and beta-tested in partnership with boundary organization The Water Tower via a networkshop and in-person piloting in Spring 2026.

Attendees of this session will be able to:
  • Understand the importance of bridging academic and technical pedagogical pathways, particularly for the public sector.
  • Ideate a method of collaborating with intersectoral partners to develop learning tools intended for workforce development and on-the-job training.
  • Understand the co-creation process for building OERs, from research and early development, to alpha and beta testing, to piloting and launching.
  • Participate in educational digital commons through Gala as a platform for hosting collaborative and living case studies.
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AM
PK
RH

Rebecca Hardin

Notre Dame | Gala
CI

Chris Impellitteri

The Water Tower
CL

Courtney Lee

The Water Tower
EW

Edward Waisanen

Notre Dame | Gala
MV

Matthew Vedrin

University of Austin, TX
MG

Mitchel Ghantous

University of Massachusetts Amherst
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Wednesday October 28, 2026 2:00pm - 2:25pm EDT
V6
  Concurrent Session (25 min)

2:00pm EDT

From Shock to Shutdown: The 6-Month Campaign to Halt Automatic Textbook Billing
Wednesday October 28, 2026 2:00pm - 2:25pm EDT
V1
During the spring 2025 semester, CSUF OER advocates were blindsided by the news that our campus was adopting an automatic textbook billing program. After years of working with faculty, the bookstore, and university administrators to build our OER program, we feared this was the end of the road. After our moment of shock and despair passed, we rallied our advocates across campus to push back against this oncoming program. Within six months, we raised the issue from hand-wringing in the library to a campus-wide discussion that existed beyond our original contact points and successfully halted its implementation. This session will describe the approach we took to developing cross-campus collaborations that halted the launch of this program. The practical strategies developed to reflect the ethics of openness will be shared with other OER advocates for implementation. This session will help participants prepare for unexpected shifts, enabling them to move from shock to action immediately.

Attendees of this session will be able to:
  • Craft a response plan that can be enacted in the face of sudden shifts in campus priorities.
  • Frame objections to automatic textbook billing using data for student-centered arguments.
  • Craft effective messages for reaching different campus constituents.
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Michaela Bettez

Senior Associate OER Librarian, California State University, Fullerton
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Wednesday October 28, 2026 2:00pm - 2:25pm EDT
V1
  Concurrent Session (25 min)

2:00pm EDT

Sidebars as Seedbeds: How a Modular Design Can Help With Updating, Customizing, and Localizing OER
Wednesday October 28, 2026 2:00pm - 2:25pm EDT
V5
We discuss how building a modular design into OER can facilitate its downstream adaptation and localization. As a case study, we examine the development of our recently published textbook, The Craft of Sociological Research (https://viva.pressbooks.pub/sociology-research-methods). This OER was designed with a special structure: modular sidebars embedded throughout the text that describe notable examples of research, present interviews with prominent researchers, discuss local issues that past research has illuminated, and cover advanced methodological topics. The use of these modular sidebars makes updating the textbook’s research examples easy and assists other authors in revising its content to better connect with their own target audiences. It allows instructors to customize the course to match the skill level and interests of their students. And it presents an opportunity for open pedagogy, providing opportunities for students to write short-form content for an OER’s sidebars.

Attendees of this session will be able to:
  • Apply a modular design to their OER content that makes it easier for other authors to update, localize, and customize that content, expanding its adaptability and thus its potential reach.
  • Insert different kinds of supplemental modular content into their OER, such as Q&As, sidebars with examples and discussions of issues tailored to specific communities, and optional advanced material.
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VC

Victor Chen

Virginia Commonwealth University
GL

Gabriela León-Pérez

Virginia Commonwealth University
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Wednesday October 28, 2026 2:00pm - 2:25pm EDT
V5
  Concurrent Session (25 min)

2:00pm EDT

Who Teaches With OER: Secondary Analysis of the Ithaka S+R Instructor Survey
Wednesday October 28, 2026 2:00pm - 2:25pm EDT
V3
As Open Educational Resources (OER) use by faculty continues to rise in higher education settings, it is important to explore metrics, such as tenure status, academic rank, discipline, and university classification, to further understand the OER landscape. Current data sets present aggregates of faculty classified as one group. In this presentation, we discuss a secondary data analysis of the Ithaka S+R U.S. Faculty Surveys disaggregated by variables such as tenure status, academic rank, discipline, and Carnegie classification.

Attendees of this session will be able to:
  • Develop an awareness of existing data sets within open education and understand the value of secondary data analysis.
  • Understand instructor attributes that correlate with OER interest and activity.
  • Consider how data on instructor attributes impacts the strategic planning of OER implementation in higher education.
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Stacy Katz

Associate Professor, Open Resources Librarian, Lehman College, CUNY
Stacy Katz is an Associate Professor and Open Resources Librarian-STEM Liaison at Lehman College, CUNY. She initiated, developed, and continues to manage the Open Educational Resources (OER) initiative for the college. Stacy’s research to date has focused on OER, particularly how... Read More →
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Jennifer Van Allen

Associate Professor of Literacy Education, Lehman College

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Wednesday October 28, 2026 2:00pm - 2:25pm EDT
V3
  Concurrent Session (25 min)

2:30pm EDT

Open Resources, Closed Gaps: An Anti-Oppressive Model for OER Development in the Social Sciences
Wednesday October 28, 2026 2:30pm - 2:55pm EDT
V2
How can educators in the social sciences root their open resources in anti-oppressive or other specific practices? This 25-minute presentation introduces a novel process our team developed for our Master of Social Work program: creating two open resources rooted in anti-oppressive practices.

We will detail our collaborative process as a model for others creating open resources in the social sciences. The session showcases how equity lenses transformed standard content into actionable, culturally responsive learning tools. Attendees will leave with a usable model for auditing and creating OER that challenges systemic biases, plus technologies that aided our work. Attendees will also participate in a value-mapping activity to help them overlay their own course plans with a framework based in specific values.

We will provide a roadmap for integrating equity as a structural component of OER development, ensuring that our students receive resources for supporting the communities they serve.

Attendees of this session will be able to:
  • Explore a collaborative process for creating open resources.
  • Identify values they wish to map onto their courses.
  • Learn about technologies that streamline open resource creation.
  • Consider how anti-oppressive frameworks can guide open resource-based teaching.
  • Build strategies for supporting inclusivity with OER.
Speakers
KS

Karen Sobel

University of Colorado Denver
BC

Becky Cottrell

Metropolitan State University of Denver
KN

Kelly Nelson

Metropolitan State University of Denver
EB

Erin Boyce

Assistant Professor, Metropolitan State University of Denver
PC

Perri Corvino

Metropolitan State University of Denver
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Wednesday October 28, 2026 2:30pm - 2:55pm EDT
V2
  Concurrent Session (25 min)

2:30pm EDT

Podcasting as Pedagogy for the Public Good
Wednesday October 28, 2026 2:30pm - 2:55pm EDT
V1
Through our Libraries services, we have supported faculty who are engaging in open pedagogy projects, specifically student-created podcasts. We identified a gap in resources for the use of student-created podcasts and imagined an opportunity to embody the open value of reciprocity. Faculty integrated podcasting into their instruction with similar aims of creating spaces in their classrooms to explore themes of justice, access, inclusion, and belonging. Enabled by a state-level grant, the instructional designers developed a unique opportunity for faculty to gather and meet multiple goals. In this session, we will share the process we created and facilitated with four faculty that resulted in an openly licensed teaching guide. The faculty will reflect on their experiences of co-creating an OER. We are defining this unique space between us as the intersection of professional development, publishing process, and pedagogical reflection, which is grounded in open values and practices.

Attendees of this session will be able to:
  • Identify the key components of the process used to develop a co-created interdisciplinary OER grounded in the values of open.
  • Experience examples of various pedagogical uses of student-created podcasts as open pedagogy projects.
  • Consider how they might adapt and/or learn from our experiences and the OER as we all seek to create learning spaces that are more innovative and inclusive through our open work.
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avatar for Nicole Wilson

Nicole Wilson

Instructional Designer, James Madison University
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Elaine Kaye

Instructional Designer, James Madison University
MA

Melissa Alemán

James Madison University
AF

Allison Fagan

James Madison University
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Diana Galarreta-Aima

James Madison University
Medical Spanish educationService learning Engaged learning
KM

Kristen McCleary

James Madison University
KM

Kirsten Mlodynia

James Madison University
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Wednesday October 28, 2026 2:30pm - 2:55pm EDT
V1
  Concurrent Session (25 min)

2:30pm EDT

Productive Friction: Queer Pedagogy and the Limits of AI in Open Education
Wednesday October 28, 2026 2:30pm - 2:55pm EDT
V5
Open education's foundational promise is access. But access to a system that normalizes particular ways of knowing is not equity; it is assimilation. As AI tools enter open education, they inherit and amplify this problem: adaptive learning systems, AI writing assistants, and OER generation tools are trained on dominant epistemological frameworks and optimize toward measurable outcomes. Queer pedagogy offers a different orientation: valuing friction, centering non-normative knowledge formations, and refusing the smoothing work of optimization. This session introduces queerness as a practical framework for AI use in open education and draws on Bernard Stiegler's concept of the pharmakon to argue that AI in open ed is both remedy and poison. Attendees will leave with concrete strategies for designing AI encounters that interrogate what counts as knowledge, who AI is built for, and how to treat productive friction as pedagogy rather than a problem to fix.

Attendees of this session will be able to:
  • Outcome 1: identify how AI tools deployed in open educational contexts normalize particular knowledge formations and marginalize others.
  • Outcome 2: recognize moments in their own practice where AI smooths over productive friction that should be preserved pedagogically.
  • Outcome 3: apply a queer pedagogical framework to redesign at least one AI encounter in their courses so that students engage friction critically rather than resolve it.
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TK

Trent Kays

Augusta University
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Wednesday October 28, 2026 2:30pm - 2:55pm EDT
V5
  Concurrent Session (25 min)

2:30pm EDT

What Comes After OER? Supporting Faculty Beyond Their Initial Open Education Project
Wednesday October 28, 2026 2:30pm - 2:55pm EDT
V3
In open education work, using the materials/pedagogy in class is often the end goal. But what if it’s actually just the beginning?

In this session, we ask authors, instructional designers, librarian program managers, and others to consider open education work as a springboard to new opportunities such as publications and presentations. This can be a good way to get additional “credit” for the work (i.e., scholarship in P&T) and share with colleagues who may be unaware of OER.

Participants will be invited to discuss where “OER as a springboard” fits into the open education landscape:

* What programs (e.g., Open Education Research Fellows) currently support this perspective?

* Do institutions and/or grant programs also have a role to play?

* Do authors need additional support for publication/presentation authorship? Co-authorship from program managers?

We hope that together we can create a framework for how we can best support open education practitioners beyond classroom use.

Attendees of this session will be able to:
  • Explain how open education work can function as a springboard for scholarly and professional opportunities beyond classroom adoption.
  • Identify existing programs, initiatives, and professional pathways that support publications and presentations emerging from open education work.
  • Assess the role institutions, grant programs, and organizational structures can play in supporting OER-based scholarship.
  • Discuss common barriers open education practitioners face when translating OER work into publications or presentations and potential strategies to address them.
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Jessica Kirschner

Digital Publishing Coordinator, VIVA (Virginia’s Academic Library Consortium)
Jessica Kirschner is the Digital Publishing Coordinator at VIVA, Virginia’s academic library consortium. In this role, supports the publication efforts of VIVA's Open and Affordable Course Content program. Jessica began her career working in the acquisitions department at SUNY Press... Read More →
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Joshua Marsh

Research and Instructional Librarian, Liberty University
Dr. Joshua Marsh is currently an Associate Professor at Liberty University, where he also serves as an Applied Research Chair in the School of Education. Dr. Marsh holds a Ph.D. in Educational Leadership from the University of Kentucky, a Master’s Degree in Education from Western... Read More →
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Wednesday October 28, 2026 2:30pm - 2:55pm EDT
V3
  Concurrent Session (25 min)

3:15pm EDT

Centering Student Voices: A Multi-Campus OER Advocacy Fellowship Model
Wednesday October 28, 2026 3:15pm - 3:55pm EDT
V6
This presentation introduces a multi-campus OER Advocacy Student Fellowship Program across five California State University campuses. Initially funded by a Michelson 20MM Spark Grant, the initiative centers student voices by preparing undergraduate fellows to lead advocacy for OER. Student Fellows receive training, mentorship, and institutional support to design and implement campus-based projects while collaborating on a statewide advocacy effort, such as a policy proposal to the California State Student Association. The program also strengthens the CSU’s Affordable Learning Solutions (AL$) framework by meaningfully integrating student leadership, expanding opportunities for student engagement and impact.

Attendees will hear from both the faculty coordinators and the student Fellows themselves about the program’s design, implementation, and early outcomes, as well as strategies for scaling a sustainable, student-led OER advocacy model across higher education systems.

Attendees of this session will be able to:
  • Understand the fellowship model: Participants can describe the structure, goals, and key components of a multi-campus fellowship program, including alignment with equity and affordability initiatives.
  • Identify effective recruitment, training, and support strategies: Participants learn approaches for recruiting, training, and mentoring student fellows to lead OER advocacy efforts.
  • Analyze student-led advocacy in practice: Participants examine how student fellows design and implement campus-based projects and contribute to broader initiatives such as statewide policy proposals.
  • Evaluate strategies for scalability and sustainability: Participants can assess how this multi-campus model can be adapted, scaled, and sustained within their own institutional or system-wide contexts.
  • Apply student-centered approaches to OER initiatives: Participants gain actionable insights to integrate student leadership into existing affordability frameworks to enhance impact and inclusivity.
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Jayati Chaudhuri

Instruction & Reference Librarian, California State University, Los Angeles
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Michaela Bettez

Senior Associate OER Librarian, California State University, Fullerton
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Hallie Clawson

OER Librarian & AL$ Coordinator, CSU Dominguez Hills
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Daisy Malone

California State University Northridge
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Jonathon Rocha

California State University, Dominguez Hill
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Guadalupe Morales Rodriguez

California State University, Channel Islands
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Leilani Acosta Salgado

California State University, Fullerton
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Fatima Zubair

California State University, Fullerton
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Presentation (40 min)

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Wednesday October 28, 2026 3:15pm - 3:55pm EDT
V6
  Concurrent Session (40 min)

3:15pm EDT

Teaching the Space Between: Designing Open Assignments With the Open Speculative Pedagogy Framework
Wednesday October 28, 2026 3:15pm - 3:55pm EDT
V4
As generative AI enters classrooms, many educators are searching for ways to respond that go beyond policy, detection, or tool demonstrations. This session introduces the Open Speculative Pedagogy Framework, or OSPF, as a practical model for designing open assignments that support human centered AI literacy. Using a visual framework built around reflection, openness, speculation, and materiality, the presentation shows how instructors can translate broad values into concrete classroom practice. Attendees will see three adaptable assignment models that invite students to analyze AI outputs against sources, create openly shareable speculative artifacts, and remix existing open materials for new audiences. The session positions open pedagogy as a space for critique, imagination, authorship, and evidence based inquiry, while offering participants clear strategies for revising assignments in their own courses and contexts.

Attendees of this session will be able to:
  • Describe the Open Speculative Pedagogy Framework as a model for human centered AI literacy in open education.
  • Identify how reflection, openness, speculation, and materiality can function as assignment design dimensions.
  • Compare three assignment models that translate critical AI pedagogy into open classroom practice.
  • Adapt at least one OSPF informed design move for use in their own teaching context.
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Mackenzie Salisbury

Curriculum Innovation Librarian, Northwestern University
Curriculum Innovation Librarian with sustained leadership in open education, information literacy, and creative research practices. My work focuses on building scalable programs, mentoring faculty and librarians, and advancing open pedagogy through speculative design and critical... Read More →
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Presentation (40 min)

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Wednesday October 28, 2026 3:15pm - 3:55pm EDT
V4
  Concurrent Session (40 min)

5:15pm EDT

Designing for Antiracist Teaching: Opportunities and Challenges Revising a Fully Asynchronous Course
Wednesday October 28, 2026 5:15pm - 5:55pm EDT
V3
The Open for Antiracism Program (OFAR) supports California Community College faculty in leveraging Open Education to transform their teaching. The one-year online program includes a 6-week asynchronous course that explores OER, Antiracist Pedagogy, and Open Pedagogy. In the fall, participants complete an action plan that integrates OER and open pedagogy as tools for antiracist teaching and implement it in the Spring. Last year, OFAR undertook a full course redesign to improve the currency of the course materials and increase equitable participant engagement. In this session, hear from the OFAR course redesign leaders about the challenges and opportunities in revising a course meant to teach antiracist pedagogy. What does such a course look like, and how does this redesign manifest across content, delivery, feedback channels, and other design elements? Session attendees will be invited to discuss their experiences implementing antiracist and equitable pedagogy in course design.

Attendees of this session will be able to:
  • Define antiracist pedagogy and explain its relationship to open educational resources and open pedagogy.
  • Identify at least two opportunities and two challenges in designing or revising a fully asynchronous online course that centers antiracist and equitable engagement.
  • Apply at least one strategy or resource from the session to their own course design or revision process.
Speakers
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Kim Grewe

Instructional Designer, Northern Virginia Community College Online Learning
Kim Grewe, PhD is an instructional designer and OER lead at Northern Virginia Community College (NOVA Online), where she advances open education, inclusive course design, and innovative online teaching. Her work focuses on helping faculty create asynchronous online learning experiences... Read More →
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Veronica Vold

Equinox Learning Design, LLC
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Laura Dunn

OE Global
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Joy Shoemate

Director of Online Education, College of Canyons
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Jamie Thomas

OE Global
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Presentation (40 min)

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Wednesday October 28, 2026 5:15pm - 5:55pm EDT
V3
  Concurrent Session (40 min)

5:15pm EDT

Do Androids Dream of OER? A Framework and Toolkit to Humanise Open Education in the Age of AI
Wednesday October 28, 2026 5:15pm - 5:55pm EDT
V1
We argue that AI hasn’t made OER obsolete, but instead makes them more urgent. To respond to the challenges created by AI, we present a framework and toolkit for intentional human-centred OER design. In a world of abundant information and instant AI-generated answers, the key challenge for learning is no longer open access alone, but trust, context, critical thinking, and meaning.

Our session challenges dominant AI‑and‑OER narratives by suggesting that the future is less about AI‑assisted OER content creation and more about trusted, human-centred OERs that humanise the training data from which AI learns.

Our toolkit provides practical ways to embed authentic educator presence, transparent standpoint, intentional learning design, and community accountability into OER - qualities AI struggles to offer. This approach addresses the paradox of AI efficiency - where instant answers erode critical thinking and “desirable difficulty” - and shows how open pedagogies can restore these qualities.

Attendees of this session will be able to:
  • Critique the pedagogical challenges created by AI, particularly the tension between instant information access and the erosion of critical thinking and desirable difficulty.
  • Reframe the value proposition of OERs from access alone towards a human-centred approach grounded in deliberate learning design, verifiable provenance, and transparent standpoint.
  • Apply an OER ideation framework to design learning experiences that prioritise intentional human-centred design, educator presence, and rich context to complement AI-mediated learning.
  • Recognise the critical role of trusted, human-curated OERs in sustaining the integrity and educational value of future generative AI learning ecosystems.
  • Use the framework and toolkit to articulate and advocate for the value of human-curated OERs to colleagues, leaders, and institutional stakeholders in an AI-mediated learning environment.
Speakers
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Julian Pakay

La Trobe University
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Steven Chang

Coordinator, Open Education & Scholarship, La Trobe University
I'm passionate about making higher education more meaningful and authentic for learners and teaching staff. I coordinate the Open Education program of the La Trobe eBureau (Australia), where I drive open advocacy. To me, this is about empowering both teaching academics and professional... Read More →
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Hugh Rundle

La Trobe University
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Raymond Tini

La Trobe University
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Presentation (40 min)

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Wednesday October 28, 2026 5:15pm - 5:55pm EDT
V1
  Concurrent Session (40 min)

5:15pm EDT

From the Field, for the Field: A National Research Agenda to Guide Open Education
Wednesday October 28, 2026 5:15pm - 5:55pm EDT
V4
The open education field has no shortage of dedicated researchers but it lacks a shared map. Studies are siloed, datasets go untapped, many groups pursue parallel efforts that rarely connect. The result: duplicated work and missed opportunities for the kind of cumulative, policy-relevant evidence the field urgently needs.

This session presents the NCOER National Research Agenda, a practitioner-informed, field-wide framework developed through 126 survey responses and 15 in-depth interviews with researchers, faculty, librarians, and system leaders. Grounded in what the field itself is saying, the agenda offers a bird's-eye view of where open education research stands today, where the critical gaps are, and what to prioritize next.

We will highlight six national research priorities and invite attendees to reflect on where their own work fits, and what meaningful collaboration might look like from here.

Attendees of this session will be able to:
  • Describe the six national research priorities identified through the NCOER research agenda and explain the evidence gaps each one addresses;.
  • Situate their own open education research or practice within the broader landscape of what the field is calling for;.
  • Identify at least one area of potential collaboration or research alignment with existing groups such as DOERS, the Open Education Association, or regional consortia;.
  • Articulate why a coordinated, field-wide research infrastructure matters for advancing policy-relevant evidence in open education; and.
  • Explain how the agenda was developed to be representative of diverse roles, institutional types, and regions across the U.S.
Speakers
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Amanda Coolidge

VP, Strategic Engagement and Growth, Pressbooks
Amanda Coolidge is VP of Strategic Engagement and Growth at Pressbooks, where she leads marketing, sales, and customer success and serves as product manager for the company's microcredential platform. She is the founder of Coolidge Collaborative and former Executive Director of BCcampus... Read More →
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Kate Baca

Policy Analyst, Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education
Kate Baca is a Policy Analyst with The Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education. Her work spans research and supporting Open Educational Resources and student success in post-secondary across the WICHE region. In her work at WICHE, she collaborates with a community of OER... Read More →
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Wednesday October 28, 2026 5:15pm - 5:55pm EDT
V4
  Concurrent Session (40 min)

5:15pm EDT

OER That Don’t Look Like OER: Designing Learning That Meets Students Where They Are
Wednesday October 28, 2026 5:15pm - 5:55pm EDT
V5
Students today engage with learning in spaces like short-form video, podcasts, interactive apps, and social media, yet many open educational resources still rely on traditional formats like textbooks and PDFs. This workshop challenges that assumption by exploring how OER can be reimagined in formats students already use and enjoy.

Participants will explore strategies for creating non-traditional OER, including social-media-style content, audio, interactive media, comics, and microlearning modules, while emphasizing practical ways to maintain openness, accessibility, and impact.

A hands-on activity invites participants to take a concept and reimagine it as a short video, microlearning chunk, podcast segment, or visual/comic resource, collaborate to share ideas, and reflect on engagement and accessibility. Designed for instructors, designers, librarians, and open education advocates, this session provides actionable ideas to create resources that truly meet learners where they are.

Attendees of this session will be able to:
  • Identify non-traditional OER formats, such as social-media-style content, audio resources, interactive media, comics, and microlearning modules, and explain how these formats can increase learner engagement and accessibility.
  • Take a concept or learning objective and reimagine it in a format that aligns with learners’ habits and preferred platforms.
  • Evaluate how different formats support diverse learners, promote accessibility, and enhance meaningful engagement with content.
  • Outline practical steps for adapting or creating OER in non-traditional formats, including starting small, layering formats, and co-creating with learners.
Speakers
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Pranjal Saloni

Open Education Lab Supervisor, Ontario Tech University
I manage the Open Education Lab at Ontario Tech University, where I oversee student-driven projects that advance open educational practices and the creation of open resources. With a Bachelor’s degree in Software Engineering and Management, I bring an interdisciplinary perspective... Read More →
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Wednesday October 28, 2026 5:15pm - 5:55pm EDT
V5
  Concurrent Session (40 min)

5:15pm EDT

Overcoming Barriers to OER Adoption, Adaptation, and Creation
Wednesday October 28, 2026 5:15pm - 5:55pm EDT
V2
If you’re an OER author or program manager, you’ve probably encountered a number of obstacles on your open education journey. You are not alone! A lack of time, funding, collaborators, administrative support, OER awareness, subject coverage, and ancillary materials are very common issues. So are challenges with silos, OER discoverability, maintenance, and accessibility. There can be technology hurdles, confusion around copyright and fair use, and concerns about OER quality. Competition from commercial publishers and automatic billing programs can be fierce. Promotion and tenure guidelines may fail to recognize OER work and usage. The good news is that there are tried and tested ways to address many of these obstacles. While there are no magic one-size-fits-all solutions, this session will share a variety of approaches you can try. It also will introduce a wealth of community resources to help you. Bring your thorny OER problems to this session and we’ll seek solutions together.

Attendees of this session will be able to:
  • Skillfully respond to objections to OER from faculty, administrators, and students.
  • Proactively overcome barriers to open education at your institution.
  • Find community resources to build or strengthen your open education program.
Speakers
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Cheryl Casey

Open Education Librarian, University of Arizona
Cheryl Casey has led OER initiatives at the University of Arizona since 2014. She’s active in the OER community as a trainer for the Open Education Network (OEN) and one of the instructors for the OEN's Certificate in Open Education Librarianship. She holds a a Master’s in Library... Read More →
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Wednesday October 28, 2026 5:15pm - 5:55pm EDT
V2
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