2026 Open Education Conference

2026 Open Education Conference

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11:15am EDT

Between Adoption and Transformation: How to Foster the Sustained Use of Open Materials Over Time V6Lily Todorinova • Zara Wilkinson • Marci Meixler • Presentation (40 min) Beyond Fair Use: Section 121 for Title II Accessibility Compliance V5Beth Chenette • Presentation (40 min) Connecting Open Educational Resources to K-12 in Dual Enrollment V4Allison Buckley • Annika Many • Tabetha Nguyen • Presentation (40 min) Federating Openness: The Global Open Graduate Network Pilot Hub Initiative V2Beck Pitt • Robert Farrow • Carina Bossu • Saraswati Dawadi • Presentation (40 min) OER-oboros: What We Can and Should Learn From Mutual Aid Before the Open Movement Eats Itself V1Abbey Childs • Presentation (40 min) The Space Between OER & Gen AI: A Temporary Situationship or an Ongoing Relationship? V3Joanna Schimizzi • John LaPete • Pamela Herrington Moriarty • Bobbie Myatt • Presentation (40 min)

1:15pm EDT

Demystifying the Space Between Submitting Your Paper and Getting It Published V3Amanda Larson • Chelsee Dickson • Kristina Clement • Presentation (40 min) From Hidden Affordability to Student Choice: A ZTC Degree Feasibility Study V1Rachel Fleming • Cheryl Bailey • Shima Moradi • Heather Evans • Lia Veisalov • Elina Balalina • Settara Ngo • Danielle Zee • Sereen Suleiman • Presentation (40 min) OER: The Twelfth High Impact Practice V4C. Edward Watson • Heather Miceli • Jessica Chittum • Beth Perkins • Presentation (40 min) Sustaining Yourself as a Leader in These Times: Voices From the Rebus Luminary Fellowship V2Kim Grewe • Megan Zara • Christine Rickabaugh • Amber Hoye • Apurva Ashok • Veronica Vold • Joan Giovannini • Greg Wilson • Presentation (40 min) The Space Between Adoption and Relevance: Libraries, Consortia, and OER Localization V5Nancy O'Neill • Eileen Harrington • Colleen McKnight • Erica Owusu • Annika Many • Presentation (40 min)

3:15pm EDT

Bridging the Gap: The Workforce OER Playbook for Higher Education and Industry V3Amber Hoye • Kaitlin Schilling • Jaimie Henthorn • Mindy Newfarmer • Presentation (40 min) Centering Student Voices: A Multi-Campus OER Advocacy Fellowship Model V6Jayati Chaudhuri • Michaela Bettez • Hallie Clawson • Daisy Malone • Jonathon Rocha • Guadalupe Morales Rodriguez • Leilani Acosta Salgado • Fatima Zubair • Presentation (40 min) Leveraging the Spaces: A Global Collaborative OER Project V1Virginia Tucker • Sal Kleine • Susan Gasson • Abigail Winter • Jillian Blacker • Laura Anderson • Presentation (40 min) Teaching the Space Between: Designing Open Assignments With the Open Speculative Pedagogy Framework V4Mackenzie Salisbury • Presentation (40 min) What Do We Mean When We Say High Quality OER?: Evolving Beyond the Textbook Paradigm V2Anita Walz • Abbey Elder • Presentation (40 min)

5:15pm EDT

Designing for Antiracist Teaching: Opportunities and Challenges Revising a Fully Asynchronous Course V3Kim Grewe • Veronica Vold • Laura Dunn • Joy Shoemate • Jamie Thomas • Presentation (40 min) Do Androids Dream of OER? A Framework and Toolkit to Humanise Open Education in the Age of AI V1Julian Pakay • Steven Chang • Hugh Rundle • Raymond Tini • Presentation (40 min) From the Field, for the Field: A National Research Agenda to Guide Open Education V4Amanda Coolidge • Kate Baca • Presentation (40 min) OER That Don’t Look Like OER: Designing Learning That Meets Students Where They Are V5Pranjal Saloni • Presentation (40 min) Overcoming Barriers to OER Adoption, Adaptation, and Creation V2Cheryl Casey • Presentation (40 min)