2026 Open Education Conference

2026 Open Education Conference

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8:15am EDT

Regional Breakout (Africa and Europe) V1Social Sessions

9:30am EDT

The Space Between Closed Textbooks and Open Futures: Global Virtual Classrooms Bridge Cultures V1Ashar Johnson Khokhar • Presentation (25 min)

10:00am EDT

Warmth, Competence, and the Politics of Openness: How OER Advocates Gain Influence V1Mandi Goodsett • Presentation (25 min)

10:30am EDT

Ooh Blogging Is a Place on Earth V1Jim Groom • Presentation (25 min)

10:55am EDT

Break (20 min) V1Breaks

11:15am EDT

OER-oboros: What We Can and Should Learn From Mutual Aid Before the Open Movement Eats Itself V1Abbey Childs • Presentation (40 min)

12:00pm EDT

Day 2 Keynote: Bryan Alexander V1Keynotes

1:00pm EDT

Break (15 min) V1Breaks

1:15pm EDT

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)

2:00pm EDT

From Shock to Shutdown: The 6-Month Campaign to Halt Automatic Textbook Billing V1Michaela Bettez • Presentation (25 min)

2:30pm EDT

Podcasting as Pedagogy for the Public Good V1Nicole Wilson • Elaine Kaye • Melissa Alemán • Allison Fagan • Diana Galarreta-Aima • Kristen McCleary • Kirsten Mlodynia • Presentation (25 min)

2:55pm EDT

Break (20 min) V1Breaks

3:15pm EDT

Leveraging the Spaces: A Global Collaborative OER Project V1Virginia Tucker • Sal Kleine • Susan Gasson • Abigail Winter • Jillian Blacker • Laura Anderson • Presentation (40 min)

4:00pm EDT

Virtual Exhibit Hall V1Virtual Exhibit Hall

5:00pm EDT

Break (15 min) V1Breaks

5:15pm EDT

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)

6:00pm EDT

Daily Debrief V1Social Sessions

6:30pm EDT

Game Night V1Social Sessions