2026 Open Education Conference

2026 Open Education Conference

Jessica Morgan

University of Arkansas at Little Rock

Graduate Student

Michigan

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About me

I am an MA student in the Rhetoric and Writing Department at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. My professional interests include software documentation, instructional writing, and accessibility in digital texts. My personal research interests include video games, gender and women’s studies, and feminist rhetoric. I have particular interest surrounding the intersection body size and gender identity in contemporary digital entertainment spaces.

11:00am EDT

Pre-Conference Session: Community Building & Story Circles with OpenCon V1April Clyburne-Sherin

5:00pm EDT

Pre-Conference Session: Open Education 101 V1Abbey Elder • Christina Riehman-Murphy • Ryan Randall • Shannon Smith

10:00am EDT

Orientation V1Social Sessions

10:45am EDT

Welcome & Day 1 Keynote: Dr. Sian Proctor V1Dr. Sian Proctor • Keynotes

12:00pm EDT

Break (15 min) V1Breaks

12:15pm EDT

From Essays to Evidence: Open Assessment and Critical Thinking in the Age of AI V2Jacob Lauritzen • Presentation (40 min)

1:00pm EDT

Open Pedagogy With Generative AI: Do Students Find It Helpful? V1Virginia Clinton-Lisell • Presentation (25 min)

1:30pm EDT

The Work at the Hinge: Mini Structures That Make Open Education Enterable V6Megan Zara • Presentation (25 min)

2:00pm EDT

EdTech, Open Values: Preparing Open Educators for AI, and the Next Big Thing V1David Tully • Will Cross • Campbell Barnes • Presentation (40 min) Finding Your Accessibili-Buddies V2Joanna Schimizzi • Luis Perez • Antoniette Aizon • Presentation (40 min)

2:40pm EDT

Break (20 min) V1Breaks

3:00pm EDT

Hidden in Plain Sight: OER Awareness V3Stephanie Warden • Natasha Schumacher • Emily Moran • Presentation (25 min)

3:30pm EDT

Let’s Call the Whole Thing On! Speaking the Language of Student Success V4Jennifer Pate • Kathy Essmiller • Presentation (25 min)

4:00pm EDT

Regional Breakouts: The Americas V1Social Sessions

4:40pm EDT

Break (20 min) V1Breaks

5:00pm EDT

Reading Shakespeare Between the Lines: OER, Bardbot, and Critical AI Literacy V2Liza Long • Presentation (25 min)

5:30pm EDT

With Us: Designing OER With and for Postsecondary Adults With Intellectual Disabilities V3Annie Draeger • Presentation (25 min)

6:00pm EDT

Daily Debrief V1Social Sessions

6:30pm EDT

Reception V1Social Sessions

9:30am EDT

Between Hype and Practice: Faculty Perceptions of AI in OER Creation V4Dawn (Nikki) Cannon-Rech • Presentation (25 min)

10:00am EDT

A Multilingual Wikipedia Editathon for Knowledge Equity V4Javad Anjum • Audra Anjum • MK Niharika • Presentation (25 min)

10:30am EDT

Student Academic Outcomes Associated With No-Cost Course Materials Across MA Public Higher Education V3Amanda Simons • Connie Strittmatter • Robert Awkward • Emily Alling • Bernadette Sibuma • Suzanne Smith • Emma Wood • Presentation (25 min)

10:55am EDT

Break (20 min) V1Breaks

11:15am EDT

Beyond Fair Use: Section 121 for Title II Accessibility Compliance V5Beth Chenette • Presentation (40 min) Federating Openness: The Global Open Graduate Network Pilot Hub Initiative V2Beck Pitt • Robert Farrow • Carina Bossu • Saraswati Dawadi • 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)

12:00pm EDT

Day 2 Keynote: Bryan Alexander V1Keynotes

1:00pm EDT

Break (15 min) V1Breaks

1:15pm EDT

Demystifying the Space Between Submitting Your Paper and Getting It Published V3Amanda Larson • Chelsee Dickson • Kristina Clement • Presentation (40 min)

2:30pm EDT

Open Resources, Closed Gaps: An Anti-Oppressive Model for OER Development in the Social Sciences V2Karen Sobel • Becky Cottrell • Kelly Nelson • Erin Boyce • Perri Corvino • Presentation (25 min)

2:55pm EDT

Break (20 min) V1Breaks

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)

4:00pm EDT

Virtual Exhibit Hall V1Virtual Exhibit Hall

5:00pm EDT

Break (15 min) V1Breaks

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)

6:00pm EDT

Daily Debrief V1Social Sessions

6:30pm EDT

Game Night V1Social Sessions

9:30am EDT

Not Everything Should Be Open: Ethics and Care in Open Education V3rehshetta • Presentation (25 min) Two Households, Both Alike in Dignity: An Exploration of Open Textbooks and the Humanities V5Zara Wilkinson • Presentation (25 min)

10:00am EDT

From Learning to Earning: Building Workforce Skills for the Next Generation Using Customized OER V4Lindsay Josephs • Presentation (40 min)

10:40am EDT

Break (20 min) V1Breaks

11:00am EDT

Day 3 Keynote: "Future of Open Education" Panel V1Nicole Allen • Daniel Williamson • Maha Bali • Cathy Casserly • Rajiv Jhangiani • Keynotes

12:20pm EDT

Breakout (Keynote Debrief) V1Social Sessions

1:00pm EDT

Break (15 min) V1Breaks

1:15pm EDT

Publish and Publicize: How to Help Your Open Textbook Find Its Audience V2Amanda Coolidge • Cheryl Casey • Jenn Martin • Helen Moore • Fran Abbs • Presentation (40 min)

2:00pm EDT

Accessibility Across Areas: Navigating Disciplinary Tensions in OER V3Tanja Vierrether • Cassidy Watson • Nouha Gammar • Ja'Nya Jenoch • Panel (55 min) Beyond Tech vs. Content: Articulating the Public Interest in AI Policy V4Meredith Jacob • Will Cross • Kathleen DeLaurenti • Jennie Rose Halperin • Panel (55 min)

3:00pm EDT

From AI Disclosure to Human Declaration: Centring Human Authorship in OER Creation V2Amanda Grey • Karen Meijer • Presentation (25 min)

3:30pm EDT

Closing V1Keynotes

4:00pm EDT

Reception V1Social Sessions