2026 Open Education Conference

2026 Open Education Conference

Jennifer Beamer

California State University, San Bernadino

Scholarly Communications Librarian

San Bernardino, California

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Jennifer Beamer is the Scholarly Communication librarian at California State University San Bernardino (CSUSB). Jennifer provides leadership, outreach, and education on the scholarly communication ecosystem, including open access advocacy, open science practices, open educational resources, copyright and fair use, and research impact, and runs the institutional repository. She was awarded a Fulbright Research award for 2023 - 2024 to examine open-access infrastructure at the National Institute of Informatics in Tokyo, Japan. She is passionate about open-access advocacy and open infrastructure, having completed her doctoral work on how organizations like SPARC NA support open-access social and technical infrastructure.

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

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Pre-Conference Session: National Priorities with the Open Education Association V1Open Education Association

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Pre-Conference Session: What Makes Open Education Work in K–12? V1Mindy Newfarmer • Amee Evans Godwin • Rebecca Henderson

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

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Break (15 min) V1Breaks

12:15pm EDT

Launching Skills: Open Education’s Role in the Future of Work V6Kevin Corcoran • Amanda Coolidge • Lisa Young • Tannis Morgan • Presentation (40 min)

1:30pm EDT

Beyond the Test Bank: Overcoming NCLEX-Resistance to Embrace Open Nursing Education V3Kathryn Zeigler • Mary Bester • Presentation (25 min)

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How We Did It: OER Authors Share Four Approaches to Textbook Development V3Abbey Elder • Kate Gilbert • Carly Manz • Agata Guskaroska • Amber Lynn Anderson • Presentation (40 min)

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Break (20 min) V1Breaks

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Critical Open Educational Practices: Educators Redesigning Courses for Meaningful Change V5Lori Beth Larsen • Presentation (25 min)

3:30pm EDT

Making It Count: Building Evidence for OER in Faculty Evaluations V2Caterina Azzarello • Nancy Henke • Presentation (25 min)

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Opening the Book: Student Perceptions of OER Adoption in Undergraduate Science V1Hendrika Duivenvoorden • Sruthy Sreekanth • Monica Upadhyay • Kay Tucker • Jenny Fafeita • Presentation (25 min)

5:30pm EDT

The Overlooked Third Space: Where Student-Faculty Partners Plan, Promote, and Implement OER Work V5Donna Ziegenfuss • Emma Day • Presentation (25 min)

8:00pm EDT

Regional Breakouts: Asia and Australasia V1Social Sessions

9:30am EDT

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

10:30am EDT

Open Publishing in the Curriculum: Experiential Education Supporting Sustainable OER V5Mary Isbell • Robin DeRosa • Amber Montano • Oliver Kirchner • Presentation (25 min)

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Federating Openness: The Global Open Graduate Network Pilot Hub Initiative V2Beck Pitt • Robert Farrow • Carina Bossu • Saraswati Dawadi • Presentation (40 min)

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)

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

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What Do We Mean When We Say High Quality OER?: Evolving Beyond the Textbook Paradigm V2Anita Walz • Abbey Elder • Presentation (40 min)

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From the Field, for the Field: A National Research Agenda to Guide Open Education V4Amanda Coolidge • Kate Baca • Presentation (40 min)

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From Trust to Textbooks: Project Management Strategies to Strengthen OER Teams V3Jared Eusea • Amelia Brister • Michael Waller • Johannah White • Presentation (40 min)

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

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)

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Beyond Tech vs. Content: Articulating the Public Interest in AI Policy V4Meredith Jacob • Will Cross • Kathleen DeLaurenti • Jennie Rose Halperin • Panel (55 min)

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

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Closing V1Keynotes