2026 Open Education Conference

2026 Open Education Conference

1:00pm EDT

Open Pedagogy With Generative AI: Do Students Find It Helpful? V1Virginia Clinton-Lisell • Presentation (25 min) The Dots Between Vision and Launch: OER Program Startup Costs and Case Studies V2Molly Ledermann • Stacey Brockman • Presentation (25 min)

1:30pm EDT

Advancing AI Literacy Through Open Pedagogy in Public Speaking Courses V1Sherry Rice • Bryan McGeary • Tiffany Petricini • Presentation (25 min)

2:00pm EDT

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

3:00pm EDT

Exploring Open Science Through AI: Scaffolding Student Research With Ethical, Accessible Supports V1Christin Monroe • Presentation (25 min)

5:00pm EDT

Opening the Book: Student Perceptions of OER Adoption in Undergraduate Science V1Kay Tucker • Jenny Fafeita • Hendrika Duivenvoorden • Sruthy Sreekanth • Monica Upadhyay • Presentation (25 min) Strategic Stakeholder Partnerships to Guide OER Development and Adoption V5Macarena Lange • Margaret Brown-Sica • Presentation (25 min)

10:00am EDT

A Multilingual Wikipedia Editathon for Knowledge Equity V4Javad Anjum • Audra Anjum • MK Niharika • Presentation (25 min) Between Us: Connection, Not Expertise, Sustains Open Learning V3SherAaron Hurt • Presentation (25 min)

10:30am EDT

Ooh Blogging Is a Place on Earth V1Jim Groom • Presentation (25 min) You Need a Map! Fostering Open Educational Practices and Social Justice Through Mapping V2Elia Machado • Presentation (25 min)

11:15am EDT

Beyond Fair Use: Section 121 for Title II Accessibility Compliance V5Beth Chenette • 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)

2:30pm EDT

AI as a Living OER for STEM Assessment V4Machele Kindle • Presentation (25 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) Leveraging the Spaces: A Global Collaborative OER Project V1Virginia Tucker • Sal Kleine • Susan Gasson • Abigail Winter • Jillian Blacker • Laura Anderson • Presentation (40 min)

9:30am EDT

Two Households, Both Alike in Dignity: An Exploration of Open Textbooks and the Humanities V5Zara Wilkinson • Presentation (25 min)

10:00am EDT

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

1:15pm EDT

From Inception to Practice: Developing Open and Inclusive Education Resources V5Brian Weishar • Lisa Liskovoi • Caren Watkins • Presentation (40 min)

2:00pm EDT

Launching Skills: Open Education’s Role in the Future of Work V1Kevin Corcoran • Amanda Coolidge • Lisa Young • Tannis Morgan • Panel (55 min)

4:00pm EDT

Between Us: Open Educational Practices as a Bridge Between Classrooms and Families View AnytimeLauren Moore • Lightning Talks (View Anytime) Bridging Access and Practice: Designing a Fully OER Course for Real-World Impact View AnytimeSarah Straub • Lightning Talks (View Anytime) Bridging the Gap Between Learning and Contributing: Women in Open Knowledge View AnytimeTri Astari • Lightning Talks (View Anytime) Co-DREAM OER: An End of Project Update on Innovative STEM Open Resources View AnytimeYang Wu • Lightning Talks (View Anytime) Curating the Space Between: Student-Created Virtual Galleries Using OER View AnytimeGianna LoScerbo-Starkus • Lightning Talks (View Anytime) Expanding Education: Narrative Role-Playing Games and Open Education Resources View AnytimeAlexandria Poppendorf • Lightning Talks (View Anytime) From Classroom to Community: Discover the Importance of Open Education in Public Health Training View AnytimeZulal Ali • Lightning Talks (View Anytime) Generating Reach by Embedding OER in Volunteer Formats for Sustainable Marketing Programs View AnytimeEvelyn Feistmantl-Schweigl • Lightning Talks (View Anytime) Harnessing OER to Support Production and Provision of Juvenile Titles in Underserved Languages View AnytimeBeth Samuelson • Comfort Durojaiye • Myat Kaung • Lightning Talks (View Anytime) Reducing Students’ Psychological Distance From Climate Change: Design of an Open Mapping Assignment View AnytimeLeah Wiitablake • D. Matthew Boyer • Natalie Bursztyn • Lightning Talks (View Anytime) Teachers as Changemakers: Adopting OER for Environmental and Sustainability Education View AnytimeEmily Grady • Lightning Talks (View Anytime) Visible Impact: Creating Effective Alt Text With Students View AnytimeAlishia Huntoon • Cyndi Rodgers • Elliott Huntoon DeRoche • Lightning Talks (View Anytime)