2026 Open Education Conference

2026 Open Education Conference

1:00pm EDT

A Metatheoretical Investigation of Expanding Open Education to Union Education Environments V5Ben Johnson • Presentation (25 min) Between Policy and Practice: Open-Access Teacher Preparation in Rural and Indigenous Contexts V3Karen Schnaubert • Presentation (25 min) 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) The OCTOPUS Project: Integrating Open Pedagogy and Open Science V4Sam Donovan • Karen Cangialosi • Melanie Lenahan • Carlos Goller • 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) Beyond the Test Bank: Overcoming NCLEX-Resistance to Embrace Open Nursing Education V3Kathryn Zeigler • Mary Bester • Presentation (25 min) Indicating Affordability and Openness: Course Marking at Post-Secondary Institutions in Canada V2Katie Harding • Presentation (25 min) OER Wins Call for Cake: How Milestone Celebrations Advance the Work V4Ginelle Baskin • Michele Gibney • Presentation (25 min) The Work at the Hinge: Mini Structures That Make Open Education Enterable V6Megan Zara • Presentation (25 min)

3:00pm EDT

Connecting the Dots: Advancing Continuing Professional Education Through OER V4Nancyruth Leibold • Laura Schwarz • Ellen Vorbeck • Allyson Hopperstad • Presentation (25 min) Connecting the Dots: Reframing OER as Tools for Knowledge Mobilization V2Mélanie Brunet • Presentation (25 min) Critical Open Educational Practices: Educators Redesigning Courses for Meaningful Change V5Lori Beth Larsen • Presentation (25 min) Exploring Open Science Through AI: Scaffolding Student Research With Ethical, Accessible Supports V1Christin Monroe • Presentation (25 min) Hidden in Plain Sight: OER Awareness V3Stephanie Warden • Natasha Schumacher • Emily Moran • Presentation (25 min) No Blank Checks: How Much Does a Z-Degree Cost to Develop? V6Chealsye Bowley • 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) Libraries in the Middle: Understanding the Tension Between OER and Inclusive Access Models V1Sabrina Davis • Presentation (25 min) Making It Count: Building Evidence for OER in Faculty Evaluations V2Caterina Azzarello • Nancy Henke • Presentation (25 min) Teaching Open by Doing Open: A Spanish-Language OER for Capacity Building V3Rosario Rogel-Salazar • Presentation (25 min) The Hidden Curriculum and Hidden Open Education Partners V5Liz Thompson • Presentation (25 min) The Space Between Access and Affordability: A Landscape Study at a Regional University V6Lei Wang • Presentation (25 min)

5:00pm EDT

From Values to Practice: Folio Thinking for Open Education V4Amanda Grey • Nishan Perera • Presentation (25 min) Open as a Strategic Imperative for Sustaining Public Systems V3Josie Gray • Presentation (25 min) Opening the Book: Student Perceptions of OER Adoption in Undergraduate Science V1Kay Tucker • Jenny Fafeita • Hendrika Duivenvoorden • Sruthy Sreekanth • Monica Upadhyay • Presentation (25 min) Reading Shakespeare Between the Lines: OER, Bardbot, and Critical AI Literacy V2Liza Long • Presentation (25 min) Strategic Stakeholder Partnerships to Guide OER Development and Adoption V5Macarena Lange • Margaret Brown-Sica • Presentation (25 min)

5:30pm EDT

Beyond Borders: Australian OER Research Contributing to the Open Movement in New and Innovative Ways V1Lauren Halcomb-Smith • Angie Williamson • Danielle Johnston • Presentation (25 min) Connecting OER Publishing Spaces: Aligning Collective, Local, and Institutional Priorities V4Sarah Adams • Presentation (25 min) Opterna AI Study Companion: Open Principles When Working With GenAI V2Harper Friedman • Robynne Devine • Elizabeth Childs • Presentation (25 min) The Overlooked Third Space: Where Student-Faculty Partners Plan, Promote, and Implement OER Work V5Donna Ziegenfuss • Emma Day • Presentation (25 min) With Us: Designing OER With and for Postsecondary Adults With Intellectual Disabilities V3Annie Draeger • Presentation (25 min)

9:30am EDT

An Open Educational Ecosystem for Global Research Capacity Building: IFMSA’s Peer-Assisted Learning V3Faris Agabou • Diana Basit • Hajar Belkhal • Ismail Mousa • Anna Liakopoulou • Presentation (25 min) Between Hype and Practice: Faculty Perceptions of AI in OER Creation V4Dawn (Nikki) Cannon-Rech • Presentation (25 min) Breaking the Gilded Cage: Bridging the Space Between Educational Legality and Open Accessibility V2Tarek Maghraby • Presentation (25 min) Collaboratively Developing Open Resources Across Cultural Boundaries V5Isaac Mulolani • Kavita Rani • Kiran Lata • Presentation (25 min) The Space Between Closed Textbooks and Open Futures: Global Virtual Classrooms Bridge Cultures V1Ashar Johnson Khokhar • 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) Beyond Cost Savings: Making Multi-Dimensional ROI Visible in OER Grantmaking V5Johannah White • Presentation (25 min) From OER Adoption to Course Redesign: Building Structure That Scales V2Erica Huff • Presentation (25 min) Warmth, Competence, and the Politics of Openness: How OER Advocates Gain Influence V1Mandi Goodsett • Presentation (25 min)

10:30am EDT

From Frustration to Adoption: A Narrative Pathway to Adoption of an OER Course in Decision Analytics V4Sergio Garcia • David Alvarado • Presentation (25 min) Ooh Blogging Is a Place on Earth V1Jim Groom • Presentation (25 min) Open Publishing in the Curriculum: Experiential Education Supporting Sustainable OER V5Mary Isbell • Robin DeRosa • Amber Montano • Oliver Kirchner • Presentation (25 min) 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) You Need a Map! Fostering Open Educational Practices and Social Justice Through Mapping V2Elia Machado • Presentation (25 min)

2:00pm EDT

Accelerating OER in Health Sciences: Connecting Federal Training Grants to a Library-Led Initiative V4Clara Fowler • Presentation (25 min) Between Educator and Student: Co-Creating AI-Enhanced Interactive Immunology OER V2Ying Liu • Ikrah Shah • Presentation (25 min) Connecting the Dots: Workforce Educational Modules to Link Practice With Digital Open Resources V6Abigail Merolle • Patrick Killian • Rebecca Hardin • Chris Impellitteri • Courtney Lee • Edward Waisanen • Matthew Vedrin • Mitchel Ghantous • Presentation (25 min) From Shock to Shutdown: The 6-Month Campaign to Halt Automatic Textbook Billing V1Michaela Bettez • Presentation (25 min) Sidebars as Seedbeds: How a Modular Design Can Help With Updating, Customizing, and Localizing OER V5Victor Chen • Gabriela León-Pérez • Presentation (25 min) Who Teaches With OER: Secondary Analysis of the Ithaka S+R Instructor Survey V3Stacy Katz • Jennifer Van Allen • Presentation (25 min)

2:30pm EDT

AI as a Living OER for STEM Assessment V4Machele Kindle • Presentation (25 min) 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) 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) Productive Friction: Queer Pedagogy and the Limits of AI in Open Education V5Trent Kays • Presentation (25 min) What Comes After OER? Supporting Faculty Beyond Their Initial Open Education Project V3Jessica Kirschner • Joshua Marsh • Presentation (25 min)

9:30am EDT

Beyond Borders: OER and Academic Performance Among LIS Undergraduates in Nigerian Universities V4Olawale IYINOLAKAN • Presentation (25 min) Beyond University Boundaries: Digital Transformation Expands Open Education in Chinese Universities V1QINGLING BU • Shi Lin Zhang • Presentation (25 min) Not Everything Should Be Open: Ethics and Care in Open Education V3rehshetta N/A • Presentation (25 min) Open Policy as a Method of Open Education: How IFMSA Policy Documents Shape Global Student Advocacy V2Faris Agabou • Diana Basit • Anna Liakopoulou • Nouran Walid • Kana Kordić • Presentation (25 min) Two Households, Both Alike in Dignity: An Exploration of Open Textbooks and the Humanities V5Zara Wilkinson • Presentation (25 min)

3:00pm EDT

An Open Competency Framework to Recognize the Skills and Knowledge of Open Education Professionals V1Josie Gray • Presentation (25 min) Authenticity by Design: A Business Spanish OER Case Study in Spanish for Specific Purposes V5Juan Fernandez Cantero • Presentation (25 min) Beyond Download Counts: Using Coefficient of Variation to Assess OER Program Health V4Clara Fowler • Presentation (25 min) Filling the Space Between: A Statewide OER Journey Across Nevada V3Gracie McDonough • Oscar Espinoza-Parra • Presentation (25 min) From AI Disclosure to Human Declaration: Centring Human Authorship in OER Creation V2Amanda Grey • Karen Meijer • Presentation (25 min)