2026 Open Education Conference

2026 Open Education Conference

Sam Winemiller

UNCW Library

Open Knowledge & Research Impact Librarian

https://uncw.edu/profiles/w/winemillers

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Hi! I'm a good person to talk to about: scholarly publishing; intellectual property and authors' rights; copyright and Creative Commons; open access; open education/open pedagogy; and research assessment. I like theory in libraries and increasing the impact of research for the public good, and I write about those things and scholarly communication issues for ACRLog.

10:45am EDT

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

12:15pm EDT

Beyond “Good Enough”: Co-Designing the Future of High-Trust OER V4Danielle Leek • Andrea Scott • Presentation (40 min)

1:00pm EDT

The OCTOPUS Project: Integrating Open Pedagogy and Open Science V4Sam Donovan • Karen Cangialosi • Melanie Lenahan • Carlos Goller • Presentation (25 min)

2:00pm EDT

Scaling Open Education With Student Success and Institutional Innovation V5Elizabeth Tolman • Maryanne Maddoux • Gwendolyn Main • Presentation (40 min)

3:00pm EDT

Connecting the Dots: Reframing OER as Tools for Knowledge Mobilization V2Mélanie Brunet • Presentation (25 min)

3:30pm EDT

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

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)

10:00am EDT

Beyond Cost Savings: Making Multi-Dimensional ROI Visible in OER Grantmaking V5Johannah White • 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) 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) Federating Openness: The Global Open Graduate Network Pilot Hub Initiative V2Beck Pitt • Robert Farrow • Carina Bossu • Saraswati Dawadi • Presentation (40 min) 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

1:15pm EDT

OER: The Twelfth High Impact Practice V4C. Edward Watson • Heather Miceli • Jessica Chittum • Beth Perkins • Presentation (40 min)

2:00pm EDT

Accelerating OER in Health Sciences: Connecting Federal Training Grants to a Library-Led Initiative V4Clara Fowler • 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)

2:30pm EDT

Productive Friction: Queer Pedagogy and the Limits of AI in Open Education V5Trent Kays • Presentation (25 min)

3:15pm EDT

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

9:30am EDT

Not Everything Should Be Open: Ethics and Care in Open Education V3rehshetta • 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)

10:00am EDT

Mix-and-Match Modular OER: From Concept to Campus-Wide Implementation V5Christine Rickabaugh • Melissa Williams • Presentation (40 min) The Open Nebraska (ONE) List: Developing a System of Academic and Publishing Authority Tags for OER V1Stephen Finlay • Yang Du • Presentation (40 min)

11:00am EDT

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

1:15pm EDT

Dive Into the Warp: The Need for Standard Operating Procedures in OER Programs V1Jeff Gallant • Presentation (40 min) 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

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

An Open Competency Framework to Recognize the Skills and Knowledge of Open Education Professionals V1Josie Gray • Presentation (25 min)

4:00pm EDT

Amplifying Open at the Intersection of Science and Education View AnytimeSam Donovan • Drew LaMar • Deborah Rook • Lightning Talks (View Anytime) Beyond Anecdotes: Building a Data Dashboard for Open Education Initiatives View AnytimeLindsey Todorovich • Lightning Talks (View Anytime) Bridging the Gap Between Learning and Contributing: Women in Open Knowledge View AnytimeTri Astari • Lightning Talks (View Anytime) Individuals & Institutions: The Structure of Change and the Open Education Network View AnytimeRobin DeRosa • Lightning Talks (View Anytime) Using Limited Resources to Support OER Accessibility View AnytimeTeresa Schultz • Ariana Micale • Lightning Talks (View Anytime)