Join the Open Library in our virtual events supporting the use, adaptation, adoption, and creation of open educational resources (OER). From January – April 2023, the Open Library is hosting a series of webinars focusing on subject or content specific OER and offering monthly drop-in sessions with the Open Library team to support your journey in Open.
Our webinars will be recorded and the recordings will be available within 7 business days.
January 2023
Media and Arts OER
Tuesday, January 24
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM ET
Join us and discover OER beyond books and manuals. We’ll be exploring the ways authors and creators have created OER that embody the principles of art, design, and media. Learn how to adapt and adopt these resources for your own teaching, how to implement design elements into your own pedagogy, and how to find more Media and Arts OER.
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Tabletop Roleplay as OER
Thursday, February 16
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM ET
Want to integrate open-source Tabletop Role Playing Games (TTRPGs) into your classroom? Join us in a discussion with Kees Schuller on the importance of play in pedagogy and the ways collaborative storytelling can work for your learners.
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Games and Roleplay
Wednesday, February 22
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM ET
Join us and discover OER beyond books and manuals. Some OER take gamification and game theory to a whole new level – join us in exploring how certain project teams have created games and role-playing experiences. From role playing games to simulations, you’ll learn to adapt and adopt these resources for your own teaching, how to implement design elements into your own pedagogy, and how to find more Games and Roleplay OER.
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Open and Ouvert
Wednesday, March 29
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM ET
Join us and discover OER beyond books and manuals. Our collection includes numerous bilingual or fully francophone materials – as part of Francophonie month, we invite you to come join us in exploring OER that speak to the francophone experience, second language learning, and the ways bilingualism impacts Open Pedagogy.
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Indigenous Content in Open
Wednesday, April 26
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM ET
Join us and discover OER beyond books and manuals. This session will focus on Indigenous resources, experiences, creators, and folx in the Open Library.
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OER Reference Sessions
The Open Library is hosting drop-in, bilingual reference sessions with the Open Library team to support you in discovering OER. These sessions are opportunities to get direct and synchronous support on any questions you may have on Open, OER, or any of the Open Library services and platforms.
Drop-in sessions are not recorded.
Upcoming Session
Friday, February 24
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM ET
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All Drop-in Session Dates
Mark your calendars! We are hosting a Friday drop-in session once a month from January to April.
March 31, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM ET
April 28, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM ET
Explore the Open Library’s Past Events
Recordings of past events
Find recordings of our past events on our YouTube page.
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