Open Education Talks

Open Education Talks is a series of 15-minute lightning talks and digital posters about facets of open education. These talks aim to create an accessible, virtual space for conversations about open education. We welcome proposals from educators, students, administrators, librarians, instructional designers, and all other roles related to the design, delivery, and evaluation of open education in post-secondary institutions. We encourage student-led or partnered talks that showcase the critical role of student leadership and student-educator collaborations in open education.

Our Understanding of Open Education

For these talks, we share our understanding of open education: “…open education is not limited to just open educational resources. It also draws upon open technologies that facilitate collaborative, flexible learning and the open sharing of teaching practices that empower educators to benefit from the best ideas of their colleagues” (UNESCO Cape Town Declaration, 2018).

Mobilizing Open Education

Some of the ways that you may be engaged in facets of open education could include:

• Intentionally designing programs and courses that are accessible
• Working with students as partners to co-design digital learning materials and open educational resources and considerations for open licensing (e.g., Creative Commons) 
• Sharing resources and materials with colleagues through teaching and learning networks
• Selecting open course materials (OER) that could be utilized by students regardless of their location
• Adopting, adapting, creating, and sharing new learning materials (OER) within and beyond institutions

These are just a few examples of facets of open education that are being mobilized at post-secondary institutions. We are excited to invite everyone to share their practices and experiences with Open Education in these talks.