March 7, 2023; 2:00 - 3:15pm
Faculty Center for Teaching & Learning (Crabbe Library 318) or Online
Facilitator: Kelly Smith, Laura Edwards, & Dr. David Stumbo
Have you been interested in using Open Educational Resources in your classes, but unable to find an appropriate existing OER? This session will introduce you to adapting and creating original OERs. You will learn about copyright and licensing, publishing tools, accessibility and inclusivity, and professional development and funding opportunities from EKU Librarians. And Dr. Stumbo will discuss his experience authoring OER.
Mark your calendars!
Affordable Learning Kentucky will again host a series of virtual lunch and learns during Open Education Week. Each hour-long session begins at noon Eastern (11am Central).
Affordable Learning Kentucky is a program of the Council on Postsecondary Education through the Kentucky Virtual Library.
Monday, March 6
Open Educational Resources (OER), which support CPE’s goals of equity, affordability, and success, are increasingly part of the landscape of Kentucky higher education. So why should your institution prioritize OER? Librarians Ben Rawlins (UK) and Kelly Smith (EKU) will walk you through a broad overview of the impact of OER by addressing the following questions:
Additionally, we will discuss some pedagogical and institutional implications, as well as how OER can help to advance DEI initiatives on campus.
Tuesday, March 7
Open Educational Resources (OER), by virtue of their "open-ness," give faculty more flexibility and freedom to customize, localize, and engage with the materials with their students. Learn how faculty across Kentucky are updating their classes to take advantage of the unique opportunities afforded by OER.
Panelists include:
Wednesday, March 8
Research suggests that Open Educational Resources (OER) and open pedagogy strategies correlate with increased student success, especially for students from historically underserved populations and lower socio-economic backgrounds. Librarians Lidiya Grote (UofL) and Kelly Smith (EKU) will present a brief overview of research on the effects of OER adoption and OER-enabled pedagogy on students from historically underserved communities and discuss how Kentucky educators can design their courses with OER using a DEI lens.
Thursday, March 9
Open Educational Resources are a growing part of the higher education landscape. In Kentucky, dedicated and passionate educators across the Commonwealth have come together with the Kentucky Virtual Library, an initiative of Kentucky's Council on Postsecondary Education, to champion multiple initiatives designed to bring the many benefits of OER to more Kentucky postsecondary students. Join Leah Halliday, KYVL's new Affordable Learning KY program coordinator, to learn more about these ongoing efforts and how Affordable Learning Kentucky can help you find your place in Kentucky's OER ecosystem.
Friday, March 10
Are you involved in providing professional development around OER for faculty at your institution? Librarian Lidiya Grote (UofL), will share a template for an engaging and appealing workshop developed by the Open Education Network that will enable you to effectively make a case for open education on your campus. The workshop itself is an OER, released with a Creative Commons license, so you can adopt it as is or customize it for faculty at your institution. Lidiya will discuss her experience using the template at the University of Louisville.
To celebrate Open Education Week 2022, Affordable Learning Kentucky will be hosting a series of webinars for university faculty, staff, and administrators.
*All sessions tentatively planned for 12pm EST.
OEN "Train the Trainer" 3-hour workshop for librarians, teaching and learning staff, and instructional designers, Date TBD.
Tuesday, Oct 25th at 12:30 in the FCT&L
Please join EKU Libraries and the Department of English for the official book launch for EKU’s ENG 101 open textbook, The Commons. Dr. Jill Parrott and Dr. Dominic Ashby received a $5,000 Board of Regents Innovation Fund Alternative Textbook Grant to write this book. With an average annual enrollment in ENG 101 of approximately 2,500, this will save EKU's Book Smart program about $200k a year.
Thursday, Oct 27 at 12:30 in the FCT&L and via Zoom
To learn more about using OER in your class, attend this TLI presentation by Library Faculty Innovator Kelly Smith. You don't have to write an entire book to be able to take advantage of the benefits of OER in your classes. Learn about those benefits and see some example ideas for teaching with OER.
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