Open Education Practices

Affordable Learning Kentucky Open Education Week Virtual Symposium

Monday, March 4, 2024 | 10:00am to 4:15pm
Online (Zoom)
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Affordable Learning Kentucky (KY) will host a free virtual symposium Monday, March 4, from 10:00am to 4:15pm (EST), for faculty, instructional designers, and librarians to learn more about this high-impact pedagogical practice. The Open Education Week event, co-chaired by EKU Librarian Kelly Smith and featuring a presentation by EKU School of Music faculty member Curtis Streetman, will provide an in-depth look at trending topics in open education including open pedagogy, social justice, AI, and accessibility. Even if you can't make it to all the sessions, you can register for the free Zoom summit and receive a link to the recordings after the event. 

Affordable Learning Kentucky is a program of the Council on Postsecondary Education through the Kentucky Virtual Library.

OER and Social Justice: Are we Keeping our Promises?

11:30am to 12:45pm

Shanna Hollich, Creative Commons

Shanna Hollich, a learning and training manager at Creative Commons, will discuss the implications of Open Educational Resources (OER) for accessibility and social justice.

AI and the Future of OER: Empowering Personalized Learning

1:30pm to 2:45pm

Dominic Slauson, Codaptive Labs

Dominic Slauson of Codaptive Labs will discuss the potential of Artificial Intelligence to support OER in fostering adaptive and personalized learning opportunities.

Action Session: Accessible OER Design & Co-development

3:00pm to 4:15pm

Join Affordable Learning Kentucky for a hands-on session in which we learn about accessibility features crucial to OER development. We'll explore an accessibility-focused design template and use it to co-create a collaborative OER.