What an amazing #OEWeek26! It's Friday vibes as we share an open resource biggie: the Open Textbook Library.

Our continually growing collection of nearly 1,800 open textbooks is licensed by authors & publishers so you can download, edit, & distribute your selections at no cost. Visit the Open Textbook Library to see what open can do. 🤩

Open Textbook Library: https://z.umn.edu/7274

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It’s Thursday at #OEWeek26, & we’re excited to introduce our Pub101 for Authors curriculum - an openly licensed, asynchronous complement to our new online cohort.

Are you an author? An instructor or faculty member who’d like to create an open textbook? Take a step toward realizing your goals with this free, self-paced curriculum designed to help you build a solid publishing foundation.

Pub101 for Authors Curriculum: https://z.umn.edu/b4f5

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📣 Can’t wait to share today’s open resource: OEN's Open Pedagogy Portal. Take a minute to browse the Portal’s case studies/renewable assignments and student work product by discipline, search by keywords, or find teaching and learning resources to transform learning into a more equitable, inclusive, and sustainable experience.

Open Pedagogy Portal: https://sites.google.com/umn.edu/oen-openpedportal/home

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At the OEN, our amazing community sparks joy not only during the season of giving & gratitude, but all year long. Each talented, insightful member brings our Guiding Principles to life in their own way, sharing an abundance of collective knowledge, serving the common good, & ultimately, striving to let nothing stand in the way of learning.

Cheers to you this holiday season, & thank you for the meaningful part you play in building community. ♥️

OEN Guiding Principles: https://z.umn.edu/aws3

Our eyes are on the horizon 👀 and looking forward to #OpenEd25. Check out the amazing event lineup and plan your schedule now: https://opened25.sched.com/?iframe=no

See you there! #OENCommunity

OEN is accepting apps for Exec. Dir. responsible for program leadership, mgmt, & oversight.

Establishes & maintains relationships w/ partners, members, & UMN colleagues. Leads vibrant community advancing open ed resources & practices. Expands support for sponsored scholarly activity.

Offers leadership experience in nonprofit, academic, or open ed, & deep understanding of OER, open ped, & open ed practices.

Apply: https://z.umn.edu/as19

Schedule/location may be flexible. Closes 10/31, 2025.

This fall, reach for new possibilities with 2026 certificates from the Open Education Network. Apply now:

CERTIFICATE in OPEN PEDAGOGY
Create a student-centered curriculum with the power of open pedagogy. Starts January!
Learn more: https://z.umn.edu/OpenPedCert

CERTIFICATE in OPEN EDUCATION LIBRARIANSHIP
Develop and implement a detailed, customized action plan to grow open education on your campus. Starts February!
Learn more: https://z.umn.edu/OpenEdLibrarianCert

This fall, reach for new possibilities with 2026 certificates from the Open Education Network. Apply now:

CERTIFICATE in OPEN PEDAGOGY
Create a student-centered curriculum with the power of open pedagogy. Starts January!
Learn more: https://z.umn.edu/OpenPedCert

CERTIFICATE in OPEN EDUCATION LIBRARIANSHIP
Develop and implement a detailed, customized action plan to grow open education on your campus. Starts February!
Learn more: https://z.umn.edu/OpenEdLibrarianCert

This fall, 🍁 reach for new possibilities with 2026 certificates from the Open Education Network. Apply now:

CERTIFICATE in OPEN PEDAGOGY
Create a student-centered curriculum with the power of open pedagogy. Starts January!
Learn more: https://z.umn.edu/OpenPedCert

CERTIFICATE in OPEN EDUCATION LIBRARIANSHIP
Develop and implement a detailed, customized action plan to grow open education on your campus. Starts February!
Learn more: https://z.umn.edu/OpenEdLibrarianCert