“When you teach language, you are also teaching ways of looking at cultures, cultural products, and cultural perspectives,” says Flavia Belpoliti, PhD, (East Texas A&M University).

Catch the OEN blog to see how Flavia & Sarah Northam (ETAMU) recently teamed up for OEN’s Certificate in Open Pedagogy and are about to leverage their enhanced insight in two Intermediate Spanish courses, expanding students’ perspectives of the smaller, rural communities around them.

https://z.umn.edu/bcry

We’re excited to announce that several members of the Open Education Network community are scheduled to present at OER26, happening June 22-23 at the Open University in Milton Keynes (England). We hope you’ll join us to explore “Openness Reimagined” through an outstanding lineup of sessions, plus tours, visits, and milestone celebrations. Earlybird booking ends May 29.

Learn more and register: https://lnkd.in/g9pchkc8

#altc #OER26 #OENCommunity

So, you’ve published your open textbook. Congratulations on this exciting, meaningful achievement! 🥳

Now what?

Learn how to promote your book, track reader engagement, share with multiple audiences, leverage for tenure and promotion, plan subsequent editions, and much more!

Catch recordings of our May 13 Pub101 for Authors: Published! Now What?
◾ Video: https://z.umn.edu/bbd9
◾ Transcript: https://z.umn.edu/bbdb

Liza Long (Idaho State Board of Education) led this week’s Pub101 for Authors, focusing on AI in open publishing, specifically large language models like ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, and others, as tools in creating OER. Don’t miss Liza’s key insights on integrating, citing, and tracking AI content, and much more.

May 6 session recordings are here! 📣

Pub101 for Authors: Artificial Intelligence and Interactive Content
• Video: https://z.umn.edu/bayz
• Audio Transcript: https://z.umn.edu/bayy

Catch up with the Open Textbook Library as we continue to grow at 14, making strides to support educational equity and serve the common good with shared knowledge. Today’s blog post has the info on our most recent efforts to:

▪️ Establish compliance with WCAG 2.2 standards.
▪️ Welcome our new student assistant, University of Minnesota’s Hudeifi Abdihakin.
▪️ Launch the Open Textbook Library UK & Ireland Collection

Visit the OEN Blog: https://open.umn.edu/oen/blog/serving-the-common-good-open-textbook-library-turns-14

Our latest session of Pub101 for Authors examines Working in Teams with Michigan State University colleagues, Linda Miles and Rajiv Ranjan. Catch 4/29 session recordings to explore the teamwork approach and prepare yourself to navigate challenges that can stem from time constraints, miscommunication, and differences of opinion. Hosted by University of Arkansas' Christine Rickabaugh.

Pub101 for Authors: Working in Teams
· Video: https://z.umn.edu/ba9h
· Transcript: https://z.umn.edu/ba9g

You’ve seen it all: AI for productivity, AI for writing emails, and AI to make your life easier. But how much do you know about leveraging AI for open ed workflows & general practices?

Catch our latest Community Conversation to learn how AI should (and perhaps should not) be used in open education. 📽️ April 17 session recordings are ready!

OEN Community Conversation: Harnessing AI in Open Ed Beyond Publishing
https://z.umn.edu/b9xp

On April 22, host Melissa Chim (Excelsior University) welcomed four Penn State colleagues: Dr. Bryan McGeary, Julie Meyer, Dr. Michael Polgar, & Wade Shumaker for an intriguing discussion of OER project management. Catch the video & transcripts to learn how they navigated publishing "The Holocaust: Remembrance, Respect, and Resilience," an #OER that involved many contributors.

Pub101 for Authors: Project Management
▪️ Video: https://z.umn.edu/b9ls
▪️ Audio Transcript: https://z.umn.edu/b9lo

Happy birthday to the Open Textbook Library! 🥳 The library turns 14 today, and we’re celebrating this milestone with gratitude for the amazing open education community that powers our continued growth and positive impact on educational equity. Go, OTL!

Join us at the library, now offering more than 1,800 open textbooks:
https://open.umn.edu/opentextbooks

#OENCommunity #OER #HappyBDayOTL

Christine Rickabaugh (University of Arkansas) offered insight & advice to help authors navigate open licensing, a topic she says can often feel “ever shifting.” Don’t miss the April 15 session recordings for Christine's analysis of several licensing scenarios & her favorite go-to resources. Hosted by Jessica McClean (The University of Texas at Arlington).

Pub101 for Authors: Copyright, Licenses, Remixes, & Fair Use
▪️ Video: https://z.umn.edu/b8vx
▪️ Audio Transcript: https://z.umn.edu/b8te