Archived Webinar: Opt-In Models for Automatic Textbook Billing
This webinar shared an update on federal rulemaking along with case studies of two institutions that have successfully implemented opt-in models. Read more…
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Oregon Celebrates Open Education Week, March 3-7, 2025
Join Oregon’s higher education community in the global celebration of Open Education Week! Read more…
AI Pause
Why we think it’s not a good use of resources to continue testing AI for the biggest open education projects that we’re working on – for now. Read more…
Students Testify for Basic Needs Bill
Oregon’s House Committee On Higher Education and Workforce Development held an informational hearing yesterday on a package that would provide funding for Open Oregon Educational Resources. Read more…
Archived Webinar: Ohio’s Innovative Approaches to Textbook Procurement
Watch this webinar to learn about two exciting, student-centered textbook affordability initiatives under way in Ohio. Read more…
Archived Webinar: Library-Led Textbook Affordability Initiatives
In this webinar, Mitchell Scott and Rachel Scott explore textbook affordability initiatives hosted by academic libraries, drilling down into workflows, considerations, strategies, and alignment with institutional mission. Read more…
Oregonians at Open Ed 24
Oregon college and university representatives attended and presented at the 2024 Open Education Conference. Read more…
Grant update: Students lead the way with Open Pedagogy
A University of Oregon team of undergraduate students coauthored a new openly licensed textbook with their faculty member and graduate student assistant. Read more…
Archived Webinar: Actually Scary Things About Artificial Intelligence in Open Education
Are scary questions about AI haunting you? Our panelists convened for a Halloween webinar that explored critical questions that our field is asking about this much-talked-about technology. Read more…
2024 Preservice Faculty Convening Materials
Preservice faculty attended the first of 2 virtual summer convenings for preservice faculty in order to build community; reach a shared understanding of high-quality course redesign goals; and provide training on equity-minded principles and teaching practices, open educational resources, and open educational practices. Read more…