Nicole Allen will be presenting at this conference on Saturday, April 22 on the role libraries and librarians can take in the creation, adoption and dissemination of OER.
For more information on this event, please visit their website at http://www.txla.org/annual-conference.
Successful OER Adoption Models: Academic Libraries Leading the Way
In celebration of Open Education Week 2017, SPARC is hosting an hour long webcast centred on the theme of successful OER adoption models. The webcast will feature representatives from four SPARC member libraries who are each advancing OER at their institution in a different way.
Presenters:
Anita Walz, Open Education, Copyright & Scholarly Communication Librarian, Virginia Tech
Michelle Reed, Open Education Librarian, University of Texas Arlington
Kathy Labadorf, Information Literacy, Open Educational Resources & Social Sciences Librarian, University of Connecticut
Olivia Reinauer, Reference Librarian, Tidewater Community College
Moderator:
Brady Yano, Assistant Director of Open Education, SPARC
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You can find a recording of the webcast here: https://join.onstreammedia.com/play/sparc/15003-oer-webcast
If you didn't get a chance to complete our short survey of the webcast, please take a moment to do so to help us improve future SPARC webcasts: http://bit.ly/2mQHuP5.
The slide decks used in today's webcast have all been licensed CC-BY and have been consolidated into a Google folder available here: http://bit.ly/2oia6xp
Running Effective OER and Open Textbook Initiatives in Your Academic Library
More information & registration on the ACRL 2017 website
The skyrocketing cost of college textbooks has driven a national movement toward Open Educational Resources (OER), openly licensed course materials that are free online to students. Academic libraries are uniquely positioned to advance this solution on campus, and many are already leading the way. Drawing on the expertise of national leaders working with libraries on OER, this workshop will help participants develop and hone skills, strategies and plans for effective OER initiatives.
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