Open Education Week, March 7-11, 2016
The Open Education Week Planning Committee invites your contributions to and participation in the annual Open Education Week, featuring online and in-person events around the world. You decide how you will participate: host a local event, give a webinar, submit a video about your open education work or use the week to highlight the benefits of open education. You can also get creative. For example, you can take a photo that illustrates or celebrates the concept of “Open”, your interpretation of Openness, or which encapsulates the “Open Education Week 2016” mission somewhere in the picture.
Open Education Week (#openeducationwk) is a celebration of the global Open Education Movement.
Its purpose is to raise awareness about the movement and its impact on teaching and learning worldwide. Participation in all events and use of all resources is free and open to everyone.
Tell us how you are planning to participate by filling out this short form: http://www.openeducationweek.org/submit/.
Submitting your event through this form will allow us to show the strength of commitment to openness around the world. Your event will be featured in the Open Education Week schedule, on the world map of events, and will be promoted through Open Education Week social media channels. You’ll also receive the official Open Education Week badge to display on your webpage or event promotional materials.
To get the website ready, we need your submissions by 12 February 2016. You are welcome to submit multiple resources or events. Please fill out one form for each contribution.
We are looking forward to another great Open Education Week!
Open Education Week 2016 Planning Committee
Website: www.openeducationweek.org
Twitter: #openeducationwk
Registration is Open for Open Education Global Conference 2016
Registration is now Open for Open Education Global Conference 2016 to be held in Kraków, Poland, on April 12-14, 2016.
Early Bird ($490.00) applies through February 10, 2016
Standard ($575.00) applies from February 11 – April 1, 2016
Student ($265.00)
OEC Sustaining Members ($460.00)
One Day Registration – Tuesday ($185.00)
One Day Registration – Wednesday ($185.00)
One Day Registration – Thursday ($185.00)
For more information and to register click here.
Conference confirmed media partners & collaborators to date include:
Conference sponsors confirmed to date include:
There are still some sponsorships available for the conference. Organizations interested in becoming sponsors for the conference can review sponsorship opportunities here. For questions about the conference please email us at conference@oeconsortium.org.
The Open Education Global Conference 2016 is under the Patronage of:
Koalicja Otwartej Edukacji – (Coalition for Open Education)
Ministry of Science and Higher Education
Polish National Commission for UNESCO
We look forward to welcoming you in Kraków, Poland.
Contact the Open Education Global Conference 2016 Planning Team
Email: conference@oeconsortium.org
Website: http://conference.oeconsortium.org/2016/
Twitter: #oeglobal
Open Education Global Conference 2016: Keynote Speakers Announced!
We are excited to announce the keynote speakers for our 2016 conference:
- Anka Mulder, TU Delft, the Netherlands
- Jan Gondol, formerly Ministry of Interior, Slovakia
- Jaroslaw Lipszyc, Modern Poland Foundation, Poland
You can find out more about these distinguished speakers here.
Conference program will be available on the website soon.
Upcoming 2016 Elections: Open Education Consortium Board of Directors
The Open Education Consortium’s Board of Directors are responsible for setting the strategic direction of the organization and providing advocacy and leadership in open education globally. Our board reflects the strong international character of our organization.
Nominations for board member candidates will open on 1 February and close on 21 February 2016. Candidates must be from Consortium members in good standing. More information on the nomination process will be available on our website http://www.oeconsortium.org/ by 1 February.
Elections for open Board seats will take place from 7-23 March. Voting will take place through online ballot. Members who are eligible to vote will receive instructions by email.
Upcoming Webinar: OER and Best Practices for Faculty Development
Please join the Community College Consortium for Open Educational Resources (CCCOER) for a free and open webinar on best practices for Faculty Development to promote OER adoption.
Date: Wednesday, 10 February
Time: 10:00 am PST/1:00 pm EST
For more information and to register click here.
Open Education Consortium Community Meetings (January 2016) – Archives
The Open Education Consortium held its first Community Meetings on January 19 & 20, 2016.
The agenda included:
- Open Education Week 2016
- 2015 Year in review: brief on activities at the Consortium
- Community member highlights
- Planning for the 2017 Cape Town Open Education Declaration celebration
- Open Education Awards for Excellence (deadline Jan 29)
If you missed the meetings you can view slides and recordings here.
OEC Member and Community Updates
1. National Open University of Nigeria launches OER Portal
For more information, click here.
2. OpenCon Community Call (27 January 2016)
OpenCon community calls give participants a chance to learn what's happening in open research, open education, open data and open access around the world, to share what they are doing and find collaborators and opportunities.
To join the upcoming call (27 January), click here.
Please note that from March 2016 our bi-monthly newsletter will be renamed from Open Education Consortium Newsletter to Open Education News! We will continue delivering important Open Education Consortium organizational news but will also significantly expand the content to include relevant news and developments in the broader Open Education Movement community. More information in this regard will be available in March.
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