Upcoming professional development hosted by Open Oregon Educational Resources
- Register for a Virtual OER Review Workshop taking place on one of three dates: Aug. 5, 1–2 p.m.; Aug. 6, 5-6 p.m.; or Aug. 7, 12–1 p.m. After the workshop, you’ll receive a $200-$300 stipend for writing a review of an open educational resource.
- Oregon community college and university instructors who teach courses for preservice teachers are invited to register for a Virtual Summer Convening on Sept. 8, 2025. Participants will receive a $400 stipend (and a $100 childcare stipend if applicable). A $750 grant is also available for preservice faculty to redesign and pilot your course by June 30, 2026, using open educational resources with an equity lens.
- Sign up by Oct. 14 for Open Oregon Educational Resources to sponsor your registration for virtual attendance at the Open Education Conference, Oct. 28-30, 2025.
Other ways to get involved
- Registration is open for MYFest25, hosted by Equity Unbound. Events take place through Aug. 31.
- Introduction to Open Educational Resources (OER), hosted by the Library Juice Academy Certificate in Open Education for Librarians. Asynchronous course takes place in July.
- Registration is open for OEN Engage!, hosted by the Open Education Network. Sessions take place online July 21-25 and registration closes July 11.
- Prototyping and Testing New Ideas – Accessibility and OER, hosted by ISKME. July 15 at 12 p.m.
- Open Pedagogy Basics, hosted by Rebus. July 16 at 11 a.m.
- Registration is open for the H5P Community Conference, taking place in person in Savannah, Georgia, July 21–23, at the D2L annual event (you don’t need to be a D2L customer to attend). If you decide to attend, reply to this email and I’ll send you a discount code courtesy of our Pressbooks membership.
- A Compassionate Approach to Critical AI Literacy with Maha Bali, hosted by Oregon State University. July 30 at 10 a.m.
- Registration is open for Free and Open Source Software Yearly, hosted by Software Freedom Conservancy and taking place in Portland July 31-Aug. 3.
- Wikipedia Editing for Librarians, hosted by the Library Juice Academy Certificate in Open Education for Librarians. Asynchronous course takes place in August.
- Registration is open for the Cal OER Conference, taking place virtually Aug. 6-8. Register by Aug. 5.
- Registration is open for the AI + OER Institute, hosted by Clover Park Technical College, taking place virtually Aug. 8-9.
- Scaling and Sustaining OER Initiatives in the United States and Canada, hosted by ISKME. Aug. 12 at 12 p.m.
- Open Education Foundations, hosted by SPARC. Aug. 13 at 11 a.m.
- Open Education in Practice, hosted by SPARC. Aug. 28 at 11 a.m.
- Open Pedagogy and Information Literacy, hosted by the Library Juice Academy Certificate in Open Education for Librarians. Asynchronous course takes place in September.
- Open Education in the Current Moment, hosted by SPARC. Sept. 10 at 11 a.m.
- FAQs: Answering Common Questions about Open Education, hosted by SPARC. Sept. 25 at 11 a.m.
- DOERS seeks participants in national surveys on partnerships between higher education and workforce organizations through the use of open educational resources.
- Survey link for higher ed: https://tinyurl.com/DOERSworkforceIHE
- Survey link for workforce partners: https://tinyurl.com/DOERSworkforcepartners. Deadline is Sept. 30.
- Librarians as OER & Textbook Affordability Leaders, hosted by the Library Juice Academy Certificate in Open Education for Librarians. Asynchronous course takes place in November.
For questions contact Laura Haga on Teams or by phone at 541-956-7158.