Now that school is underway, are you ready to get involved in more with Open Education and Textbook Affordability initiatives?

The MUS TRAILS OER program is offering the following opportunities to Montana higher education institutions.  All events are free and open Registration.

  • September 13th –  Faculty Virtual Textbook Review Workshop.  Textbook Review Workshops are 1 hour, providing and introduction and overview of OER.  The workshop will answer basic questions as well as provide faculty the opportunity to write a review of a textbook in the Open Textbook Library.   Register here.
  • September 16th thru  November 10th – Open Educational Practices Course.  This course introduces participants to open educational practices. Topics include open educational resources, open content development, accessibility, instructional design, and open pedagogy. Open educational practices are applied throughout the course in a variety of individual and team learning activities. Register here.
  • September 18th –  Community College Webinar on Copyright and Licensing with OER. No matter how long you’ve been an advocate of OER, you may sometimes feel like you need a (fun and nuanced) refresher on the nuts and bolts of “open.”  This webinar will engage a panel of experts in a discussion ranging from the basics of copyright and Creative Commons licensing to the tough questions we inevitably encounter when working with open resources.Register here.
  • September 20th – Open Textbook Network Train OER Leaders Workshop. Details and Registration here.
  • September 26th – Faculty Virtual Textbook Review Workshop. Textbook Review Workshops are 1 hour, providing and introduction and overview of OER.  The workshop will answer basic questions as well as provide faculty the opportunity to write a review of a textbook in the Open Textbook LibraryRegister here.
  • October 15th –       Faculty Virtual Textbook Review Workshop. Textbook Review Workshops are 1 hour, providing and introduction and overview of OER.  The workshop will answer basic questions as well as provide faculty the opportunity to write a review of a textbook in the Open Textbook LibraryRegister here.
  • October 1st –          Open Education Leadership: a global webinar.  Join us for an informative webinar on the ways OEC is meeting the needs of leaders including State or regional leaders; the Open Policy Forum; OpenEd Tech; and including information about leadership sessions at the Open Education Global Conference in Milan.Register here.
  • October 17th –       Community College Webinar on Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion in OER. The OER movement is deeply rooted in ensuring equitable access to information; but there is more we can do to help increase equity, diversity, and inclusion in our resources. Join us for this webinar to learn about the ways in which colleges can consider issues of equity when designing and delivering OER courses and degree programs.  Register here.
  • November 17th –  Community College Webinar on Measuring OER Impact Research.  When starting an OER initiative at your institution, it is important to consider how you will measure the impact that OER is having on teaching and learning. This webinar will discuss the best studies that are currently out there, key research designs for institutions, lessons learned, and what data institutions should be collecting right now. Register here.

More opportunities to come. Stay tuned!