April 13th & 14th 2023

Open Educational Resources (OER) Conference

at Kean University

Keynote Speaker

Ariel Anbar is a scientist and educator interested in Earth's past and future as an inhabited world, and the prospects for life beyond.

The Speakers and Session Videos

Dr. David Birdsell, Ph.D.

Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs

Ariel Anbar, Ph.D. 

Keynote Speaker

Educating Through Exploration: Raising the Bar on OER 

Walter Greason

Translation and Digital Design in OER 


Robert Hilliker & 

Steven Chudnick

Adopt, Adapt, and Review: The NJ OTC Project in Year 3 

Joni Roberts

How Education for the SDGs leads to Transformative Learning and University-Wide Innovation 

Eunice Nkansah


Making Inclusion the End Goal: Redefining Internationalization through Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion(DEI) at U.S. Higher Education Institutions.


David Schonstein

Tools for active learning: Inspark OER & Dept of Ed project 

Allison Cole

Attributions & Citations:
Best Practices for Remixing OER 

Giacinta Talarico

Facilitating discussions of diversity, power, and privilege for professional students with Loden's diversity wheel 

Anthony Palmiotto

From structure to syntax: Practical methods for improving representation, diversity, and inclusiveness in course materials and courseware. 

Ryan Tolboom

Open Source Tools for Open Education Resources 

Mary Garafalo
The PK-20 OER Pipeline : An International Perspective on Curriculum and Learning Outcomes


Stanley Mierzwa & 

Juan Espinel

Approaching Cybersecurity Certification Academic Resources 

Anthony Palmiotto


DEI Review Processes: Opportunities for everyone to learn and improve


Jessica Parsons

Open Educational Resource Specialists: The Benefits of Student and Faculty Collaboration in OER Development and Implementation 

Lauren Lutz-Coleman


From Theory to Practice: An OER Company's Trajectory and Timeline


David Harris

OER in the Age of ChatGPT, Learning Loss, and DEI 

Deborah Baker

An International Partnership to Achieve Global Justice through Open Pedagogy 

Zahava L. Friedman

Holistic Open Practice for Educators (HOPE): Supporting Mental Health Through the Lifespan 

 Conference Committee

Bok Gyo Jeong

Craig Anderson

Elia Ciasulli

Ipek Kocoglu

Jessica Goldsmith Barzilay

Muhammad Hassan

Neva Lozada

Shivani Raina

Samah Jaramillo

Victor Michael Camacho