You're invited to register for the events below by clicking the date and time listed on the calendar. Events focus on sharing strategies and best practices for advancing open education efforts , in community with fellow institutions of higher education in the UK and Ireland.
The following events were hosted in collaboration with the OER Community of Practice:
Learn how to pull out lists of OER that are currently being used on reading lists at your institution using either the Talis or Leganto platforms from fellow librarians within our community. Not only can this support your local open education efforts, but we encourage you to share your findings to benefit the broader OER Community of Practice by adding the open textbooks in use at your institution to this spreadsheet of adopted texts. All submissions will be reviewed for possible inclusion in the Open Textbook Library's UK & Ireland Collection.
Learn from librarians at the University of Sheffield and Brunel University of London how to lead this workshop that introduces academics to open textbooks - one type of open educational resource (OER) - and the benefits these textbooks offer: affordability, pedagogical practice, student learning, and engagement. Academics are then invited to engage with open textbooks by writing a brief review of a book in the Open Textbook Library, a strategy proven to increase likelihood that faculty will adopt OER for their courses.
Join colleagues from across the UK to hear the latest developments with the OER Community of Practice for the UK and Ireland and to hear from libraries and academics who will share current best practice in the sector. This webinar will also highlight solutions and discuss how SCONUL libraries can get more involved in driving OER initiatives in their libraries. We’ll also identify demand and willingness for participation from institutions for future work.
Join colleagues from across the UK to discuss building a movement to drive forward to the development and uptake of OERs in the UK. Led by Dominic Broadhurst from Salford and David Beales from Brunel, and joined by colleagues from the Open Education Network, this event looks at how we can work together to build on the strong commitment of UK libraries through the development of an active community of practice. Over 200 members joined this SCONUL webinar, illustrating the interest in building community and facilitating collaborations around open educational practices.
We encourage you to share your ideas for upcoming OER Community of Practice event topics, or nominate a colleague (or yourself!) to share the open education work happening on their campus.