Implementing Open Educational Practices: Prince George’s Community College
Victoria Taylor is an Associate Professor of Psychology at Prince George’s Community College (PGCC) in Largo, Maryland. Jeffrey Potter is PGCC Interim Director – Library & Learning Resources, and together the two have teamed up to implement an OEP pilot study in eight sections of Psychology 1010. Their goal: to close the gap in student readiness for reading, understanding, and conducting research in general psychology courses.
Manifold Case Study: Eastern Kentucky University
The OEN's Karen Lauritsen recently welcomed Kelly Smith and Laura Edwards from Eastern Kentucky University Libraries to discuss their Manifold pilot project, SWK 340: Social Work Research Methods OER Collection. In addition, Terence Smyre and Robin Miller from the Manifold team talked about the upcoming Manifold V8 release and answered questions.
OEN Launches Ketida & Open Textbook Planner Pilot
This summer, the Open Education Network (OEN) is excited to launch its Ketida and Open Textbook Planner Pilot. The pilot will provide members with an opportunity to use the web-based book production platform to create new open textbooks and to share what they learn with the broader community.
The Next Generation of the OEN Community Gathering: OEN Engage!
This summer the Open Education Network (OEN) is pleased to introduce OEN Engage! The inaugural, four-day virtual event invites the OEN community to celebrate our collective knowledge, individual strengths, and commitment to serving the common good through open education. All members are welcome, and there’s no cost to participate.
Pub101: Working with Authors
Pub101 is a free, informal, online orientation to open textbook publishing. This May 18, 2023, session is the seventh and final episode in our series this year. Host Amanda Larson of The Ohio State University is joined by guest speaker Abbey Elder of Iowa State University to offer practical guidance on working with faculty authors.
Open Textbook Planner & Ketida Demo
Host Karen Lauritsen of the Open Education Network is joined by Christina Tromp, Coko Foundation project manager, to review and discuss the Open Textbook Planner and Ketida publishing tools.
Pub101: Memorandums of Understanding
This May 11, 2023, session is the sixth in our series this year. Host Heather Caprette of Cleveland State University is joined by guest speaker Carla Myers of Miami University Libraries for a discussion of MOUs.
Pub101: Call for Proposals
Pub101 is a free, informal, online orientation to open textbook publishing. This May 4, 2023, session is the fifth in our series this year. Host Angelique Carson of Washington Research Library Consortium is joined by guest speaker Karen Bjork of Virginia Commonwealth University Libraries for a discussion of the call for proposals.
Implementing Open Educational Practices: Iowa State University
The team from Iowa State University pairs Abbey Elder, Open Access & Scholarly Communication Librarian, and Sayali Kukday, Associate Teaching Professor in the Department of Genetics, Development, and Cell Biology. Abbey and Sayali are currently implementing OEP in an online, asynchronous STEM course, Biology 313: Principles of Genetics, with approximately 150 students enrolled.
Pub101: Publishing Models
Pub101 is a free, informal, online orientation to open textbook publishing. This April 27, 2023, session is the fourth in our series this year. Host Christina Trunnell of Montana State University Library is joined by guest speaker Amanda Larson of The Ohio State University for a discussion of publishing models.