Announcements

OEN Offers Freely Available Resources in Open Pedagogy & Open Educational Practices

In October the Open Education Network (OEN) celebrated International Open Access Week 2023 with the release of two new openly licensed resources. Developed collaboratively by the OEN community and team, the Open Pedagogy Student Toolkit and Certificate in Open Educational Practices (public version) are now freely available to adopt, adapt, and share.

Posted on November 14th, 2023

New Open Pedagogy Portal Welcomes Submissions

The Open Pedagogy Portal is an open repository created by the Open Education Network (OEN) as an online source for open pedagogy case studies, student work, and teaching/learning resources in higher education. The site officially went live August 15, 2023, and welcomes submissions. You do not need to be affiliated with an OEN institution to participate. 

Posted on September 27th, 2023

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.

Posted on June 14th, 2023

Congratulations to the 2022 Certificate in OER Librarianship Cohort

The Open Education Network (OEN) acknowledges and celebrates the librarians who completed the 2022 Certificate in OER Librarianship.

Posted on October 14th, 2022

Amanda Larson Selected as Open Education Network Faculty Fellow

The Open Education Network (OEN) congratulates Amanda Larson, Affordable Learning Instructional Consultant at The Ohio State University, recently selected for the OEN 2022-2023 Faculty Fellowship.

Posted on September 29th, 2022

New in 2022: OEN Summit Watch Parties

Summit Watch Parties are designed to enable guests to gather and participate in groups as they feel comfortable. The OEN launched this on-site/virtual hybrid as an option for members who miss the in-person interaction and personal connections sparked by Summits past. 

Posted on September 26th, 2022

Celebrating the 2021 Certificate in OER Librarianship Cohort

The Open Education Network (OEN) would like to acknowledge and celebrate the librarians who completed the 2021 Certificate in OER Librarianship. In addition, a hearty thank you to our wonderful instructors: Will Cross, Cheryl Casey, Mandi Goodsett, Jeanne Hoover, Wayde Oshiro, Elaine Thornton, Lily Todorinova, and Michael Whitchurch.

Posted on October 11th, 2021

2021 OEN Summit Affirms Community

The Open Education Network (OEN) extended community came together in June for the 7th annual OEN Summit, a five-day virtual event that prompted engaging discussion and exchange of open education strategies. Organized by the 2021 Summit Planning Committee, this year’s event featured a broad cross-section of OEN members who shared outcomes and insights drawn from their experience with open education initiatives.

Posted on July 19th, 2021

Updates to Data Dashboard Reflect OEN Community Needs

Updated in June 2021, the new Open Education Data Dashboard is a platform that has been thoughtfully revised to improve Open Education Network (OEN) members’ ability to collect and manage data, streamline communications, and coordinate work through governed access and selective sharing of information. 

Posted on July 12th, 2021

Jasmine Roberts Named Open Education Network Faculty Fellow (2021-2022)

The Open Education Network (OEN) announces the naming of its first Faculty Fellow, Jasmine Roberts, who teaches at The Ohio State University’s School of Communication. 

Posted on June 8th, 2021

Certificate in OER Librarianship Launches with 2021 Cohort

The Open Education Network (OEN) is pleased to welcome the Certificate in OER Librarianship 2021 cohort! This is the certificate’s third cohort, comprised of 64 librarians, who will be working to build sustainable, collaborative, and effective open education programs on their campuses.

Posted on February 22nd, 2021

Thank You and Congratulations, Jared!

Jared Erlien has been working as a Student Admin for the Open Textbook Library (OTL) since summer 2018. To celebrate Jared’s graduation from the University of Minnesota – Twin Cities, we asked him about his experiences working for the OTL and the insights his work in open education has brought him.

Posted on July 10th, 2020

Designing the future of Open Textbooks in Minneapolis

The Open Textbook Network and Coko kicked off a collaboration on December 11, 2019, at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis. The two communities came together to address a shared problem: Helping authors write and design an open textbook.

Posted on January 14th, 2020

The Open Textbook Network (OTN) and the Midwestern Higher Education Compact (MHEC) are collaborating to offer a Senior Leaders’ Open Education Seminar

A first-of-its-kind opportunity for higher education institutional and system leaders to learn about Open Education and how they can support the implementation of Open Education on their campuses.

Posted on November 4th, 2019

Coko and Open Textbook Network plan IMLS grant-related kick off in December

Coko and the Open Textbook Network will come together at the University of Minnesota on December 11 for an official kick-off of the IMLS-funded multi-year project to create an open textbook platform environment to support authors.

Posted on October 21st, 2019

IMLS funded project will allow more faculty to create their own open textbooks

More faculty will be able to create their own open textbooks thanks to a National Leadership Grant for Libraries from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) to support a collaborative project led by the Open Textbook Network (OTN), in partnership with Coko.

Posted on July 2nd, 2019

OTNSI 2019 Breakout Sessions

At the heart of the OTN is a commitment to share questions, insights, and experiences so together we can enhance and develop open education programs. In that spirit, we invited members of our community to facilitate breakout sessions at the OTN Summit on Friday, July 26th.

Posted on July 2nd, 2019

Open Textbook Network and Coko join forces to enhance the future of open textbook production

The Open Textbook Network (OTN), an organization focused on improving higher education by supporting the use, publication, and distribution of openly licensed textbooks, and the Collaborative Knowledge Foundation (Coko), an organization focused on transforming how knowledge is created, improved, and shared, announce their partnership to broaden the production and distribution of open textbooks.

Posted on June 12th, 2019

Open Textbook Network & Library Publishing Coalition Webinar Exchange

To lead into our joint preconference to the Library Publishing Forum (Opening the Classroom: Publishing Open Educational Resources, 5/8/19), the Library Publishing Coalition and the Open Textbook Network are organizing a webinar “exchange”!

Posted on June 12th, 2019

Open Textbook Network to create open education training program

The Open Textbook Network is creating an Open Educational Resources (OER) Librarian Bootcamp. The professional development program will be designed in collaboration with the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) and Creative Commons to create effective open education program leaders throughout the nation.

Posted on June 12th, 2019

Portland State University Library releases first book from a member of the OTN Publishing Co-op

Portland State University Library, a founding member of the Open Textbook Network Publishing Cooperative, has published Inferring and Explaining by Jeffery L. Johnson. This is the twentieth open textbook they’ve published through the PDXOpen Publishing Initiative Grant Program and the first textbook from a member of the Co-op!

Posted on June 12th, 2019

The OTN welcomes the inaugural cohort to the Certificate in OER Librarianship

The Open Textbook Network is excited to announce the inaugural cohort for the Certificate in OER Librarianship, the first program of its kind to offer professional development in open education and open education programming for librarians.

Posted on June 12th, 2019

Open Textbook Network Members Save 30% on PressbooksEDU

OTN member institutions can now take 30% off the cost of PressbooksEDU Silver and Gold plans.*

Posted on November 15th, 2017

Adaptable Open Educational Resources Publishing Agreement

Creative Commons USA, the Rebus Community, and the Open Textbook Network (OTN) have worked together to create an Adaptable Open Educational Resources (OER) Publishing Agreement.

Posted on September 18th, 2017

Open Textbook Community Advocates CC BY License for Open Textbooks

Members of the Open Textbook community signed a joint statement today advocating the use of the CC BY license when creating open textbooks.

Posted on November 4th, 2016