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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.

Posted on May 15th, 2023

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.

Posted on May 9th, 2023

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.

Posted on May 8th, 2023

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.

Posted on May 1st, 2023

Pub101: Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Publishing

This April 20, 2023, session is the third in our series this year. Host Phoebe Daurio of Open Oregon Educational Resources is joined by guest speaker Christina Trunnell of Montana State University Library for a discussion of diversity, equity, and inclusion in publishing.

Posted on April 24th, 2023

Pub101: Accessibility and Inclusion in OER

This April 13, 2023, session is the second in our series this year. Host Amanda Hurford of the Private Academic Library Network of Indiana (PALNI) is joined by guest speaker Jacqueline Frank of Montana State University for a discussion of accessibility and inclusion in OER.

Posted on April 17th, 2023

Committee Refreshes Pub101 to Support Community

This year Pub101 sessions began April 6, offering a curriculum that has been extensively revised by our Pub101 Committee. It focuses on what librarians and others supporting faculty authors need most to get the work done in constrained environments while maintaining their wellbeing.

Posted on April 12th, 2023

Pub101: Kick-off 2023

Pub101 is a free, informal, online orientation to open textbook publishing. You’ll hear from your OEN colleagues who have worked on open textbook publishing projects and what they’ve learned. In this 2023 initial session, OEN Publishing Director Karen Lauritsen provides foundation setting and facilitates discussion with guests Gabby Hernandez and Sunyeen Pai on how to get started with publishing. 

Posted on April 11th, 2023

Implementing Open Educational Practices: Athens Technical College

In fall 2022, the Open Education Network (OEN) selected 15 teams to participate in the initial cohort of the Certificate in Open Educational Practices (OEP). Now in the home stretch, the 2022-23 teams are implementing their action plans at higher education institutions throughout the U.S. We’re catching up with a few for a glimpse of their resourcefulness and key takeaways.

Posted on March 29th, 2023

Creating an Open Textbook: The Science of Sleep

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Sheryl Shook's first openly licensed textbook features chapters she researched and wrote on sleep wellness, circadian rhythm, dreams, sleep disorders, and more. For each topic, she would start by thinking, what do I want my students to learn? What do I want my students to be able to do when they’re done with this class?”

Posted on February 27th, 2023

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