Join us for the Senior Leaders Open Education Seminar on November 6, 2024. We provide you with the rationale, resources and recommended practices for aligning open educational programs with your institutional, consortial and state-wide strategic priorities. You will leave with powerful tools to build effective, formalized and culturally embedded open education initiatives.
Designed for senior leaders who want to learn about open education practices in higher education, past participants include provosts, presidents, vice-presidents, deans and directors, as well as Board of Regents and Board of Governors staff.
Wednesday, November 6, 2024
11:00 am - 2:00 pm CT
Cost: Free
Outcomes
After the seminar, you will be able to:
- Adapt and apply strategies from successful open education initiatives
- Provide clear and compelling rationale for open initiatives in your local context
- Connect open education initiatives to your organization’s strategic priorities
- Select a model for allocating resources to sustain open education initiatives
- Identify regional colleagues who are working on similar programs
Speakers
Dave Ernst
Executive Director, OEN
Dr. Dave Ernst is graduate faculty and Chief Information Officer in the College of Education and Human Development at the University of Minnesota. Dave is the Director of the Center for Open Education and the Executive Director of the Open Education Network, which works to connect professionals. He created the Open Textbook Library, a catalog of over 1500 openly licensed textbooks.
Tanya Grosz
Director of Educational Programs, OEN
Dr. Tanya Grosz is the Director of Educational Programs for the Open Education Network (OEN). She began her career as a high school English teacher before transitioning to college-level teaching and administration and completing her Ph.D. in Education and Online Teaching and Learning. In her previous role as dean at the University of Northwestern - St. Paul, she spearheaded an open education initiative which led to creation of the first Z degree in the state of Minnesota. Most recently, she served as program manager and co-creator for the Certificate in Open Pedagogy, a program that highlights faculty-librarian collaborations to harness the power of open pedagogy for transformative learning.
Executive Summary
In order for open education initiatives to be sustainable, they need both grassroots and administrative support. In this seminar, we clarify the opportunities that open education offers. We provide helpful definitions, address common myths, and clarify rationales. We highlight the potential to connect open education’s impact with your strategic priorities, so that you can create successful, sustainable initiatives.
This seminar is offered by the Open Education Network (OEN) in partnership with the four regional compacts: Midwestern Higher Education Compact (MHEC), New England Board of Higher Education (NEBHE), Southern Regional Education Board (SREB), and Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE).
This seminar is offered by the Open Education Network (OEN) in partnership with the four regional compacts: Midwestern Higher Education Compact (MHEC), New England Board of Higher Education (NEBHE), Southern Regional Education Board (SREB), and Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE).
Senior leaders, don't miss this open education learning opportunity designed specifically for you. Reserve your seat today.
Wednesday, November 6, 2024
11:00 am - 2:00 pm CT
Cost: Free
Seminar Background
Launched in 2019, the Senior Leaders Open Education Seminar was held in person with senior leaders from nearly a dozen Midwestern states. Since then, the seminar has been hosted online, reaching hundreds of Midwestern senior leaders. In follow up surveys, respondents overwhelmingly have said they would recommend this seminar to their colleagues.
Commitment
One 3-hour session, including breakouts. One follow-up meeting, held about a month later.
Session Hour 1
- Introductions
- Myth-Busting
- Defining the Problems We’re Working to Address
Session Hour 2
- The Benefits of Open Education
- Characteristics of Successful Open Education Initiatives
Session Hour 3
- Member Stories
- Next Steps
Follow-up Meeting
- One-hour meeting to reconnect, share progress, questions, and successful faculty engagement strategies.
Participant Feedback
“The examples of other campus initiatives/programs were incredibly helpful. Also, the breakout rooms were very helpful to get perspectives of what’s happening on other campuses.”
“I appreciate that the facilitators truly understood the challenges and presented this information with a sense of practicality and pragmatism.”
“The seminar was confirmation that we are on the right track at my university where OER development and use are concerned.”
About the Open Education Network (OEN)
The Open Education Network is a community of higher education institutions that are working to improve higher education through the advancement of open educational resources and practices. The members of the OEN community represent more than 1800 campuses nationwide.
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