On Wednesday, October 21, Ä¢¹½tv Libraries will host an Open Education K-12 Conference in honor of Open Access Week. Open Access Week celebrates the free, immediate, online access to the results of scholarly research, and the right to use and re-use those results as you need. All Ä¢¹½tv students, faculty, staff, and administrators are invited to attend.

The conference will be held via Zoom, and Ä¢¹½tv Libraries invites you to register for any or all of the sessions.Please join us for an exciting day as we explore the benefits of OER for K-12 Teaching and Learning:

  • Collaboration and partnerships
  • Knowledge sharing and access
  • Cost savings and efficiency
  • Quality curricular improvements
  • Independence and personalization

Agenda

10:00 to 10:15 a.m.

Welcome, Introductions, Discover Tamarind Tree School

  • Kelly Heider, Professor/Education Librarian
  • Sara Parme, Assistant Professor/Scholarly Communications Librarian

10:15 to 10:45 a.m.

Screening and Breakout Room Discussion of Free Like Air (Episode 1)

10:45 to 11:15a.m.

Screening and Breakout Room Discussion of Free Like Air (Episode 2)

11:15 to 11:45 a.m.

Screening and Breakout Room Discussion of Free Like Air (Episode 3)

11:45 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.

Lunch Break

12:15 to 1:15 p.m.

Panel Discussion: "What Is the Value of OER for K-12 Teaching and Learning?" featuring Ä¢¹½tv's OER champion

  • Register

1:15 to 1:30 p.m.

Break

1:30 to 2:00 p.m.

"OER K-12 Resources," presented by Kelly Heider

2:00 to 2:30 p.m.

"Creative Commons Licenses," presented by Sara Parme

2:30 to 3:00 p.m.

"OER Contest/Publishing Opportunity," presented by Kelly Heider and Sara Parme