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What is OE Global Open Education Week?

Open Education Week (OE Week) is an annual celebration and opportunity for those working in Open Education to actively share their achievements and learn about what others are achieving worldwide.

Open Education Week was launched in 2012 by Open Education Global as a collaborative, community-built open forum. Every year OE Week raises awareness and highlights innovative open education successes worldwide. OE Week provides practitioners, educators, and students with an opportunity to build a greater understanding of open educational practices and be inspired by the wonderful work being developed by the community around the world.

Over 13 years the open education community in 79 countries has hosted 2,064 events and shared 843 Open Education assets in 38 languages. The activity has included 85,535 engaged participants from 192 countries.

Go to the OE Global Open Education Week Activity Finder to find events that might be of interest. You can filter events by category, day, country, or language.

Additionally, consider looking at the assets uploaded for OE Week to find new OER resources debuting at this event. 

OE Global Open Education Week 2025 is March 3-7. Please consider using this opportunity to learn more about OER or include Open Education Week programming in your classes!

WT Events

During OE Week 2025, we have one event occurring here at WT: 

Faculty and Student Research Poster Session and Research Fair

Thursday, March 6, 11:00am - 2:00pm, Cornette Library Gallery. Speakers will start at 11:00 am.

The poster session and research fair provides a forum for WTAMU faculty members and students to present their current research in an informal and interactive setting. Stop by and view some of the amazing research taking place at WTAMU.

Speakers include:

  • Dr. Syed Anwar, Professor of Marketing, Paul and Virginia Engler College of Business
  • Dr. Naruki Hiranuma, Associate Professor of Environmental Science, Paul Engler College of Agriculture and Natural Sciences
  • Dr. Stephen Karaganis, Associate Professor of Biology, Paul Engler College of Agriculture and Natural Sciences

THECB Events

The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board is providing the following special events for the week:

Celebrate OE Week with the THECB

Tuesday, March 4, 10:00 am - 11:00 am CT

Register for: Celebrate OE Week with the THECB

We will kick off the week by highlighting our robust OER portfolio including the release of insights from our AI and OER focus groups, the launch of the 2025 OER Landscape Survey, and the unveiling of our redesigned DLTX website. OE Week provides an opportunity to explore our expanded professional development calendar for spring and summer 2025. We are introducing a new series of OER Community Sessions, bringing back our signature OER Academies, and opening applications for the Year 2 cohort of the OER Fellowship Program.

OER & Universal Design for Learning (UDL) Guidelines

Wednesday, March 5, 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm CT

Register for: OER & Universal Design for Learning (UDL) Guidelines

This session will showcase how educators are designing OER to meet the needs of every learner with CAST’s Universal Design for Learning (UDL) Guidelines of engagement, representation, action and expression. Participants will have opportunities to connect and engage with each other around how they might incorporate the guidelines into their OER work.

Town Hall on AI and Accreditation: Shaping the Future of Higher Ed Together

Thursday, March 6, 10:00 am – 11:15 am CT

Register for: Town Hall on AI and Accreditation: Shaping the Future of Higher Ed Together

Join us for an engaging Town Hall hosted by the Southern Regional Education Board and the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board. This collaborative discussion will bring together higher education administrators, staff, and faculty from across the country to explore the transformative potential of AI in higher education through the lens of institutional and program accreditation. Building on open education values of free knowledge sharing and collaboration, we will specifically discuss how developing policies and practices for using AI align to emerging guidelines from accreditors. Do not miss this opportunity to shape the future of innovation in higher education!

Other Texas Events

Texas Digital Libraries has put together a list of events taking place at universities in Texas. All of the events on this list are open to faculty from any institution. These include: 

Texas State University:

Lunchtime Learning: Open Educational Resources (OER)

This quick introduction to Open Resource Databases, Repositories, and Websites will help you find resources to include in your course or research including Textbooks, Journal Articles, and Digital Learning Objects.

 

Texas A&M University:

OpenStax Webinar

Imagine if every student could access an amazing education—one that’s built to spark curiosity and fuel success. At OpenStax, we’re making that a reality. As a nonprofit initiative based at Rice University and the largest publisher of open educational resources (OERs) in the world, OpenStax is committed to make an amazing education accessible for all. For 25 years, we’ve been providing free digital resources that break down barriers to learning, so students can access high-quality knowledge without the burden of cost. Using cutting-edge technology, including AI, we’re creating more relevant, personalized learning experiences that meet students where they are.

Join us to learn more about what OpenStax has to offer and how OpenStax helps faculty locate and utilize OERs.

 

University of Houston:

Open Education 101

Unlimited and free access to course materials, relevant and customizable resources for your students, and an ever-expanding global community of practice – sounds great, right? Ariana Santiago, Head of Open Education Services at the University of Houston Libraries, will lead an introductory session on open educational resources and practices, exploring the discovery, revision, remixing, and creation of new open materials, along with how to connect with the larger community to dive deeper into the world of open education.

 

Texas A&M University:

Introduction to the Shared Network Webinar

This webinar offers an overview of the shared network’s capabilities and its role in fostering collaboration across the Texas A&M University System. Participants will hear insights from representatives of campuses currently utilizing Pressbooks, who will share their experiences, best practices, and strategies for success in publishing open educational resources. This session provides an opportunity to gain a deeper understanding of the shared network and its potential to support institutional and system-wide educational goals. Target audience is anyone interested in Pressbooks.

This webinar is being presented in partnership with Texas A&M University System’s Virtual Library Conference Dine and Dish series.

 

Texas State University:

Lunchtime Learning Extra: Open Pedagogy

Increased student engagement has been shown to increase persistence and retention. Yet students disengage when they don’t see how what they’re learning is relevant or useful to their own lives. Open Pedagogy techniques and assignments can increase student engagement in your class by making coursework more meaningful – come learn how!

 

Texas A&M University;

Open Pedagogy Webinar

Learn about Open Pedagogy with Amanda Larson, Affordable Learning Instructional Consultant for the Teaching and Learning department at University Libraries, The Ohio State University. This session is for anyone interested in open pedagogy. Join us for an engaging webinar designed for university faculty looking to transform their teaching with open pedagogy. Discover how to create inclusive, collaborative, and student-driven learning experiences using open educational resources (OER) and innovative teaching strategies. Gain practical insights, connect with like-minded educators, and empower your students to become co-creators of knowledge.

 

University of Texas:

Perspectives on Pressbooks

As open education initiatives continue to expand, some faculty are looking to create their own open educational resources. Pressbooks is a platform which houses a large catalog of open access books published by nearly 200 organizations and networks. In this virtual session, UT faculty members discuss their experience with using Pressbooks to create and house their open education projects. Panelists will discuss challenges, successes, and give insight into how others might utilize the program. This event is free and open to the UT community, but registration is required.

 

Please contact Heather Walter, OER Librarian with questions: heather.walter@austin.utexas.edu

 

Subjects: Education