Open Education Week 2023

OE Week, March 6-10, 5th anniversary of publishing open educational resources at UTA

Schedule of Events: March 6-10, 2023

Open Education Week Student Activities Pavilion

Tuesday, 3/7/23, 11:30am-2:30pm, Library Mall

Celebrate Open Education Week with the OER Department at our Student Activities Pavilion outside the Central Library on Tuesday, March 7, from 11am to 3pm! Join us for games, activities, and prizes as we raise awareness about Open Educational Resources, their impact on UTA, and how you can save big on textbooks for classes!

Webinar: Student Success & OER: A Conversation With Students, Faculty & Chairs

Tuesday, 3/7/23, 12-1:30pm

In this UTSA Libraries & UTSA Academic Innovation sponsored panel, hear perspectives on open educational resources (OER) from a variety of UTSA stakeholders. UTSA Student Government will share the stresses of textbooks and why OER are a great fit for UTSA students. UTSA faculty will share how they are creating OER for their courses: including motivations for designing and tailoring OER for improved student engagement. Academic department chairs will share how they encourage faculty to adopt and create OER. You’ll also learn about the impact of OER adoption on DFW rates as well as platforms and support available to all UTSA faculty adopting or creating OER.

Register for UTSA Webinar

Fund your OER Project with the UTA CARES Grant – Drop-In Session (Virtual)

Wednesday, 3/8/23, 1-2pm

In this drop-in virtual session, the UTA Libraries OER team will share information about the upcoming UTA CARES Grant application cycle, including new due dates and new grant categories.

The UTA CARES Grant Program, sponsored by UTA Libraries, was established in 2017 to support educators interested in practicing open education through the adoption of OER and, when no suitable open resource is available, through the creation of new OER or the adoption of library-licensed or other free content.

March 8 details at events.uta.edu

Webinar: Open Pedagogy and Renewable Assessment

Thursday, 3/9/23, 9-10:30am

In this introductory workshop into open pedagogy from the Ontario Colleges Open Education Working Group (COEWG), we will begin by exploring the idea of renewable assessments. Renewable assessments are an interesting way to engage students in work that lives beyond the course as opposed to a "disposable" assignment which is thrown out after it has been graded. Renewable assessment is one method through which we can begin to integrate open pedagogy into our classrooms, a pedagogical practice which invites learners to take the driver's seat to their own learning. If you're interested in exploring new methods of how to engage your students, join us in this discussion on open pedagogy and renewable assessments!

Register for COEWG Webinar

Fund your OER Project with the UTA CARES Grant – Drop-In Session (Virtual)

Friday, 3/10/23, 10-11am

In this drop-in virtual session, the UTA Libraries OER team will share information about the upcoming UTA CARES Grant application cycle, including new due dates and new grant categories.

The UTA CARES Grant Program, sponsored by UTA Libraries, was established in 2017 to support educators interested in practicing open education through the adoption of OER and, when no suitable open resource is available, through the creation of new OER or the adoption of library-licensed or other free content.

March 10 details at events.uta.edu