OER Commons

Did you know that we are curating AI Conference materials including slide decks, presentation recordings, and poster sessions posters relating to AI within education in our #AI & #OER Community Hub? oercommons.org/curated-coll...

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Our Head of Library Services, Peter Musser, contributed the article - Vendors All the Way Down: Generative #AI in US and Canadian #Libraries - to the National Library of Korea's #Library Plus publication (see pages 74-92 for the article in English) www.nl.go.kr/afile/fileDo...

2025 Shortlist of Finalists The annual Open Education Awards for Excellence recognizes outstanding contributions in the Open Education community, recognizing exemplary Individuals, distinctive Open Educational Resources, and…

Congratulations to the OERizona Network for being a finalist for the Open Education Awards: How We Share

With so much interest in AI, it is important to be thoughtful and intentional in our approaches to utilizing it in our work. We created and are happy to share these guiding principles for responsible AI in the world of open #AI #OER #OpenEd25 www.iskme.org/iskmes-guidi...

Have you explored our Climate Education Hub with curated resource collections to support climate literacy for both K-12 and Higher Ed? #OpenEd25 #OER oercommons.org/hubs/climate

#OpenEd25 Our AI & OER Community Hub has curated resources, events, research, and groups that support the ethical and effective use of Gen-AI in open education #AI #OER

Check out our poster highlighting our #AI #OER work #OpenEd25 Guiding Principles for Responsible AI in the World of Open www.iskme.org/iskmes-guidi...

Excited to share our climate literacy work at #OpenEd25. Join our Climate Education Hub to connect with resources, scientists and educators who are sharing and adapting climate science #OER for local contexts oercommons.org/hubs/climate

2025 Open Education Conference: What's Worth the Time? Adapting Sections... View more about this event at 2025 Open Education Conference

Hey #OpenEd25! Learn all about our Accessibility & Universal Design for Learning (UDL) work, and our collaboration with CAST and California Community Colleges today at 11:50am MDT @cast-udl.bsky.social

2025 Open Education Conference: Intersections on the Horizon in Workforc... View more about this event at 2025 Open Education Conference

Join us for three #OpenEd25 sessions today that showcase our work with Workforce Development at 9:30am, Climate Literacy at 4:10pm & AI at 5:15pm
- Workforce Development opened25.sched.com/event/270DY/...
- Climate Literacy opened25.sched.com/event/270Iv/...
- AI opened25.sched.com/event/270Dn/...

We had the pleasure of connecting with The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board’s (THECB) OER Fellows last week to support #OER use, creation, and capacity building at institutions and throughout Texas. They are an impressive and inspiring group! dltx.highered.texas.gov/programs/oer...

Are you going to the Open Education Conference? Check out who will be presenting from our ISKME Team and our Partner community at #OpenEd25. And if you see one of us, please be sure to say hello! @openedconf.bsky.social

Please join us in welcoming our latest Network Hub partner on OER Commons, Truckee Meadows Community College! @tmccnevada.bsky.social oercommons.org/hubs/tmcc

OER Commons

New #OER from Common Sense Media has been added to our library! These K-12 lessons explore information and media literacy with a focus on social media awareness and its potential impacts on young people’s mental health oercommons.org/browse?f.pro...

New Accessibility Professional Learning Series! You're invited to build your knowledge and utilize tools and resources to ensure that accessibility is intentionally addressed so that all learners can reach their full potential. Learn more & register today here: www.iskme.org/event/oer-in...

We are thrilled to offer our latest Professional Learning Series: OER Instructors Building a Path for Accessibility, designed to examine #OER and learn the tools and strategies that increase #accessibility in classroom resources. Learn more and register here: www.iskme.org/event/oer-in...

OER Fellowship Program OER Fellowship Program The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board’s (THECB) Division of Digital Learning’s Texas OER Fellowship Program aims to support mentor relationships for OER use, creation,…

The second year of the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board’s OER Fellowship Program kicks off today! Learn about how we are supporting the development of emerging OER leaders in Texas here:

We are thrilled to welcome a new provider to the OER Commons library! Check out the Asian American Education Project's K–12 curriculum #AAPI oercommons.org/browse?f.pro...

Happy #BackToSchool to our amazing #OER community! We hope this is your best year yet and are here to help with your OER needs. Our librarians have been working hard to curate high-quality resources in our digital library oercommons.org

Taylor-Made Rhetoric: A Multimedia Journey through Swift’s Work This collection of assignments is designed to teach first-year university students core rhetorical concepts (ethos, pathos, logos, and kairos) by analyzing Taylor Swift's songs, videos, interviews, an...

Hey #Swifties! Take your love of Taylor Swift to the next level with Taylor-Made Rhetoric: A Multimedia Journey through Swift’s Work. Explore opportunities for research, writing activities, group discussions, and more with #TaylorSwift #OER #rhetoric oercommons.org/courses/tayl...

Educating to Be Human Podcast: Libraries at Risk: Access, Preservation, and Cultural Memory with Chris Freeland In this episode of Educating to be Human, Lisa speaks with Chris Freeland, Director of Library Services at the Internet Archive, about the evolving role of libraries in society and their critical…

Currently listening to @edutobehuman.bsky.social's episode with @chrisfreeland.com of the @archive.org - #Libraries at Risk: Access, Preservation, and Cultural Memory

New AI & OER Community Hub! oercommons.org/hubs/ai-in-oer
Explore collections that feature #AI #OER on AI basics, AI & teaching practice, and ethics & law, as well as resources for K-12, higher education, and professional development. Created in partnership with UVA Library @uvalibrary.bsky.social

Looking for resources to support #Accessibility? Check out these #OER from NCADEMI oercommons.org/browse?f.pro..., who are removing barriers to learning for students with disabilities from preschool through graduation.

Designing for Impact Series – May 13, June 10, July 15, and August 12 | ISKME by Mindy | Apr 16, 2025

Join us next week for the final Designing for Impact session on Scaling and Sustaining OER Initiatives in the United States and Canada on August 12 12-1pm Pacific / 3-4pm Eastern. Learn more & register here

We've added new #opentextbooks from @openstax.org to our library. The latest additions cover various subjects including nursing, additive manufacturing, computer & data science. Explore OpenStax's #OER here oercommons.org/browse?batch...

New #ECE #OER! The South Carolina Technical and Community College System (SCTCS) recently published their Early Childhood Education Practicum Textbook oercommons.org/courseware/l...

Designing for Impact Series – May 13, June 10, July 15, and August 12 | ISKME by Mindy | Apr 16, 2025

Join us tomorrow for @iskme.org's Designing for Impact session on Prototyping and Testing New Ideas. We'll be showcasing our collaboration with California Community Colleges on OER Accessibility Courses @calcommcolleges.bsky.social Learn more & register here

New #OER Network Hub! The National Geographic Society has launched a hub on OERCommons.org with resources developed in partnership with National Geographic Explorers. Check out the collections and featured resources here oercommons.org/hubs/nationa...

Running on Juneteenth What does it mean to run while Black? Writers such as Mitchell S. Jackson and Alison Mariella Désir encourage us to reflect upon the intersection between race, running, and embodiment. As a Black runn...

Tomorrow's #Juneteenth: a great day to take some time and learn about 'now' and 'then' are deeply connected. The podcast "Running on Juneteenth" (CC-BY-NC) by Samantha White talks about the intersection of running, historical memory, racial trauma, & social action.

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Participants will have opportunities to connect and engage with each other about each session's topic -- now's your chance to find your community of practice!