Join us for upcoming events!
Part 1: Finding and Evaluating OER Aligned with Learning Objectives – Workshop
Date: June 16, 2026
Time: 1:00 – 4:00 p.m.
Register: https://uregina.libcal.com/event/4018604
If you’ve been thinking about how to make your courses more affordable and accessible, this workshop is for you. Finding and evaluating openly licensed resources (OER) requires a unique skill set. In this workshop, participants will be taken through a step-by-step process for finding and evaluating OER that are aligned with learning objectives for a course they are or will be teaching.
Part 2: Open Pedagogy: Designing Engaging Assignments – Workshop
Date: June 17, 2026
Time: 1:00 – 4:00 p.m.
Register: https://uregina.libcal.com/event/4018649
If you’ve been thinking about how to make your courses more learner-centred and engaging for 21st century students, this workshop is for you. Innovative open teaching and learning processes, such as open pedagogy, promote learner agency, participation, co-creation of knowledge, collaboration, empowerment, and authentic engagement in real-world context with ongoing feedback.
Book Launch: Introductory Statistics by Arzu Sardarli and Andrei Volodin
Date: June 23, 2026
Time: 11:00 a.m. CST
Register: https://uregina.libcal.com/event/4019813
Join us online for the launch of this new open textbook, Introductory Statistics, by Dr. Arzu Sardarli (First Nations University of Canada) and DR. Andrei Volodin (University of Regina.) Introductory Statistics is a peer-reviewed open textbook designed for teaching key fundamental principles of Statistics. It briefly covers three main branches of Statistics: Descriptive Analysis, Probability, and Interferential Analysis.
2025-2026 Open Education Speaker Series Recordings
Sept 17, 2025
How to Maximize the Use of OER in 2025 – Use AI
Dr. Rory McGreal, UNESCO/ICODE (International Council for Open and Distance Education) Chair in Open Educational Resources (OER)
October 21, 2025
Education: The Future is Open
Dr. Richard Baraniuk, Rice University, Founder of OpenStax
November 12, 2025
Open Practice in an Era of Enclosure: Is the Medium the Message?
Dr. Bonnie Stewart, University of Windsor
December 17, 2025
The Missing Middle in Actioning Inclusion in Education
Dr. Jess Mitchell, OCAD University
January 13, 2026
Social Annotation as an Open Education Practice
Dr. Virginia Clinton-Lisell, University of North Dakota
Link to Guide to Open Pedagogy
February 18, 2026
Shifting Power: University Openness and Collaboration
Dr. George Siemens, University of South Australia/University of Texas (Arlington)
March 3, 2026 (OEWeek2026)
Open Education Solutions for Complex Times
Anne-Marie Scott, VP Commonwealth of Learning, Vancouver
March 4, 2026 (OEWeek2026)
Supercharging the Creation of Open Textbooks Resources as a Student
Orandi Harris, Hill Levine School of Business student
March 4, 2026 (OEWeek2026)
OER Quality: Bridging the Gap Between Openness and Expertise
Dr. Arzu Sardarli, Professor, First Nations University of Canada
Book Launch 2026
April 16, 2026
Universal Design for Learning and Open Education: Integrating Accessibility and Inclusion
Dr. Ann Gagné and Kosar Dakhilalian (Brock University)