Open Education Week

Upcoming Events | Open Education Week

Open Education Week is an annual celebration that raises awareness of global efforts to make learning more “open” — that is, more affordable and accessible to students everywhere. Every March, this weeklong, online event gives educators and students an opportunity to learn more about open educational practices and be inspired by the work being developed around the world, including by Oregon State University faculty.

In recent years, Oregon State faculty have made notable contributions to the field of open education:

• Using no cost materials like OER or library ebooks or using low cost course materials (under $40) can make a tremendous impact on your students' financial health. Since 2019, OSU faculty who have switched to no-cost or low-cost course materials have saved their students more than $20 million.
• Since March 2024, we have seen 143 reported adoptions* of OSU textbooks at premier institutions Montana State, State University of New York, Boston University, University of Tennessee-Chattanooga, Kansas State, Oxford, Harvard and many others.

_{*Faculty from other institutions who have adopted one of OSU's textbooks have the option to report this information to us via an online form.} 

We know many more exciting achievements are to come. Please join us for Open Education Week this year to learn how you can get involved and make a meaningful difference in the lives of OSU students.

2025 Open Education Week events

Monday, March 3

Shifting to Community Owned and Operated Open Knowledge (Webinar), 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

Online presentation by Dr. Cable Green, Director of Open Knowledge at Creative Commons.

This talk will explore how society can shift toward community-owned and operated open knowledge systems to ensure education and science remain publicly funded and openly accessible. It will examine barriers and opportunities in redirecting public funding from costly commercial resources to support the creation, stewardship and sharing of open educational resources for global benefit.

Tuesday, March 4

AggieOpen Invited Speaker Series (Webinar), 11:00 a.m.

Hosted by UC Davis Library

AggieOpen Invited Speaker, Jessie Loyer, will explore the history of Open Access and draw upon histories of caretaking in her talk, “The Agreements that Allow Us to Care for Each Other.” Her scholarship focuses on Indigenous relationality in digital spaces, including work in Open Education, Indigitization, and digital kinship. Register

Tuesday, March 4

Open Education Connections: K-12 and Higher Ed (Webinar), 1:00 – 2:00 p.m.

Hosted by Open Oregon Educational Resources

Learn about Washington’s model for supporting teacher educators who want to learn how to use OER. This talk is presented by Barbara Soots, Assistant Director, Washington Open Education & Instructional Materials with the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction. Register

Wednesday, March 5

Open Education 101 (Webinar), 12:00 – 1:00 p.m.

Hosted by Open Oregon Educational Resources

Join an introductory session on open educational resources and practices with Ariana Santiago, Head of Open Education Services, University of Houston. Register

Friday, March 7

Copyright Confidence from Basics to AI (Webinar), 11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.

Panel presentation by the Copyright First Responders of the Pacific Northwest

This webinar aims to demystify copyright basics, fair use and emerging issues like AI and copyright in the context of open educational resources. Through presentations and scenario-based discussions, faculty, librarians and instructional designers will gain practical knowledge and confidence in navigating copyright considerations for educational materials.