About this Event

Empowering Access. Transforming Student Success.

Join us for Delaware’s first-ever Open and Affordable Learning Symposium!

Connect with educators, librarians and innovators from across the region for Delaware’s first-ever Open and Affordable Learning Symposium — a day dedicated to sharing ideas, building connections and exploring how open educational resources (OER) can transform teaching and expand access for every student.

Parking: Free and available onsite
Food: Continental breakfast and lunch provided

Overview

This dynamic, in-person event will bring together educators, librarians, instructional designers and advocates who are passionate about making learning more accessible, equitable and affordable. Through interactive sessions, engaging discussions and community connections, participants will explore the power and potential of open educational resources (OER) — teaching and learning materials that are free to use, adapt, and share.

Whether you’re new to OER or already using open and affordable materials in your classroom, the Symposium is your opportunity to:

• Discover innovative approaches to open pedagogy and course design
• Connect with peers and leaders advancing open education across Delaware and beyond
• Gain practical ideas for reducing textbook costs and increasing student success
• All are welcome — regardless of institution or experience level.

Schedule

8:30-9:00 am Registration and Breakfast

9:00-9:30 am Welcome (Trevor A. Dawes, University of Delaware)

9:30-10:30 am Keynote (Jasmine Roberts-Crews, Ohio State University)

10:30-10:45 am Break

10:45-11:30 am Session 1 

• Breakout room 1: Open Education 101 (Jeanne Kambara, University of Delaware)

• Breakout room 2: Student Perspectives on the Costs of Course Materials 

11:30 am-1:00 pm Lunch

1:00-1:45 pm Session 2

• Breakout room 1: Affordable Course Content in the K-12 space (Meg Grotti, Tower Hill School)

• Breakout room 2: Authoring Open Educational Resources (Daniela Viale, Muhlenberg College; Brook Lillehaugen, Haverford College; Elizabeth Sargent, University of Delaware)

• Breakout room 3: Collaborating to Support Affordable Content (Nancy O’Neill, Kirwan Center for Academic Innovation, University System of Maryland)

1:45-:2:00 pm Break

2:00-2:45 pm Session 3

• Breakout room 1: Open Pedagogy: Supporting Student-Generated Content (Christina Reihman-Murphy, Penn State University)

• Breakout room 2: Gripes to Goals: A Discussion About Real Life Obstacles and Community Building for Open Education Advocates (Kate Martin, Wilmington University and Jennryn Wetzeler, Creative Commons)

• Breakout room 3: LMS Templates as OER for Faculty Course Design (Colleen Kelleman, University of Delaware)

2:45-3:00 pm Closing

Registration

The Symposium is free to attend, but registration is required. 

Questions?

The University of Delaware Library, Museums and Press proudly hosts this inaugural event as part of our ongoing commitment to advancing open and affordable learning across the state and region. If you have any further questions, please contact Annie Johnson, associate university librarian for research, teaching and technology at akjohnso@udel.edu.