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SUMMARY:Open and Affordable Learning Symposium
DESCRIPTION:Empowering Access. Transforming Student Success.\n\nJoin us for 
 Delaware’s first-ever Open and Affordable Learning Symposium!\n\nConnect 
 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. Find our online schedule with rooms and location here.      
 \n\nOverview\n\nThis 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.\n\nWhether you’re new to OER or 
 already using open and affordable materials in your classroom\, the 
 Symposium is your opportunity to:\n\n\n	Discover innovative approaches to 
 open pedagogy and course design\n	Connect with peers and leaders advancing 
 open education across Delaware and beyond\n	Gain practical ideas for 
 reducing textbook costs and increasing student success\n	All are welcome 
 — regardless of institution or experience 
 level.\n\n\nSchedule\n\n8:30-9:00 am Registration and 
 Breakfast\n\n9:00-9:15 am Welcome (Trevor A. Dawes\, University of 
 Delaware)\n\n9:15-9:30 am Representative Mara Gorman\n\n9:30-10:30 am 
 Keynote (Jasmine Roberts-Crews\, Ohio State University)\n\n10:30-10:45 am 
 Break\n\n10:45-11:30 am Session 1 \n\n\n	\n	Breakout room 1: Open Education 
 101 (Jeanne Kambara\, University of Delaware)\n	\n	\n	Breakout room 2: 
 Student Perspectives on the Costs of Course Materials \n	\n\n\n11:30 
 am-1:00 pm Lunch\n\n1:00-1:45 pm Session 2\n\n\n	\n	Breakout room 1: 
 Affordable Course Content in the K-12 space (Meg Grotti\, Tower Hill 
 School)\n	\n	\n	Breakout room 2: Authoring Open Educational Resources 
 (Daniela Viale\, Muhlenberg College\; Brook Lillehaugen\, Haverford 
 College\; Sheng Lu\, University of Delaware)\n	\n	\n	Breakout room 3: 
 Building a Coalition of Support for OER (Nancy O’Neill\, Kirwan Center 
 for Academic Innovation\, University System of Maryland)\n	\n\n\n1:45-:2:00 
 pm Break\n\n2:00-2:45 pm Session 3\n\n\n	\n	Breakout room 1: Open Pedagogy: 
 Supporting Student-Generated Content (Christina Reihman-Murphy\, Penn State 
 University)\n	\n	\n	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)\n	\n	\n	Breakout room 3: LMS Templates as OER for Faculty Course 
 Design (Colleen Kelleman\, University of Delaware)\n	\n\n\n2:45-3:00 pm 
 Closing\n\nRegistration\n\nThe Symposium is free to attend\, but 
 registration is required. \n\nQuestions?\n\nThe 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.
LOCATION:Clayton Hall Conference Center\, Clayton Hall Conference Center
ORGANIZER;CN="Jeanne Kambara":MAILTO:jkambara@udel.edu
CATEGORIES:Event, Open Access, Open Education
CONTACT;CN="Jeanne Kambara":MAILTO:jkambara@udel.edu
STATUS:CONFIRMED
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URL:https://udel.libcal.com/calendar/events/open-and-affordable-learning-symposium
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