Charleston Video - On the Shoulders of Giants: How OER can build on the Open Source and Open Access Movements Recording

On the Shoulders of Giants: How OER can build on the Open Source and Open Access Movements

Thursday, November 3, 2022 9:40 AM EDT

Is the past truly prologue in all things open?

The Open Educational Resources (OER) movement is gaining traction thanks to the Open Source (OSS) and Open Access (OA) movements that paved the way in software and research. All have a mission to democratize access and encourage reuse with attribution. And all have significant challenges around sustainable models and community engagement. What can we learn from the larger open landscape to advance OER?

A panel of experts from the library, start-up, and non-profit sectors will share an overview of the movements and compare them on common themes including impact, contribution strategies, beneficiaries, infrastructure, and the role of privilege.

For example, what are the challenges of asking effective questions in order to measure impact? How do OSS, OA, and OER address the financial privileges necessary to adopt and author open resources? What community-driven infrastructure exists in OSS and OA that can help OER track reuse and attribution? What has OSS learned from governance models that can inform OER quality, engagement, and contribution? What are effective examples of open models joining forces, such as delivering OER via OSS?

Through a panel discussion and audience questions, participants will emerge with a better understanding of the shared issues across the open landscape and at least one new approach to advancing OER in their roles.

On the Shoulders of Giants: How OER can build on the Open Source and Open Access Movements

Thursday, November 17, 2022 9:40 AM EST

Is the past truly prologue in all things open?

The Open Educational Resources (OER) movement is gaining traction thanks to the Open Source (OSS) and Open Access (OA) movements that paved the way in software and research. All have a mission to democratize access and encourage reuse with attribution. And all have significant challenges around sustainable models and community engagement. What can we learn from the larger open landscape to advance OER?

A panel of experts from the library, start-up, and non-profit sectors will share an overview of the movements and compare them on common themes including impact, contribution strategies, beneficiaries, infrastructure, and the role of privilege.

For example, what are the challenges of asking effective questions in order to measure impact? How do OSS, OA, and OER address the financial privileges necessary to adopt and author open resources? What community-driven infrastructure exists in OSS and OA that can help OER track reuse and attribution? What has OSS learned from governance models that can inform OER quality, engagement, and contribution? What are effective examples of open models joining forces, such as delivering OER via OSS?

Through a panel discussion and audience questions, participants will emerge with a better understanding of the shared issues across the open landscape and at least one new approach to advancing OER in their roles.

Andrea Eastman-Mullins

For more than 25 years I’ve been publishing everything from video to microfiche to support learning and research. With ProQuest, Alexander Street Press, Chadwyck-Healey, and SIRS, I’ve developed over 300 educational databases including the first streaming video and audio collections for academic libraries. Most recently, I launched West End Learning, a new venture helping accelerate the adoption of OER and affordable learning resources.

Jenna Makowski

Molly Keener

Molly Keener is the Director of Digital Initiatives & Scholarly Communication at the Z. Smith Reynolds Library, Wake Forest University, where she works with faculty, staff, and students to understand copyright and author rights, open access, and scholarly publishing, as well as to advance engagement in digital scholarship. As a member of the library's senior administration, she advances scholarly communication issues alongside the library's strategic initiatives and works with campus partners to ensure broad support for these initiatives. Molly has published and presented on copyright and open access, and currently serves as Chair of the University Information Policy Officers organization. Her current research focuses on assessing salary and additional compensation benefits for copyright librarians and information policy officers. She holds an MLIS from UNC Greensboro and a BA in English from UNC Chapel Hill.