11:00 am - 12:00 pm CT

This webinar will share an overview of the Creative Commons (CC) Certificate courses in open licensing, and how to take advantage of the 15% discount on registration through the CC’s partnership with MHEC. CC’s Jennryn Wetzler will share context about the CC Certificate program, what to expect when taking a course, and engagement opportunities with the alumni community spanning 66 countries.

Then, CC Certificate alumna, Angelique Carson, will describe her experience in the CC Certificate for Academic Librarians course. Angelique will share tips for getting through the course content, and how getting CC Certified has helped fuel her passion for OER Advocacy.

The CC Certificate is a training program and investment in open advocates, educators and leaders around the world. CC built the program to strengthen people’s practical expertise in open licensing, copyright, and recommended practices in open knowledge and culture movements. The program runs 10-week online courses three times per year; while there are courses for Educators, Academic Librarians and Open Culture, everyone is welcome to join. Additionally, CC offers 1-week “bootcamps” for small groups, upon request. With CC-recognized open licensing expertise, graduates note they become the "point people" for open licensing at their institutions. Read what else graduates are saying. Register for an upcoming course.

Register here.

Presenters:

• Jenny Parks, Vice President, Policy and Research, MHEC (moderator)

• Angelique Carson, Shared Collections Librarian, Washington Research Library Consortium

• Jennryn Wetzler, Director of Learning and Training, Creative Commons

11:00 am - 2:00 pm CT

The Open Education Network, in collaboration with the four regional compacts, will host a Senior Leaders Open Education Seminar. This free, virtual event is for senior leaders in higher education such as Provosts, Presidents, Vice-presidents, Deans and directors, and Board of Regents staff. The three-hour seminar will provide valuable insights, tools, and best practices for aligning open education initiatives with your institutional, consortia, state-wide strategic priorities. Expert presenters will offer strategies to create sustainable, impactful open education programs. Leaders will leave equipped to support and provide clear rationale for open education initiatives in their local context.

Speakers:

• Dave Ernst - Executive Director, OEN

• Tanya Grosz - Director of Educational Programs, OEN

MHEC will host a webinar with Creative Commons (CC) on October 24 at 2:00 p.m. CT. Join CC's Director of Learning and Training Jennryn Wetzler, who will share context about the CC Certificate program, what to expect when taking a course, and engagement opportunities with the alumni community spanning 66 countries. CC Certificate alumna, Cindy Kristof, will describe her experience in the CC Certificate for Academic Librarians course, tips for getting through the course content, and how getting CC Certified has helped her work in open education. Ms. Kristof is the copyright and scholarly communication librarian for Kent State University Libraries. Don't miss this opportunity to learn more. Also learn more about the opportunity for a 15% discount on CC certificate courses.

Presenters:

• Cindy Kristof, Copyright and Scholarly Communication Librarian, Kent State University Libraries

• Jennryn Wetzler, Director of Learning and Training, Creative Commons

• Jenny Parks, Vice President Policy and Research, MHEC (host)

1:00 - 2:00 pm CT

To develop a set of recommendations for the development and implementation of open and affordable course marking, MHEC convened a nationally representative group of institutional, system, and state experts in course marking. This webinar will introduce attendees to the recommendations, including five steps critical to the development of a course marking process:

• Define your goal(s) and purpose(s) for course marking

• Create a committee or working group

• Identify and develop terms and definitions for course marking

• Develop and document the course marking process

• Implement and communicate the course marking process

Along with information about the five steps, presenters will share a set of key takeaways from the recommendations designed to help those interested in developing and implementing course marking at their institution, system, or state. This session will be recorded.

Presenters:

• Gina Johnson, Principal & Cofounder, Data EmpowerED Consulting

• Liliana Diaz Solodukhin, Policy Analyst, Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE)

MHEC Contact:

• Jenny Parks, Vice President, Policy & Research

12:00 - 1:15 pm EST

Learn more about the National Readiness Organization focused on College and Career (NROC) Project. As a leader in Open Educational Resources, the NROC Project offers EdReady, an adaptive learning platform to personalize math and English instruction. If you are searching for ways to meet the needs of every student, we want to see you there! This session will be recorded.

The OER and AI Lunch & Learn webinar series is designed to share information about how emerging technologies and open education initiatives promote student success at the institutional, regional and national levels. Attendees will hear from leaders who are advocating for the adoption of Open Educational Resources and other emerging technologies.

12:00 - 1:00 pm EST

Course marking, or tagging courses that utilize OER, low-cost, or other no-cost course materials provide students with the power and agency to make informed decisions at the time of registration based on their own financial situations and helps to amplify redistributive justice, making sure all students have the required materials they need to succeed on the first day of class. This webinar, moderated by Lindsey Gwozdz, the New England Board of Higher Education’s Fellow for Open Education, will feature a panel of experienced higher ed professionals, who have personally guided and/or been intimately involved in course marking implementation at their own systems and institutions. Panelists will share insights with the audience on lessons they've learned throughout their personal experiences with the technical side of course marking such as working within their Student Information Systems, workflow considerations, communicating effectively with IT, and several other nuances that will help those about to embark on this journey get a handle on essential considerations ahead of time. This session will be recorded.

Panelists: Ceit De Vitto, Dan O’Driscoll, & Susan Tashjian

10:00 - 11:00 am EST

Course marking, or tagging courses that utilize OER, low-cost, or other no-cost course materials provide students with the power and agency to make informed decisions at the time of registration based on their own financial situations and helps to amplify redistributive justice, making sure all students have the required materials they need to succeed on the first day of class. This panel, composed of practitioners from the Northeast and facilitated by the New England Board of Higher Education’s Fellow for Open Education, will provide a broad overview of course marking definitions, share some examples, and provide attendees with a general roadmap to get efforts started at your own institution or system. This session will be recorded.