Open Education Week 2024

CARLI and the Open Educational Resource Committee are pleased to celebrate Open Education Week, March 4-8, by offering a series of free webinars and celebrating Illinois libraries' successes.

Webinars

Please register for each of the webinars you wish to attend. Clicking on the program titles will take you to individual event pages where you can view additional details and register (2 clicks).  

Key Findings and Student Reflections from the "Illinois Course Materials Survey: Student Perspective"

March 5, 10:00-11:30 a.m. Central Time

CARLI conducted the 2023 “Illinois Course Materials Survey: Student Perspective” in order to identify Illinois students’ needs regarding affordable course materials and interest in Open Educational Resources or other affordable course material options. CARLI staff are pleased to report key findings from the survey and a student panel will reflect on these results in this webinar open to Illinois libraries, members of the Professional Development Alliance, and those who support affordable initiatives at their institutions.

Speakers:

CARLI staff: 
Nicole Swanson
Elizabeth Clarage
Michele Leigh

Moderator: Christina Norton, Bradley University

Student panelists:
Alejandro Bottia-Forero, Columbia College Chicago
Franklin Ocaña II, Oakton Community College
Ayesha Shafiuddin, College of DuPage
Lauren Stec, University of Illinois Urbana Champaign
Claudia Zarycki, University of Illinois Urbana Champaign

Get to Know the New, Upcoming Illinois SCOERs Open Educational Resources 

Please join CARLI and the Open Educational Resource Committee as we celebrate a series of programs highlighting the upcoming publications of Illinois SCOERs Round Two and Three awardees. The Illinois SCOERs awards are made possible because of a generous grant from the Fund for the Improvement of Post-Secondary Education (FIPSE) and the United States Department of Education's Open Textbook Pilot Program. These webinars are open to Illinois libraries, members of the Professional Development Alliance, and those who support affordable initiatives at their institutions.

Program 1, March 4, 10:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Central Time

Hear from project teams about their upcoming Open Educational Resources:

• "Principles of Marketing for Transformation" & "Principles of Management & Leadership Centered Management"- Concordia University Chicago
• "Addictions Counseling Essentials" & "Conceptual Physics" - College of DuPage
• "The OER Guide to Media Writing" – Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
• "Development of Ancillary Teaching Materials and Labs the OpenStax Anatomy and Physiology" - Roosevelt University

Program 2, March 6, 10:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Central Time

Hear from project teams about their upcoming Open Educational Resources:

• “Fundamentals of Photography and Creative Practice” - Northern Illinois University
• "Authoring Culture: The Foundations of Twenty-first Century Writing" – Columbia College Chicago
• "Human Sexuality from A Sex Positivity Perspective" - Governor's State University
• "Foundational Courses in the Theory and Practice of Media Arts" - Southern Illinois University Carbondale
• "Traces: An Open Invitation to Archaeology" - Parkland Community College

Program 3, March 7, 10:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Central Time

Hear from project teams about their upcoming Open Educational Resources:

• “Introduction to Engineering Drawing and Design” - Illinois Institute of Technology
• “An Introduction to Human Nutrition” - Lincoln Land Community College
• "Pharmacology-Principles/Application for Medical Assistants" - Moraine Valley Community College
• "Chemistry and Society (Lab manuals)" - Triton College
• “Essentials of Physiology for Nurse Anesthetists” - Southern Illinois University Edwardsville

CARLI Open Pedagogy Workshop

March 8, 2:30-4:00 p.m. Central Time

An interactive workshop for faculty! When you use open pedagogy in your classroom, you are inviting students to be part of the teaching process, participating in the co-creation of knowledge. In this online workshop, you will learn the definition and context of Open Pedagogy, view innovative examples being applied in a variety of subjects and formats, and work with other attendees to create an assignment that you can use in your own class. This webinar is open to faculty and staff at CARLI member institutions.

Presenters:
Dee Anna Phares, Northern Illinois University;
Chris Sweet, Illinois Wesleyan University;
Elizabeth Clarage, Michele Leigh, and Nicole Swanson, CARLI

OER Success Stories

CARLI members across Illinois have been working to further OER initiatives on their campuses. Congratulations on your successes this year! 

• Sauk Valley Community College in the past year has: tracked courses that have adopted OER (title, year adopted, #sections, #enrolled); promoted OER in library and instructional design newsletters; surveyed faculty and students about OER and course materials; created an OER LibGuide; adapted an OER course in Canvas for faculty promotional credit; presented about OER at full faculty meetings; and have started the process of creating an Open and Affordable Materials standing committee.

• Oakton College got their first faculty seminar on affordable course materials approved! Faculty can participate in a 6 session/12 week program to take a current course and bring the materials down under $25!

• Greenville University has started working with their Center for Teaching and Learning to pursue applying for the Illinois State Library OER grant...and they have a few interested faculty!

To add your success story to this list, CARLI members please add your description in this Google form until February 23, or if after February 23, please email a description to CARLI Support.