Past CARLI OER Continuing Education Programs

CARLI OER Continuing Education

All CARLI programs are online/virtual.

OER Office Hours

Discussion Points & Notes Available for December 2021 - May 2022 OER Office Hours

• November 16, 2021 Focus: The Publisher Response to OER: Openwashing
• December 14, 2021 Focus: Engaging Faculty through a Community of Practice
• February 17, 2022 Focus: How to Obtain Funding for OER and How to Expend It
• March 29, 2022 Focus: Faculty/Student OER Collaborations
• April 27, 2022 Focus: Accessibility
• May 17, 2022 Focus: Designing Faculty Incentive Programs for OER

Discussion Points & Notes Available for September 2022 - March 2023 OER Office Hours

• September 15, 2022 Focus: Local Program Planning
• October 11, 2022 Focus: Designing Faculty Incentive Programs for OER
• November 15, 2022 Focus: Assessing the Impact of OER
• December 7, 2022 Focus: Moving from Cheerleader to Change
• February 21, 2023, 1-2 p.m.: Focus: Remixing OER
• March 21, 2023, 1-2 p.m.: Focus: Zero Textbook Cost Programs
• April 20, 2023, 1-2 p.m.: Countering OER Arguments
• May 9, 2023, 1-2 p.m.: Creating Final OER Products

Open Pedagogy Workshop

OER Course: Understanding and Promoting Open Educational Resources

OER Faculty Workshop: Supporting Academic Success: Open Educational Resources and Affordable Course Materials

Fair Use Game Show

Two-Part Series: Open Pedagogy In OER Series: Recordings, SliDes, & Resources

• March 8, 2022 Workshop 1: From Open Resources to Equitable, Student-Centered Practices 
• March 15, 2022 Workshop 2: Implementing Open Pedagogy: Outreach and Advocacy for Developing Faculty Partnerships

2023 Open Education Week CARLI Sessions

Recordings and Slides are available from CARLI programs held during Open Education Week can be found on the CARLI Professional Development Alliance page. Specific sessions can be found by date on the page.

• Making Sense of "Affordable" Course Materials Models (March 8, 2023) - Institutions are continuously hearing about new models and strategies for making course materials more affordable to students. The ever changing nature of technology and digital resources can make it hard to cut through the buzzwords and understand the real details of each “pitch” and the potential impact on students. Presenters Nicole Allen and Katie Steen-James, SPARC, will outline the facts and characteristics of common models to make course materials more affordable and untangle some of the arguments that come up in meetings with outside vendors. The goal is to help participants establish a deeper understanding of each model and develop effective strategies for engaging in discussions about these models on campus that center students and equity.
• OER in Practice: A Faculty Panel Discussion (March 8, 2023) - Faculty members from College of DuPage, Columbia College Chicago, and Moraine Valley Community College share their experiences implementing Open Educational Resources in their courses. Panelists include Jeanne Petrolle, Associate Professor and Interim Chair of the Department of English and Creative Writing at Columbia College Chicago; Professor Joel Quam, chair of the Geography Department at College of DuPage; and Nicholas Hackett, associate professor of biology at Moraine Valley Community College.
• Get to Know the New, Upcoming Illinois SCOERs Open Educational Resources Program 1 (March 6, 2023) Illinois SCOERs programs are made possible through funding from the U.S. Department of Education.

Dr. Diana Zaleski from the University of Illinois Springfield discusses The Psychology of Exceptional Children, an OER textbook that will be used in undergraduate exceptional child courses. Ancillaries included with the textbook include a 3D printing assignment encouraging students to develop assistive devices and adaptive equipment.

Dr. Karen Vuckovic from the University of Illinois Springfield with speak on Essentials of Pharmacology, an original open access textbook intended for nursing students using an innovative visual approach.

• Get to Know the New, Upcoming Illinois SCOERs Open Educational Resources Program 2 (March 7, 2023) Illinois SCOERs programs are made possible through funding from the U.S. Department of Education.

Dr. Jacqueline Samuel from National Louis University will discuss her project Cultural Humility in Public Administration. The addition of Cultural Humility as lens for framing various approaches to Public Administration is what makes this text unique.

Health Sciences Librarian Amber Burtis, together with Professor Tim Davis from Southern Illinois University Carbondale, will outline Davis’ Anatomy and Physiology for Allied Health Professions.

Dr. Lonetta Oliver, Dean of Humanities at Illinois Central College will discuss Nurse Assistant Training. The OER focuses on training nursing and elder care students, filling gaps that current texts do not address, such as life and soft skills.

• Get to Know the New, Upcoming Illinois SCOERs Open Educational Resources Program 3 (March 9, 2023) Illinois SCOERs programs are made possible through funding from the U.S. Department of Education.

Dr. Barbara Anderson, the Head of the Instruction/Learning Library at Roosevelt University will elaborate on a collaborative project between Roosevelt University, DePaul University, and Harper College entitled Development and Implementation of Open-Access Problems and Activities for Health-Focused Chemistry Courses. The OER materials will be used for chemistry classes that are taught for nursing students as well as other health science majors.

Professor Juhelia Thompson from Morton College will elaborate on her work in the area of Diverse Approaches to Language Development, which educates students about the developmental stages of humans from a cognitive, physical, cultural, and biological perspective.

The Female Reproductive System and Women’s Health Through a Multidisciplinary Lens is a collaborative project between a Carle Illinois College of Medicine/ the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign team led by Dr. Samar Hegazy and Professor Judith Thorn, Associate Dean for Curriculum and Assessment at Knox College. This OER will serve as a hub for learning about the conditions affecting the female reproductive system and women's health throughout the lifespan from different perspectives.

Illinois SCOERs

CARLI and the Illinois Support for the Creation of Open Educational Resources (SCOERs) team are pleased to announce another series of training related to the creation of OER. These workshops are designed to build expertise in our member libraries in the areas of Instructional Design, Accessibility, Copyright and Creative Commons, and 3D Printing. This training series is made possible through generous funding from FIPSE and the U.S. Department of Education.

These workshops are open to all CARLI Members and their faculty and staff. Recordings are available from the Illinois SCOERs Workshop page.

Illinois SCOERs: Exploring the Basics of Instructional Design

• Computing Assisted Instruction Specialist Emily Boles, from University of Illinois Springfield, takes the Illinois SCOERs grantees through the basics of Instructional Design. This workshop is open to all who are interested in how Instructional Design can benefit your teaching and your students. This workshop is designed for the Illinois SCOERs grantees and is open to all CARLI members.

Illinois SCOERs: Copyright Basics and Creative Commons Licensing

• Sara Benson, Acting Head of Scholarly Commons and Copyright Librarian at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign shares how copyright is formed, licensed, and how to find copyright free or openly licensed images and articles. This program is designed for the Illinois SCOERs grantees and is open to all CARLI members.

Illinois SCOERs: Permissions and Fair Use

• This second program with Sara Benson, Acting Head of Scholarly Commons and Copyright Librarian at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign presents. In creating Open Educational Resources you might find that you need to use an article or image that has traditional copyright. If you must use a copyright protected item, learn about how to conduct a fair use analysis and, in the alternative, how to ask for permission to use a copyright protected item in your work. This program is designed for the Illinois SCOERs grantees and is open to all CARLI members.

Illinois SCOERs: Instructional Design and Open Educational Resources

•  Now that you understand the basics of Instructional Design (from the March 9, 2023 Program), Computing Assisted Instruction Specialist Emily Boles from the University of Illinois Springfield will take you through the benefits of incorporating instructional design techniques into your Open Educational Resources. This workshop is designed for the Illinois SCOERs grantees and is open to all CARLI members.

Illinois SCOERs: What is Accessibility and Why is it Important?

• CARLI is pleased to offer a program on accessibility with Ann J. Fredricksen, the Coordinator of Accessible Media Service at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Ann will discuss what accessibility is and why it is important for the creation of Open Educational Resources. This program is designed for the Illinois SCOERs grantees and is open to all CARLI members.

Illinois SCOERs: Incorporating Accessibility into your OER Project

• CARLI is pleased to offer this second program on accessibility with Ann J. Fredricksen, the Coordinator of Accessible Media Service at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Ann will instruct participants in some of the particulars of creating accessible documents, offering tips and tools for designing accessible open educational resources. This progeram is designed for the Illinois SCOERs grantees and is open to all CARLI members.

Illinois SCOERs: Creating H5P Interactions

• Computing Assisted Instruction Specialist Emily Boles from the University of Illinois Springfield will lead this workshop on Creating H5P Interactions. In this workshop, Emily will cover getting started with the standalone H5P tool. She will also cover which interactions are accessible, how to create them, and how to think about adding them to an open text for instructor use. This workshop is designed for the Illinois SCOERs grantees and is open to all CARLI members.

OER Programs Offered by Other Organizations

This is not a comprehensive list. Programs may charge a fee.

IACRL Spark Event: Open Pathways - Exploring the Intersections of Diversity Equity and Inclusion and Open Educational Resources (virtual)

• April 1, 2022 (Recording of Presentation of the Open Illinois Hub)