Open Education Day at UTA

U T A with star in the center, used when staff photo is unavailable

by Michelle Reed
February 17 2019

UTA Libraries and the Center for Research on Teaching and Learning Excellence are excited to announce Open Education Day at UTA to be held on Thursday, March 7, in Central Library. Registration is free but required by March 3 noon on March 5 for the UTA community. Lunch will be served during the noon session, and seating is limited.

Introduction to OER

10 - 11:40 a.m., Central Library Parlor

We’ll define open educational resources (OER), examine the impact of OER use in higher education, discuss copyright and open licensing, and explore avenues for identifying existing OER that can be remixed and reused. The presentation will cover updates on federal and state OER initiatives and highlight support for open educational practices at UTA, including access to and technical support for Pressbooks, a web-based publishing platform.

Presenter: Michelle Reed, Open Education Librarian, UTA Libraries

Marginalia: Web Annotation for Engaged Teaching and Learning

Noon - 1 p.m., Central Library Parlor

As educational resources are increasingly offered online, students are doing more reading on digital devices. How can educators encourage meaningful engagement with these digital texts? How can we facilitate discourse between students and help our students connect their academic experiences to life outside the classroom? In this virtual presentation, guest presenters will discuss open source tools that support web annotation and explore examples of how these tools have been used to promote collaboration, deep reading, and connected learning.

Presenters: Jeremy Dean, Director of Education, Hypothes.is, and Steel Wagstaff, Educational Client Manager, Pressbooks

Introduction to Pressbooks

1:15 - 2:45 p.m., Central Library 315A

In this hands-on session, we’ll review examples of OER created using Pressbooks and explore features of the web-based publishing platform, including importing and exporting content, cloning, adding images, formatting text, embedding multimedia, and incorporating interactive content. If you do not already have a UTA Pressbooks account, please request Sandbox access prior to the event.

Presenters: Brittany Griffiths, Publishing Specialist, UTA Libraries, and Kartik Mann, OER Publishing Student Assistant, UTA Libraries

Open Office Hours

2:45 - 4:45 p.m., Central Library B20/B21

Instructors are invited to stop by Central Library B20/B21 with your syllabus for personalized assistance locating OER and other free materials to replace commercial textbooks and bundles. These consultations are offered in support of the UTA CARES Grant Program. Registration is not required for this event. Additional Open Office Hours will be held in B21/B21 throughout the week; see the UTA CARES guide for dates and times.

Updated 2/28/19: Registration extended.

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