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University of Texas at Arlington

Open Education Day at UTA

by Michelle Reed Feb 17 2019 - 3:01pm

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...

Open Education Week at UTA: Events for Teachers

by Michelle Reed Feb 14 2018 - 1:43pm

During Open Education Week, UTA CARES will offer a number of events in support of UTA educators interested in exploring all that open education has to offer.

Open Office Hours

Stop by Central Library B20 with your syllabus for...

Pioneer of Open Education Presents at UTA

by Michelle Reed Jun 21 2017 - 7:16pm

Yesterday UTA Libraries in partnership with the LINK Research Lab welcomed Dr. David Wiley, a pioneer of open education, to campus for a public presentation held in the Central Library.

The event kicked off with an announcement about the UTA CARES grant program, sponsored by the Libraries, which recently awarded its first round of grants in support of projects that further open education at UTA. In 2017, the Libraries awarded four grants to Dr. Sharareh Kermanshachi (Civil Engineering), Bret Lathwell (Sociology), Dr. Mohan Pant (Curriculum and Instruction), and Alicia Soueid (Modern...

UTA Libraries Join Institutions across the Globe in Celebrating Open Education

by Michelle Reed Mar 16 2017 - 2:57pm

In celebration of Open Education Week, UTA Libraries will host a series of events for faculty, staff, and students intended to raise awareness of open educational resources (OER) and open educational practices at UTA. Additionally, stop by the E.H. Hereford University Center anytime during the week of March 27-31 to check out our Open Education Week display, which features Textbook Heroes who are leveraging open resources to reduce textbook costs for UTA students.

Monday, March 27

We’ll kick off Open Education Week with an opportunity for students to speak out about textbooks. Take...