Open Education Community of Practice September Community Call: Conducting a Program Evaluation of an OER Initiative: Benefits and Challenges
Date: September 24, 2025
Time: 3:00 – 4:00 pm ET
Conducting a Program Evaluation of an OER Initiative: Benefits and Challenges
The Canadian Association of Research Libraries (CARL) is pleased to invite you to the September meeting of the Open Education Community of Practice.
This month, we’re bringing the community together to explore how OER programs can be evaluated in meaningful ways. Our guest speaker will be Mélanie Brunet, Copyright and Affordable Learning Librarian, who will share insights from her work evaluating the University of Ottawa Library’s OER Program. Her presentation will explore the key questions, indicators, and methods used in a utilization-focused evaluation, while also highlighting the benefits and challenges of applying a program evaluation approach to measure and communicate impact.
The evaluation report can be consulted online: Brunet, M. (2025). The University of Ottawa Library OER Program: Evaluation Report. University of Ottawa Library, CC BY-NC 4.0.
A discussion period will follow the presentation.
All CARL members and non-members working in or interested in open education are welcome to join.
If you would like to be part of the Open Education Community of Practice and stay informed about upcoming events and activities, subscribe to OE-COP-CARL-L, the Open Education CoP discussion list. For more information, visit the OE CoP webpage.
This bilingual session will be recorded.