• Open Education Community of Practice April Community Call: OE Week Wrap-up and Round Table

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    Date: April 2, 2026 Time: 1:00pm - 2:00pm ET Registration We hope Open Education Week was a great success for everyone this year! Join us for a wrap-up and roundtable session where we invite you to share notable events, lectures, workshops, or activities you have participated in or facilitated. What lessons did you take away? […]

  • Open Education Community of Practice February Call: The Nuts and Bolts of ZTC Programs

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    Date: February 2, 2026 Time: 1:00 - 2:00 pm ET Registration Join us for an inside look at Kwantlen Polytechnic University’s Zero Textbook Cost program shared by Amanda Grey, Open Education Strategist. Whether you are just beginning to explore ZTC possibilities, or are supporting an existing ZTC program, this session will offer insights and collaborative […]

  • Open Education Community of Practice December Community Call – Keeping Accessibility in Mind: H5P and Other OER Creation Practices

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    Date: December 10, 2025 Time: 12:00pm - 1:00pm ET Registration The Canadian Association of Research Libraries (CARL) is pleased to invite you to the December meeting of the Open Education Community of Practice. This month, we’re bringing the community together to explore practices for improving accessibility when creating H5P interactive content and in OER creation […]

  • Open Education Community of Practice November Community Call: Transformation of the OER Landscape: The Role of Artificial Intelligence

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    Date: November 13, 2025 Time: 3:00 – 4:00 pm ET Registration Join us for a community-driven discussion on how AI is transforming the OER landscape. We will explore practical AI use cases in OER adoption, development, and promotion, while examining frameworks and tools for licensing and attribution. All CARL members and non-members working in or interested in […]

  • Open Education Community of Practice October Call – Open Education Meets AI : The Open GenAI Project from BCcampus

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    Date: October 22, 2025 Time: 3:00pm-4:00pm ET Registration The Open Education Community of Practice is delighted to welcome Robynne Devine, Elizabeth Childs, and Harper Friedman for a presentation on the the Open GenAI Project. They will share the project’s goals, introduce the AI-powered study companion prototype currently in development, and explain how it will integrate with the BCcampus […]

  • Open Education Community of Practice September Community Call: Conducting a Program Evaluation of an OER Initiative: Benefits and Challenges

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    Date: September 24, 2025 Time: 3:00 – 4:00 pm ET Registration 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 […]

  • Open Education Community of Practice June Community Call – Sustaining Openness: Navigating Budget Constraints in OER Programs and Grants

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    Date: June 18, 2025 Time: 3:00 – 4:00 pm ET Registration The Canadian Association of Research Libraries (CARL) is pleased to invite you to the first meeting of the new Open Education Community of Practice. Join us for a candid community conversation on the financial realities of supporting and scaling OER initiatives. Whether you’re navigating reduced funding, […]

  • Join us for the May Open Education Cross-Canada Coffee Chat (#OECCCC)

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    Date: Wednesday, May 22, 2024 Time: 3:00 – 4:00 p.m. ET Event registration (everyone is welcome) The CARL Open Education Working Group invites you to our next call in this series of informal gatherings for individuals involved in open education (OE) in Canada (faculty, instructors, librarians, students, instructional designers, etc.). This month, we are bringing […]

  • Join us for the April Open Education Cross-Canada Coffee Chat (#OECCCC)

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    Date: Wednesday, April 17th, 2024 Time: 3:00 – 4:00 p.m. ET Event registration (everyone is welcome) The CARL Open Education Working Group invites you to our next call in this series of informal gatherings for individuals involved in open education (OE) in Canada (faculty, instructors, librarians, students, instructional designers, etc.). This month, we are bringing […]

  • Join us for the March Open Education Cross-Canada Coffee Chat (#OECCCC)

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    Join us for the March Open Education Cross-Canada Coffee Chat (#OECCCC) Date: Wednesday, March 20, 2024 Time: 3:00 – 4:00 p.m. ET Event registration (everyone is welcome) The CARL Open Education Working Group invites you to our next call in this series of informal gatherings for individuals involved in open education (OE) in Canada (faculty, […]

  • Join us for the February Open Education Cross-Canada Coffee Chat (#OECCCC)

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    Join us for the February Open Education Cross-Canada Coffee Chat (#OECCCC) Date: Wednesday, February 14 Time: 3.00-4.00 p.m. ET Register here (everyone is welcome):   The CARL Open Education Working Group invites you to our next call in this series of informal gatherings for individuals involved in open education (OE) in Canada (faculty, instructors, librarians, students, […]

  • Indigenous Knowledges and Open Education Webinar Series: A Question of Value – Indigenous Students’ Perspectives on Open Education

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    Webinar 3: A Question of Value - Indigenous Students' Perspectives on Open Education Date: February 12, 2024 Time: 4:00 – 5:00 pm ET / 1:00 - 2:00 pm PT Registration Discussion of Indigenous OER have largely centred on the benefits, barriers, and tensions related to creation. This panel discussion will focus on Indigenous student perspectives […]