April 9, 2025 – The Canadian Association of Research Libraries (CARL) welcomes you to join the Open Education Community of Practice (OE CoP). This new community will bring together librarians and other professionals from across Canada who are engaged or interested in advancing open educational practices. The OE CoP will serve as a space for collaboration, knowledge sharing, and the exchange of best practices to support and grow open education initiatives nationally.
Background
The Open Education Community of Practice (OE CoP) formed out of the Open Education Working Group (OEWG), which was originally established in 2019 by CARL to support the development and leadership of Canadian librarians in open education. After completing its third mandate in 2024, the OEWG proposed a new Community of Practice to continue strengthening the work in this area. The newly formed Open Education Community of Practice (OE CoP) aims to continue the OEWG’s mission by fostering a national network of open education practitioners.
Steering Committee
The OE CoP is guided by a dedicated Steering Committee that works to foster connection, collaboration, and sustained engagement within Canada’s open education community. To learn more about the Committee’s role and responsibilities, please see their Terms of Reference. The OE CoP Steering Committee members include:
- Sarah Adams (uCalgary)
- Michelle Brailey (uAlberta)
- Katie Harding (McMaster)
- Catherine Lachaîne (CARL Visiting Program Officer for Open Education)
- Graham Lavender (uMontréal)
- Karen Meijer (KPU)
- Shauna Roch (Fanshawe)
- Nasser Saleh (Queens)
- Taleen Aktorosian (CARL support)
How to Join
Should you wish to join this community of practice, please fill out the registration form by April 30th, and you will be added to the Open Education Community of Practice Listserv, where updates about CoP activities will be circulated.
Please note that CARL is committed to providing a welcoming, safe, and harassment-free environment and CoP members will be subject to the CARL Code of Conduct.
For more information, please contact Taleen Aktorosian, Communications and Project Officer, at .
