(via Dr. Dee Anna Phares, Northern Illinois University)
This is a reminder that the Illinois Open Education General Meeting will take place online Friday, September 5, from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM CDT. Join us to plan next steps for capacity building. All are welcome.
Here is an updated agenda for that meeting.
- Introduce and define ILOE
- Around the room introductions
- Collective visioning
- Gathering thoughts on purpose and vision for ILOE
- ILOE structure and working groups
- Scheduling and communications
- Announcements and resource sharing
No registration is necessary. Please join the meeting via Microsoft Teams here.
Additionally, we want to remind everyone about the workshop providing another opportunity to engage with the Maturity Model, “The Open Education Maturity Model: A Tool for Strategic Planning”. It will take place online Friday, September 12, from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM CDT. Access the meeting here. Again, no registration is necessary.
Interest Form
If you are interested in participating in, or leading, any of the various efforts for building Open Education capacity in Illinois, please indicate your interest using this Google form.
Illinois Open Education (ILOE) is a collective of academic library workers, faculty, students, staff, instructional designers and technologists, administrators, and members of organizations focused on higher education who are committed to advancing and sustaining Open Educational Practices (OEP) in Illinois. Based on the fundamental principle of education as a basic human right, ILOE seeks to not only promote and support the use of low and no cost course materials, but to 1) inform Illinoisans about the value and possibilities of Open Educational Materials and Open Pedagogy, 2) encourage the adoption and foster the creation of free, equitable, and accessible materials and participatory and collaborative assignments, and 3) vigorously advocate for cross-institutional collaboration and persistent funding to scale and maintain OEP work in the state.