# OEGlobal Spotlight **URL:** https://connect.oeglobal.org/c/oeg-plaza/spotlight/14.md [Latest](https://connect.oeglobal.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://connect.oeglobal.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://connect.oeglobal.org/tags.md) --- ## [About the OEG Spotlight](https://connect.oeglobal.org/t/about-the-oeg-spotlight/72)
**Author:** [@IslaHF](https://connect.oeglobal.org/u/IslaHF)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2021, 4:02am UTC](https://connect.oeglobal.org/t/about-the-oeg-spotlight/72 "2021-05-07T04:02:48Z")
Do you have an open education project, publication, event, etc that you want to share widely? Or do you know of some other related work that deserves more attention? Place it here in the OEG Spotlight so we can give it e… --- ## [New Resource: Open Education Workbook](https://connect.oeglobal.org/t/new-resource-open-education-workbook/8672)
**Author:** [@agrey](https://connect.oeglobal.org/u/agrey)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2026, 6:17pm UTC](https://connect.oeglobal.org/t/new-resource-open-education-workbook/8672 "2026-02-02T18:17:11Z")
Hello! I want to share with y’all a resource that we have just published. A workbook designed for faculty who are uncertain, overwhelmed, or brand new to open education We know the challenge: Getting faculty to understa… --- ## [Open Invitation to Participate in Research Interview on Renewable Assignments in Higher Education](https://connect.oeglobal.org/t/open-invitation-to-participate-in-research-interview-on-renewable-assignments-in-higher-education/8424)
**Author:** [@Florankem](https://connect.oeglobal.org/u/Florankem)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2026, 5:03pm UTC](https://connect.oeglobal.org/t/open-invitation-to-participate-in-research-interview-on-renewable-assignments-in-higher-education/8424 "2026-01-08T17:03:02Z")
Happy New Year to You!! This is an open invitation request to be a potential participant for the research interview I am currently conducting for my master’s thesis titled “ Developing a Renewable Assignment Starter Kit… --- ## [Please be part of celebrating an actual PhD viewing Open Education 2025](https://connect.oeglobal.org/t/please-be-part-of-celebrating-an-actual-phd-viewing-open-education-2025/8357)
**Author:** [@GinoFransman](https://connect.oeglobal.org/u/GinoFransman)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2025, 1:11pm UTC](https://connect.oeglobal.org/t/please-be-part-of-celebrating-an-actual-phd-viewing-open-education-2025/8357 "2025-12-03T13:11:07Z")
@igorlesko has been awarded his Phd from the Open University of the Netherlands. Share your wishes and thoughts… --- ## [AI Declaration Statement Pressbook Template](https://connect.oeglobal.org/t/ai-declaration-statement-pressbook-template/8313)
**Author:** [@agrey](https://connect.oeglobal.org/u/agrey)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2025, 9:39pm UTC](https://connect.oeglobal.org/t/ai-declaration-statement-pressbook-template/8313 "2025-11-20T21:39:18Z")
Earlier this year, @cogdog shared the Me & My Machine (MMM) labels as a potential way of marking level of AI Use. After spending several months percolating on this idea, I’m happy to share our revised AI Declaration Stat… --- ## [WHO Acadmy and ScholarRx Partnership on OERs for Nurses in Rwanda](https://connect.oeglobal.org/t/who-acadmy-and-scholarrx-partnership-on-oers-for-nurses-in-rwanda/8157)
**Author:** [@OEGconnect](https://connect.oeglobal.org/u/OEGconnect)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2025, 9:22pm UTC](https://connect.oeglobal.org/t/who-acadmy-and-scholarrx-partnership-on-oers-for-nurses-in-rwanda/8157 "2025-10-14T21:22:05Z")
Congratulations to OEGlobal member ScholarRX for their recently announced partnership with the World Health Organization’s WHO Academy to develop OERs with AI to support nursing programs in Rwanda. An announcement spot… --- ## [AI and OER faculty survey (US and Canada)](https://connect.oeglobal.org/t/ai-and-oer-faculty-survey-us-and-canada/8127)
**Author:** [@drclintonlisell](https://connect.oeglobal.org/u/drclintonlisell)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2025, 6:27pm UTC](https://connect.oeglobal.org/t/ai-and-oer-faculty-survey-us-and-canada/8127 "2025-10-13T18:27:27Z")
Dear faculty members, We would appreciate it if you would complete this anonymous survey on attitudes to and use of generative AI for teaching (approximately 7 minutes to complete). All faculty who teach or have taught … --- ## [Time to Open Health Professions Education: Get to know our Collective](https://connect.oeglobal.org/t/time-to-open-health-professions-education-get-to-know-our-collective/8001)
**Author:** [@openhpecollective](https://connect.oeglobal.org/u/openhpecollective)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2025, 10:18pm UTC](https://connect.oeglobal.org/t/time-to-open-health-professions-education-get-to-know-our-collective/8001 "2025-10-09T22:18:28Z")
Hello there! First post here excited and nervous We have spent the last days going over your sharing of initiatives and you are truly inspiring. We wanted to share our initiative with you to hear your input and of cours… --- ## [Open Networked Learning - A course, a community, an approach](https://connect.oeglobal.org/t/open-networked-learning-a-course-a-community-an-approach/7775)
**Author:** [@cogdog](https://connect.oeglobal.org/u/cogdog)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2025, 6:56pm UTC](https://connect.oeglobal.org/t/open-networked-learning-a-course-a-community-an-approach/7775 "2025-09-04T18:56:46Z")
Open Networked Learning is an open online course on… open online teaching and learning, organized, if I read the footers correctly, Karlstadt University (Sweden) and Arcada (Finland). The Open Networked Learning pr… --- ## [Stories, Voices, and a Lot of Emails: My Approach to Webinar Planning](https://connect.oeglobal.org/t/stories-voices-and-a-lot-of-emails-my-approach-to-webinar-planning/7935)
**Author:** [@heatherb](https://connect.oeglobal.org/u/heatherb)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2025, 12:37pm UTC](https://connect.oeglobal.org/t/stories-voices-and-a-lot-of-emails-my-approach-to-webinar-planning/7935 "2025-09-03T12:37:19Z")
Originally published at: Stories, Voices, and a Lot of Emails: My Approach to Webinar Planning – CCCOER By Heather Blicher, CCCOER Director, Open Education Global When it comes to planning webinars, my philosophy is:… --- ## [Ask TIM, a friendly AI Assistant, to Find MIT Resources to Learn From](https://connect.oeglobal.org/t/ask-tim-a-friendly-ai-assistant-to-find-mit-resources-to-learn-from/7911)
**Author:** [@cogdog](https://connect.oeglobal.org/u/cogdog)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2025, 8:28pm UTC](https://connect.oeglobal.org/t/ask-tim-a-friendly-ai-assistant-to-find-mit-resources-to-learn-from/7911 "2025-08-24T20:28:49Z")
Not enough can be ever said about the contributions of MIT to the open movement, from OpenCourseware to Open Learning. They are after all, the reason for OEGlobal being here. Maybe it’s been there for a while, but I jus… --- ## [An Open Call to Institutions, Researchers, AI Labs, Educators, and Citizen Scientists](https://connect.oeglobal.org/t/an-open-call-to-institutions-researchers-ai-labs-educators-and-citizen-scientists/7852)
**Author:** [@hardiktiwari](https://connect.oeglobal.org/u/hardiktiwari)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2025, 9:42am UTC](https://connect.oeglobal.org/t/an-open-call-to-institutions-researchers-ai-labs-educators-and-citizen-scientists/7852 "2025-07-18T09:42:00Z")
Can AI validate scientific claims, without a statistician in the loop? That’s not just a question. It’s the crisis of our time in the age of LLMs. :police\_car\_light: As AI floods research with machine-generated hypothes… --- ## [OEGlobal at OER25: Stories, AI, and the Future of Open](https://connect.oeglobal.org/t/oeglobal-at-oer25-stories-ai-and-the-future-of-open/7805)
**Author:** [@OEGconnect](https://connect.oeglobal.org/u/OEGconnect)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2025, 4:08pm UTC](https://connect.oeglobal.org/t/oeglobal-at-oer25-stories-ai-and-the-future-of-open/7805 "2025-07-03T16:08:45Z")
Originally published at: OEGlobal at OER25: Stories, AI, and the Future of Open – OEGlobal The 16th Annual Open Education Conference (OER25), hosted by the Association for Learning Technology (ALT), took place on Jun… --- ## [The Tragedy of AI (and what to do about it)](https://connect.oeglobal.org/t/the-tragedy-of-ai-and-what-to-do-about-it/7745)
**Author:** [@paulstacey](https://connect.oeglobal.org/u/paulstacey)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2025, 8:47am UTC](https://connect.oeglobal.org/t/the-tragedy-of-ai-and-what-to-do-about-it/7745 "2025-06-25T08:47:40Z")
Thought I’d share “The Tragedy of AI (and what to do about it)” an essay blog post I’ve written to accompany a presentation I’m doing Monday June 23, 2025 at the Association of Learning Technology (ALT) Open Education Co… --- ## [Look Out At The Lush Landscape of the Wikimedia Commons POTD (Picture of the Day)](https://connect.oeglobal.org/t/look-out-at-the-lush-landscape-of-the-wikimedia-commons-potd-picture-of-the-day/7701)
**Author:** [@cogdog](https://connect.oeglobal.org/u/cogdog)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2025, 5:28pm UTC](https://connect.oeglobal.org/t/look-out-at-the-lush-landscape-of-the-wikimedia-commons-potd-picture-of-the-day/7701 "2025-05-27T17:28:01Z")
I do love photographs and the sharing there of, and I cannot count the many different ways I adore the Wikimedia Commons Picture of the Day. Just look at today’s POTD: Wikimedia Commons Photo by Rhododendrites licen… --- ## [Get Certified in Creative Commons! Next Course Start June 2](https://connect.oeglobal.org/t/get-certified-in-creative-commons-next-course-start-june-2/7669)
**Author:** [@OEGconnect](https://connect.oeglobal.org/u/OEGconnect)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2025, 3:19pm UTC](https://connect.oeglobal.org/t/get-certified-in-creative-commons-next-course-start-june-2/7669 "2025-05-16T15:19:49Z")
There’s time now to sign up to add your name to the 2000+ people from 70 countries who have earned a certification in Creative Commons. The next round of the 10 week courses start in June. Get Certified! And if you a… --- ## [Open Education Conference Listing](https://connect.oeglobal.org/t/open-education-conference-listing/7666)
**Author:** [@cogdog](https://connect.oeglobal.org/u/cogdog)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2025, 9:56pm UTC](https://connect.oeglobal.org/t/open-education-conference-listing/7666 "2025-05-14T21:56:58Z")
Here is a valuable new resource from the Open Education Association Development Project - a versatile resource for not only listing upcoming open education conferences, but in a matter where the information can be sorte… --- ## [The AI Challenge: A Plymouth State University Design Forward Module](https://connect.oeglobal.org/t/the-ai-challenge-a-plymouth-state-university-design-forward-module/7658)
**Author:** [@cogdog](https://connect.oeglobal.org/u/cogdog)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2025, 4:45pm UTC](https://connect.oeglobal.org/t/the-ai-challenge-a-plymouth-state-university-design-forward-module/7658 "2025-05-14T16:45:08Z")
I tuned in early today to catch Robin DeRosa @actualham (online) do the opening keynote for University of Regina’s Open Education Bootcamp 2025 – she was full force speaking on “Open and the Oligarchs: Planting Seeds in … --- ## [Switching on OER](https://connect.oeglobal.org/t/switching-on-oer/7646)
**Author:** [@cogdog](https://connect.oeglobal.org/u/cogdog)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2025, 4:51pm UTC](https://connect.oeglobal.org/t/switching-on-oer/7646 "2025-05-09T16:51:05Z")
Here is some impressive country wide OER Repository building in Switzerland – Switch OER is “Switzerland’s OER repository for Swiss higher education.” If I am scanning correctly, it includes over 1000 OER from 5 unive… --- ## [Re/Marks on Power: Remi Kalir's New (open access) Re/Markable book](https://connect.oeglobal.org/t/re-marks-on-power-remi-kalirs-new-open-access-re-markable-book/7629)
**Author:** [@cogdog](https://connect.oeglobal.org/u/cogdog)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2025, 9:40pm UTC](https://connect.oeglobal.org/t/re-marks-on-power-remi-kalirs-new-open-access-re-markable-book/7629 "2025-05-05T21:40:38Z")
Scholar and educator Remi Kalir @remikalir already literally co-authored The Book on Annotation on which we have enjoyed having as a guest on OEG Voices Episode 26 as well as helping with our efforts to annotate the U… --- ## [Welcome HAN University of Applied Sciences: Learn About their Change Approach to Digital Educational Resources](https://connect.oeglobal.org/t/welcome-han-university-of-applied-sciences-learn-about-their-change-approach-to-digital-educational-resources/7628)
**Author:** [@cogdog](https://connect.oeglobal.org/u/cogdog)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2025, 8:45pm UTC](https://connect.oeglobal.org/t/welcome-han-university-of-applied-sciences-learn-about-their-change-approach-to-digital-educational-resources/7628 "2025-05-05T20:45:15Z")
We are sending this welcome message to one of our newer OEGlobal Organizational Members, HAN University of Applied Sciences, based in the Netherlands-- see as well more descriptive information in their OEGlobal member p… --- ## [Decentring ELT: Open Access Research from Indonesian Islamic Schools](https://connect.oeglobal.org/t/decentring-elt-open-access-research-from-indonesian-islamic-schools/7580)
**Author:** [@abdulsyahid](https://connect.oeglobal.org/u/abdulsyahid)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2025, 5:52pm UTC](https://connect.oeglobal.org/t/decentring-elt-open-access-research-from-indonesian-islamic-schools/7580 "2025-04-14T17:52:26Z")
Absolutely thrilled to share our open publication with the OE Global community! :books::globe\_showing\_asia\_australia: Title: Researching English Teacher Development and Classroom Instruction in Indonesian Madrasahs and … --- ## [New Curated Collection on OER Commons: Spanish-language OER!](https://connect.oeglobal.org/t/new-curated-collection-on-oer-commons-spanish-language-oer/7490)
**Author:** [@Peter](https://connect.oeglobal.org/u/Peter)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2025, 4:28pm UTC](https://connect.oeglobal.org/t/new-curated-collection-on-oer-commons-spanish-language-oer/7490 "2025-03-12T16:28:59Z")
Continuing the discussion from OER Commons nueva colección curada: recursos abiertos en español (in English): Good news! We’ve created a new curated collection of OER, all written in Spanish, to help spanish speakers f… --- ## [Librarians: The Open Pedagogy Cookbook](https://connect.oeglobal.org/t/librarians-the-open-pedagogy-cookbook/7338)
**Author:** [@heatherb](https://connect.oeglobal.org/u/heatherb)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2025, 5:56pm UTC](https://connect.oeglobal.org/t/librarians-the-open-pedagogy-cookbook/7338 "2025-02-06T17:56:05Z")
\*As posted in other listservs by mchim@excelsior.edu \* The Open Pedagogy Cookbook Title: The Open Pedagogy Cookbook Editor: Melissa Chim Publisher: ACRL Chapter Proposals due May 2, 2025 I’m excited to invite chapt… --- ## [MIT Open Learning: The AI + Open Education Initiative](https://connect.oeglobal.org/t/mit-open-learning-the-ai-open-education-initiative/7321)
**Author:** [@heatherb](https://connect.oeglobal.org/u/heatherb)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2025, 5:36pm UTC](https://connect.oeglobal.org/t/mit-open-learning-the-ai-open-education-initiative/7321 "2025-02-03T17:36:43Z")
:tada: Exciting news for EdTech! MIT Open Learning just published nine research papers exploring artificial intelligence in open education. Written by global researchers, these projects envision a world where AI-powered… --- ## [DOERS: Research Case Studies Call for Proposals](https://connect.oeglobal.org/t/doers-research-case-studies-call-for-proposals/7332)
**Author:** [@heatherb](https://connect.oeglobal.org/u/heatherb)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2025, 5:32pm UTC](https://connect.oeglobal.org/t/doers-research-case-studies-call-for-proposals/7332 "2025-02-03T17:32:42Z")
Sent on behalf of DOERS3 We are excited to announce that DOERS is seeking authors for a book-length project centered around how scholars, practitioners and administrators enact research about open education. To that end… --- ## [MOOC on Open Opportunities, with all materials available in editable format](https://connect.oeglobal.org/t/mooc-on-open-opportunities-with-all-materials-available-in-editable-format/7248)
**Author:** [@Paola](https://connect.oeglobal.org/u/Paola)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2025, 5:32pm UTC](https://connect.oeglobal.org/t/mooc-on-open-opportunities-with-all-materials-available-in-editable-format/7248 "2025-01-16T17:32:51Z")
Happy new year, OE Global friends! A quick note to share one of our newest MOOCs on Polimi Open Knowledge, CC BY: “Enhancing education through open opportunities”. The MOOC aims to help practitioners, instructional d… --- ## [AI Artistry: Mastering Tools for Content Creators (e-book)](https://connect.oeglobal.org/t/ai-artistry-mastering-tools-for-content-creators-e-book/7165)
**Author:** [@AnjuGandhi](https://connect.oeglobal.org/u/AnjuGandhi)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2024, 3:56pm UTC](https://connect.oeglobal.org/t/ai-artistry-mastering-tools-for-content-creators-e-book/7165 "2024-11-22T15:56:49Z")
In today’s fast-paced digital world, content creation has become more dynamic, innovative, and essential than ever before. The integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI) into this realm has not only revolutionized the w… --- ## [What does Open Artificial Intelligence in Education mean to you?](https://connect.oeglobal.org/t/what-does-open-artificial-intelligence-in-education-mean-to-you/6939)
**Author:** [@vidminas](https://connect.oeglobal.org/u/vidminas)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2024, 6:18pm UTC](https://connect.oeglobal.org/t/what-does-open-artificial-intelligence-in-education-mean-to-you/6939 "2024-10-17T18:18:43Z")
TL;DR: Let us know your take on what ‘open’ artificial intelligence in education is by signing up via https://forms.office.com/e/346it1gRdz What would it mean for generative AI to be open? As with everything in the wor… --- ## [Once Upon an Online Time: Cybersecurity Issues recast through Classic Fairy Tales](https://connect.oeglobal.org/t/once-upon-an-online-time-cybersecurity-issues-recast-through-classic-fairy-tales/6671)
**Author:** [@cogdog](https://connect.oeglobal.org/u/cogdog)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2024, 2:56pm UTC](https://connect.oeglobal.org/t/once-upon-an-online-time-cybersecurity-issues-recast-through-classic-fairy-tales/6671 "2024-06-23T14:56:03Z")
Originally published at: Once Upon an Online Time: Cybersecurity Issues recast through Classic Fairy Tales – OEGlobal Combining a concern for making cybersecurity understandable to children and a decline in their rea… [Next page](https://connect.oeglobal.org/c/oeg-plaza/spotlight/14.md?page=1)