Hello to everyone joining us for the OEGlobal 2025 Tour and being here in the OEG Connect discussion space. We would love to a hello from you, whether you are brand new to OEG Connect or have been around for a while. Just click the reply button below and say hello back to… the world.
Hi, this is Eric from Hong Kong. I host and produce the Education Innovators Podcast where I share stories from brave educators who are changing the rules and enhancing learning experiences all over the globe. Education is the great equalizer! I’m doing my part to help make a quality education available to everyone.
hello to everyone , in my Language Salam سلام عليكم . My name is Saida Affouneh, Open education was my hidden dream when I was a little child living in Palestine with low resources and love for education. I love to share my article about my hidden dream .
Hallo, this is David Stoellger from Hanover, Germany representing twillo. We are Lower-Saxony’s OER repository and happy to support open education in all its shapes and sizes, all over the world. Education is too often still a priviledge, when it ought to be a fundamental right for all. Thank you OEGlobal for the 2025 Tour!
Hello David and we are thrilled to have reps from twillo in this space. I regret that we did not get you on the schedule for day 2, but we would appreciate anything you can add here that gives te community a sense of how twillo works as an OER repository and more (5000+ resources easily searched!)
Hello from Daytona Beach, Florida, USA! I’m Heather, an Open Education Librarian at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. I help to support faculty and students using OER on our campuses all over the world. Happy to be a part of this!
Hello in Daytona Beach, Heather. We are glad to have you in the tour. We hope you enjoy the experience, and where you can, share about your open education efforts, projects, successes at Embry Riddle.
Hello from Hong Kong. I’m Eric Byron, the host and producer of “The Education Innovators Podcast”. My non-profit podcast and YouTube channel is global in scope, with guests from all over the world sharing ideas, best practices, and expertise in creating active learning experiences and innovative approaches to teaching and learning in the 21st century. We believe in the power of open education and that access to quality education has the power to bring people out of poverty and provide hope for a brighter future.
These are some outstanding resources, Heather, for OERs and support materials. I peeked around and came across this comprehensive reference on drone laws and policies, not only for the 50 US states but also for a long list of countries. As an amateur drone enthusiast it’s impressive to see how varied and differently managed air space is.
I wonder for not knowing much about programs in aeronautics, how OER is perceived/welcomed beyond the well established (and documented) cost savings for students.
Most of the open educational resources we’re able to utilize in the aeronautics programs are government documents. For that reason, it’s actually fairly easy to get OERs accepted and cost savings down for those courses (as far as text resources go). Most of the faculty don’t really realize they’re using open resources, they’ve just been relying on resources from the Federal Aviation Administration and Department of Transportation for so long that it just is normal. I think they do welcome OER, even if they’re not fully aware of what it constitutes. For example, I recently came across this great article from a couple of our aviation faculty titled “ChatGPT in the Classroom: A Practical Guide for Educators” that essentially gives advice on using ChatGPT as an educational resource (although not fully open): https://commons.erau.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2047&context=jaaer.
General Calendar plus links to daily events
Main Space virtual lobby for the Tour
Welcome Greeting and Meeting