Live Session Details for Day 3: North America

Join us for today’s live sessions 2025-10-16T18:00:00Z2025-10-16T19:30:00Z Snapshot Talks and Panel Discussion from North America

Details

Welcome and Opening

  • Robert Lawson, Norquest College, OEGlobal Board member, Alberta, Canada

  • Heather Blicher, Open Education Global, Virginia, USA

  • Liz Yata, Open Education Global, California, USA

Panel Discussion - Open Education Opportunities, Challenges, and Future Direction in North America

Panelists (in alphabetical order)

  • Nicole Allen, Director of Open Education at SPARC, Washington DC, USA

  • Shinta Hernandez, Dean of MC Online and Academic Support with Montgomery College and the past CCCOER Executive Council President, Maryland, USA

  • Leticia Kanywuiro, M.Ed. student and Research Assistant at Thompson Rivers University, British Columbia, Canada

  • Andrea Scott, Director of Open Educational Resources with Salt Lake Community College and CCCOER Executive Council President, Utah, USA

Snapshot Talks:

  • BCcampus, Clint LaLonde, Interim Executive Director & Josie Gray, Interim Director of Open Education, British Columbia, Canada

  • The CUNY 1969 Project, Dr. Hamad Sindhi, Digital Pedagogy Manager for the Center for Teaching & Learning, Baruch College, City University of New York, New York, USA

  • TRauma-Informed Perspective (TRIP) Guidebook, Beth Needham, Academic Advisor and Instructor, Trent University, Peterborough, Ontario, Canada

  • Open Education Association, Aishah Abdullah, Open Education Project Manager at SPARC, Maryland, USA

  • Open for AntiRacism Program, Laura Dunn, OFAR Program Director, California & Hawaii, USA

  • eCampusOntario’s Open Library, Sarah Sooknanan, Coordinator, Programs and Services, Ontario, Canada

Closing Remarks

  • Robert Lawson, Norquest College

Optional After-Session Conversations - Stay online to meet and connect with attendees

What we’ll be talking about …
We’ll be asking the following questions … You can share your experiences by hitting reply below!

  • Is Open Education still relevant for North America?
  • What are the Open Education Opportunities in North America?
  • What are the Open Education Challenges in North America?
  • What is the Future Direction for Open Education?
  • What do you think the impact of AI will be in North America?
  • What are the research priorities in the field? Share any gaps you can see.
  • What is being done at the moment? Share the practical steps that have been taken.

OEGlobal Tour 2025 Navigation

:spiral_calendar: General Calendar plus links to daily events

:arrow_up_small: Main Space virtual lobby for the Tour
:arrow_forward: Welcome Greeting and Meeting
:arrow_forward: Tour Information How to Participate, What to See and Do

:arrow_forward: Day 1 Middle East, Asia, & Oceania
:arrow_forward: Day 2 Africa and Europe
:arrow_forward: Day 3 Latin America and North America
:arrow_forward: OE Award Winners Ceremony