Join us for today’s live sessions 2025-10-16T18:00:00Z→2025-10-16T19:30:00Z Snapshot Talks and Panel Discussion from North America
Participate in Zoom: register
Watch live in YouTube
Details
Welcome and Opening
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Robert Lawson, Norquest College, OEGlobal Board member, Alberta, Canada
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Heather Blicher, Open Education Global, Virginia, USA
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Liz Yata, Open Education Global, California, USA
Panel Discussion - Open Education Opportunities, Challenges, and Future Direction in North America
Panelists (in alphabetical order)
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Nicole Allen, Director of Open Education at SPARC, Washington DC, USA
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Shinta Hernandez, Dean of MC Online and Academic Support with Montgomery College and the past CCCOER Executive Council President, Maryland, USA
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Leticia Kanywuiro, M.Ed. student and Research Assistant at Thompson Rivers University, British Columbia, Canada
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Andrea Scott, Director of Open Educational Resources with Salt Lake Community College and CCCOER Executive Council President, Utah, USA
Snapshot Talks:
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BCcampus, Clint LaLonde, Interim Executive Director & Josie Gray, Interim Director of Open Education, British Columbia, Canada
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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
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TRauma-Informed Perspective (TRIP) Guidebook, Beth Needham, Academic Advisor and Instructor, Trent University, Peterborough, Ontario, Canada
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Open Education Association, Aishah Abdullah, Open Education Project Manager at SPARC, Maryland, USA
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Open for AntiRacism Program, Laura Dunn, OFAR Program Director, California & Hawaii, USA
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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
General Calendar plus links to daily events
Main Space virtual lobby for the Tour
Welcome Greeting and Meeting
Tour Information How to Participate, What to See and Do
Day 1 Middle East, Asia, & Oceania
Day 2 Africa and Europe
Day 3 Latin America and North America
OE Award Winners Ceremony