Hello friends! Odds are good that by now you’ve heard about the satellite event that ISKME and BCcampus are co-hosting in Vancouver, Canada for this year’s OEGlobal conference.
I just wanted to give folks a heads up that if you were thinking of registering and would like to have a say in what sessions get livestreamed, please register by EOD Sept 11!
In addition to livestreams, we’ll have some special in-person programming and activities, and attendees will get breakfasts and lunches provided. Our programming will be a great opportunity to learn about how partners in open education are working across British Columbia and Canada, but everyone who can come is welcome to join us!
Regular registration is $30/day or $80 for all three days, and student registration is $15/day or $40 for all three days. Register here! I also have a limited number of free student registrations available for Canadian indigenous and First Nations students – contact me directly for more details.
Many thanks to Internet Archive Canada for sponsoring the venue – if you haven’t seen the Vancouver HQ yet, The Permanent is stunning and I’m excited to welcome attendees there. (see picture below) As well, many thanks to the folks at Pressbooks for their financial support of the event!
Here here, hear hear, if you are in the Vancouver region try to make plans to be there for the OEGlobal 2026 Satellite event, or as we call it OEGlobal26 YVR. We appreciate the plans Peter, Lisa, Megan at ISKME are pulling together with support from BCcampus and now Pressbooks.
I’ll be at the Vancouver satellite too. I attended the official launch open house of Internet Archive Canada a few years ago and the venue is quite amazing. I look forward to seeing old friends and making new ones there. Lots to explore and imagine as this work moves forward.
Hi again. Thought I’d stir the pot so to speak by sharing one more idea that has been on my mind. I shared this idea offline with @Peter and he encouraged me to post it here.
I downloaded the form they are using to invite feedback and have been slowly working on a personal response to the questions from an open point of view. But I keep thinking it would be awesome if a larger group response came from the Canadian open education community. I think a group response would be more thorough, convey a range of perspectives, and carry more weight. I think the government needs to start hearing from open educators and we need to proactively try and shape issues and policy relevant to our work. All that led me to wonder - Is there any interest in collaborating on a collective response?
I know the due dates to this consultation don’t line up with the dates of the satellite event. And I know the due dates are coming up fast leaving little time to organize something like this but I share it here as an open invitation. If this interests you please get in touch.
It’s also an example of things I think the Canadian open education community could be working on together. Perhaps there are other similarly things we could do together at the satellite event?
Thanks Paul for being there and for advancing this action suggestion. Perhaps it can be an open discussion of what happens next or what we can do collectively?? I second the suggestion for this community to reply to the request from the government.
I think I’d be up for this. I have a fair bit going on in the next few weeks but if there’s a group that may work on this I’m interested in connecting and hopefully could dedicate a little time to it!
