[Canadaoer] SPARC webinar next week on Canadian and US policy related to OE

Dear Canadian OE community, Please note this very interesting SPARC webinar for next week’s Open Education Week on the subject of OE policy in Canada and the US. -- Lise Brin, MLIS Program Officer / Agente de programme [cid:image001.png@01D70C1E.7AF7C790] Canadian Association of Research Libraries Association des bibliothèques de recherche du Canada 309 rue Cooper Street, Suite 203 Ottawa Ontario K2P 0G5 T 902.318.4485 E lise.brin@carl-abrc.ca<mailto:lise.brin@carl-abrc.ca> W www.carl-abrc.ca [cid:image002.png@01D70C1E.7AF7C790]@carlabrc ------ From: Nicole Allen <nicole@sparcopen.org<mailto:nicole@sparcopen.org>> Date: Thursday, February 25, 2021 at 10:01 AM Subject: [SPARC] SPARC Webcast: Open Education Policy in the U.S. and Canada Dear SPARC community, In honor of international Open Education Week<https://www.openeducationweek.org/>, SPARC is excited to announce a webcast on Thursday March 4th to explore the latest in open education policy. [cid:image003.png@01D70C1E.7AF7C790] Open Education Policy in the U.S. and Canada: Trends and Opportunities Webcast | Thursday, March 4, 2021 | 1:00 - 2:00pm EST Register here to attend live or receive the recording<https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_lEOJcyVQSW--brNo975olg> Policy is one of the key ingredients for sustainable, effective open education efforts. In this special Open Education Week webcast, members of the SPARC policy team will provide a timely update on the state of open education policy across the U.S. and Canada. What are the key trends in successful state and province-wide efforts? What are the opportunities with the new U.S. administration? What can community members do to advance open education policy in your context? Join us for a 1-hour exploration of these questions and more from our team of experts, including Nicole Allen<https://sparcopen.org/people/nicole-allen/>, Hailey Babb<https://sparcopen.org/people/hailey-babb/>, Katie Steen<https://sparcopen.org/people/katie-steen-2/>, and Winni Zhang<https://sparcopen.org/people/winni-zhang/>. Registration<https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_lEOJcyVQSW--brNo975olg> is free and open to all. Nicole Starr Allen SPARC<http://www.sparcopen.org/> | Director of Open Education 1201 Connecticut Ave NW, #608 Washington, DC 20036 USA nicole@sparcopen.org<mailto:nicole@sparcopen.org> @txtbks<http://twitter.com/txtbks> she/her