[Canadaoer] Athabasca University's Open Education Week Activities

Hi all, I'm excited to share two online panels happening at Athabasca University for Open Ed Week 2022: Creative Comments: An Introductory Discussion of Open Licensing On March 7th from 12-1pm MT, Athabasca University will be hosting a lunch-and-learn discussion panel on open licensing. Join Dan Cockcroft (OER Librarian), Rachel Conroy (Copyright Officer) and Mark McCutcheon (Chair of the Centre for Humanities and Professor of Literary Studies) to discuss common questions and misconceptions surrounding open licensing. While the discussion will be oriented to instructors who are curious about open licensing, we invite everyone from the education community to participate. See you there! Grab your free ticket here: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/266969201067 Evaluating Excellence: A Conversation About OER Quality On March 9th from 12-1pm MT, Athabasca University will be hosting a lunch-and-learn discussion on the quality of Open Educational Resources (OER). Join Dan Cockcroft (OER librarian), Dr. Connie Blomgren (Assistant Professor, Distance Education), Michael Dabrowski (Academic Coordinator, Spanish), Dr. David Annand (Professor, Accounting), and Dr. Dietmar Kennepohl (Professor, Chemistry) to discuss common questions and misconceptions surrounding the quality of open resources. While the panel discussion will be oriented to instructors who are curious about OER, we invite everyone from the education community to participate. Grab your free ticket here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/267142579647 Take care, Dan -- Dan Cockcroft, MLIS, MA (Digital Humanities) (he/him) OER Librarian Athabasca University Library & Scholarly Resources Book a Meeting with Me<https://outlook.office365.com/owa/calendar/OERAppointments@athabascau… [cid:69e33182-0776-4d88-b379-cbaf5df186df] Athabasca University respectfully acknowledges that we are on and work on the traditional lands of the Indigenous Peoples of Canada. We honor the ancestry, heritage and gifts of the Indigenous Peoples (Inuit, First Nations, Métis) and give thanks to them. -- This communication is intended for the use of the recipient to whom it is addressed, and may contain confidential, personal, and or privileged information. Please contact us immediately if you are not the intended recipient of this communication, and do not copy, distribute, or take action relying on it. Any communications received in error, or subsequent reply, should be deleted or destroyed. ---