Getting Started with Open Education is a practical introduction for faculty, staff, and campus leaders who are new to open education or want to strengthen their foundation.

In this session, participants will:

• Learn what open education is and how it’s commonly defined

• See concrete examples of how open education shows up in teaching, campus initiatives, and system-level efforts

• Explore why open education matters for access, affordability, and instructional practice

• Get oriented to the open education community and where to find resources, beginning with the Open Education Association’s Getting Started Guide.

The 60-minute presentation will be recorded and posted online following the event. Live participants are welcome to stay for an optional 30-minute Q&A with small-group discussions.

This event is open to the public, and open education advocates are encouraged to promote this event to your communities.

The Open Education Association invites you to a virtual rewatch of Louisiana Higher Education Commissioner Dr. Kim Hunter Reed’s keynote from the 2025 Open Education Conference. Entitled New Horizons: Opening Doors and Transforming Lives Through Higher Ed in Louisiana, this inspiring talk explores how to pave the way toward more affordable and accessible higher education through bold policy, open innovation, and strategic investments in resources, partnerships, and programs that prioritize student success.

All are welcome to attend this virtual “rewatch party,” which will feature a livestream of the keynote and live chat in Zoom. After the recording, attendees are welcome to stay for an optional discussion.

This event will not be recorded, but a recording of the keynote is available to watch anytime from the Open Education Conference.

The Open Education Association invites you to a virtual rewatch of bestselling author adrienne maree brown’s keynote from the 2025 Open Education Conference. Drawing on decades of movement facilitation, science fiction scholarship, and community care, this keynote invites participants to reflect on transformation, imagination, and the practices that help communities grow and heal.

All are welcome to attend this virtual “rewatch party,” which will feature a livestream of the keynote and live chat in Zoom. After the recording, attendees are welcome to stay for an optional discussion.

This event will not be recorded, but a recording of the keynote is available to watch anytime from the Open Education Conference.