With the fall semester underway, the Open Education Association Development Project is gearing up for its next phase. Over the summer, we shared the results of our national needs assessment, which defined the gaps and priorities the association needs to fill. We also held a series of open working sessions that helped shape our initial plans for membership, programming, and resources.

On September 30th, we invite you to join a final working session to review our plans to move forward with launching the association.

📝 Working Session: Final Review of Association Development

📅 September 30th, 3:00 PM ET / 12:00 PM PT

Read on for more updates, and be on the lookout for an invitation next month to officially join the association as one of its first members!

What have we done over the last month?

Published the highly-requested Open Education: Getting Started Guide, which provides a starting point for practitioners to find useful resources in core areas of Open Education practice.
Hosted a series of open working sessions on membership, programming, curated tools & resources, and branding.
Met with organizations and community members to gather additional input on our plans and strategy. Want to connect? We’d love to meet with you!

What are we working on now?

Preparing to officially found the Open Education Association and begin accepting individual members. Join our final working session on September 30th to share input and learn more.
Developing a website and updated branding based on input from last month’s working session. Missed the chance to weigh in? Share your input here.
Getting ready for OpenEd25, which we’re supporting as a top-level sponsor. If you’re attending, we hope you’ll stop by our booth, and also don’t miss our hybrid panel on the future of open education in the U.S.