OpenEd Digest - June 2026

Digest

Jun 18

Written By Gabby Hernandez

June 2026 | Edition 204

OpenEd Digest

Your monthly roundup of what’s new in open education

Upcoming Events

Curated picks from our lists of upcoming webinars and conferences

Upcoming Webinars:

BCCampus - Growing Institutional Open Education Initiatives - Jun. 22
Creative Commons - Founders Fireside Chat - Jun. 23
CCCOER - Summer Book Club: Accessibility and AI - Jun. 25
CCCOER - Open Education as Resilience: Sumud and Higher Education in Palestine - Jul. 9
Open Education Association - Funding Strategies for Open Education - Recording Posted

Conference Call for Proposals:

AI + OER Institute 2026 - (virtual, August 7-8) - Deadline July 15

Last Chance Conference Registration:

Virtual LibreFest 2026 - Jul. 17

Save the Date:

Open Education Network community members can save the dates for OEN Engage! 2026. All OEN members, as well as institutions that are a part of OEN member consortia and regional systems, are welcome.

Registration Now Open:

Registration is now open for MYFest26. Equity Unbound’s global open education festival is hosted virtually throughout June, July & August 2026. The MYFest schedule is still emerging and will be continuously updated.
Registration is open for the 2026 Open Education Conference on October 27-29. Register by August 31 to get earlybird pricing or take advantage of discounts for association members. Register Now!

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Open Opportunities

Highlights from our open education opportunity board

Open Calls:

Nominations: Open Education Awards for Excellence - Jun. 19
Call for Peer Reviewers: Open Textbooks Pilot Program - Jun. 23
Feedback Request: Communication in the Real World OER - Jun. 30
Accepting Applications: New CCCOER Committee Members - Jun. 30

Federal Grants:

Open Textbook Pilot Program - Jun. 23
FY 2027 Fulbright Teacher Exchange Program - Jun. 29

Job Opportunities:

Bilingual OER Course Creator - CT State Community College

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Stories from the Field

Snapshots of open education making a difference

From Colorado: Governor Polis signed HB 26-1016 on June 1, reauthorizing the state's Open Educational Resources grant program for five more years, through 2031. Since the program launched, Colorado students have saved nearly $60 million in textbook costs, representing an 11-to-1 return on state investment, with over 176,000 students now enrolled in courses using openly licensed materials annually. Read More >>

From Maine: The University of New England celebrated its second annual OER Awards on May 1, recognizing faculty and staff who have helped save students over $500,000 in textbook costs since 2023. The university also partnered with 11 colleges and universities on a statewide workshop to expand open education practice across Maine. Read More >>

Hot Off the Press

Newly-published resources to explore and share

Open Resource: Teaching Strategies & Reflections on AI is a compilation of submissions from faculty who are actively evaluating tools, experimenting with new approaches, refining pedagogy, and sharing recommendations grounded in classroom experience.

Report: The State Policy Guidance: A Roadmap to Strengthen Dual Enrollment Through Alignment, Affordability, and Open Educational Resources report identifies eight practical policy recommendations that states can use to strengthen dual enrollment through better alignment between K–12 and higher education, reduced instructional materials costs, and expanded use of open educational resources (OER).

Open Textbook: Be Prepared for Your Nurse Practitioner Clinical Readiness Exam. This text contains case studies and review questions for nurse practitioner students, focusing on the 3Ps of nurse practitioner education (Pharmacology, Pathophysiology, and Physical (Health) Assessment) to help NP students prepare for their clinical courses and pass their clinical readiness exam.

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