The University of Nebraska is hosting a series of events as part of Open Education Week, March 7-11.

The events, organized by Information Technology Services, Office of Digital Education and campus partners, open with a March 8 keynote by Tanya M. Spilovoy, instructor for the Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition’s Open Education Leadership program. The program is a first-of-its-kind professional development opportunity to empower librarians as leaders for successful open education initiatives.

The events are part of the Open Nebraska initiative, which aims to amplify the usage of free and reduced cost digital course materials and expand the transparency of participating courses and programs. As of the spring 2022 semester, these efforts have saved students across the NU system more than $9 million.

All events during Open Education Week (listed below) will be offered via Zoom. Registration is not required. Learn more about Open Education Week at the University of Nebraska.

2022 Open Education Week

• March 8, 11 a.m. to noon — Tanya M. Spilovoy keynote. Attend via Zoom.

• March 9, noon to 1 p.m. — Faculty panel on what instructors need to know about open educational resources. Attend via Zoom.

• March 10, noon to 1 p.m. — Speed sessions on open educational tools and resources. Each session will be 10 minutes. Topics include Pressbooks, converting a program to OER and creating videos. Attend via Zoom.