BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//CiviCRM//NONSGML CiviEvent iCal//EN X-WR-TIMEZONE:Europe/London METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/London BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST DTSTART:20260622T090000 END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:CiviCRM_EventID_1086_a485739cf401d1e8c18eaece375aefd0@www.alt.ac.uk SUMMARY:OER26: Openness Reimagined: Continuity\, Change an d Shared Vision  X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

Openness Reimagined: Continuity\, Change and Sha red Vision
\n Sustaining the ethos a nd values of open in a changing landscape

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22-23 June 2026 (Milton Keynes\, UK)

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Open education has always b een both a practice and a proposition. It is groun ded in commitments to access\, equity\, collaborat ion\, and the sharing of knowledge as a public goo d. Over decades\, these commitments have taken ins titutional form through open educational resources \, open practices\, open pedagogy\, open research\ , open access publishing\, and global networks of collaboration. Openness has shaped learning system s\, expanded participation\, and redefined what ed ucation can be.
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\n OER26 invites del egates to reimagine and re-theorise openness while recognising the enduring ethos that has sustained the movement from its earliest days.
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\n Hosted by the Institute of Educational Techno logy at The Open University (UK)\, widely recognis ed as one of the foundational institutions in the modern open education movement\, this event offers a distinctive space for reflection and renewal. E stablished in 1969 with a radical commitment to wi dening participation and removing barriers to high er education\, The Open University has long embodi ed the principle that education should be open to people\, places\, methods\, and ideas. Its history reminds us that openness represents and constitut es an ongoing\, transformative ethical and social commitment. Bringing the conference to this settin g underscores both continuity and change: continui ty in the enduring values of openness\, and change in the technological\, political\, and institutio nal environments in which those values are enacted . 
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\n OER26 will foster dialogue acr oss disciplines and regions\, welcoming diverse in terpretations of what openness means and what it m ight become. Our call for proposals welcomes contr ibutions that explore how the ethos of openness is sustained\, challenged\, institutionalised\, or t ransformed in the current moment.

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Cochairs 
\n Dr Rob Farrow and D r Beck Pitt\, from the Institute of Educational Te chnology at The Open University\, serve as co‑dire ctors of the Global OER Graduate Network (GO‑GN). Their longstanding commitment to open education re search\, community building\, and global collabora tion brings a distinctive perspective to this year ’s conference\, ensuring a programme that is both inclusive and forward‑looking.

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Lear n More 

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Please note that early bird pric es will end on Friday\, 29 May 2026.

DESCRIPTION:Openness Reimagined: Continuity\, Change and Share d Vision\n \n Sustaining the ethos and values of o pen in a changing landscape\n \n \n 22-23 June 202 6 (Milton Keynes\, UK)\n \n \n Open education has always been both a practice and a proposition. It is grounded in commitments to access\, equity\, co llaboration\, and the sharing of knowledge as a pu blic good. Over decades\, these commitments have t aken institutional form through open educational r esources\, open practices\, open pedagogy\, open r esearch\, open access publishing\, and global netw orks of collaboration. Openness has shaped learnin g systems\, expanded participation\, and redefined what education can be.\n \n \n \n OER26 invites d elegates to reimagine and re-theorise openness whi le recognising the enduring ethos that has sustain ed the movement from its earliest days.\n \n \n \n Hosted by the Institute of Educational Technology at The Open University (UK)\, widely recognised a s one of the foundational institutions in the mode rn open education movement\, this event offers a d istinctive space for reflection and renewal. Estab lished in 1969 with a radical commitment to wideni ng participation and removing barriers to higher e ducation\, The Open University has long embodied t he principle that education should be open to peop le\, places\, methods\, and ideas. Its history rem inds us that openness represents and constitutes a n ongoing\, transformative ethical and social comm itment. Bringing the conference to this setting un derscores both continuity and change: continuity i n the enduring values of openness\, and change in the technological\, political\, and institutional environments in which those values are enacted. \n \n \n \n OER26 will foster dialogue across discip lines and regions\, welcoming diverse interpretati ons of what openness means and what it might becom e. Our call for proposals welcomes contributions t hat explore how the ethos of openness is sustained \, challenged\, institutionalised\, or transformed in the current moment.\n \n \n \n Cochairs \n \n Dr Rob Farrow and Dr Beck Pitt\, from the Institut e of Educational Technology at The Open University \, serve as co‑directors of the Global OER Graduat e Network (GO‑GN). Their longstanding commitment t o open education research\, community building\, a nd global collaboration brings a distinctive persp ective to this year’s conference\, ensuring a prog ramme that is both inclusive and forward‑looking.\ n \n \n \n Learn More \n \n \n \n \n OER26 Homepa ge (https://www.alt.ac.uk/oer26)\n Call for Propo sals (https://www.alt.ac.uk/OER26-Proposals)\n Co -Chairs (https://www.alt.ac.uk/oer26-co%E2%80%91ch airs)\n Committee (https://www.alt.ac.uk/oer26-co mmittee) \n Keynotes (https://www.alt.ac.uk/oer26 -keynotes)\n Scholarships (https://www.alt.ac.uk/ oer26-scholarships)\n \n \n Please note that early bird prices will end on Friday\, 29 May 2026.\n CATEGORIES:Conference CALSCALE:GREGORIAN DTSTAMP;TZID=Europe/London:20260622T090000 DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260622T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260623T190000 LOCATION:The Open University\n Walton Hall\n Milton Keynes\ , MK7 6AA\n United Kingdom\n URL:https://www.alt.ac.uk/civicrm/event/info?reset=1&id=1086 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR