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We are proud to announce that the next OER Conference, ALT's annual conference for Open Education research, practice and policy, will be co-chaired by the Global OER Graduate Network. 

The Global OER Graduate Network (GO-GN) is a network of PhD and EdD candidates around the world whose research projects include a focus on open education (i.e. OER, OEP, MOOC). These doctoral researchers are at the core of the network; around them, over two hundred experts, supervisors, mentors and interested parties connect to form a community of practice.

We are seeking experienced Co-Chairs for the 2021 Conference Committee of the 12th annual conference for Open Education research, practice and policy. The Co-Chairs will play a major role in planning and delivery of the conference in 2021. For information about previous OER conferences please visit https://oer20.oerconf.org/. 

Registration is now open for the 10th annual conference for Open Education Research, which will take place in Galway between 10-11 April, click to register now.

For OER19, we will continue to engage with current, key open education debates, including looking at who open education is helping, how it fits within the whole open arena, how we can learn from previous perceptions of open and how the money is being made.

ALT has collated a response (available here) from its Members and the ALT Open Education Special Interest Group to the UNESCO invitation to provide input for the OER Recommendation text, full details here:  https://www.oercongress.org/unesco-oer-recommendation/

ALT is collating a response for the following UNESCO consultation. Please use this shared doc to provide input https://go.alt.ac.uk/2FsAbBA. If you would like to provide input for the response, please use the heading structure provided.

Executive Summary

ALT has produced this call to action to highlight to education policy makers and professionals how Open Education and OER can expand inclusive and equitable access to education and lifelong learning, widen participation, and create new opportunities for the next generation of teachers and learners, preparing them to become fully engaged digital citizens. 

What is a Digital Champion?

We are looking for Blended Learning developers like you to become Digital Champions for a national programme to support education and training staff to learn the skills of Blended Learning.

Are you...

… successfully implementing Blended Learning?

… keen to motivate others in the use of Blended Learning?

This week 185 participants came together in London for the OER17: The Politics of Open conference and many more participated online.  OER17 presented an opportunity for open practitioners, activists, educators and policy makers to come together as a community to reflect on ‘The Politics of Open’. We asked what are our current key challenges and strengths – locally, nationally, and  internationally? What are our priorities – in terms of political governance, organisational and personal politics? What are the changes that we want to effect together?

The #OER17 conference takes place in London on 5-6 April, it provides an ideal opportunity for anyone interested in learning more about open resources, policy and practice to connect with experts and enthusiasts. We welcome delegates from all sectors to come and share knowledge and experiences, network and learn. In the run up to the conference and during Open Education Week the Open Education SIG is organising a range of activities.