Earn a Certificate on Creative Commons Licensing to add to your Professional Development!
"The Certificate is an in-depth course about CC licenses, open practices and the ethos of the Commons. The course is composed of readings, quizzes, discussions, and practical exercises to develop learners’ open skills.This course is open to everyone, from university students and entry-level professionals to experts in the fields of library science and education."
More information and registration can be found here
Conferences, grants, and other OER-related opportunities
CALL FOR PROPOSALS: A call for papers has opened for the Journal for Multicultural Education. The submission should be focused on the intersections of open educational practices and equity pedagogy. Learn more and submit here.
ALMOST HERE: The Open Education Conference (#OpenEd21) will be held virtually October 18-22nd. That’s next week! Check out these tips for getting the most out of this (and any) virtual conference, and note that registration is still available.
REGISTER NOW: Kennesaw State University is having their Open Access Week October 25th - 28th. See the complete list of events and register here.
APPLY NOW: Apply for the Certificate in OER Librarianship Program through the Open Education Network. Deadline for applications is November 28th, 11:59 pm CT. Learn more and apply here.
SAVE THE DATE: Join the Southern Regional Education Board this February in Atlanta for the Open Educational Resources and Dual Enrollment: Making a Case for Student Success conference on the promise of OER in dual enrollment to increase equity, access and affordability for U.S. students in high school and college. Learn more here.
REGISTER NOW: Iowa OER Virtual Summit’s registration is open. This conference is free of cost and takes place March 1-3, 2022. Learn more and register here.
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Shout out to NTCC Faculty Adronisha Frazier, Beth Alford, and Brandy Williams for attending the Quantitative Biology OER Workshop through NIMBios and Quantitative Biology at Community College (QB@CC) at the University of Tennessee!
"QB@CC brings together life science and math faculty from across the country to develop a collection of OERs focused on math/quantitative skills appropriate for community college biology courses, and provide the professional development and community support needed to incorporate quantitative/math skill in biology courses."
https://qubeshub.org/community/groups/qbccfeb2020