03.04.20
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Open Educational Resources Conference at LLCC April 17

Registration Open. Exploring OER: Access, Adoption, & ApplicationThere’s still time to register! LLCC will be hosting the Exploring OER: Access, Adoptions and Application conference on Friday, April 17, 2020. Registration is now open through April 9 at http://tiny.cc/ExploreOER. The cost is $30 for ILCCO and NILRC members. Contact Becky Parton at becky.parton@llcc.edu with any questions.

Abbey Elder, open access and scholarly communication librarian at Iowa State University and author of “The OER Starter Kit,” will provide the keynote address, “Whisk Well to Incorporate: Effective Practices for Adopting OER.”

Conference schedule:

  • 9 a.m. – Registration and coffee
  • 9:30 a.m. – Welcome and Illinois update
  • 10 a.m. – Keynote address
  • 11:15 a.m. – Breakout sessions
    • Getting Started with OER
    • Copyright
    • Finding OER
    • Teaching with OER
    • Creating OER
  • 12:15 p.m. – Lunch and featured panel
  • 1 p.m. – Roundtable discussions
  • 3 p.m. – Break and snacks
  • 3:15 p.m. – Round robin presentations

For more information regarding registration, contact Lisa Sikora at 608-523-4094 or lsikora@nilrc.org.

The conference is sponsored by Illinois Community Colleges Online and Networking Illinois Learning Resources in Community Colleges.