GO-GN is thrilled to be participating at this year’s Open Education Conference (28-30 October 2025). The conference theme is Eyes on the Horizon and the event will be online and face-to-face in Denver. Colorado, USA.
We’re delighted that GO-GN doctoral researchers and Open Education Research Fellows will be closing the conference with the Keynote Panel: Navigating the role of research in open education. A total of 12 sessions feature 11 GO-GN members and alumni plus the team. Find out more about these sessions below, review the full conference programme and register now!
All times are MDT. GO-GN members and alumni are highlighted in bold.
Wednesday 29 October 2025
- 08.00-08.25 MDT: Scaling up to support open education research: The Global OER Graduate Network (GO-GN) Regional Hubs Beck Pitt, Rob Farrow & Carina Bossu, (The Open University, UK). V3
- 15.40-16.00 MDT: Moving forward, Looking back: Reflecting on Organizational Change in 2019. Stacy Katz (City University of New York / Lehman College). IP4
- 16.10-16.30 MDT: You say potato, I also say potato. Speaking the language of student success. Kathy Essmiller (Oklahoma State University) & Jennifer Pate (Texas A&M). IP1.
Thursday 30 October 2025
- 7.30-7.55 MDT: Openness as Critical Perspective. Rob Farrow (The Open University, UK). V1.
- 9.10-9.50 MDT: East meets West: A comparative look at OER in Japan and the USA. Katsusuke Shigeta (Hokkaido University), Dawn (Nikki) Cannon-Rech (Georgia Southern University), Chikako Nagaoka (National Institute of Informatics) and Jennifer Beamer (California State University, San Bernardino). V3.
- 10.00-10.40 MDT: From Research to Practice: What Maang helped us to see when enacting OER-enabled pedagogy. Jess O’Reilly (Cambrian College). V3.
- 10.50-11.30 MDT: Find the “Happy Accidents”: Painting a resilient future for open education. Dawn (Nikki) Cannon-Rech (Georgia Southern University) and Jennifer Beamer (California State University, San Bernardino). H1.
- 12.00-12.45 MDT: Keynote Panel: Navigating the role of research in open education. Featuring GO-GN’ers and Open Education Research Fellows. Reshetta (University of North Carolina at Greensboro; Open Education Research Fellow), Vidminas Vizgirda (The University of Edinburgh, GO-GN), Abiud Bosire (Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, GO-GN) and Bethany Eldridge (University of Michigan, Open Education Research Fellow capacity). Ballroom.
Pre-Recorded Sessions
- Assessing Institutional Capacity to Support Open Education Practices: Insights from British Columbia. Rajiv Jhangiani (Brock University), Oya Pakkal (Brock University), Clint Lalonde (BC Campus), Josie Gray (BC Campus) & Wenting Rong (Brock University).
- Measuring Student Perceptions of Open Education: A pre- and post-course analysis. Brandon Carson Ontario Tech University)
- Stronger Together: Library and Bookstore Collaboration for OER Success. Rachel Becker (Madison Area Technical College / John Hopkins University) and Holly Deering (Madison Area Technical College).
- Wired Vs. Wireless: A comparison of two models of OER deployment in the Arusha District of Tanzania. Katherine Huth (Griffith University).
