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Open Education Week 2026
					
 Mar 2, 2026 to Mar 6, 2026 
 8:00AM to 5:00PM

									

				

									

			


	

	

		

			

				

					

						

							Open Education Week: March 2-6, 2026 (logo)							

															

						

						

	

		


	Date/Time

	Date(s) - 02/03/2026 - 06/03/2026
8:00 am - 5:00 pm







Open Education Week is a global celebration of the Open Education movement aimed at raising awareness about open education resources and open pedagogy and their impact on teaching and learning. For more information about the sessions being offered by McMaster, visit McMaster Libraries OER 2026 webpage.


 




OER Grants Lightning Talks & Grant Information Session – virtual session


Date: Monday, March 2nd @ 2:00-2:45pm


This event features McMaster faculty and instructors who are incorporating open education into their teaching. Hear from some of the 2025-2026 OER Grantees as they update us on their awarded projects. Learn about the open resources being created for McMaster courses and hear about experiences in creating open and accessible content. Gather ideas for possible OER projects of your own. Find out more about the McMaster OER Grant which will be offered again in Spring 2026.




Creating Open Content with Pressbooks & H5P – virtual session


Date: Tuesday, March 3rd @ 11:30am-1:00pm


Did you know McMaster has single-sign on to Pressbooks, an easy-to-use open content publishing platform for creating (or adapting) online resources such as textbooks, guidebooks, modules, lab manuals, student-generated assignments, and more? This session will provide an overview of Pressbooks and the dynamic features that are natively baked in – including H5P interactivity, Hypothes.is annotation and embedded multimedia. If you’re looking to self-publish content of any length, and want a simple tool that enables customization, flexibility and accessible, varied publishing formats with web-hosting options, Pressbooks may be right for you. We’ll look at examples of instructor-created and student-created content and get you started on using Pressbooks for your teaching and learning.




eCampusOntario offers free access to H5P, a powerful tool for creating interactive learning elements? H5P allows you to design engaging activities—such as quizzes, drag-and-drop exercises, interactive videos, and more—that can be seamlessly embedded into Avenue to Learn. This session will provide an overview of H5P and showcase a variety of interactive elements that instructors can use to enhance student engagement in online courses. Whether you’re looking to create dynamic learning experiences or explore innovative ways to present content, H5P offers an intuitive and flexible solution. Join us to see real-world examples, learn how to integrate H5P into your course, and get started with designing interactive activities for your teaching and learning.




Sharing Research Differently: Mobilizing Knowledge with Open Educational Resources (uOttawa w/McMaster partner) – virtual session


Date: Wednesday, March 4th @ 11:30am-12:45pm


Open educational resources (OER) are transforming the way we teach, learn, and share knowledge. But what exactly are OER and why are they important for advancing knowledge mobilization? In this bilingual session, we’ll explore the fundamentals of OER and their role in making knowledge creation more collaborative. You’ll hear from OER creators about their experiences, and we’ll highlight strategies to showcase OER contributions in your dossier for tenure, promotion, or funding applications.




Finding and Using OER – virtual session


Date: Thursday, March 5th @ 1:30-2:15pm


One of the biggest barriers to OER adoption and use is finding the right resource. In this session, we will look at some McMaster-specific resources that will help you in your search (including McMaster’s OER by Discipline Guide version 2.0 and the OER Finding Service), explore some OER repositories, and consider some strategies to fine tune your results. We will also look at how you can evaluate the OER you’ve found for possible use in your teaching.