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A webinar presented by CCCOER on March 25, 2025, posed several questions to consider when thinking about using AI in the creation of OER:

• Is AI-generated content open content and what policies and guidance do we have about this?
• Has higher education adequately distinguished between citing AI-generated content and creating usage attributions for it?
• Are there legitimate concerns about the implications of citing AI-generated content, over scholarly sources, in an Open Educational Resource?
• If AI plays a larger role in OER creation, do we still need subject matter experts? Why or why not?
• What risks do we face if we rely too heavily on AI for generating educational content?

Until the recording is published, here is the list of resources that were shared during the session:

• AI Policy [Journal of New Librarianship]
• AI & OER Community Hub [OER Commons]
• ISKME’s Guiding Principles for Responsible AI in the World of “Open”
• Understanding CC Licenses and Generative AI
• The Artificial Intelligence Disclosure (AID) Framework

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OPEN FL: OER Summit 2025: May 21-22

The Florida Virtual Campus OER summit is free and open to everyone. Learn more at: www.flvc.org/oersummit

Open Education Week 2025: March 3-7

It's a great opportunity to attend many free webinars from around the planet. Many of them will post their session information for all to see - and attend.

To celebrate, PCC Library is offering a slate of OER and Creative Commons sessions that week as well.

UNT Open Access Summer Speaker Series 2024
Presented by Open Access @ UNT (University of North Texas)

Features open access practitioners and advocates in a series of talks which will be held via Zoom. 
Register to save the dates receive the Zoom link. 
*Note the Time Zone for Univ of N. Texas

• May 16, Recording Available Soon: Toward Equity in Global Scholarly Communication: The Role of OA in Reducing Epistemic Injustices
• June 20, 1-2 pm (2 pm EST): Transformative Open Data Practices: Unveiling the Impact of TXST Inaugural Open Datathon
• July 18, 1-2 pm (2 pm EST): Open & Copyright
• August 15, 1-2 pm (2 pm EST): Labyrinth: The Legalities of Publishing Student Work Openly

Should students at Pitt have the the opportunity to learn about OER - free textbooks and course materials - and that they too can have a voice in the matter? The Florida Virtual Campus (FLVC) Library Services' division believes so, as well as many other campus student groups across the country. Take a look at the FLVC OER Student Advocate Packet that is available online . . .

• The OER Student Advocate Packet

It includes lots of information for students, but also for anyone wanting to help students get started with an OER initiative on their campus. They offer three simple steps that students can take to promote open and affordable course materials on their campuses: share, discover, and thank.
 

Open RN is pleased to announce that the second edition of the Medical Terminology OER textbook has been published in Pressbooks. The online book and associated learning activities are available at www.cvtc.edu/OpenRN.

We would like to thank those who contributed to the development of the first and second editions of this text whose names are listed on the Preface page of the book. The development of the second edition was funded by the EduStat grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Employment and Training Administration. First edition funding was provided by the WiLS Ideas to Action fund. Please share this message with colleagues who may be interested in adopting this OER textbook.

For more information on WisTech Open and Open RN, visit www.cvtc.edu/WisTech.

Posted on the SPARC Open Education Forum, June 5, 2024