OER Events from 2023

UNM's 2023 Open Access Week Events

International Open Access Week, a global event that entered its sixteenth year in 2023, is an opportunity for Open Access advocates to engage and teach their communities about the potential benefits of free access to information. 

Open Access Week brings the scholarly community together in the hopes of making Open Access—when research outputs are distributed online, free of access charges—a new norm in scholarship and research. This year's theme for Open Access Week is "Community over Commercialization."

OA Week 2023: Print Archival Practices and New Media Panel

A recording from the Open Access Week event: Print Archival Practices and New Media Panel held on October 26, 2023 at 1 p.m. 
Panelists:
Carol A. Wells, Executive Director of Center for the Study of Political Graphics
Emily Sulzer, Archives Director · Center for the Study of Political Graphics
Dr. Kenneth Oravetz, Coordinator and Lecturer of Critical Text Analysis at the University of New Mexico, Printmaker
Dr. Susanne Anderson-Riedel, Assistant Professor of the History of Art at the University of New Mexico.

Panel: Open Access Publishing 101 - Tuesday, October 24, 2023 at 12:00 p.m.

The Health Sciences Library & Informatics Center was pleased to offer Open Access Publishing 101. This session  provided researchers and scholars with basic information about open access publishing including:  

  • Models and paths to Open Access 

  • Funding options such as article processing charges, publisher/transformative agreements, and including as a line item in grant proposals 

  • How these options may influence selection of scholarly output 

Open access publishing options currently available at UNM including existing publisher agreements, the UNM Digital Repository, and Native Health Database will also be discussed. The UNM Digital Repository has provisions to create, manage and publish Open Access journals, datasets, posters and presentations. 

Comprised of historic and contemporary research articles, reports, grey literature (and much more) intended to improve health outcomes for Indigenous populations, the Native Health Database embeds concepts of Indigenous Data Sovereignty into the management of the database – effectively encompassing a more nuanced “Open-ish” Access model for users.  

Speakers
  • Robyn Gleasner, MLIS, Resource Management Library, UNM Health Sciences Library & Informatics Center
  • Lori Sloane, Data Manager, UNM Health Sciences Library & Informatics Center
  • Jonathan Pringle, MAS, NHD Advisory Council Member

Open Textbook Pilot Program

The University of New Mexico Open Textbook Pilot Program is designed to support faculty with the adoption, adaptation, and creation of OER materials into their courses as a way to increase student success. OER work, particularly OER authorship and development, can require a additional effort on the part of instructors. Through this program, faculty can submit proposals for the funding of their own OER projects.

Faculty interested in applying for the OER funding were also able to attend any of the three online informational sessions hosted by the OER Librarian. 

  • Wednesday August 30th, 2023 at 1 p.m. 
  • September 13th, 2023 at 1 p.m.
  • September 27th, 2023 at 1 p.m.

The deadline to submit applications for the first Open Textbook Pilot Program was October 1st, 2023. Those proposals are now being considered by the program's evaluation committee. Work for this program will begin in the spring of 2024.

 Open Textbook Review Program

UNM Libraries and Learning Services (CULLS) partnered with the Open Education Network (OEN) to offer an open textbook review workshop for UNM faculty from any campus, guest facilitated by Meggie Mapes from the University of Kansas. The first workshop took place virtually on Friday, April 7, 2023 2:30 - 4:00 p.m. Attendees were eligible to receive a $200 stipend for attending and writing a review of a textbook in the Open Textbook Library. The stipends will be available on a first-come, first-serve basis. To receive info on future Open Textbook Review Workshops, sign up for the OER Listserv.

For more information: OER Library Guide: Open Textbook Review Program

Open Ed Week 2023

University of New Mexico Events

The UNM Open Educational Resources (OER) Working Group organized a slate of exciting and informative events to raise awareness of current initiatives and inspire visions of how OER could develop across the UNM system and across New Mexico.

Oregon's Statewide Open Education Program

Tuesday, March 7, 2023, 12:00 – 1:00 PM Mountain Time, Virtual/Zoom
Amy Hofer, Statewide Open Education Program Director with Open Oregon Educational Resources, has coordinated
Oregon's OER program for higher education since 2015. She provided an overview of Oregon's statewide program and shared lessons learned along the way that can be applied in New Mexico and at your institution. 

OER Informational Program

Wednesday, March 8, 2023, 1:00 – 2:30 PM Mountain Time, Hybrid/Zoom
UNM-Valencia Campus Library

Attendees familiarized themselves with open educational resources and learned how to incorporate these resources into their courses. In-person attendees were also invited to a welcome reception in the library at 12:30 PM.

UNM OER Initiative Showcase

Thursday, March 9, 2023, 2:00 – 3:00 PM Mountain Time, Hybrid/Zoom
UNM Zimmerman Library, Waters Room

This event spotlighted the latest work in this area with an emphasis on what OER adoption can mean for our campus community, as well as ways to get involved. Light refreshments will be served.

Chat with ASUNM about OER

All week, March 6-10 2023, In-Person
UNM Student Union Building

Throughout Open Education Week, ASUNM tabled in the SUB. ASUNM and University Libraries partnered to give students a chance to learn more about OER from their peers.