The Open Mitten: MCCA's OER News

Welcome to The Open Mitten

Our new occasional newsletter about all things OER

from the Michigan Community College Association.

This newsletter is put together by

Stephanie Davis and Autumm Caines, MCCA's OER Consultants.

Save the Date!

OER Stakeholders Virtual Coffee Hour

Save the date for our next quarterly OER Stakeholder Virtual Coffee Hour June, 25th at 12pm noon ET hosted by Stephanie and Autumm!

We will be following up soon with a topic for this coffee hour but register now to save the date.

Zoom Registration for the Coffee Hour

MI OER Network participates in MHEC Midwest Regional Summit

Members of the MI OER Network gathered in Chicago with other midwestern OER colleagues in January as part of the MHEC Midwest Regional Summit. The summit provided an opportunity to learn about OER work happening across the Midwest and also work together to plan and strategize on the future activity of the Network. Find out more about the MI OER Network at their MI OER Network website.

Upcoming Events

OpenCon Ohio 2024, May 17th

OpenCon Ohio 2024, a free, virtual event, will take place on Friday, May 17. During the preceding week, there will be 19 asynchronous lightning talks available for viewing and discussion on Discord. Friday, May 17 will be live, with two keynote presentations about AI and open education, a 45-minute birds of a feather event, and a one-hour panel discussion on automatic textbook billing.

The registration deadline is May 10, 2024 at 12:00pm ET.

The 2024 Open Education Conference (OpenEd24) will be held as a hybrid event, with in-person attendance hosted in Providence, RI, USA, and virtual attendance welcomed from across the globe. As the conference’s 21st annual gathering, OpenEd24 will continue to deliver an engaging virtual event with the option to attend in-person for the first time since 2019.

For more information check out the OpenEd24 website

Sincerely,

Stephanie Davis and Autumm Caines, MCCA OER Consultants