Celebrating Open Education Week 2025
International Open Education Week is designed to showcase open education (OE) on a global stage. This year’s event runs from March 3-7 with an online calendar of events.
“OERs are teaching, learning, and research resources that reside in the public domain or have been released under an intellectual property license that permits their free use and re-purposing by others. Open educational resources include full courses, course materials, modules, textbooks, streaming videos, tests, software, and any other tools, materials, or techniques used to support access to knowledge.” - The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation
As part of Open Education Week 2025's global celebrations, the Centre for Innovation in Teaching and Learning is hosting an event with Crystal Rose, associate dean of libraries at Memorial's Grenfell and Harlow libraries. During Unlock Knowledge: Open Access & Free Educational Resources, scheduled for 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. on Thursday, March 6. Register to attend the event.
Also, check out Open at Memorial, created by the Centre for Innovation in Teaching and Learning. The site shocases a series of profiles, including Erin Alcock, a science research liason librarian at the Queen Elizabeth II Library,
Visit the libraries' Educational Resources webpage for more information about how libraries can help support OE initiatives.