Conference Schedule
Monday, April 6
| 8:00 a.m. | Registration | Presentation | MSC 2nd Floor Lobby |
| 9:00 a.m. | Welcome & Introduction | MSC Great Hall | |
| 9:15 a.m. | Panel Discussion | Paths to Success: What OER Leaders Do to Build Their Programs Kim Lynch, Bruce Forciea & Michael Oleson | Hybrid |
| 10:30 a.m. | Break & Networking | MSC Great Hall | |
| 10:45 a.m. | Break Out Sessions | MSC Great Hall | |
| AI Updates: Embracing the Chaos Together Bruce Forciea | Balroom A (in-person only) | ||
| The Landscape as a Resource: Connecting Place to Course Content Kristyn Blessing | Ballroom B (in-person only) | ||
| Reimagining Course Design Through Critical Open Educational Practices: A Research Community of Practice Lori-Beth Larsen | Ballroom C (in-person only) | ||
| Offline AI in K–12 Education: A Privacy-First Approach to Equitable Technology Access Dan McGuire | Willow/Walnut (in-person only) | ||
| 11:45 a.m. | Lunch & Exhibits | MSC Great Hall | |
| 12:45 p.m. | Break Out Sessions | ||
| From Open Texts to Open Tools: Equipping Students to Build AI Study Aids from OER Materials Jordan O'Connell | Ballroom A (in-person only) | ||
| Smarter Research with AI: Tools, Prompts, and Pitfalls Laura Tomcik | Ballroom B (in-person only) | ||
| Adventures in OER-Enabled Pedagogy: Preparing Future College & University Librarians to Support OER Work Patrick Leeport & Megan Adams | Ballroom C (in-person only) | ||
| Roundtable discussion - Digital Accessability Rebecca Graetz | Willow/Walnut (in-person only) | ||
| 1:45 p.m. | Break & Networking | Great Hall | |
| 2:00 p.m. | Break Out Sessions | Various | |
| Wish Granted: Create Low to No cost Course Interactive Activities with AI TBD | Ballroom A (in-person ony) | ||
| Beyond the Textbook: Innovating with OER Terri Brown | Ballroom B (in-person only) | ||
| The Ultimate Equity Strategy is Free: Why OER Should be the Cornerstone of Higher Education Lisa Lucas | Ballroom C (in-person only) | ||
| . | Roundtable Discussion - TBD | Willow/Walnut (in-person only) | |
| 5:30 - 8:30 p.m. | Social Hour | Light appetizers | Mabel Tainter 205 Main Street East, Menomonie, WI |
Tuesday, April 7
| 7:30 a.m. | Registration | MSC 2nd Floor Lobby | |
| 8:30 a.m. | Welcome & Introduction | MSC Great Hall | |
| 8:45 a.m. | Keynote | Upholding Knowledge as a Public Good: 5 Strategies for Sustaining your Commitment to Open Sarah Hansen | Hybrid |
| 10:00 a.m. | Break & Networking | MSC Great Hall | |
| 10:15 a.m. | Break Out Sessions | MSC Great Hall | |
| Collaborating for Graduate Student Success: Co-Authoring an OER for Dissertation Support TBD | Ballroom A (in-person only) | ||
| Using Artificial Intelligence to Alleviate Social Isolation and Loneliness Mary Linberg & Tracy Fischer | Ballroom B (in-person only) | ||
| Leading Through Change: Librarians as OER Innovators in a New Information Literacy Curriculum Carli Reinecke & Renee Ettinger | Ballroom C (in-person only) | ||
| Roundtable discussion - Teaching in the Age of AI Emily Laird & Justin Sullivan | Willow/Walnut (in-person only) | ||
| 11:30 a.m. | Lunch & Exhibits | MSC Great Hall | |
| 12:30 p.m. | Break Out Sessions | ||
| What Makes It Good? Student Perspectives on OER and AI-Generated Instructional Materials Dr. Priyanka Mehta | Ballroom A (in-person only) | ||
| Library Tour Roxanne Backowski | Ballroom B (in-person only) | ||
| AI-Assisted Case Study Development: A Sustainable Framework for Health Science Education Glori Hinck & Lesley Scibora | Ballroom C (in-person only) | ||
| Roundtable discussion - TBD TBD | Willow/Walnut (in-person only) | ||
| 1:30 p.m. | Break & Networking | Great Hall | |
| 1:45 p.m. | Break Out Sessions | Various | |
| “[AI] Is for Everyone”: A “Cut-Up Method” Approach to AI in Libraries David Statz | Ballroom A (in-person ony) | ||
| Building an AI-Assisted Accessibility Workflow Ted Witt | Ballroom B (in-person only) | ||
| An Open-Access Class for Computing and AI Ethics TBD | Ballroom C (in-person only) | ||
| . | Roundtable Discussion - TBD | Willow/Walnut (in-person only) |