Conference Schedule
UW-Stout Memorial Student Center
Monday, April 6
April 6, 2026 Effordability Summit
| Time | Event | Location | Presentation Title | Speaker |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9:00–9:15 | Welcome & Introduction | Great Hall | ||
| 9:15–10:30 | Panel Discussion | Great Hall | Paths to Success: What OER Leaders Do to Build Their Programs | Kim Lynch, Bruce Forciea, Michael Olesen |
| 10:30–10:45 | Break & Networking | Great Hall | ||
| 10:45–11:45 | Breakout | Ballroom A | AI Updates: Embracing the Chaos Together | Bruce Forciea |
| Ballroom B | Connecting Place to Course Content | Kristyn Blessing - UW-Stout | ||
| Ballroom C | Reimagining Course Design | Lori-Beth Larsen - Winona State University | ||
| Willow/Walnut | Offline AI in K-12 | Dan McGuire - Sabier | ||
| 11:45–12:45 | Lunch & Exhibits | Great Hall | ||
| 12:45–1:45 | Breakout | Ballroom A | AI Study Aids from OER | Jordan O'Connell - Northeast Iowa Community College |
| Ballroom B | Smarter Research with AI | Laura Tomcik - UW-Stout | ||
| Ballroom C | OER Pedagogy | Patrick Leeport & Megan Adams - UW-Madison | ||
| Willow/Walnut | Digital Accessibility Roundtable | Rebecca Graetz - UW-Oshkosh | ||
| 1:45–2:00 | Break & Networking | Great Hall | ||
| 2:00–3:00 | Breakout | Ballroom A | Low-cost AI Activities | Jessica O'Neel & Nate Ewings - Universities of Wisconsin |
| Ballroom B | Innovating with OER | Terri Brown - Northeast Wisconsin Technical College | ||
| Ballroom C | OER & Equity | Lisa Lucas - Minnesota State University | ||
| Willow/Walnut | LibreTexts development of the Forge, and the expansion ADAPT's assessment capabilities to meet discussion, molecule structure, and accounting needs. | Justin Shorb - Libretexts |
Tuesday, April 7
April 7, 2026 Effordability Summit
| Time | Event | Location | Presentation Title | Speaker |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8:30–8:45 | Welcome & Introduction | Great Hall | ||
| 8:45–10:00 | Keynote | Great Hall | Upholding Knowledge as a Public Good: 5 Strategies for Sustaining your Commitment to Open | Sarah Hansen - Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| 10:00–10:15 | Break & Networking | Great Hall | ||
| 10:15–11:15 | Breakout | Ballroom A | Collaborating for Graduate Student Success: Co-Authoring an OER for Dissertation Support | Nichole LaGrow and Martin LaGrow - Saint Peter's University |
| Ballroom B | Using Artificial Intelligence to Alleviate Social Isolation and Loneliness | Mary Lindberg and Tracy Fischer - Dunn County ADRC | ||
| Ballroom C | Leading Through Change: Librarians as OER Innovators in a New Information Literacy Curriculum | Carli Reinecke and Renee Ettinger - UW-Green Bay | ||
| Willow/Walnut | Roundtable discussion - Teaching in the Age of AI | Emily Laird and Justin Sullivan - UW-Stout | ||
| 11:30–12:30 | Lunch & Exhibits | Great Hall | ||
| 12:30–1:30 | Breakout | Ballroom A | What Makes It Good? Student Perspectives on OER and AI-Generated Instructional Material | Dr. Priyanka Mehta - UW-Superior |
| Ballroom B | Library Tour | Roxanne Backowski - UW-Stout | ||
| Ballroom C | AI-Assisted Case Study Development: A Sustainable Framework for Health Science Education | Glori Hinck and Lesley Scibora - University of St. Thomas | ||
| Willow/Walnut | Roundtable Discussion Get-to-know-colleagues session | Amber Robinson - UW-Stout | ||
| 1:30–1:45 | Break & Networking | Great Hall | ||
| 1:45–2:45 | Breakout | Ballroom A | “[AI] Is for Everyone”: A “Cut-Up Method” Approach to AI in Libraries | David Statz - UW-Stout |
| Ballroom B | Building an AI-Assisted Accessibility Workflow | Ted Witt - UW-Whitewater | ||
| Ballroom C | An Open-Access Class for Computing and AI Ethics | Dr Brendan Shea - Rochester Community and Technical College | ||
| Willow/Walnut | Roundtable Discussion on finding and using textbooks | Justin Shorb - Libretexts |