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2025 MI OER Conference - Limitless Learning, Infinite Impact
2025 MI OER Conference - Limitless Learning, Infinite Impact
Friday, November 7th at Washtenaw Community College
Get ready for Limitless Learning, Infinite Impact, the 2025 MI OER conference. This event will be held at Washtenaw Community College in Ann Arbor on Friday, November 7, 2025. Registration cost is $30 and is now open! Stay up to date with all MI OER Conference news by joining the MI OER Network
Scholarships
Scholarships
Funding for conference scholarships is made possible through the generous support of our sponsors. Applications will be accepted through October 10th. Apply for a conference scholarship.
Questions?
Questions?
Reach out to the Conference Planning Committee
Keynote Speaker
Keynote Speaker
Heather Blicher, Director of the Community College Consortium for OER (CCCOER) with Open Education Global
Heather Blicher, Director of the Community College Consortium for OER (CCCOER) with Open Education Global
The MiOER Network team is pleased to announce our conference keynote speaker, Heather Blicher. Heather Blicher is the Director of the Community College Consortium for OER (CCCOER) with Open Education Global, where she leads efforts to expand and support Open Education across community colleges in North America. A passionate advocate for access, equity, and collaboration, Heather works to build community and empower practitioners as they drive the next wave of innovation in Open Education.
With more than 20 years of experience in public and academic libraries, her work has focused on teen programming, online learning, instructional design, and equity-centered initiatives. Heather believes in the power of storytelling to build stronger, more connected communities—an idea reflected in her recent publications and a theme she brings to her keynote. She holds a Master of Science in Library and Information Science and was nationally recognized with the 2017 Distance Learning Librarianship Award from the Association of College & Research Libraries.
Outside of work, Heather is an animal advocate who believes that fostering community and fostering animals aren't all that different—both require patience and treats.
Conference Agenda
Conference Agenda
9:00 - 10:00am Registration and Continental Breakfast
9:50 - 10:00am Housekeeping Notes
10:00 - 10:10am Welcome - Executive Vice President for Instruction, Brandon Tucker
10:10 - 11:20am Keynote - Director of the Community College Consortium for Open Educational Resources, Heather Blicher
11:30am - 12:20pm - Breakout Session 1
Open & Infinite Resources: Leveraging AI for OER K–12 Curricular Units, Amanda McCarthy, Michigan Department of Education
Turning the Page: Evaluating the Effects and Cost-effectiveness of Adopting OER in Michigan Community College Courses, Stacey Brockman, Wayne State University and Molly Ledermann, Washtenaw Community College
Beyond Resources: Insights from the OEN Certificate in Open Pedagogy, Ian Matthews, Emily Pain, and Sophia Brewer, Grand Rapids Community College
12:30 - 1:30pm - Lunch
1:30 - 2:20pm - Breakout Session 2
From Adoption to Impact: Faculty Voices on OER, Josiah Jackson, Mary Mullalond, Kei Graves, and Molly Ledermann (Panel Facilitator), Washtenaw Community College
MyOpenMath - Free Course Management for Mathematics, Robert Hatcher and Cliff Taylor, Washtenaw Community College
Pilcrow: An Open Platform Facilitating Open Peer Review and Community Engagement, Kathleen Lowenstein, University of Oregon, Scott Schopieray, Michigan State University
2:20 - 2:30pm - Break
2:30 - 3:20pm - Breakout Session 3
How Do Course Materials Impact Student Belonging? Preliminary Results from User Experience Research, Sarah Hare, UC Santa Cruz and Alexandra Marcaccio, The Council of Atlantic Academic Libraries
Write the Book You Want to Teach: Collaborating with Campus Partners for Enduring Impact, Beth Martin, Lake Michigan College
Transforming LCTL Education: Collaborative Strategies in OER Development and Digital Pedagogy, Rajiv Ranjan, Linda Miles, and Nahid Shiran, Michigan State University
Curate Your OER, Doug Waters, Washtenaw Community College
3:30 - 4:00pm - Closing Session, Professional Development Committee and OER Capacity Survey Updates
Past Events
Past Events
The MI OER Network has coordinated conferences and smaller events that support our mission to support institutions and organizations in the fair and equitable use of open educational resources (OER) for all learners in the state. The MI OER Network took over the planning of the MI OER Summit in 2021. From 2017-2019, the MI OER Summit was organized by the Michigan Colleges Online OER Steering Committee, based on events held in 2015 and 2016 at Lansing Community College.
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