01 Apr The Essential Elements of Open Culture—A Webinar for HBCU Educators and Allies (April 16, 2025)
About This Project
This celebratory webinar commemorates the launch of a series of free and open professional learning opportunities for educators at HBCUs as well as their allies and colleagues. Through the support of The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, as well as the leadership of Tennessee State University, MERLOT, and SkillsCommons, this grant-funded project brings the HBCU community a series of open playbooks and fully-online open courses on five key topics related to building an opened culture:
- The Foundations of Open Culture
- Open Culture and Course Design
- The Fundamentals of Open Remix
- Digital Literacies and Open Culture
- Leading Change: Strategies for Sustaining Open Culture
Outcomes
At the conclusion of the webinar, participants will be able to :
- Explore and contribute to a series of open playbooks, sharing their ideas and exemplars as cited contributors
- Register for one of four free webinars on different aspects of building a culture of openness
- Join an online community of practice built in D2L Brightspace offering ways to connect with other open ed practitioners at HBCUs
- Collaborate with colleagues to share insights and best practices for integrating open education principles at their institution
Participation at the live session is encouraged, but all registered attendees can also watch back live content asynchronously. Additionally, at the conclusion of the webinar, participants will gain access to a series of open learning modules built in D2L Brightspace.
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