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Thank you to everyone who helped make last month’s OER Summit a success! Educators, librarians, instructional designers, and OER advocates came together to share ideas, strategies, and experiences for advancing OER and affordable learning at the state, national, and international levels.

If you missed a session or want to revisit a favorite presentation, recordings and slides from many of the Summit's sessions are now available on the OPEN FL LibGuide at https://flvc.libguides.com/openfl/summit2026

Additional recordings and presentation materials will be added as they become available.

LibGuides: OPEN FL: OER Summit 2026 Guide for the open and affordable learning community of Florida, OPEN FL.

Reminder to join us today at 2 p.m. ET/ 1 p.m. CT for this month’s OPEN FL Community Meeting.

Mark your calendar for Wednesday, June 3, at 2 p.m. ET for this month's OPEN FL Community Meeting. The course for this month’s discussion is Film Appreciation (FIL #006).

This event is virtual and free to attend!

For more info, visit https://flvc.org/openfl

Join this month's free Instructional Designer Network (IDN) webinar “Lights, Camera, AI: Accelerating Course Design with Generative Tools” on Tuesday, June 9, at 2 p.m. ET.

Learn how a team of designers and media specialists used generative AI tools to develop a course from concept to creation. Discover practical ways to implement AI in instructional design and evaluate its role in course development.

Free and open to everyone. Register today: https://tinyurl.com/muztn78m

Mark your calendar for Wednesday, June 3, at 2 p.m. ET for this month's OPEN FL Community Meeting. The course for this month’s discussion is Film Appreciation (FIL #006).

This event is virtual and free to attend!

For more info, visit https://flvc.org/openfl

Check out June's lineup of free webinars from FLVC and the Professional Development Alliance (PDA) at https://flvc.libguides.com/professional-development-alliance/calendar

Day 2 of the OER Summit starts this morning at 9 a.m. ET / 8 a.m. CT !

Missed Day 1? There’s still time to join us. Today’s schedule features 12 engaging sessions, including four exciting Lightning Rounds packed with ideas, strategies, and inspiration.

The OER Summit is fully online, free to attend, and open to everyone.

Register now at oersummit.org to enjoy a full day of OER learning and networking!

The OER Summit starts today at 9 a.m. ET / 8 a.m. CT. It's fully online, free to attend, and open to everyone!

There’s still time to join us; registration is open throughout the two-day event! Register for one or both days at oersummit.org

It’s almost here! The 8th annual OER Summit begins tomorrow, May 20, at 9 a.m. ET / 8 a.m. CT!

Tomorrow's Day 1 will feature seven information-packed sessions, including the opening keynote, “OER’s Next Assignment: Building Accessible, AI-Supported Z-Degree Pathways,” presented by OER professionals from Hillsborough College.

The OER Summit is fully online, free to attend, and open to everyone. Connect with OER advocates from across the country to learn about the latest trends, innovations, and impact of open educational resources.

Register for one or both days at oersummit.org

Don’t forget to register for the OER Summit, which begins this Wednesday, May 20!

Connect with librarians, educators, students, and OER enthusiasts nationwide for two days of virtual collaboration and innovation centered on open educational resources. View the full agenda and register for free today at oersummit.org

There’s still time to register for next week's free IDN professional development webinar! This special session, on May 19 at 2 p.m. ET, features two 20-minute Lightning Round presentations:

"From Silos to Synergy: Strategies for Meaningful ID-Faculty Co-Creation"

"Bridging the Gap: Selling Faculty on Pedagogical Practices Through SharePoint and Teams"

Register for free now at https://tinyurl.com/2vxt44wj