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Ash Barber (she/her)

@ashthelibrarian.bsky.social
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Aussie librarian obsessed with open education (#OEP #OER) and tech - and coffee! Co-Convenor Australasian #OEPSIG | Chair, @OpenEdConf.bsky.social Board | EmpoweredOER.com | #SpeakingOfOpen podcast. 💚

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Ash Barber (she/her) @ashthelibrarian.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
“What I would challenge institutions to do is reimagine” — hear @txtbks.bsky.social on advocacy, sustainability, new challenges and the future of #OpenEducation on the latest ep of Open-Ed Mic! cdl.ucf.edu/openedmic-ep... #OpenEd #AcademicSky #OER #OEP #OpenPedagogy #Advocacy #AcademicSkyAU #EduSky
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Open Education as a Field, a Movement and a Public Good
Nicole Allen joins Open-Ed Mic to discuss how open education has evolved from a student-led affordability movement into a growing professional field. The conversation explores the role of libraries, institutional leadership, educational policy, and sustainable infrastructure while examining challenges posed by closed educational platforms. Allen also explains why the future of open education depends on broadening its mission beyond affordability to address issues like AI literacy, workforce preparation, and equitable access to knowledge.
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Ash Barber (she/her) @ashthelibrarian.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
⏰ OpenEd26: Earlybird Reg Deadline Approaches! Held virtually from Oct 27-29, this year’s theme, The Space Between, explores the possibilities that exist in the spaces we often overlook. 🎟️ Register by Aug 31 to secure the lowest rate! go.opened.org/events/opene... #OpenEd26 #OpenEducation #OpenEd
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2026 Open Education Conference - Open Education Association
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Ash Barber (she/her) @ashthelibrarian.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
Open Educational Practice (OEP) Digest – August 2026 Welcome to the latest edition of the Australasian OEP Digest. Subscribe to receive all the latest news straight to your inbox every month! #OEPSIG #OER #OEP #OpenEducation #AustralasianOER #AustralianOER #NewZealandOER #AotearoaOER #AustraliOER…
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Open Educational Practice (OEP) Digest – August 2026
Welcome to the latest edition of the Australasian OEP Digest. Subscribe to receive all the latest news straight to your inbox every month! #OEPSIG #OER #OEP #OpenEducation #AustralasianOER #AustralianOER #NewZealandOER #AotearoaOER #AustraliOER #AotearOER #OEPDigest #ASCILITE #OpenTextbooks #HigherEducation #Libraries #HigherEd #OpenPedagogy
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Ash Barber (she/her) @ashthelibrarian.bsky.social · 03/05/2026
Open Educational Practice (OEP) Digest – May 2026 Welcome to the latest edition of the Australasian OEP Digest. Subscribe to receive all the latest news straight to your inbox every month! #OEPSIG #OER #OEP #OpenEducation #AustralasianOER #AustralianOER #NewZealandOER #AotearoaOER #AustraliOER…
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Open Educational Practice (OEP) Digest – May 2026
Welcome to the latest edition of the Australasian OEP Digest. Subscribe to receive all the latest news straight to your inbox every month! #OEPSIG #OER #OEP #OpenEducation #AustralasianOER #AustralianOER #NewZealandOER #AotearoaOER #AustraliOER #AotearOER #OEPDigest #ASCILITE #OpenTextbooks #HigherEducation #Libraries #HigherEd #OpenPedagogy
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Ash Barber (she/her) @ashthelibrarian.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
Day 1 of the Universities Australia Solutions Summit! @caullibrarians.bsky.social booth set up and keynote session beginning 🤩 #UASolutionsSummit #HigherEducation #Libraries #TertiaryEducation #FirstNationsKnowledge #Equity #Inclusion #CAUL
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Ash Barber (she/her) @ashthelibrarian.bsky.social · 03/12/2025
⚡Calling all #OpenEd friends! I'm running for a 2nd term on the @openedconf.bsky.social Board. Please check it out and cast your vote by this Fri 5 Dec 🤩 openeducationconference.org/board-election #OER #OEP #OpenEducation #AustraliOER #AustralasianOER #HigherEducation #Libraries #EduSky #EduSkyAU
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Board Election — Open Education Conference
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Ash Barber (she/her) @ashthelibrarian.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
One day to go! Get your nominations in!
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Ash Barber (she/her) @ashthelibrarian.bsky.social · 12/11/2025
MORE Day 1 #ICDEWC30: 🎙️On learner-centred sustainable & culturally incl ed: “Ideally, the classroom is ‘we all learn from each other’” — Carolee Clyne. Sam Lenci added “policy starts the process” of recognising IK & “it’s about the students and their wellbeing” #ICDEWC2025 @icde-org.bsky.social
Carolee Clyne and Samantha Lenci presenting at ICDE World Conference with slide in background depicting learner-centred design
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Ash Barber (she/her) @ashthelibrarian.bsky.social · 12/11/2025
More Day 1 #ICDEWC30: 🎙️ On Project Nexus & “Cosmogogy” collab learning: “it’s learning with the world, not just about it” Julie Lindsay 🎙️ On lev. storytelling AI to preserve Indigenous culture: “AI should strengthen reciprocity, voice & belonging” Janet Bruce-Brand #ICDEWC2025 @icde-org.bsky.social
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Ash Barber (she/her) @ashthelibrarian.bsky.social · 11/11/2025
Day 1 #ICDEWC30 quotes: - On the importance of contextually relevant design, “training material adapted to local needs improves communication, trust and collaboration” — Diane Hockridge - On AISLA chatbot, “builds critical thinking and *how* to think” — David Rose #ICDEWC2025 @icde-org.bsky.social
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Ash Barber (she/her) @ashthelibrarian.bsky.social · 10/11/2025
More #ICDEWC30 opening quotes: - On convening in person: “There is no artificial intelligence in the rich human knowledge that surrounds you.” Mark Nichols - On inclusion: “writing the cheque isn’t what did it for her, making her feel like she mattered is” Paul LeBlanc @icde-org.bsky.social #EduSky
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Ash Barber (she/her) @ashthelibrarian.bsky.social · 10/11/2025
Stunning #ICDEWC30 open 😍 “we’re gathered by what binds us: a shared belief in the transformative power of education” Giselle Byrnes. And a throwback to adrienne maree brown’s #OpenEd25 keynote: “we are here to imagine together, to ask ‘what if?” #ICDEWC2025 #EduSky #Aotearoa @icde-org.bsky.social
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Ash Barber (she/her) @ashthelibrarian.bsky.social · 04/11/2025
📢 It's #OpenEd election time! Got ideas, enthusiasm, community spirit? Self-nominate for the Advisory Board! 🧁 Noms close 14 Nov 🧁 Term = 2 yrs 🧁 Time = 6-10 hrs/mo 🧁 You should nominate ALSO 💡 Register to vote! Deets: tinyurl.com/yckbv3u9 #OpenEducation #OpenEd25 #EduSky @openedconf.bsky.social
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Board Election — Open Education Conference
The Open Education Conference is seeking six new Directors. Interested community members should self-nominate by November 6th at 11:59pm PST.
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Ash Barber (she/her) @ashthelibrarian.bsky.social · 28/10/2025
Day 1 here we come! 🤩 #OpenEd25 #OpenEducation #OER #AcademicSky #AcademicSkyAU
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Open Education Conference @openedconf.bsky.social · 28/10/2025
Welcome to Day 1 of #OpenEd25! 🎉 Check out this welcome video from Board Chair, Ash Barber (@ashthelibrarian.bsky.social) who will share everything you need to get started at the conference. We wish you all a fantastic first day! www.youtube.com/watch?v=zQD6...
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Welcome to OpenEd25!
Welcome to the 22nd annual gathering of the Open Education Conference community!
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LSE Press @lsepress.bsky.social · 03/10/2025
In this new article from @lseimpactblog.bsky.social, @niamhtumelty.bsky.social Managing Director of LSE Press, and @heroicendeavour.bsky.social discuss open educational resources in the context of higher education. Read the full post: blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsoci... #openaccess #highereducation
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Open educational resources should be central to the public mission of universities - Impact of Social Sciences
Why open educational resources should form a central part of university strategies for public engagement.
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Ash Barber (she/her) @ashthelibrarian.bsky.social · 05/10/2025
Open Educational Practice (OEP) Digest – Oct 2025 Welcome to the latest edition of the Australasian OEP Digest. Subscribe to receive all the latest news straight to your inbox every month! #OEPSIG #OER #OEP #OpenEducation #AustralasianOER #AustralianOER #NewZealandOER #AotearoaOER #AustraliOER…
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Open Educational Practice (OEP) Digest – Oct 2025
Welcome to the latest edition of the Australasian OEP Digest. Subscribe to receive all the latest news straight to your inbox every month! #OEPSIG #OER #OEP #OpenEducation #AustralasianOER #AustralianOER #NewZealandOER #AotearoaOER #AustraliOER #AotearOER #OEPDigest #ASCILITE #OpenTextbooks #HigherEducation #Libraries #HigherEd #OpenPedagogy
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Donna Benjamin @kattekrab.bsky.social · 01/08/2025
@ashthelibrarian.bsky.social Call for sessions is out for 2026.everythingopen.au - would love to see a full track for all things #OpenEducation :)
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Everything Open 2026 | Canberra, Australia
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Ash Barber (she/her) @ashthelibrarian.bsky.social · 01/08/2025
🤩 The #SpeakingOfOpen pod is now listed in the Great Australian Podcast Index 🙌🥳 Check out the pod: tinyurl.com/soopod
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Ash Barber (she/her) @ashthelibrarian.bsky.social · 28/07/2025
👀 What's that? Another episode of #SpeakingOfOpen has been released? Check out our chat with Julian Pakay about ‘What can #OpenEducation do that #AI can't?’ 🎧 Spotify: tinyurl.com/SoOPodS 🎧 YouTube: tinyurl.com/SoOPodY 🎧 Your fave app: tinyurl.com/SoOPod #OER #OEP #OpenPedagogy #EduSky #EduSkyAU
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Speaking of Open
Podcast · Speaking of Open · Speaking of Open is hosted by Ash & Mais, two passionate open education advocates who love to chat and dive deep on the diversity of open education work in Australasia. Jo...
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Ash Barber (she/her) @ashthelibrarian.bsky.social · 18/07/2025
🎙️ Desk of a podcaster 🙈 Had a great convo w Mais & Dr Julian Pakay on using OER to address teaching challenges & whether #OpenEducation can do some things #AI can’t 🤔 Julian’s ep of #SpeakingOfOpen coming soon to earbuds near you 🤩 tinyurl.com/SoOPod #OER #OEP #SoTL #DownUndOER #EduSky #EduSkyAU
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Ash Barber (she/her) @ashthelibrarian.bsky.social · 12/06/2025
Soooooo so so excited that adrienne maree brown is keynoting the Open Education Conference this year! 🥳 How very lucky we are 🤩
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Ash Barber (she/her) @ashthelibrarian.bsky.social · 08/06/2025
🌈 Happy Pride Month! 🌈 This wonderful video shows how it feels for the LGBTQIA+ community to see allyship through simple things like a rainbow bracelet, lanyard, pin or sticker, etc. tinyurl.com/344rn24z More info and resources via my post: tinyurl.com/3xva9853 #Pride #Rainbow #EduSky #EduSkyAU
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José Rolón on Instagram: "Thank you, @oslopride for this impactful… | Ash Barber
🌈 Happy Pride Month! 🌈 I stumbled upon this wonderfully moving video on Instagram which highlights how it feels as a member of the LGBTQIA+ community to see an ally display their allyship through simp...
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Ash Barber (she/her) @ashthelibrarian.bsky.social · 05/06/2025
The results are in! Check out your 2025-26 ASCILITE OEP SIG Convenor team and give our newest Convenors a warm welcome 🥳 #OEPSIG #ASCILITE #OER #OEP #AustralasianOpenEd #OpenEducation #EduSky #EduSkyAU
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📢 Announcing the 2025-26 OEP SIG Convenor Team
The results are in! Check out your 2025-26 ASCILITE OEP SIG Convenor team and give our newest Convenors a warm welcome 🥳 #OEPSIG #ASCILITE #OER #OEP #AustralasianOpenEd #OpenEducation #EduSky #EduSkyAU
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Ash Barber (she/her) @ashthelibrarian.bsky.social · 04/06/2025
📢 Aus/AoNZ #OpenEd peeps! @pressbooks.bsky.social & @oeglobal.bsky.social bring their latest venture to our region on Wed 25 June 10am AEST. Sarah Steen, Nora Leopardi, & Nara Jones chat w @cogdog.bsky.social about #OER for games and role play scenarios to deepen student learning tinyurl.com/OERUH2
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OER Under the Hood: Supporting Scenario-Based and Role Play Learning
In this webinar we dive "under the hood" of two Pressbooks from Australia that use role play and game based scenarios to enrich the learning experience
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Ash Barber (she/her) @ashthelibrarian.bsky.social · 29/05/2025
In exciting and slightly nerve-wracking news, Mais Fatayer and I have started a podcast! #SpeakingOfOpen is a place where we chat with awesome people in the #OpenEd world in #Australasia. Check out our first ep with the warm wonderful @sarahsteen.bsky.social 🥰 tinyurl.com/SoOep1 (Also on YouTube)
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OER and Engaging Students - Dr Sarah Steen
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Ash Barber (she/her) @ashthelibrarian.bsky.social · 20/05/2025
Voting is open! OEP SIG Co-Convenor Election Voting closes Tuesday 27 May! #OEPSIG #Convenors #Election
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Voting is open! OEP SIG Co-Convenor Election
Voting closes Tuesday 27 May! #OEPSIG #Convenors #Election
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Ash Barber (she/her) @ashthelibrarian.bsky.social · 04/05/2025
Welcome to the May edition of the Australasian OEP Digest for 2025. Subscribe to receive all the latest news straight to your inbox every month! #OEPSIG #OEPDigest #OER #OpenEducation #OEP #AustralasianOER
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Open Educational Practice (OEP) Digest – May 2025
Welcome to the latest edition of the Australasian OEP Digest. Subscribe to receive all the latest news straight to your inbox every month!
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Kim Tairi (ia/she/her) Nā te mea he Māori ahau ia rā ia rā @kimtairi.bsky.social · 30/04/2025
@ashthelibrarian.bsky.social @autnews.bsky.social launched first two OERs today. Lots of praise for our incredible @tuwhera.bsky.social team and the OER collective from both authors. Both big fans of the experience and service #openscholarship #OER ❤️ oercollective.caul.edu.au/physiotherap...
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Physiotherapy Otherwise Workbook – Simple Book PublishingShare on XShare on LinkedInShare via Email
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Ash Barber (she/her) @ashthelibrarian.bsky.social · 28/04/2025
Gosh, that week went fast! Get your nominations in today!
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Ash Barber (she/her) @ashthelibrarian.bsky.social · 17/04/2025
⏰ Just over a week until the #OEPSIG Co-Convenor self-nomination period closes (28 April). Get your nominations in ASAP 🤩 oepoz.wordpress.com/2025/04/07/o... #OER #OEP #EduSky #ASCILITE
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OEP SIG Co-Convenor Election
ASCILITE Australasian OEP SIG Co-Convenor election announced! Self-nominate by 28 April!
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Ash Barber (she/her) @ashthelibrarian.bsky.social · 15/04/2025
Delight in Steel’s consummate awe at student work and the power of open pedagogy in the new series “OER Under the Hood” from Pressbooks & OEGlobal, convened by @cogdog.bsky.social Poignant excerpts from Terry and Amanda (plus a few of my own musings) here: tinyurl.com/mpjba6ku #EduSky #OER #OEP
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OER Under the Hood: A Student ePortfolio Experience | Ash Barber
Need a pick-me-up? Having A DAY and wanna feel excited about #OpenEducation again? Have a watch of the new series “OER Under the Hood” from Pressbooks & OEGlobal. (And I can attest to the resul...
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Ash Barber (she/her) @ashthelibrarian.bsky.social · 08/04/2025
“What does it mean to ‘belong’? What do we mean by ‘inclusion’ and for whom?” @surita.bsky.social gives us the wayfinding ponderance in her UTS #OEWeek2025 sesh on Open Ed for Decolonised & Internationalised Learning, urging us to actively question “whose knowledge is centred?” tinyurl.com/UTSOEW25
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What's on at UTS Open Education Week 2025 - Education Express
OEWeek is back again in 2025! Find out more about what's happening as we celebrate open education at UTS.
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Ash Barber (she/her) @ashthelibrarian.bsky.social · 06/04/2025
ASCILITE Australasian OEP SIG Co-Convenor election announced! Self-nominate by 28 April! #OEPSIG #ConvenorElection #OER #OEP #AustralasianOER #OpenEducation #AustralasianOEP #EduSky
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OEP SIG Co-Convenor Election
ASCILITE Australasian OEP SIG Co-Convenor election announced! Self-nominate by 28 April!
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Ash Barber (she/her) @ashthelibrarian.bsky.social · 02/04/2025
A very special occasion for our Aussie & Aotearoa #OpenEd crowd on 11 April! All the way from Canada, @haileybabb.bsky.social is delivering an #OER advocacy sesh just for us! 🤩 Deets and register: tinyurl.com/OERAdvocacyS... #EduSky #OERCollective #OEPSIG
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April 2025 interactive webinar – Building Advocacy Capacity for OER
Register for our upcoming session, jointly hosted with the CAUL OER Collective, featuring SPARC’s Hailey Babb on building advocacy capacity for OER in Australasia!
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Ash Barber (she/her) @ashthelibrarian.bsky.social · 31/03/2025
Announcing our new OEP Digest team members! Welcoming Rachel Doherty and Alison Lockley to the OEP Digest Team! 🥳
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Announcing our new OEP Digest team members!
Welcoming Rachel Doherty and Alison Lockley to the OEP Digest Team! 🥳
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Paul Jewell @pauljewell.bsky.social · 25/03/2025
Open Education Advocacy and Action: Awesome talk by Dave Ernst from @openednetwork.bsky.social on the OER journey and strategies for librarians engaging with educators. And great role play with @ashthelibrarian.bsky.social #OERCollective #Libraries #OpenAccess #OpenTextBooks
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Ash Barber (she/her) @ashthelibrarian.bsky.social · 24/03/2025
See you all soon! 🤩
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Eloquenti 🧪✍️📚 @eloquenti.com · 19/03/2025
🚨 With federal funding dwindling, we’ve created a starter pack of funding bodies offering #grants for #research🔬 📣 Repost & 💙 to connect #researchers with #funding 💵 💶 💷 #ResearchFunding #NIH #ERC #AcademicSky #MedSky #AcademicChatter #ECRChat #NewPI #academia #science #StandWithScience #eloquenti
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Ash Barber (she/her) @ashthelibrarian.bsky.social · 20/03/2025
📣 Hey #OERCollective! Community Day program is out 🤩 Tues 25 March hear from: 🔑 Keynote: Dave Ernst, @openednetwork.bsky.social 💡”Diagnosis”: @noraleopardi.bsky.social & Nara Jones 💡”Introducing Scoping & Systematic Reviews”: Karen Pruis & Beth Deans Full deets & reg: tinyurl.com/yckz52za #OER
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OER Collective Community Day 2025
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Ash Barber (she/her) @ashthelibrarian.bsky.social · 18/03/2025
📢Hey #ANZ #OpenEducation mates! Our impactful work is so often hidden. Let's put our region on the map by sharing in international spaces 🌎 CFPs for #OpenEd25 close 4 April with many ways to share from across the globe: 💠Virtual 💠Hybrid 💠Pre-rec⚡talk 💠Poster tinyurl.com/OpenEd25 #OER #OEP #EduSky
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2025 Call for Proposals — Open Education Conference
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Ash Barber (she/her) @ashthelibrarian.bsky.social · 18/03/2025
Ah! Open Discussion sesh at #ALIANational #InfoOnline25 is so goooooood! Kyleigh Langrick on moving away from “cultural load” and towards “colonial load” — Reframe the discussion to place the burden of change where it should be: on the shoulders of colonisers. Plus, listen, listen, listen. #EduSky
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Ash Barber (she/her) @ashthelibrarian.bsky.social · 17/03/2025
A warm and impactful opening keynote at #ALIA #InfoOnline25 on Building a Foundation for #IndigenousLibrarianship in Aus. “Establishing Indigenous Librarianship as a distinct profession creates a pathway for us to progress these efforts and support them into the future” —Thorpe & Booker #EduSky
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Ash Barber (she/her) @ashthelibrarian.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
🚀 Call for Submissions: Open Education Down UndOER! 🚀 Got an Australasian open education case study to share? 📝 Submission rounds: 🔹 Round 1 – EOIs due 15 May (Publication: Nov 2025) 🔹 Round 2 – EOIs due 15 Dec (Publication: May 2026) 📩 Full deets & submit: tinyurl.com/UndOER #OER #OEPSIG #EduSky
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Contribute to Down UndOER: Information for New and Current Authors – Open Education Down UndOER: Australasian Case Studies
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Ash Barber (she/her) @ashthelibrarian.bsky.social · 12/03/2025
The March edition of the Australasian OEP Digest is out! Check it out for latest #OER and professional development opportunities— also an open ed job! oepoz.wordpress.com/2025/03/03/o... #OEPSIG #OEPDigest #OEP #AustralasianOER #OpenTextbooks #Libraries #OpenEducation #EduSky
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Open Educational Practice (OEP) Digest – March 2025
Welcome to the latest edition of the Australasian OEP Digest. Subscribe to receive all the latest news straight to your inbox every month!
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Ash Barber (she/her) @ashthelibrarian.bsky.social · 12/03/2025
Want a sneak peek at potential sessions and to help shape this wonderful conference? Check out the opportunity below👇 #OER #OpenEd25 #OpenEducation #OEP #Conference #Community #Volunteer #EduSky
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Ash Barber (she/her) @ashthelibrarian.bsky.social · 06/03/2025
⏰ Starting in 1 hour! (1:30pm ACDT, 4pm NZDT). See you there 🤩
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Ash Barber (she/her) @ashthelibrarian.bsky.social · 01/03/2025
👀🤩🥳 #OpenEducation #OER #OEP #EduSky
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Ash Barber (she/her) @ashthelibrarian.bsky.social · 28/02/2025
Missed out on applying? We’ve extended the deadline! EOIs close Wed 26 March 🥳 #EduSky #OEPSIG #OER #OEPDigest #OEP #OpenEducation
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Ash Barber (she/her) @ashthelibrarian.bsky.social · 27/02/2025
We’re open! Show us what you got 🥳 #OpenEducation #OpenEd25 #Conference #OER #OEP
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