HAOER News

Save the date for Open Texas 2024: September 25-27, 2024. Fully online, free to attend! The Open Texas conference will once again convene librarians, faculty, administrators, and other open education practitioners, researchers, and advocates in Texas and beyond. Consider volunteering for an Open Texas 2024 committee.

Our next Social Hour is scheduled for Monday, December 4 at 12PM CST! We will meet virtually for teambuilding (with a generative AI twist!) followed by informal discussion around open education initiatives and opportunities for collaboration. Come get to know your fellow Houston-based open education advocates! When: Monday, December 4, 2023 | 12:00-1:00 PM CST Where: Zoom…

We are currently seeking nominees for the incoming Vice-Chair of HAOER! Successful candidates will serve one year as Vice-Chair beginning August 1, 2023, followed by one year as Chair, and then one year as Past-Chair. See the HAOER Bylaws for more information about terms and duties associated with the roles. Nominations are due May 26,…

Our next Social Hour is scheduled for Tuesday, March 7 at 3PM CST! We will meet virtually for an informal chat about OER initiatives, books, and more. Come get to know your fellow Houston-based open education advocates! When: Tuesday, March 7, 2023 – 3:00-4:00 PM CST Where: Zoom Contact the HAOER officers for the meeting…

Join us for our first ever HAOER Social Hour! On Tuesday, December 13, we will meet virtually at 3PM CST to chat informally, build community, and have fun. Come get to know your fellow Houston-based open education advocates! When: Tuesday, December 13, 2022 – 3:00-4:00 PM CST Where: Zoom Contact the HAOER officers for the…

You are invited to share your work, perspectives, and ideas at Open Texas 2022, being held virtually on September 21-23. Visit the Open Texas 2022 website to learn about this year’s committees and conference theme.  This year’s theme, “The Labor of Open Education,” invites participants to reflect on the work, creativity, art, and science of open education 20…

Courtesy of HAOER member and member of the OpenEd Conference Board of Directors, Tonja Conerly: On behalf of the Open Education Conference Board of Directors, I’m thrilled to share that the call for proposals for OpenEd22 is now open! This year’s event seeks to center action for open education through the theme “Rise to Action”.…

This year, Creator Fest will have a Texas theme, highlighting the work happening in Texas and focusing on creating content for the OERTX repository. This event on Feb. 17-18, 2022, is free to anyone who wants to attend, especially those working in Texas higher education. Check out the schedule and sessions and register: openstax.org/creator-fest.

The HAOER co-founder and former co-chair took the spotlight in a San Jacinto College news article in August 2021. Tonja Conerly was “equitable when equitable wasn’t cool.” In fact, the San Jac sociology professor’s longstanding equity focus led to her recent appointment as the co-vice president of equity, diversity, and inclusivity for the Community College…

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