OpenCon Boulder: Full Schedule

9:00am MDT

Check-in and Breakfast

Check-in will begin at 9:00 outside the Large Ice Overlook Meeting Room in the CU Boulder Rec Center. A light breakfast will be available to attendees until 9:30.

Friday September 7, 2018 9:00am - 9:30am MDT
Rec Center, Large Ice Overlook Room 1835 Pleasant St, Boulder, CO 80302

Break

9:30am MDT

Welcoming Remarks

Speakers

Melissa Cantrell

Scholarly Communication Librarian, University of Colorado Boulder

Friday September 7, 2018 9:30am - 9:45am MDT
Rec Center, Large Ice Overlook Room 1835 Pleasant St, Boulder, CO 80302

General

9:45am MDT

Keynote Address, Dr. Bethany Wiggin

Dr. Bethany Wiggin, co-founder of DataRefuge and the Founding Director of the Penn Program in Environmental Humanities. Her scholarship explores histories of migration, ecology, language and cultural translation since the Columbian exchange on both sides of the Atlantic world. She aims to engage audiences beyond the academy to participate in making knowledge to connect the arts and sciences.

Speakers

Dr. Bethany Wiggin

Co-founder of DataRefuge and the Founding Director of the Penn Program in Environmental Humanities, University of Pennsylvania

Friday September 7, 2018 9:45am - 10:30am MDT
Rec Center, Large Ice Overlook Room 1835 Pleasant St, Boulder, CO 80302

Open Data

10:30am MDT

Break

Friday September 7, 2018 10:30am - 10:45am MDT
Rec Center, Large Ice Overlook Room 1835 Pleasant St, Boulder, CO 80302

Break

10:45am MDT

Open Access Panel: Building Towards an Open Access Future

The Open Access panel will address “Building Towards an Open Access Future.” The panel will be moderated by Melissa Cantrell, CU Boulder Scholarly Communication Librarian, and panelists for this event will include a variety of Colorado stakeholders:
Shelly Miller, Professor, Mechanical Engineering, CU Boulder
Mike Palmquist, Associate Provost for Instructional Innovation, Colorado State University
Shea Swauger, Researcher Support Services, Department Head, Auraria Library
Laura Michaelson, Postdoctoral Researcher, Psychology and Neuroscience, CU Boulder

Speakers

Melissa Cantrell

Scholarly Communication Librarian, University of Colorado Boulder

Laura Michaelson

Postdoctoral Researcher, Psychology and Neuroscience, CU Boulder

Shelly Miller

Professor, Mechanical Engineering, CU Boulder

Mike Palmquist

Associate Provost for Instructional Innovation, CSU

Shea Swauger

Head, Researcher Support Services, Auraria Library

Friday September 7, 2018 10:45am - 12:00pm MDT
Rec Center, Large Ice Overlook Room 1835 Pleasant St, Boulder, CO 80302

Open Access

12:00pm MDT

Lunch / Group Discussions

Lunch is not provided and can be purchased at nearby vendors on or off campus. You may choose to take a solo lunch as a break, or join a dine around group for a topical discussion.

Friday September 7, 2018 12:00pm - 1:30pm MDT
TBA

General

1:30pm MDT

OER Advocacy: Crash Course Training

Get a crash course on how to advocate and lead for open education and affordable textbooks. This advocacy training will present methods of advocacy that you can utilize in your local context, and provide communication best practices for a successful advocacy campaign.

Moderators

Chealsye Bowley

Friday September 7, 2018 1:30pm - 2:00pm MDT
Rec Center, Large Ice Overlook Room 1835 Pleasant St, Boulder, CO 80302

Open Education

2:00pm MDT

OER Advocacy: Local resources and legislation

Join the Libraries’ OER Leads (Merinda McLure, Caroline Sinkinson, Melissa Cantrell) to learn about University of Colorado Boulder OER activities and initiatives, legislation and funding in Colorado, and resources for your current awareness and OER advocacy.

Speakers

Melissa Cantrell

Scholarly Communication Librarian, University of Colorado Boulder

Merinda McLure

Health & Human Sciences Librarian, CU Boulder

Caroline Sinkinson

Head, Teaching & Learning, CU Boulder

Friday September 7, 2018 2:00pm - 2:15pm MDT
Rec Center, Large Ice Overlook Room 1835 Pleasant St, Boulder, CO 80302

Open Education

2:15pm MDT

Open Advocacy: Activity

Now that you've been provided a crash course training on advocating for Open Education, and received information about local resources and legislation, let's plan actions! During this group activity you will apply workshop lessons by drafting an engagement plan. This engagement plan may include an advocacy campaign draft if time permits. All attendees will leave with 'next step' action plans to apply to their own context and goals in the next week, six months, and one year.

Speakers

Chealsye Bowley

Friday September 7, 2018 2:15pm - 3:00pm MDT
Rec Center, Large Ice Overlook Room 1835 Pleasant St, Boulder, CO 80302

Open Education

3:00pm MDT

Break

During this break grab some coffee, finish up your engagement plan, and prepare to share out during our final session.

Friday September 7, 2018 3:00pm - 3:15pm MDT
Rec Center, Large Ice Overlook Room 1835 Pleasant St, Boulder, CO 80302

Break

3:15pm MDT

Share out

Let's share our engagement plans, lessons learned, and what we're most excited to apply to our institution or local context after OpenCon.

Speakers

Chealsye Bowley

Melissa Cantrell

Scholarly Communication Librarian, University of Colorado Boulder

Friday September 7, 2018 3:15pm - 3:45pm MDT
Rec Center, Large Ice Overlook Room 1835 Pleasant St, Boulder, CO 80302

General

3:45pm MDT

Closing Remarks

Thanks for joining OpenCon Boulder! We'll wrap up the day with closing remarks and end by 4:00PM to give attendees from out of town time to return home.

Speakers

Melissa Cantrell

Scholarly Communication Librarian, University of Colorado Boulder

Friday September 7, 2018 3:45pm - 4:00pm MDT
Rec Center, Large Ice Overlook Room 1835 Pleasant St, Boulder, CO 80302

General