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<p class="elementToProof" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">In celebration of Open Education Week, </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt; color: rgb(17, 85, 204);"><a href="https://kyvl.org/affordablelearningky/about" id="OWA3541811e-7da5-0413-8a77-308e3dbf9660" class="OWAAutoLink" data-loopstyle="linkonly" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204); text-decoration: none; margin: 0px;">Affordable
Learning Kentucky</a></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">, an initiative of Kentucky’s Council on Postsecondary Education, is hosting a virtual symposium on Monday, March 4, from 10:00-4:15 (EST) for
faculty, instructional designers, and librarians who want to learn more about Open Education. </span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt; color: rgb(17, 85, 204);"><a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUvdOirrTorGtx7Z1L8J8GfLZwnjHAbpWw7#/registration" id="OWA18b66c58-8a81-1722-782f-63557e3483c6" class="OWAAutoLink" data-loopstyle="linkonly" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204); text-decoration: none; margin: 0px;">The
event</a></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> will provide an in-depth look at trending topics in open education including open pedagogy, social justice, AI, and accessibility. Even if you can’t make
it to the sessions, you can </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt; color: rgb(17, 85, 204);"><a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUvdOirrTorGtx7Z1L8J8GfLZwnjHAbpWw7#/registration" id="OWA0f2808ea-bff2-5d41-b613-1205152bd468" class="OWAAutoLink" data-loopstyle="linkonly" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204); text-decoration: none; margin: 0px;">register
for the free zoom summit</a></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> and receive a link to the recordings after the event. </span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">SCHEDULE (all times Eastern):</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">*Innovating with Open Pedagogies*</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt; color: rgb(17, 85, 204);"><a href="https://www.eku.edu/musicprogram/streetman/" id="OWA91239b95-30a0-db3f-085b-bc9859538a61" class="OWAAutoLink" data-loopstyle="linkonly" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204); text-decoration: none; margin: 0px;">Curtis
Streetman</a></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">, Eastern Kentucky University School of Music</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">10 am – 11:15 am</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Join us to learn about Professor Streetman's experiences co-constructing open texts with his students and the potential of open pedagogies to engage students in authentic,
active learning experiences.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">*OER and Social Justice: Are We Keeping our Promises?* </span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt; color: rgb(17, 85, 204);"><a href="https://creativecommons.org/person/shannacreativecommons-org/" id="OWAc39d3fce-e66c-b0c1-02e0-2f76b66541b2" class="OWAAutoLink" data-loopstyle="linkonly" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204); text-decoration: none; margin: 0px;">Shanna
Hollich</a></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">, Creative Commons </span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">11:30 am – 12:45 pm</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Shanna Hollich, learning and training manager at Creative Commons, will discuss the implications of Open Educational Resources (OER) for accessibility and social justice.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">*AI and the Future of OER: Empowering Personalized Learning* </span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt; color: rgb(17, 85, 204);"><a href="https://www.codaptivelabs.com/" id="OWA2991dff6-1b66-ba02-0cf8-96e738ebfe09" class="OWAAutoLink" data-loopstyle="linkonly" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204); text-decoration: none; margin: 0px;">Dominic
Slauson</a></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">, Codaptive Labs</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">1:30 pm – 2:45 pm</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Dominic Slauson of Codaptive Labs will explore the potential of Artificial Intelligence</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">to support OER in fostering adaptive and personalized learning opportunities.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">*Action Session: Accessible OER Design & Co-development* </span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Leah Halliday, Affordable Learning Kentucky</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">3:00 pm – 4:15 pm</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Join Affordable Learning Kentucky for a hands-on session in which we learn about accessibility features crucial to OER development. We'll explore an accessibility-focused
design template and use it to co-create a collaborative OER.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">All are welcome to attend this open and free event. Simply</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> r</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUvdOirrTorGtx7Z1L8J8GfLZwnjHAbpWw7#/registration" id="OWA54b26989-fc97-edc8-7238-5e7a72ec69fb" class="OWAAutoLink" title="https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUvdOirrTorGtx7Z1L8J8GfLZwnjHAbpWw7#/registration" style="margin: 0px;" data-loopstyle="linkonly">egister
for the free zoom summit</a> <<a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUvdOirrTorGtx7Z1L8J8GfLZwnjHAbpWw7#/registration" id="OWA519930ef-58cc-d951-2c5b-73f4b1247cbb" class="OWAAutoLink" style="margin: 0px;">https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUvdOirrTorGtx7Z1L8J8GfLZwnjHAbpWw7#/registration</a>></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">. </span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">Kelly Smith, MSLIS</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">Co-chair, Affordable Learning Kentucky Open Ed Week Planning Cte.</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">Director of Collections and Discovery, </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">Eastern
Kentucky University Libraries</span></p>
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