Open Educational Resources Conferences
The North Dakota University System (NDUS) has sponsored webinars and conferences for institutions throughout North Dakota.
Listed below is a repository of the recordings (recommend Google Chrome or Firefox browser for viewing) and handouts from events that were hosted by NDUS.
ND OER Conference April 2026
The conference will be held face-to-face in Bismarck, ND. Below are some of the presenters and their presentations.
Sybil Priebe
Kelly Kornkven
Jackson Harper
William Cross
- Unlocking Copyright: Understanding the Law to Meet our Educational Mission
- Hamster Dancing Towards and Open Future: Making Sense of AI, and Making it Work for Open Education
Enrique Alvarez Vazquez
Rebecca Ringham and Claire Gunwall
ND OER Conference April 2024
The conference was held face-to-face in Bismarck, ND. Sessions were focused on OER best practices, development, and implementation. Participants learned strategies for effective OER course marking and provided feedback on developing a system-level policy. The keynote presentation covered foundational steps for advocating for OER with institutional and state leaders.
Sybil Priebe
Jackson Harper
Virginia Clinton-Lisell
Kiersten Baughman & Melissa Remick
Alicia LaFerriere, Jenny Sjoquist & Maddison Melquist
Rebecca Ringham & Claire Gunwall
Liliana Diaz
Hailey Babb
NDUS OER Virtual Conference March 2021
Keynote sessions focused on customizing, remixing, and distributing textbooks; copyright; Z-degrees; a crash course in Creative Commons; and open pedagogy. A variety of breakout sessions were presented by NDUS fellowship recipients.