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Brace yourselves for OEGlobal 2022!



After two years of not seeing each other in person, the first Open Education Global In-person Congress takes place from May 23!

Over 250 Open Education advocates have registered to be #InNantes. If you can get to Nantes, but have not yet registered, there is still time! Look below to see what you can expect from the In-person Program.
Registration closes on May 16. Register here.

We realize that many of you will not be able to make it to France! We have developed the AND Conference program to give those of you #NotInNantes a way to experience #OEGlobal on your terms. From May 23-25 and beyond, the OEGlobal 2022 AND Conference will enhance the in-person congress with an online aspect to the program.

Both the “In-Person” and “AND Conference” aspects of OEGlobal 2022 continue the 2021 online conference theme of furthering the implementation of the
UNESCO Recommendation on OER.

(Please note: If you have already registered to attend the OEGlobal 2022 In-person Congress, this email is not meant for you. The information for registered delegates is available here.)

 

Wherever you are in the world …
                                   get ready for OEGlobal 2022!

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Executive Director of Open Education Global, Paul Stacey, invites you to join us at OEGlobal22 in Nantes, France from May 23– 25.

Watch all the welcome messages in French, Spanish and English.

OEGlobal 2022 In-Person Congress


The 3-day in-person event has an exciting schedule of 99 sessions with 95 speakers in 4 languages. There are 3 exciting keynote speakers that are all exploring elements of open on a grand scale (the Keynote Speeches will be livestreamed).

The OEGlobal 2022 Keynote Speakers are:
  • Astronaut Dr. Sian Proctor talks about a Space2inspire: Fostering an Open, Creative, and J.E.D.I. space!.
  • Nantes Université President, Carine Bernault, will focus on Why and how are they are opening up Nantes Université.
  • Andres Arauz, the former Minister of Knowledge for Ecuador, will talk about Buen Conocer: socially oriented policies at the Ministry of Knowledge of Ecuador.
A truly multilingual event, there are 3 sessions in Arabic, 6 sessions in Spanish, 21 sessions in French and 53 sessions in English. The program has been structured into:
  • 7 Lightning Talks
  • 18 Learning Labs
  • 20 sessions around Building Capacity
  • 46 focusing on OER Sustainability, and
  • 44 Thematic sessions
The Thematic Sessions cover a range of relevant topics, including Frontier Technologies, the different “Opens”, Libraries and librarians, Primary to Secondary application, the Role of Students, and Pathways to Opening Up Education.

A program of this complexity would not be possible without the help of the amazing Program Chairs and the
Review Committee. Thank you to all!

 
View the #OEGlobal22 In-Nantes program
Program times are shown as Central European Time.

Get OEG Connected with the AND Conference


Recognizing that many open education heroes are not able to travel to Nantes, the OEGlobal22 team has organised participation and engagement opportunities for those “Not in Nantes” that are also of value for those “In Nantes.”

The OEGlobal22 AND Conference (based on the unconference concept) is an enhanced aspect of the In-Nantes Program. It is not intended as a separate element. It is intended to provide participation by all. It will be shaped by those who show up and participate.

OEG Connect is a hub discussion and resource sharing from the In-Nantes Sessions, the online Unconference Sessions, and Interaction activities that connect those In-Nantes with NotInNantes participants.
 

Access the AND Conference on OEG Connect


What to expect from the AND Conference

The AND Conference is designed to bridge the experience for delegates #InNantes and those NotInNantes:

Get the most from the And Conference

  1. All “AND Conference” content is open for anyone to view, but to post or reply you need an OEG Connect account.
  2. Here’s a guide to how the AND Conference works – then find your way on the AND Conference OEGlobal 2022 Pathways page.
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OEG Voices – Latest Podcasts

OE Global Voices

Welcome to the home of podcasts produced by Open Education Global. These shows bring you insight and connection to the application of open education practices from around the world. Listen at podcast.oeglobal.org

OEG Voices 082: Amanda Coolidge, Marcela Morales, and Maren Deepwell on “The Small Things”

Our newest episode features the voices of three experienced leaders of open education organizations who also do most of this work online. In a session recorded live during Open Education Week 2025, Amanda Coolidge, Marcela Morales, and Maren Deepwell reflect on now, more than even before, the importance of finding small things of joy in our practice. 

How this came about is an example of small things in action. After listening to one of Maren Deepwell’s podcasts with OE Global’s Alan Levine, Amanda did a small act of gratitude by sending them both an email of appreciation.

Hi Maren and Alan

I just finished listening to your podcast episode together and I absolutely loved it. It brought a smile to my face listening to your stories Alan. It was so refreshing to hear you say that it’s gotta be fun. I needed this reminder. There are days when being the ED of an org is far from fun and it’s important for me to not let that drag me down.

Loved the conversation and just wanted to let you both know.

email from Amanda Coolidge

Maren replied noting “how important it is for us to rediscover the joy in small things in our practice” leading Amanda to share “It truly feels like this ‘rediscover the joy in small things in our practice is more important than ever in our contexts (globally and nationally).” This was how we came to plan an open podcast recording for OEWeek and bringing Marcela in to expand the conversation. And as we learned since recording, the connection continues as Maren will be publishing a new podcast soon from a followup conversation she had with Amanda and Marcela.

In the OEGlobal Voices Podcast Studio with clockwise from top left, Amanda Coolidge (BCcampus), Marcela Morales (OE Global), Maren Deepwell (Maren Deepwell Coaching), and Alan Levine (OE Global). Not pictured, but listening in live were Shira Segal (MIT), Manisha Khetarpal (Maskwacis Cultural College), and Beck Pitt (The Open University).

In This Episode

FYI: For the sake of experimentation and the spirit of transparency, this set of show notes alone was generated by the AI “Underlord” in the Descript editor we use to produce OEGlobal Voices.

In this episode of OE Global Voices, Alan Levine hosts a dynamic conversation during Open Education Week 2025 with Amanda Coolidge, Maren Deepwell, and Marcela Morales. They discuss leading open organizations, the importance of self-care, and finding joy in the small things amid the challenges of managing teams and building relationships. The conversation is filled with heartfelt insights, practical examples, and touching personal stories.

  • Introduction to OEWeek Podcast
  • Amanda’s Perspective on Leadership
  • Marcela’s Views on Team Dynamics
  • Maren’s Insights on Virtual Team Leading
  • Story Behind the Conversation
  • Connection Amid Critiques
  • Exploration of Relationship Building
  • AI and Thoughtful Leadership
  • Concluding Thoughts and Personal Joys

(end of AI generated show notes)

Additional Links and Quotes for Episode 82

 It’s been something that I have intentionally been really working towards, which is, sending snail mail notes to staff after they’ve done something, if it’s bringing people together or potentially asking a really awesome question that sort of got people thinking.

And then when I listened to that podcast, I just thought, oh, that really, inspired me. And it just reminded me of the importance of play in our work and how sometimes when you lead an organization, there’s so much operational day-to-day that you forget the reason why you started in this work to begin with. Yeah, that’s why I really wanted to give you both a shout out and a note of appreciation because it truly impacted, not just how I went about that day, but how I’ve proceeded to think about my own work.

Amanda Coolidge

 I’ve been creating walking OERs you can go for a walk and listen to. It’s really open available recording, like as a reflective practice or as a leadership practice. And it’s been making me think a lot about, how long do you really need to do certain things?

To me, having a half an hour walk, even if it’s just for me, for myself, can be much more productive than reading summarized reports. So I’ve been thinking a lot about that sort of reclaiming of pace and cadence.

Maren Deepwell

 In our case, it’s very interesting that many of our staff members together, with Igor and I, we have not met in person many times. So I can count the times that we have been in the same room in person on the fingers of my hands. So it’s amazing that we have been able to create these relationships only online.

And whenever we have the opportunity to be in the same room, it’s the opposite, like a different way of connecting. Like I’m so used to seeing you in your little box. And having the very few opportunities to share a space in person, it just magnifies the relationship.

So we have had this opportunity of creating the relationship that we have with staff, mainly online and have them be amplified in person.

Marcela Morales

New Feature: The “Aftercast”

In all episodes of OEGlobal Voices, we close with an invitation to join us for followup conversation in our OEG Connect community space A new topic there is created every time we publish an episode, and you can find the conversations also included at the bottom of this post.

As a new idea invented since our recording, we are also going to ask our guests to close with a question or call for response related to the episode. This was added to this episode after the recording, but consider the following questions:

 What are some of the small things that you find effective to get outta the focus on productivity and time crunches? What are the ways your colleagues achieve more relationship building through actions like the BC Campus Health and Safety Committee videos that Amanda shared, the reflective walks that Maren describes or the life outside work sharing that Marcela talked about carving time out for in our OE Global staff meetings?

The OEGlobal Voices Episode 82 “Aftercast”

But wait, there is more! From Episode 80’s conversation with Bryan Mathers, he created a new Remixer Machine template– the Hat Tip, which completely fits with what Amanda, Maren, and Marcela talked about in terms of small acts of appreciation.

Remix this hat tip, publish as a new one, and send as a link to someone else as a small act of joyful appreciation.

Alan remixed a digital hat tip to all three guests that are being sent privately aling with a request to “hat tip it forward” by starting with the basic template, changing the colors, the hat style, the message, to send forward (not to me!) to another person they wish to share appreciation.

Just imagine what would happen if this spread…


Our open licensed music for this episode is a track called Small Wonder by Steve Combs shared under a Creative Commons Attribution License. Like most of our podcast music, it was found at the Free Music Archive (see our full FMA playlist).

Finally, this was another episode we are recording on the web in Squadcast, part of the Descript platform for AI enabled transcribing and editing audio in text– this has greatly enhanced our ability to produce our showsWe have been exploring some of the other AI features in Descriptbut our posts remain human authored except where indicated otherwise.