PLEASE NOTE: THIS OFFER IS NOW CLOSED.
If you have ever wanted to be an official member of OEGlobal, now is the time!
In order to celebrate OE Week 2023 and all things Open Education, OEGlobal is releasing two special introductory offers for OEGlobal Membership (available between March 6-10, 2023).
With over 250+ members, OE Global is a membership-focused organization. In collaboration with our members, we focus on community building, open advancement and innovation within education, and supporting open education initiatives around the world.
Individual Membership: 1st Year Free
During OE Week 2023, sign up for a free* introductory OEGlobal Individual Membership.
The OEGlobal Individual Membership is a new membership category. Until 2022, OEGlobal exclusively offered Institutional Memberships. The Individual Membership acknowledges that Open Education is driven by individuals whose circumstances and affiliations might change, but their passion for Open Education does not. We are excited to be able to invite open educators to join us!
Institutional Membership: Discounts
For OE Week 2023, OEGlobal has instated a two-tier discount offer for organizations wishing to join as OE Global Institutional Members. Over 250 education-focused organizations have joined with OEGlobal since 2012 to collectively support and propel the use of open educational practices and resources around the world.
The OE Week Special Offer involves:
- 50% discount for institutions from underrepresented member regions including, but not limited to Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, Latin America, and the Middle East.
- 20% discount for institutions in Canada, Europe, and the USA.
Need more information?
Everything you need to know about becoming a member and what that involves can be read on this Become a Member information page. Read about the types of educational and aligned organizations we are honored to partner with, what benefits come from the membership, and more.
* OFFER VALID FROM MARCH 6 ONWARDS
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If you have any questions about OEGlobal membership and/or this special offer you can ask here – @karencang is our key contact for membership questions (and and overall nice person, hi Karen)
Hi Alan! Thanks for sharing the info on our special offer of membership discounts for OE Week 2023. I would definitely welcome the opportunity to discuss OEGlobal membership with anyone who is already a member, and with those who are thinking about becoming a member. Let’s chat here, or let me know and we can schedule a zoom. I hope you post your questions here because others probably have the same questions!
Hello Karen, My organization is a member and I had a faculty member sign up for the individual offer. Does the system recognize member institutions (via email) or is there information I can share with faculty to let them know that they have membership via the institutional membership? Thank you in advance.
Hi Kim, I am afraid our system is not that sophisticated! Matching by email domains is tricky as some institutions have multiple formats.
What we should do if not already is provide information before someone fills out a form asking them to check first if their organization is a member.
We do scan the affiliations listed when someone applies. It has happened in the past that one person contacted who was affiliated with a member, and when we reached out, they acknowledged that they really sought the individual membership especially if they foresaw a time when they worked for a different organization. It might be less about the benefits and costs and more that a person wants to be active as an individual.
If you contact us with that persons name we will reach out and offer them to be active as an individual. We are not sending payment requests for new ones for a while.
All in all it’s a positive sign! Thanks for bringing Conestoga College in as a new member!
Alan- Thanks for the response to Kim. I do agree that there may be people that would like to join as individuals even if their institution is a member. But as you suggest, we should add a line on our form asking folks to check.
Kim- The other thing I might suggest is to communicate/advertise to your faculty and staff via emails, website, etc.- that Conestoga College is an institutional member of OE Global which entitles all individuals affiliated with your College to the membership benefits. It can help bring recognition of your Open Ed work across your campus.