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OER Under the Hood: An Open Pedagogy Approach to AI Literacy
November 19 @ 10:15 am – 11:15 am EST
In this next session of the OER Under the Hood webinar series in partnership with Pressbooks, we’re heading to the UK to spotlight how the University of Leeds is embedding openness and collaboration into the heart of teaching and learning.
To best inform our practices of integrating Generative Artificial Intelligence into education, what is a better source than the stories of how students themselves are using these technologies? Our featured project, Learning with AI, is an open collection of case studies contributed by University students from around the world. This project was edited by University of Leeds students and supported by a team of staff collaborators. It explores how students use generative AI as a learning partner and displays how open pedagogy empowers diverse voices to shape the curriculum itself.
Join us for a conversation with a professor in creative and open education, an OER librarian, and two students who contributed to this dynamic, student-centered project.
Learning with AI was designed as a “living book” and remains open for contributions from students worldwide until June 1, 2028. Since opening its call for contributions it has received submissions from 28 students across multiple levels of study and disciplines. Their reflections reveal how students are using AI as a learning partner: to clarify complex topics, engage in dialogic learning, support creativity, enhance accessibility, and build confidence.
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Together, we’ll explore:
- What’s next for this evolving project and open practices at the University of Leeds
- How open educational practices and student collaboration shaped Learning with AI
- Practical ways to integrate OER and open practices into curriculum design
- Why students chose to share their reflections in an open format, and how the experience shaped their understanding of openness and authorship
- The process and impact of building a truly “living” open resource with contributions from around the world
Guests
- Chrissi Nerantzi, Professor in Creative and Open Education
- Chrissi Nerantzi is a Professor of Creative and Open Education at the University of Leeds, founder of #creativeHE, and an award-winning educator advancing collaborative, inclusive, and open professional development, creativity, and transformative learning in higher education.
- Alexandra Poradowska, post graduate student in digital education
- Alexandra Poradowska is a language professional and a second-year postgraduate student of the MA in Digital Education at the University of Leeds. Alexandra is passionate about the potential benefits of artificial intelligence in foreign language teaching and learning.
- Ruchira Parchur, post graduate student in leadership
- Ruchira Parchur is a professional coach and change agility leader who specialises in helping organisations grow and evolve. She focuses on promoting process improvements and creating self-sustaining systems, all with a human-centred and empathetic leadership.
- Kirstine McDermid, Open Education resource manager
- Kirstine McDermid is an Open Education Manager in the Access & Acquisitions team at University of Leeds Libraries, passionate about reducing barriers to learning through open resources, inclusive practice and sustainable knowledge access for all.
Hosts
- Alan Levine, Director of Community Engagement, OEGlobal
- Jennifer Martin, Manager of Content Marketing, Pressbooks
Learn More
- Learning with AI – by students, for students and educators. Just published! (OEGlobal News, Oct 15, 2025)
- “AI can make mistakes just like me.” Learning with AI stories (Knowledge Equity Network, Nov 5, 2025)
Session Chat Summary
As an experiment, the saved zoom session chat was uploaded to NotebookLLM, which created a summary, and also via prompting, countries represented (Canada, China, Egypt, Ireland, Kenya, Uruguay, USA, and the U.K. a list of all web sites mentioned, plus a version of the chat where participant names were anonymized.
Links Mentioned in Chat (via NotebookLLM)
- Learning with AI Pressbook (The link to the book/topic) https://leeds.pressbooks.pub/learningwithai/
- Google Maps (Leeds University Location) https://maps.app.goo.gl/8GaohBE6qj766jcH9
- Open Education Week live webcast March 2025 https://oeweek.oeglobal.org/activity/learning-with-ai-student-project/
- Better Images of AI (Cover art) https://betterimagesofai.org/images?artist=AriyanaAhmad&title=AIisEverywhere
- Leeds Pressbooks Homepage https://leeds.pressbooks.pub/
- Alexandra’s Chapter / (Learning with AI Pressbook Assignment Planning Chapter) https://leeds.pressbooks.pub/learningwithai/chapter/assignment-planning/
- Learning with AI Pressbook (GenAI as a Partner and Critic Chapter) Ruchira’s chapter https://leeds.pressbooks.pub/learningwithai/chapter/genai-as-a-partner-and-critic/
- Generative AI at Leeds (Categories of Assessments) https://generative-ai.leeds.ac.uk/ai-and-assessments/categories-of-assessments/
- NPR (Otter.ai transcription class action lawsuit)
https://www.npr.org/2025/08/15/g-s1-83087/otter-ai-transcription-class-action-lawsuit - Reddit (comments regarding Otter.ai)
https://www.reddit.com/r/MicrosoftTeams/comments/1kncilf/comment/mvvlkc2/ - SSRN (Some colleagues think Mirage is better than hallucinate) https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=5127162
- JISC Online Surveys (Learning with AI Call for students) https://app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/leeds/learning-with-a-i
- LM Arena (Site to evaluate 2 chatbots side by side) https://lmarena.ai/
Recording
This session will be recorded, so if you cannot make the listed time don’t worry! All registrants will be sent the recording and the recording will also be added to this event listing.
Watch past sessions in the series on YouTube: OER Under the Hood Playlist