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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Registration is open for the next ACRL Science and Technology Section Hot Topics panel discussion, “OER Evolved: AI, Libraries, and the Next Generation of Open Education”.
It will take place <b>virtually Tuesday, February 4, at 1:00 PM CDT</b>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> Open Educational Resources (OER) are transforming education, and the integration of artificial intelligence (AI) is accelerating this evolution. This event explores how AI
is reshaping OER creation, curation, and accessibility, with libraries playing a crucial role as hubs of expertise and resources. Join us as our panel discusses opportunities, challenges, and practical strategies for leveraging these tools. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Sarah Norris and Lily Dubach from U of Central Florida with an <b>Overview of the Current AI/OER Landscape<o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">"The intersection of artificial intelligence (AI) and open educational resources (OER) holds significant potential for transforming education and scaling innovation. This presentation
will offer an overview of the existing scholarly literature to describe the current landscape, including the opinions, opportunities, challenges, risks, and emerging trends. AI can play a pivotal role in enhancing the adoption, adaption, and authorship of
OER, both through small experiments and larger theoretical discussions. However, AI also presents challenges and risks, including data privacy concerns, algorithmic bias, and ethical implications, in addition to a broader potential impact on intellectual property
rights and sustainability of the OER ecosystems. This overview will provide takeaways on the intersection between AI and OER, informing future strategies for leveraging their combined potential to drive innovation and accessibility in education and as a way
to scale impact for the Open Movement."<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Reed C. Hepler from College of Southern Idaho with <b>Copyright Concerns Related to AI and OERs</b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> "Copyrighted materials place severe limitations on the abilities of educators and administrators. Open Access materials have been made completely free to the public with no
hidden costs or fees but cannot always be edited or combined. Open Educational Resources can be reused in many ways and formats, traditional and innovative. Generative AI offers personalization of learning and integration of a wide range of materials in new
iterations, but prompts questions about copyright, what it means to be a "user," ownership, and fulfillment of learning objectives. This presentation examines the implications, opportunities, and challenges of incorporating each of these materials into a new
form of education, using modern technology and materials according to traditional principles."<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Jennifer Goodland from San Juan College with <b>Using AI to Create Curated Packages of Library Resources</b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">"When people think of Open Educational Resources (OER), they usually imagine open-access textbooks. At San Juan College, we're taking a different approach. Instead of a single
textbook, we create OER as packages of curated library resources, complete with a short summary of each and reflection questions to help guide students through the material. This method takes advantage of the variety of perspectives already available in library
collections while keeping things flexible and affordable for both students and instructors. Prompt engineering plays a key role in this process, helping us refine searches, tailor content to specific learning goals, and enhance the quality of reflection questions.
I'll walk you through how – and why – we developed this model, and how our methodology has improved educational equity."<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Panelist presentations will be recorded. Please register for the panel discussion <a href="https://byu.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_mdcYpfwSS16vh2xokhLRlg#/" title="https://byu.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_mdcYpfwSS16vh2xokhLRlg">at
this link</a>. If you have any questions about the event, please e-mail the STS Hot Topics Winter Chair, Meg Frost, at
<a href="mailto:megan@byu.edu">megan@byu.edu</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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