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SUMMARY:Online Course: Open Educational Resources (OER) and Open Educational Practices (OEP) - October 2026
DESCRIPTION:The National Forum for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education are delighted to announce that the fully online Open Course Open Educational Resources (OER) and Open Educational Practices (OEP) – Open Courses will run from 12th October 2026 to 27th November 2026. \nThis free 6-week course is available to all staff currently working in Higher Education\, subject to availability of places. \nCourse Schedule\nThe course will have just three webinars in total – Week 1\, 3 and 5. The other weeks we will have drop-in sessions to manage queries only. \n\n\n\nWeek\nDate\nFocus/topic\nWebinars/live drop-in sessions\n\n\nWeek 1\nOctober 12th – 16th\nGetting started and understanding open\nOctober 12th 1pm – 2pm\n\n\nWeek 2\nOctober 19th – 23rd\nFinding and evaluation Open Educational Resources (OER)\nDrop-in support time tbc\n\n\nBank holiday break tbc\n\n\n\nWeek 3\nNovember 2nd – 6h\nUsing\, reusing and remixing OER\nNovember 3rd 1pm – 2pm\n\n\nWeek 4\nNovember 9th – 13th\nCreating and sharing OER\nDrop-in support time tbc\n\n\nWeek 5\nNovember 16th – 20th\nUsing Open Educational Practice (OEP)\nNovember 17th 1pm – 2pm\n\n\nWeek 6\nNovember 23rd 27th\nFinal steps and future practice\nDrop-in support time tbc\n\n\n\n*Please note that all webinars will be recorded and you can review in your own time from Moodle if necessary. \n  \n\nLearning Outcomes\nUpon successful completion of the course\, participants will be able to: \n\nDescribe Open Educational Resources (OER) and Open Educational Practices (OEP) and their relevance to quality\, equity and sustainability in Irish higher education.\nEvaluate appropriate OER and OEP approaches to support teaching\, learning and assessment considering quality\, accessibility\, equity and legal/ethical dimensions.\nIdentify the practical and ethical considerations of using OER and OEP for teaching and learning in the context of established and emerging technologies (e.g. GenAI).\nAppropriately integrate OER and OEP into teaching\, learning and assessment in their own context in alignment with institutional\, national\, and international priorities.\nContribute to a culture of critical openness to develop\, share\, and sustain open practices and to contribute to relevant policy development (e.g. OER policies).\n\n\nLearning Activities  \n\nWebinars: weeks 1\, 3 & 5 (indicative time – 3 hours)\nSelf-directed online content including independent investigation/research and reflective activities: Weeks 1- 6 (indicative time – 16 hours)\nPeer group activities (indicative time – 6 hours; 4 hours of meetings online plus follow up activities)\nOptional Facilitator training: Self-directed content\, peer group activity  (5 additional hours)\n\nRegistration\nFor more information\, please email Dr Suzanne Stone at STONES@tcd.ie. \n\n\n                \n                        \n                            Registrations: Open Educational Resources (OER) and Open Educational Practices (OEP) - October 2026\n                             \n                        \n                        Name*\n                            \n                            \n                                                    \n                                                    First Name\n                                                \n                            \n                            \n                                                    \n                                                    Last Name\n                                                \n                            \n                        Email Address*\n                            \n                        Institution*Atlantic Technological UniversityDublin Business SchoolDublin City UniversityDun Laoghaire Institute of Art and DesignDundalk Institute of TechnologyGriffith CollegeHibernia CollegeMarino Institute of EducationMary Immaculate CollegeMaynooth UniversityMunster Technological UniversityNational College of Art & DesignNational College of IrelandUniversity of GalwayRoyal College of Surgeons in IrelandRoyal Irish AcademyTU DublinTrinity College DublinUniversity College CorkUniversity College DublinUniversity of LimerickSouth East Technological UniversityTechnological University of the Shannon: Midlands MidwestOtherOther Institution*Position*Do you require accommodations for a disability or difference?\n								\n								Yes\n							Accessibility Requirements*e.g. captions for webinarsConsent* I agree to the privacy policy.\n         Register
URL:https://opencourses.ie/event/online-course-open-educational-resources-oer-and-open-educational-practices-oep-october-2026/
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