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Granting Wishes: the Rollercoaster Ride of Open Initiatives at UTA Libraries

Description: This presentation details University of Texas at Arlington's Open Initiatives Grant Program to support open projects for teaching and learning, as well as open access publishing. It was presented at the 2024 Open Access Symposium held virtually on October 25, 2024.
Date: October 25, 2024
Creator: Castillo, Amy; Garrett, Vanessa; McClean, Jessica & Spoor, Nicole
Partner: UNT Libraries
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Tranformative Open Data Practices: TXST Inaugural Open Datathon

Description: Video recording of the second session of the Open Access Speaker Series. This session focuses on the organizing and hosting of Texas State University's inaugural Open Datathon. The Datathon was intended to promote Open Data, engage with students and faculty, and provide an opportunity for students to create and share original research. This session was held virtually, and it was organized as part of the Open Access Symposium.
Date: June 20, 2024
Duration: 56 minutes 33 seconds
Creator: Zhou, Xuan
Partner: University of North Texas
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Toward Equity in Global Scholarly Communication: The Role of OA in Reducing Epistemic Injustices

Description: Video recording of the first session of the Open Access Speaker Series. This session presents Dr. Ford and Dr. Alemneh's research into the impact of Open Access on global scholarly communication. It was held virtually, and it was organized as part of the Open Access Symposium.
Date: May 16, 2024
Duration: 58 minutes 01 second
Creator: Alemneh, Daniel Gelaw & Ford, Angel
Partner: University of North Texas
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2023 UNT OA Symposium: Open Pedagogy and OER Workshop

Description: Video recording of the session, "Open Pedagogy and OER Workshop," for the UNT Open Access Symposium held virtually on April 14, 2023. This workshop offers some practical tools and advice for developing OER and open pedagogy practices.
Date: April 14, 2023
Duration: 46 minutes 17 seconds
Creator: Van Diest, Kristin; Boucher, Tricia & Antes, Isabelle
Partner: UNT Libraries
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2023 UNT OA Symposium: Recent Texas Legislation Affecting Course Materials and OER

Description: Video recording of the session, "Recent Texas Legislation Affecting Course Materials and OER," for the UNT Open Access Symposium held virtually on April 14, 2023. This session looks at two recent pieces of legislation-- Texas SB 810 (OER course markings) and HB 1027 (disclosure of course material information)--and their implications for Texas institutions of higher education.
Date: April 14, 2023
Duration: 1 hour 14 minutes 02 seconds
Creator: Ivie, DeeAnn; McClean, Jessica & Towery, Stephanie
Partner: UNT Libraries
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2023 UNT OA Symposium: Federal Initiatives Supporting Open Science and Equitable Access

Description: Video recording of the session, "Federal Initiatives Supporting Open Science and Equitable Access," for the UNT Open Access Symposium held virtually on April 14, 2023. This session focuses on recent federal initiatives supporting Open Science and public access to federally-funded research, including those outlined in the 2022 Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) memo, Ensuring Free, Immediate, and Equitable Access to Federally Funded Research.
Date: April 14, 2023
Duration: 47 minutes 37 seconds
Creator: Steen-James, Katie & Waugh, Laura
Partner: UNT Libraries
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2023 UNT OA Symposium: OER and Open Textbook Projects at UNT

Description: Video recording of the session, "OER and Open Textbook Projects at UNT," for the UNT Open Access Symposium held virtually on April 14, 2023. This session is a panel of UNT faculty that discuss their university-sponsored OER and open textbook projects. They consider how these projects were conceived, created, and implemented in the classroom and what the outcomes, benefits, and drawbacks might be.
Date: April 14, 2023
Duration: 59 minutes 58 seconds
Creator: Martin, John Edward; Connors, Priscilla L.; Ding, Junhua; Hawamdeh, Suliman M.; Ryan, Sarah & Webb, Jae
Partner: UNT Libraries

Flipped and Free: an inverted, active-learning general chemistry course using exclusively OER

Description: Presentation on using a flipped course format and including an open textbook, OpenStax: Chemistry 2e. Flipped courses provide lecture content that is accessible online, and they use class time for active learning activities. It is a part of 2022 University of North Texas Open Access Symposium that was held on March 8, 2022.
Date: March 8, 2022
Creator: Petros, Amy K.
Partner: UNT College of Science

Mind the Gaps: Promoting Open and Equal Access to Justice for All

Description: Presentation for the 2019 University of North Texas Open Access Symposium. This presentation argues that open access to legal information drives access to justice. Based on the first hand experience of one of the busiest public law libraries in the country, leveraging technology and library budgets to move legal forms and information from behind paywalls can open the courthouse doors for those who cannot afford legal representation. Speakers provide practical examples from their experiences at … more
Date: May 17, 2019
Creator: Lawson, Joseph D. & Holmes, Heather
Partner: UNT Libraries

Open Access to Primary Legal Materials and their Impact on Access to Justice in Texas

Description: Presentation for the 2019 University of North Texas Open Access Symposium. This presentation explores whether Open Access is an Answer for Access to Justice in general. In particular, it highlights the implication of open access to Primary Legal Materials on Access to Justice in the state of Texas.
Date: May 17, 2019
Creator: Moseley, Becky
Partner: UNT Libraries

Design Thinking Redux: Leveraging Creativity for Innovative Solutions

Description: Presentation for the 2019 University of North Texas Open Access Symposium. This hands-on workshop focuses on using design thinking methodology to prototype solutions to the access to justice gap. The workshop cultivate participants’ creative problem-solving skillset (including prototype innovative solutions to an A2J issue discussed earlier in the Symposium) and empower them to lead their own initiative at their home institutions.
Date: May 18, 2019
Creator: Laskowski, Casandra M. & Raker, Kelli
Partner: UNT Libraries

Access to Justice: Emerging Tech Solutions

Description: Presentation for the 2019 University of North Texas Open Access Symposium. This presentation highlights emerging technologies that are currently addressing barriers to justice, ranging from open casebooks to artificial intelligence functionality for open legal data repositories, and how these types of emerging tech can level the playing field for all stakeholders in the justice system. .
Date: May 18, 2019
Creator: Gambill, Agnes
Partner: UNT Libraries
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