Asynchronous Events: Lightning Talks 2025

Pre-Recorded Lightning Talks

From Monday, May 19 - Wednesday, May 21, OpenCon Ohio 2025 attendees were invited to view pre-recorded lightning talks and join the asynchronous discussions and more in Discord. The live presentations were available on Thursday, May 22, 2025.

Lightning Talks 2025

• "AI + OER: Your New Research Ally" by Rachel Becker, Madison Area Technical College
• "Government sourced OERs: Information of the people, by the people, for the people" by Lucy Duhon, University of Toledo
• "The OER Incubator: A low-cost way to support OER exploration and creation" by Catherine Fahey, Salem State University
• "Crafting a Generative AI Policy for OER Publishing" by Mandi Goodsett, Cleveland State University
• "Empowering Educators with AI Tools in Open Education" by Vincent Granito, Lorain County Community College
• "From Awareness to Action: Ways to implement PBL and Empower Students using OER" by Ashley Hernandez, Kylie Evans, and Crystal Petrello, Ursuline College
• "OER for making Cognitively Accessible Math Experiences for Adult Learners" by Sue Jones, Parkland College
• "Millions Served and Billions Saved: How to Create, Execute, and Evaluate Your OER Marketing Plan" by Lindsay Josephs, OpenStax, Rice University
• "Open Information Literacy Modules: Expanding Access and Engagement in Information Literacy Instruction" by Eric Kowalik, Marquette University
• "Open Pedagogy Allowing for Collaborative and Creative Pedagogy – Highlighting Interactive Open Books" by Sushumna Rao, India
• "Navigating the Polycrisis: Empowering Change through Open Educational Practices" by Heather M. Ross and Adita Garg, University of Saskatchewan
• "Institutional Repositories as Community-Focused Open Education Resources" by Arjun Sabharwal, University of Toledo
• "Connecting Students to World History through OERs" by Mia Scarnecchia, Christianna Hurford, and Jennifer Nardone, Columbus State Community College
• "Mentorship, Thoughtful Teaching and OER Use" by Anjel Stough-Hunter, Capital University

If you use social media, please feel free to tag the event using the hashtag #openconohio2025.