OpenCon Ohio Conference Schedule (May 22, 2025)

Keynote Session: Learning to Dream Again: Finding Solace in Unimaginable Futures

Apurva Aschok, Rebus Foundation

Author Biography

Apurva Ashok is the Executive Director for The Rebus Foundation, a global non-profit and Canadian registered charity that envisions a liberatory future where lifelong learning is valued as a public good and communities leverage education as a catalyst for positive change. Apurva has been working in the Open Education field for nearly 9 years and brings a determination for systemic change. She brings her wide-ranging experience across publishing, program development, community building, impact-driven strategic planning, and media to help educational institutions build more equitable and responsive teaching & learning spaces. Apurva has created several professional development offerings for educators, published OER guides including the OER Starter Kit for Program Managers, and supported the creation and adaptation of over 80 OER. Apurva is the recipient of an Open Education Award for Excellence from Open Education Global in recognition of her contributions to the field. At the core, Apurva champions collaboration, human-centric approaches, and open practices in service of better futures for us all.

Program Type

Keynote speaker

Start Date and Time

22-5-2025 10:45 AM

Location

Via Zoom

Program Description

Are we living in the futures that we once dreamed? Our classrooms, campuses, departments, colleagues, and workloads may be far from what we had expected — where the weight of change, uncertainty, and exhaustion is hard to bear alone. In this climate, it can be easy to overlook the small pockets of good, the quiet gestures of care, and the steady returns of showing up everyday. This is the quiet hum behind the cacophony of chaos.

This keynote is an invitation to slow down, take notice, and light the embers of possibility. We’ll reflect on the everyday practices that keep communities strong, the trust that makes real learning possible, and the power of staying connected—especially when the way forward isn’t clear. Rather than focusing on what brought us here and why, we’ll focus on where we can go next, even when we can’t quite imagine what comes next.

This document is currently not available here.

Share

 
COinS Apurva Aschok
 
May 22nd, 10:45 AM

Keynote Session: Learning to Dream Again: Finding Solace in Unimaginable Futures

Via Zoom

Are we living in the futures that we once dreamed? Our classrooms, campuses, departments, colleagues, and workloads may be far from what we had expected — where the weight of change, uncertainty, and exhaustion is hard to bear alone. In this climate, it can be easy to overlook the small pockets of good, the quiet gestures of care, and the steady returns of showing up everyday. This is the quiet hum behind the cacophony of chaos.

This keynote is an invitation to slow down, take notice, and light the embers of possibility. We’ll reflect on the everyday practices that keep communities strong, the trust that makes real learning possible, and the power of staying connected—especially when the way forward isn’t clear. Rather than focusing on what brought us here and why, we’ll focus on where we can go next, even when we can’t quite imagine what comes next.